WFAA - News - Local http://www.wfaa.com/news/local RSS Feed for WFAA - News - Local en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:27 GMT 2013-05-22T13:08:27Z en-us Lane shift puts the squeeze on LBJ traffic http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Lane-shift-puts-the-squeeze-on-LBJ-traffic-208430261.html After months of negotiations, construction managers have convinced the Texas Department of Transportation to let them set up one shoulder lane on each side of the freeway between the Dallas North Tollway and Interstate 35E. Wed, 22 May 2013 03:37:19 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Lane-shift-puts-the-squeeze-on-LBJ-traffic-208430261.html 2013-05-22T03:37:19Z Police relief agency benefits from Carry the Load http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Carry-the-Load-benefiting-local-agencies-that-step-in-when-tragedy-strikes-206838621.html Police officers cannot dwell on "what if's," but an organization called Assist the Officer does it for them. ATO, as its known within the Dallas Police Department, is there for officers facing any kind of crisis. Wed, 22 May 2013 04:51:16 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Carry-the-Load-benefiting-local-agencies-that-step-in-when-tragedy-strikes-206838621.html 2013-05-22T04:51:16Z Dallas dance teacher risks career to help neglected student http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dance-teacher-risks-career-to-help-neglected-student-208202541.html Rogelio Martinez wanted more love than his mother could give. After the abuse reached a peak, he turned to the last person he could: His dance teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School. Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:16 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dance-teacher-risks-career-to-help-neglected-student-208202541.html 2013-05-22T03:17:16Z Stormy afternoon ends with minor damage in Collin County http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Stormy-afternoon-ends-with-minor-damage-in-Collin-County-208432171.html By Tuesday night, there were still a number of customers without power, according to Oncor’s outage website. More than a few downed trees could also be seen in McKinney. Wed, 22 May 2013 03:47:00 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Stormy-afternoon-ends-with-minor-damage-in-Collin-County-208432171.html 2013-05-22T03:47:00Z North Texas church collects supplies for Oklahoma tornado victims http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/North-Texas-church-collects-supplies-for-Oklahoma-tornado-victims-208426721.html All Fellowship Church campuses in North Texas — including Dallas, Grapevine, and Plano — are collecting items for a church in Moore, Oklahoma, which is at the epicenter of the weather disaster. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:46 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/North-Texas-church-collects-supplies-for-Oklahoma-tornado-victims-208426721.html 2013-05-22T02:24:46Z Missing McKinney infant found near border; Amber Alert canceled http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Ame-208393271.html McKinney police issued an Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon for 10-month-old Isabella Reyes, who allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial mother, Sandy Alcocer. Police said the child was found safe Tuesday evening more than 400 miles away. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:34:27 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Ame-208393271.html 2013-05-22T02:34:27Z Storm threat prompts many North Texas schools to dismiss early http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Schools--208380851.html Pressure from concerned parents, combined with the severe weather threat, prompted the cancellation of classes at many schools across our viewing area Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:24:56 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Schools--208380851.html 2013-05-21T22:24:56Z Paralyzed Fort Worth officer fights to work from home http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Paralyzed-officer-fights-to-work-from-home-208395021.html The city of Fort Worth is weighing whether to allow a paralyzed police officer to work from home so she can log enough hours to keep her medical benefits. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:27 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Paralyzed-officer-fights-to-work-from-home-208395021.html 2013-05-22T13:08:27Z Facebook helps Fort Worth woman confirm granddaughter survived tornado http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Facebook-helps-Fort-Worth-woman-confirm-granddaughter-survived-tornado-208410011.html A Fort Worth grandmother watched the devastation in Oklahoma, desperately seeking a sign that her second grader granddaughter survived. And then it came –– in the form of a Facebook message. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:09 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Facebook-helps-Fort-Worth-woman-confirm-granddaughter-survived-tornado-208410011.html 2013-05-22T00:08:09Z Fort Worth, Dallas schools react to severe weather threat http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/schools-react-to-weather-threat-208395041.html Some districts closed early Tuesday as weather in North Texas threatened to turn severe. Others took a different approach. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:21:51 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/schools-react-to-weather-threat-208395041.html 2013-05-21T23:21:51Z