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Man fatally shot at Pleasant Grove home, Dallas police say


April 13, 2021

A man was fatally shot at a Pleasant Grove home Friday evening, Dallas police say. Officers were called about 7:30 p.m. to a house in the 300 block of Beautycrest Circle, near St. Augustine Drive and Seagoville Road, where they found a man with a gunshot wound on the bathroom floor. The man was pronounced dead at the home. A …

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Wildfire at Big Bend National Park grows to more than 860 acres


April 13, 2021

A wildfire in Big Bend National Park had grown to more than 860 acres Monday. The fire started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the park’s South Rim in the Chisos Mountains, park officials said. Wind pushed the flames to the cliff edge in a remote location accessible only by a three- to four-hour hike up steep trails. About 70 firefighters, …

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Blaze at Addison apartment complex displaces residents


April 13, 2021

Firefighters were battling a blaze at an Addison apartment complex Monday evening. Several units were on fire at the Cortland Addison Circle apartments in the 15700 block of Quorum Drive. Flames were shooting out of the building’s roof in the early evening, and a large plume of smoke could be seen for several miles. More than 20 firetrucks were at …

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Missing 78-year-old man is found safe


April 13, 2021

Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man whose family believes he may be lost. Jesus Avila, 78, was last seen about 10 a.m. Monday in the 2500 block of Timberline Drive, near Old Mansfield Road. Avila is described as a Hispanic man who is 5-9 and about 170 pounds, with gray hair and brown …

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Video shows dog stuck in fence of 3rd floor balcony in 100-degree weather


April 13, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dramatic video shows a dog being rescued after being stuck in the fence of a balcony on the third floor of a Houston apartment, all in 100-degree weather. The Houston SPCA released the video on Monday showing a Lhasa apso hanging over the balcony at an apartment complex in east Houston near Griggs Road. The dog …

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Hundreds of vaccine slots still available hours after site opens


April 13, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of appointments remained unclaimed Monday after several hours into the opening of a Memorial Hermann COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the University of Houston. The hospital system partnered with the university to host a site in their indoor football practice facility with the hope of vaccinating 4,000 people. An hour before it opened, a spokesperson for …

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Domino’s Pizza is now using a robot to deliver your pizza


April 13, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houstonians may notice something different about the way their pizza is delivered this week. Domino’s Pizza announced the launch of its autonomous pizza delivery. Partnering up with Nuro, the pizza chain said some of its customers will now be able to choose to have their pizza delivered by Nuro’s R-2 robot. The Nuro R-2 is a …

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