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Panic at Dallas Cheer Competition Leaves 10 Injured, Prompts Security Concerns

Panic at Dallas Cheer Competition Leaves 10 Injured, Prompts Security Concerns

DALLAS – A chaotic scene unfolded Saturday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center during the NCA All-Star National Championship, leaving 10 people injured and raising concerns about event security. According to Dallas police, a fight inside the venue led to multiple poles being knocked over, triggering a loud noise and widespread panic. Misinformation quickly…MORE

Gene Hackman And His Wife Tested Negative For Carbon Monoxide, Sheriff Says

Gene Hackman And His Wife Tested Negative For Carbon Monoxide, Sheriff Says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife are waiting for more details from their autopsies to determine why they died. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday that both tested negative for carbon monoxide. Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found Wednesday at the…MORE

Texas Measles Cases Rise To 146 In An Outbreak That Led To A Child’s Death

Texas Measles Cases Rise To 146 In An Outbreak That Led To A Child’s Death

DALLAS (AP) — Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-aged child who was not vaccinated. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that the number of cases in the outbreak had…MORE

Microsoft Shutting Down Skype In May

Microsoft Shutting Down Skype In May

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011 and which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship videoconferencing platform. Skype users will be…MORE

Hundreds of Weather Forecasters Fired in Latest Wave of DOGE Cuts

Hundreds of Weather Forecasters Fired in Latest Wave of DOGE Cuts

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, hundreds of federal employees from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including weather forecasters, were fired, lawmakers and weather experts reported. The layoffs, which took place in the afternoon, affected meteorologists who provide critical local forecasts through the National Weather Service offices nationwide. Sources indicated that the cuts were implemented…MORE

46 Year Old Man Arrested in Hit-and-Run of Child, Dallas Police Say

46 Year Old Man Arrested in Hit-and-Run of Child, Dallas Police Say

Credit WFAA DALLAS — A 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run incident involving a child in southern Dallas, police said. According to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), the incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on February 23. Three juveniles were walking in the center median of westbound 2200 W. Wheatland Road,…MORE

A Texas Boy Lost his Brother to Cardiac Arrest. Then He Nearly Lost His Own Life.

A Texas Boy Lost his Brother to Cardiac Arrest. Then He Nearly Lost His Own Life.

Instead of becoming a statistic Sammy Berko became an inspiration. SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Mexico has extradited 29 cartel figures to the United States on various criminal charges, including one suspect accused of orchestrating the 2013 murder of a man in Southlake, officials report. Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez, also known as “El Gato,” was apprehended in Mexico…MORE

More Measles Outbreaks In Texas: Latest Data Revealed

More Measles Outbreaks In Texas: Latest Data Revealed

How many measles cases are in Texas? What are the symptoms you should look out for? DALLAS — Texas has reported over 140 measles cases, including one in North Texas, with a child in Lubbock dying from the virus, according to health officials. The number of cases in the West Texas outbreak rose by 22…MORE