Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:31:43 -0500 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:31:43 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:09 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/UTA-University-of-Texas-at-.jpg
The campus has been closed and classes canceled at the University of Texas at Arlington Wednesday due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. UTA spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan says police...

Photo Credit: NBC 5]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:55 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/William-Lamar-061813.jpg
A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket. William Lamar, 63, was caught with the snakes i...

Photo Credit: Shutterstock and Green Tracks]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:41 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/generic-firefighter-hats.gif
Firefighters from across North Texas are in Lewisville for a weeklong training session on natural disaster response and mutual aid.

Photo Credit: Stock Image]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:44:13 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/earthman-house-061913.jpg
A Waxahachie man was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday after bomb-making supplies were found in his car during a traffic stop.

Photo Credit: NBC 5]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:06 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Jennings-Memorial.jpg
Friends and family filled a Burleson concert venue on Wednesday to remember a youth pastor killed in a multivehicle crash.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:43 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/FW-West-Nile.jpg
After tests showed no mosquitoes positive for West Nile, Fort Worth continues to monitor the city and clean up problem properties.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:06:15 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Mesquite-Road-Repair.jpg
Drought and very old roads have led to the deteriorating road conditions in Mesquite which the city is working slowly to fix.

Photo Credit: NBC5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:52 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Bonnie-and-Clyde-swans.jpg
Residents of a Plano apartment complex are concerned about plans to relocate the resident swans and ducks.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:45 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Buckner-Terrace-Burglaries.jpg
There is anger in Dallas' Buckner Terrace neighborhood, as well as a call to the Dallas Police Department for help.

Photo Credit: Home Video]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:25:56 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/baby+saved+torre.jpg
The daughter of New York Yankees legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got out of a window and then fell off an awning and into her arms, law...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:55 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/WNV-Victim.jpg
Nearly a year after contracting the West Nile virus, 85-year-old Dolores Klein is almost back to her old self.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:24 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/web_Dallas_police_10pm.jpg
The Dallas Police Department is hiring 200 new police officers.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:49:54 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/fbi-jackets-generic.jpg
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:03 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/180*120/170695139.jpg
Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

Photo Credit: Getty Images]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:59:41 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/euless-surveillance-quad.jpg
Two men are wanted by Euless police in connection with at least two armed robberies in the past several weeks.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:10 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
Two upstate New York men, one of whom prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to develop a portable X-ray radiation machine capable of emitting lethal doses o...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:57:11 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/DeAnthony-Dejuan-Kelly.jpg
An Alabama teenager was charged with abducting a 10-month-old boy who was found safe in Dallas almost two days after being taken.

Photo Credit: Family Photo via Alabama Dept. of Public Safety]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:28:43 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/061913+miami+heat+fans+leave+early.jpg
Fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena before the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Photo Credit: NBC6.com]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:45:31 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/George_Zimmer.jpg
The Board of Directors of Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday said it ousted the face and voice of the company - George Zimmer - from his position as executive chairman, without stating why. In a statement, the board...

Photo Credit: AP]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:07:18 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/generic-computer-722.jpg
A former employee of a local, high-priced dating service told NBC 5 Investigates Consumer Unit that some individuals with a criminal past are allowed to be members.

Photo Credit: Getty Images]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:32 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/smoking+alcohol+fears.jpg
Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:39:28 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/carrollton-into-house-061913.jpg
A Carrollton family credits a late-night movie for keeping them alive early Wednesday morning.

Photo Credit: Kendra Lyn, NBC 5]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:29 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/surveillance7.jpg
One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system, Police Chief...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:21:45 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/061913+george+zimmerman.jpg
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:57:43 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/dogs_generic_shelter_puppies.jpg
Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:10:38 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/williamsmexico.jpg
It took investigators two years to build a case against a former USC professor who was arrested in Mexico Tuesday, a day after he was named to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes...]]>