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Hairy stockings sold in China are apparently the latest craze used to ward off sexual predators.

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A Tyler snake expert has pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket.

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A summer camp in Irving is urging children to fight the bite. The city's goal is to have 1,000 students actively fighting mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus.

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The city of Arlington is looking for the miscreants that beheaded Nessie, the smiling dragon at Allen Saxe Park.

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The pilot of the world's only solar-powered plane that can fly at night tells transportation reporter Adam Tuss he was toying with people who might be watching him land at Dulles Airport. Read...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:34:13 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/whale+shark.jpg
Chris Kreis, 19, spotted a whale shark on a fishing trip just west of Captiva. His reaction? Jump into the water and hop on the 50,000-pound shark for a ride. NBC 6's Pam Giganti reports.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:40 -0500 here.]]> http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/snoutless+dog+thumbnail.jpg here.]]>
Check out some of the craziest animals and the stories behind them.

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A private jet slammed into empty offices inside a hangar at an airport in Chino California Thursday evening, According to the FAA No one was hurt. Tena Ezzeddine reports for NBC4 News.]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:34:51 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/citi+bike+with+kid.jpg
New York's new Citi Bike Program is off to a busy start, but not everyone is following the rules of the road. A controversial photo of a man riding a Citi Bike with a young girl sitting in the...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:21:29 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/texas_giant.jpg
Wedding bells rang for an Arlington couple on Thursday as they said "I do" at Six Flags Over Texas.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:17:05 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/feral-hogs-061113.jpg
Feral hogs continue to barrel into suburban and urban areas -- even into Dallas' city limits. Some are using smartphone technology to trap the animals.

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A great white shark was spotted by several New Jersey fishermen off the coast of Atlantic City. Find out why great white sightings have become more common in N.J.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:54:24 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/pub_loo_two.jpg
A viral British anti-drunk driving campaign video is receiving a lot of attention for a sobering strategy that aims to literally scare the crap out of potential offenders. The #PubLooShocker video, jus...]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:51:27 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/park-ridge-playoff-lawn.jpg
Man refuses to mow grass during Hawks playoff run.]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:40:06 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/EB+kitten.JPG
A kitten found inside a truck engine has been rescued and dubbed EB for "engine block."

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A 19-year-old went into a coma and nearly died after he drank more than a quart of soy sauce, a case study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine said.

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Florida deputies spotted an endangered Key Deer with a bag of Doritos over its head early Sunday.]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:37:20 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Lobster-Theft.jpg
A man placed bar codes from cheap items on lobster and crab legs, according to police.

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A fight broke out on a middle school campus Tuesday afternoon in South Pasadena, and it was all captured on video. The scuffle started when the school custodian confronted skateboarders and told them t...]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:53:14 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/bobby-shot-kitty-arrow.jpg
A South Texas police officer has been fired after a grand jury declined to indict him for shooting an arrow into his neighbor's cat.

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A Brooklyn musician is thanking a popular social media app for helping him locate the man who robbed him in Greenpoint. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

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The man police said was behind two bank robberies on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began investigating just before 2:30 p.m., when...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:57:51 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/spelling+bee+knaidel.jpg
Avind Mahankali, the 13-year-old boy from Queens, New York who won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," got a taste of the food for the first time at New York City's...]]>