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Firefighters say lightning set a church on fire in Plano overnight. The fire was confined to the steeple of Christ United Methodist Church at Coit and Parker roads. An East Dallas residence that caught fire early today may also have been the victim of a lightning strike, and the stormy weather also knocked out power to an estimated 4,500 customers.

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More than nine years after her son's controversial shooting at the hands of an officer, Barbara Davis says she wants an ending.

A tanker truck accident last year caused one of the biggest backups in the history of Interstate 35E, which occurred just north of the Lake Lewisville bridge.

Southwest of Fort Worth this summer, children with special medical needs gather for weeklong camps.

There are more than 32,000 vacant homes in the city of Fort Worth and there are more than 7,700 empty commercial properties. While the city says it doesn't have the money to fix them all up, they have come up with a plan to make property owners pay.

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A seven-year veteran of the Fort Worth police department was arrested yesterday on allegations that he assaulted his girlfriend.

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Merchandise could be seen through the hole in the roof.

A hole the size of two SUVs opened up on the Family Thrift Center on West Miller Road.

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The Dallas Cowboys practice at Valley Ranch Tuesday.

Terrell Owens scoffs at any notion that there is reason to worry about the Dallas Cowboys after losing their first two preseason games.

"We'll be fine once the season starts," Owens said Tuesday. "I promise you."

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Nastia Liukin displays the silver medal she won on Tuesday.

A parade is set for Saturday to honor Nastia Liukin, winner of the all-around gold medal in gymnastics at the Beijing Olympics.

Texas Industries, Inc. said slowing demand for cement products is forcing it to cut its Midlothian workforce.

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If after six weeks, teachers find the policy is not working, they can make changes.

It was a proposed rule change for the Dallas district that appeared to make school too easy and failure all but impossible. The district now claims it made a major mistake by allowing a memo to get out - a memo that was flat out wrong. They're trying to get the genie back into the bottle.

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A surveillance camera got a close-up of the suspect.

A surveillance camera captured a sharp image of an armed man who robbed a Wells Fargo bank branch in Richardson last night. Police said the suspect entered the store, inside a Tom Thumb supermarket in the 3400 block of Custer Parkway, shortly after 6 p.m.

Former Fort Worth city council member Wendy Davis is ready to move on to the state senate. But the Democrat must unseat incumbent Republican Kim Brimer who's got lots of campaign cash. Davis and Brimer oppose each other for District 10. It's in Tarrant County and covers much of Fort Worth and Arlington. Victory may lie in a name.

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This youngster and his turtle were safe after the fire.

An intercity tour bus operated by a Houston-based company caught fire and burned this morning in far southern Dallas. No injuries were reported among the 15 adults and three children on board.

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The Dallas Cowboys are finally back at Valley Ranch.

After three weeks of training camp workouts in California and Denver with only one day off, and two preseason losses, the Cowboys are back home. And they have three more weeks to get things together before the start of a regular season already hyped with super expectations.

Many mothers of soldiers serving in Iraq or Afghanistan live with the fear that each day might be their child's last. That is actually the same feeling one North Texas soldier has had about his mother ever since he learned she is battling cancer at home.

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First Industrial Boulevard; then Ross Avenue. Now the Dallas North Tollway? That's the latest idea in the quest to find a road to honor Latino civil rights leader César Chávez, and it comes from a Dallas city planner. but this idea may be just like a car on the tollway during rush hour...it is going nowhere fast..

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A man is under arrest after holding Duncanville police at bay for 12 hours. Police used an explosive charge Monday morning to open the front door of a residence on Woodhaven Boulevard.

Dallas-based Brinker International, Inc. said early Monday it has reached a deal to sell an 80 percent stake in its Romano's Macaroni Grill chain to a San Francisco-based private equity firm.

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A detective stands at the door of the victim's home.

Witnesses said it was 3 a.m. when masked men broke into a house and asked for Felix Aguirre by name.

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Fifteen adoptions with the Gladney Center for Adoption are on hold because of the freeze.

A Fort Worth adoption agency took a team of volunteers to Guatemala in the midst of an adoption freeze that has North Texas parents awaiting the chance to unite with their adopted children.

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The victim was found in a pickup truck.

Dallas police are looking for four possible suspects after a man was found dead inside a pickup truck Sunday morning

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About 150 birds were seized.

About 80 people were arrested at a rural farm near Corsicana Saturday night, some of them facing charges of animal cruelty. Deputies moved in to the alleged cockfighting arena after observing activities for about two weeks.

There is a feeling of vulnerability in one part of Plano. They were promised a shiny new fire station but it has become the latest casualty in the city's budget battle. Construction should have started by now on station number 13 to relieve the strain but facing a budget crunch, Plano's been forced to put those plans on the back-burner.

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Some think the city is going too far.

Farmers Branch leaders are putting the entire city on edge. A new ordinance requires homeowners to keep their lawns trimmed and edged or face fines. It has some wondering if the city has strayed into a controversy - again.

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Police took Larry Don Enos into custody on June 13.

A wig-wearing, gun-toting bank robber who tried to carjack an SUV to flee pleaded guilty today in Fort Worth. The June 13 holdup in Fort Worth ended after the man took money from a teller, tried to carjack a vehicle in the drive-thru lane — and some citizens tackled him.

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Denver Broncos running back Andre Hall, front, slips past Dallas Cowboys cornerback Quincy Butler for a short gain as the teams practice against each other at the Broncos' training headquarters in southeast Denver Wednesday.

The Broncos, set to face the Dallas Cowboys in their preseason home opener Saturday night at Invesco Field, began training camp with high hopes of producing another diamond in the rough in their backfield, but rookie tailback Ryan Torain was lost for three months when he broke his left elbow when he somersaulted during 9-on-7 drills, putting a damper on the mood.

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The hits keep coming for American Airlines. In April, 3,000 flights were grounded for inspections. Then came the plans to cut routes and employees. And now a $7.1 million government fine for safety violations. However, News 8 has word that the airline plans to contest the fine.

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The Dallas Independent School District is about to make it easier for students to achieve. But is giving a student a second chance at a good grade a good message to send? "I don't think our kids need that many chances," said Alliance/AFT President Aimee Bolender.

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Michael Rodriguez was escorted to the death chamber at 6 p.m.

Outside the death chamber was an unusual scene for an all-too-familiar event. At least 100 policemen and sheriff’s deputies from across the state stood in support of a fallen officer's widow and seeing justice through.

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Student backpacks are new to the list of tax-free items.

From today through Sunday, most clothing and footwear will be be sold without Texas sales tax. "I've been waiting since July," said Adriana Muñoz.

Oriental Rug Cleaning Company

H. Mirza Amirkhan, Sr. built a store for the Oriental Cleaning Services in 1919 on Ross Avenue.

The owners of Oriental Rug Cleaning Company have built their reputation on Ross Avenue for more than 80 years. For Ellen Amirkhan, the owner of the business, the push to rename the road to César Chávez Avenue is bad for business.

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Michael Rodriguez during a death row interview last month.

Michael Rodriguez apologized and thanked his spiritual advisor before he was administered a lethal injection and pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. Thursday.

The FAA alleges that two American jets were flown 58 times in violation of federal safety rules.

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Police now say Tuesday's robbery at a jewelry shop in Frisco's Stonebriar Centre appears to be related to a similar crime at at NorthPark Center in Dallas earlier this summer. Frisco police today released a surveillance video and the 911 call from the Stonebriar holdup and and announced a $12,000 reward.

The federal government says it is cracking down on bus companies, like the one involved in last week's fatal crash in Sherman. But one man says it's too little, too late. He learned the hard way, when a truck crash, less than a mile away, four years earlier, claimed his wife and three children.

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The Cowboys Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones at practice with the Denver Broncos Wednesday.

Dallas Cowboys' suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones said Thursday he's sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be allowed to play this season.

Michael Rodriguez, left, hired a hit man to kill his wife, Theresa.

Michael Rodriguez will be executed today for the murder of an Irving police officer eight years ago. But before that, he was already serving time for hiring a hit man to kill his wife. "He has no idea of the hurt he's put my family through," said Eddie Sanchez, Theresa's dad.

A 16-month-old boy died early this morning after being hit by a car in the driveway of an Arlington home Wednesday afternoon.

Amrerican Airlines, British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA say they have signed a joint business agreement on flights between North America and Europe.

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Police said they found an injured eight-year-old child in the passenger seat.

Dallas police believe alcohol was involved in a car wreck that killed an elderly Oak Cliff man.

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Budget cuts across Dallas County were announced Monday in an effort to close the gap in a $34-million budget overage.

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Tony Romo at practice Tuesday in Oxnard, Calif.

The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up its California camp with a nearly two-hour workout before heading East, with a stop in Denver for two days of workouts with the Broncos before the teams play a preseason game Saturday night. The Cowboys then finish the preseason at home.

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All businesses and residents in a 12-block area surrounding the historic old Collin County Courthouse were ordered to move out after the gas line was cut shortly before 8 a.m. Municipal court and some city offices were also closed. The leak comes less than three months after a natural gas explosion in McKinney that killed one person and injured two others.

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