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Aretha Franklin's longtime bass player shares memories

Aretha Franklin's longtime bass player shares memories

Aretha Franklin's longtime bass player shares memories

Underneath Aretha Franklin's high-flying voice, for years, it was Chuck Rainey who gave her a musical foundation.

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Pleasant Grove family continues search for missing man

Roy Cook, 70, has been missing since August 2.

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Principal apologizes after 'sexist' dress code video upsets parents, students

Many students and parents believe it was sexist because the video only depicted girls breaking rules. The video did not address the boys' dress code.

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Red Oak officers credited with saving life of suicidal man

Two officers in Red Oak will receive city awards for helping save the life of a suicidal man who was threatening to jump from a freeway overpass last weekend.

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Pre-K student abandoned by bus driver after school puts him on wrong route

Plano ISD confirmed to WFAA that Elijah somehow was put on the wrong bus and was left by himself by a regular bus driver

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English-style phone booth installed in Farmersville

Off of State Highway 78 sits a red English-style phone booth in front of Farmersville High School.

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Two students shot at Florida high school football game

Officials say an altercation between a group of student led to a shooting at Palm Beach Central High School.

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Aretha Franklin funeral set for Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit

Greater Grace, which seats about 4,000, has been the site of funerals for many notable Detroit figures, including Rosa Parks, Marcus Belgrave and the Four Tops' Levi Stubbs.

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Community gives family reason to smile in father’s final hours

Steve was battling a rare form of leukemia. He came home from the hospital for the final time on Monday night.

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Iraq War vet gets life in prison for Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

The Florida shooting killed five people and wounded six others in 2017.

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Austin 11-year-old hacks mock Florida voting website; wants to use hacking to help people

An 11-year-old who lives in Austin is making national headlines after he hacked a mock version of the Florida Attorney General's website.

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Uncut: Salt of the Earth

So, take heart. The heroes are out there...but sometimes in life... as the old saying goes: you can't see the forest for the trees.

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