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After being shot in Thursday's massacre at Fort Hood, 21-year-old Najee Hull was hit two more times as he tried to crawl to safety.

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Despite a recent expansion in abortion services available in North Texas, pro-life groups say they will continue to protest a practice they believe is immoral.

The three-alarm fire broke out at the Walnut Creek apartments on Saturday afternoon.

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Dallas police are looking for as many as four suspects in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old man late Friday night.

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Mike Cahill worked at the Fort Hood processing center where gunfire erupted on Thursday afternoon. Ten hours later, his wife and daughter heard a knock at the door of their Central Texas home.

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Few people on the sprawling Fort Hood military installation were more qualified to answer the call for help during Thursday's shooting tragedy than civilian police Sgt. Kimberly Munley.

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While friends and colleagues of U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan are stunned by what happened at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon, the military psychiatrist was on the radar of federal agents six months ago.

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Some Muslims fear backlash following the mass shooting at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon.

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Some soldiers actually raced toward the sound of gunfire Thursday afternoon because they intuitively understood that their helpwas urgently needed.

The first firefighters saw no visible smoke as they arrived at the home in the 6000 block of Truman Drive... until they opened the front door.

Hundreds of accused felons charged with murder, rape, assault and kidnapping have been deported from Dallas County without having to face criminal prosecution.

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When doors opened at 8 a.m., more than 700 people were lined up at the already had lined up at the Dallas County Health Department on North Stemmons Freeway. However, lines were much shorter in the afternoon.

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The new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that will soon span the Trinity River in Dallas is being assembled by foreign workers who may not be legally entitled to take American construction jobs.

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The owner was not at home when fire raced through the one-story residence in the 7900 block of Silverdale Drive shortly after midnight.

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Police said 36-year-old Hashim Anderson was shot early today after answering the door at his East Oak Cliff residence.

Frisco middle school students are in big trouble after posting threatening comments toward one of their teachers on the social networking website Facebook.

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"I'm here today to close a chapter for this investigation and for this incident," said Fort Worth police Chief Jeff Halstead. "But notice I said I'm here to close a chapter — I'm not here to close a book."

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Dr. Curtis Boyd

Dr. Curtis Boyd is no stranger to controversy. In 1973, Boyd opened the Fairmount Center, which was the first abortion clinic in Texas.

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Worried about the affect on health and the environment, Carol Mulkay is leading the fight against additional high-impact gas wells in her Fort Worth community.

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People like Lisa English who use group coupons — Groupons — say they save up to 80 percent off retail prices.

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Allen's new performer on the North Texas music scene is hoping to steal the spotlight, but it has a lot of competition.

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Willis Willis — the Grand Prairie man whose million-dollar lottery ticket was cashed in by a convenience store clerk — said he was greeted with disdain during a five-minute sit-down meeting with the Texas Lottery Commission.

News 8 has learned that researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute want to study the recent rash of often-fatal crashes on Dallas-area highways.

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Noah Hall, a seven-year-old Frisco entrepreneur, is making and selling coffee mugs that help bring life-giving water to some of the poorest people on planet Earth.

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Mass flu shot clinics conjure up images of campouts, long lines and frustrated people turned away. But in Dallas County today, the roll-out seems to be going without a hitch.

The June raid on the Rainbow Lounge gay, which left one patron badly hurt, could prompt profound changes for Fort Worth city employees.

A North Texas couple said they were deeply offended after a banner they created to show support for military at Cowboys games was banned from the new stadium.

Dr. Curtis Boyd, who opened the first abortion clinic in North Texas 36 years ago, has expanded his practice and now provides a rare more controversial procedure.

Seven-year-old Armani Shaw can smile now. He can sound out words and understand his mother, which are all things Shawanna Shaw was told he would never do again.

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A new web-based poll from The Texas Tribune, an online publication, and the University of Texas has Gov. Rick Perry leading over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by the largest percentage yet.

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Nancy Gonzales, who has early stages of Alzheimer's disease and may be suffering from dementia, returned home on Tuesday afternoon.

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State Sen. Wendy Davis is asking Lt. Governor David Dewhurst to call a Senate investigation into the impact of natural gas drilling on the environment.

TexasTribune.org and the University of Texas released a new poll today on election trends and the gubernatorial primary race in March.

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Bernardo Mario Pena was incarcerated for a parole violation when he died in the Dallas County Jail last month.

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They travel the state competing in basketball tournaments for ladies in their 80s (and up), but they have the spunk of 20-year-olds. Meet the Granny Globetrotters.

Not sure where to vote in the November 3 general election? Check here for links to official polling place information.

The longer you wait the more you pay, especially when it comes to owed tolls to the North Texas Tollway Authority.

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Judy Carey went from a size 14 to a size six, but it's the way she lost that weight that some say could be dangerous.

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After eight wrong-way crashes so far in 2009, the North Texas Tollway Authority is considering building a barrier to try and keep wrong way drivers from entering the exit at Wycliff Avenue.

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The State of Texas plans on cutting off shipments of the H1N1 vaccine to a clinic that allegedly is offering up doses to anyone willing to pay.

Health officials said the latest victim is a 44-year-old Dallas County man who had underlying medical conditions.

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Fleeing suspect Lonnie Wilson crashed his sedan through a wooden fence and into Officer James Reed's backyard early today. "It was rather intense," Reed said.

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The $130 million expansion of First Baptist Church Dallas includes a new 3,000-seat worship center, a six-story education building, more than 500 parking spots and an acre of green space.

A man's body was found on the front porch of a residence near Rochester Park; a woman's body was found inside.

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Nearly killed after running a marathon one year ago, Mary Oliver did a victory lap Sunday on the same trail she ran the day she was hit by a car.

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Last year, MedStar took 21 habitual 911 emergency callers to the hospital a total of more than 800 times. 

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With the first mass vaccination swine flu clinic in Dallas just days away, thousands of people are expected to line up for a shot.

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After one of the wettest Octobers on record in North Texas, players and coaches are scrambling to make up for lost time this weekend.

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Cleburne police said they now strongly believe that a body found near a creek on Saturday is Virginia Burns, who has been missing for weeks.

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A motorcyclist slammed into an ambulance in Irving; in Fort Worth, a speeding rider crashed into the back of a parked car.

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For months, motorists have complained that the stripes pointing the way on busy LBJ Freeway have become increasingly difficult to see.

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Twelve-year-old Dalvin Maxie — who failed to return home Saturday afternoon after attending a children's carnival in Arlington — was found by Fort Worth police late Saturday night.

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The struggling economy is giving way to creativity. Some businesses are foregoing the storefront, operating out of rental homes and advertising on Web sites. The technique makes it easier for sob stories, high-pressure pitches and sales tax avoidance.

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Sharon Harris is not looking for the love of her life; she's on the hunt for a gynecologist she can trust.

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Luis Fuentes opened fire after a customer at his Town East Mall jewelry store grabbed a $10,000 ring and started running. The suspect is still at large, but police jailed Fuentes.

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Kerrie Walker recently dismissed the witnesses and canceled the jury trial of a drunk driving suspect. The district attorney is now looking into the case.

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A state agency agrees that further study is needed to evaluate the potentially problematic levels of a cancer-causing substance found in the air near gas well operations in Denton County.

If you'll be driving near downtown Dallas this weekend, watch out for demolition work on the short highway that links North Central Expressway with Interstate 35E.

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Everybody agrees that Interstate 35E north of Downtown Fort Worth needs an upgrade, but even if the funds were available, construction would still be five years in the future.

The North Texas Tollway Authority is looking to make additional changes to prevent drivers from going the wrong way on the Dallas North Tollway.

They once had good jobs. Now the nouveau unemployed are seeking help from a social service agency for the first time in a suburb considered by many to be affluent.

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The gunfire erupted during an argument this afternoon at the corner of South Central Expressway and Metropolitan Avenue. Some of the participants then continued shooting at a second location.

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Chris Daughtry, 29, is the third "American Idol" star to headline the event, which kicks off the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraising campaign.

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Dallas County opened its first public swine flu vaccination clinic today, but shots were being administered only to those who had made an appointment.

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McKinney police have asked for the public's help in finding the man who robbed a First Convenience Bank branch earlier this week.

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Jaime Cesar Navarro, 19, was taken into custody last night at his home in Frisco and is being held on $750,000 bond.

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Many people were turned away this morning after waiting for hours at Tarrant County's first public swine flu vaccination clinic.

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A call to Irving police to report a break in escalated into a scuffle between police officers and the family’s 15-year-old son. Now, the teen's family has accused the officers of using excessive force.

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News 8 learned that state officials have found benzene in the air near natural gas facilities during testing conducted around the Barnett Shale.

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If deals are still to be found in real estate, Craig Ranch in McKinney has a handful of bargains.

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Clusters of fire ants float atop high water at Grapevine Lake.

As the wet weather comes, so do the tiny, volcanic-like mounds of dirt with potentially harmful pests inside.

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The Texas Department of Public Safety said 39-year-old Dick Eastin of Addison drove his pickup truck northbound in the southbound lanes of the tollway early this morning.

Police in three cities are looking for the perpetrators in a series of robberies targeting 24-hour eateries.

A long-time critic of the city of Plano now feels the government is coming after him.

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This weekend, many North Texas churches are opting to celebrate fall with festivals rather than Halloween. But one church in Sacshe has another idea.

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Veterinarians are warning dog owners to vaccinate their pets from the canine influenza, a strain of the virus known as H3N8.

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The line formed early this morning at the first private Dallas County clinic known to be offering the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to the general public.

A growing colony of South American parrots has drawn curious bird watchers to the little town of Everman. But, now the lime green parrots' nests have started to become a pricey problem for the small city located south of Fort Worth.

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James McDaniel was sentenced to life in prison today for the drug-related death of SMU student Meaghan Bosch two years ago.

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Five months after a Grand Prairie lottery clerk took his $1 million winning ticket, Willis Willis still hasn't seen a dime. He went to Austin today seeking justice.

Smith Middle School and neighboring Gerard Elementary in Cleburne were placed on lockdown this morning after students at Smith reported seeing a fellow student with a gun.

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A day after federal agents and police across the country seized 729 pounds of methamphetamine in the largest crackdown ever on a Mexican drug cartel, local agents made a big find: 300 more pounds of meth in a house in Mesquite.

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Retirement hasn’t slowed Rosa Faulconer. Sitting in a rocking chair in her small home full of family photos Tuesday, the widower recited lines and worked to memorize her part in an upcoming play.

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Investigators are trying to figure out why a 58-year-old woman burned to death on her balcony in an apartment complex near Lovers Lane and the Dallas North Tollway late Tuesday night.

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"This is a safety issue," said Doyce Chapman, a Princeton resident who says his Collin County town shouldn't be dumping debris in his neighborhood.

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"We have had so much adversity, but it's like we have gotten over it," said Damion Thornton, a senior and quarterback of the varsity football team. 

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The death of a 38-year-old male with no underlying medical conditions has been confirmed as Dallas County's thirteenth H1N1 related death, the Dallas County Health and Human Services reported Tuesday.

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Charles Harris makes the same drive to work every day on LBJ Freeway. But it's not always clear where his car should go. "It's really dangerous right now," he said.

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Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters and other local merchants are asking the city to make it easier to sell their products.

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The National Transportation Safety Board concludes that operator error triggered the first in a series of blasts that rocked downtown Dallas on a summer's day in 2007.

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Opening Doors for Women in Need provides ex-offenders and recovering substance abusers with life skills and housing. But some neighbors who have been fighting to rebuild the Como community aren't happy about plans for the organization to expand.

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Students at St. Monica Catholic School in Dallas stay after class and even work on weekends creating colorful protective covers for young patients who have to wear casts.

A man and woman who allegedly robbed a convenience store were nabbed after a three-mile police pursuit last night.

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Federal investigative documents obtained by News 8 have revealed the details behind extensive gun smuggling from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to drug gangs in Mexico.

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More drivers are coming forward as the list of Dallas police officers writing questionable tickets to non-English speaking motorists has now more than tripled.

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Some nervous Collin County homeowners in a soggy Celina neighborhood have been watching the weather closely. 

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When the economy hit a sour note, many of Janet Behning's piano students had to quit. That left her with far less cash to put towards prescriptions.

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Despite a plea for a delay by several city council members, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert pushed ahead Monday for a vote on his ethics reform proposal this week.

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Now that he has a new executive job after a year in the ranks of the unemployed, Andrew Espita has a soft spot for others who are desperate for work.

Health officials will provide the vaccine to pregnant women and to high-risk children ages 6 months to 18 years at the W.G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City.

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There was one question on the mind of Oprah Winfrey fans after she taped segments of her popular talk show at the State Fair of Texas: When will it air?

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Baker was founding artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center. He also laid the groundwork for the Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

Some of Hollywood’s finest motion pictures and golden age TV shows from the treasured MGM library come to the Dallas-Fort Worth market on WFAA’s digital sub channel 8.3, known as WFAA3.

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Lawyers for the 19-year-old Jordanian accused of trying to blow up a downtown skyscraper appealed for more time before Hosam Smadi goes to trial.

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Grace Barrett's mom died of breast cancer while she was just an infant. Now she's selling pink lemonade to raise money for a cure.

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Thirty-six brides and grooms got married in Dallas Sunday night as their church takes a stand against couples who live outside of wedlock.

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Hannah's last seizure was three weeks ago, and she is determined to spend every healthy moment making purple ribbons for a fundraising campaign so she can purchase a German Shepherd named Mark.

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Latifa Aimaq covers her face for modesty, but she says the practice has made her unwelcome at an Arlington produce store. "He began to yell: 'Get out! Get out! Get out! We don't allow people with a face veil in here!'"

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The proposed changes would affect more than two dozen urban villages — older sections of the city where government has poured in more than $4 million to spur private development.

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Alzheimer's patient Lawrence Eagleton, 84, had been missing from his home since Saturday afternoon.