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The Connection – Daytime Edition – August 9, 2021
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The Connection – Daytime Edition – August 9, 2021

Your 5 Stories to Know, including a family’s battle with COVID-19, Dallas ISD students heading back to the classroom, and what you need to know about a Heat Advisory for North Texas.

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The Connection – Daytime Edition – August 9, 2021
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Tarrant County to hold public hearing on controversial district redraw
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Tarrant County to hold public hearing on controversial district redraw

13-year-old celebrates graduation from Dallas College
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13-year-old celebrates graduation from Dallas College

Low Dallas voter turnout fuels effort to change May election to November
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Low Dallas voter turnout fuels effort to change May election to November

Mansfield voters reject partisanship in city election
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Mansfield voters reject partisanship in city election

What is that large cement dome in Terrell?
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What is that large cement dome in Terrell?

Dak Prescott talks about mental health, suicide prevention in an NBC 5 exclusive
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Dak Prescott talks about mental health, suicide prevention in an NBC 5 exclusive

Texas is becoming a beekeeping ‘mecca' and Dallas businesses are leaning in
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Texas is becoming a beekeeping ‘mecca' and Dallas businesses are leaning in

Only on NBC 5: Reflections on FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force's Dallas division
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Only on NBC 5: Reflections on FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force's Dallas division

Severe storms spawn tornadoes in North Texas, leaving trail of damage behind
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Severe storms spawn tornadoes in North Texas, leaving trail of damage behind

Amtrak pulls funding from Texas bullet train, derailing years long process
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Amtrak pulls funding from Texas bullet train, derailing years long process

Frisco protest about deadly track meet stabbing ends with two arrests
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Frisco protest about deadly track meet stabbing ends with two arrests

U.S. Department of Transportation pulls funding for Texas high speed rail project
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U.S. Department of Transportation pulls funding for Texas high speed rail project

Lawmakers debate waiving rules for churches to add affordable housing
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Lawmakers debate waiving rules for churches to add affordable housing

Frisco teen killed at track meet laid to rest on Saturday
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Frisco teen killed at track meet laid to rest on Saturday

New Dallas police chief expected to be hired this week
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New Dallas police chief expected to be hired this week

Crockett fallout and 2026 already
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Crockett fallout and 2026 already

City of Fort Worth hosts send-off party for Oscar nominee Abraham Alexander
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City of Fort Worth hosts send-off party for Oscar nominee Abraham Alexander

Gainesville digs out after snowfall on Thursday night
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Gainesville digs out after snowfall on Thursday night

‘Everyone was slipping and sliding': Fans arrive in Arlington for Cotton Bowl
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‘Everyone was slipping and sliding': Fans arrive in Arlington for Cotton Bowl

Gas leak reported in White Settlement
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Gas leak reported in White Settlement

Texas Sky Ranger: A Year in Review from the air
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Texas Sky Ranger: A Year in Review from the air

‘Christmas Cruise' featuring Dallas Low Riders Club winds through downtown
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‘Christmas Cruise' featuring Dallas Low Riders Club winds through downtown

Christmas Day garment giveaway helps North Texans in need
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Christmas Day garment giveaway helps North Texans in need

Faith at the center of the Christmas holidays for many North Texans
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Faith at the center of the Christmas holidays for many North Texans

A charming Christmas village in Keller
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A charming Christmas village in Keller

Arlington woman survives ‘widow-maker' heart attack, shares gratitude for the holidays
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Arlington woman survives ‘widow-maker' heart attack, shares gratitude for the holidays

Dallas Cowboys partnering with the Salvation Army is a Thanksgiving tradition
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Dallas Cowboys partnering with the Salvation Army is a Thanksgiving tradition

Fort Worth PD to expand criminal justice program for at-risk youth
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Fort Worth PD to expand criminal justice program for at-risk youth

Questions still surround fatal 2021 Fort Worth pileup on icy road
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Questions still surround fatal 2021 Fort Worth pileup on icy road

Family's home in Plano hopes to give everyone a ‘spooktacular' time
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Family's home in Plano hopes to give everyone a ‘spooktacular' time

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Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo' Thompson won't do drugs after seeing Mama June's struggles

Moving moment for McKinney High School valedictorian and former educator
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Moving moment for McKinney High School valedictorian and former educator

Wheelchair-bound North Texas veteran concerned after VA cuts limit home healthcare hours
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Wheelchair-bound North Texas veteran concerned after VA cuts limit home healthcare hours

A week before retirement, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noaks reflects on career
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A week before retirement, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noaks reflects on career

Did Heidi Klum & more stars break Cannes' sudden dress code change?
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Did Heidi Klum & more stars break Cannes' sudden dress code change?

Vigil held for 9-year-old boy killed crossing busy street after school
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Vigil held for 9-year-old boy killed crossing busy street after school

White House reacts to Donald Trump claiming Taylor Swift is ‘no longer hot'
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White House reacts to Donald Trump claiming Taylor Swift is ‘no longer hot'

Andy Cohen, JoJo Siwa, Howie Mandel and more celebrities react to Epic Universe opening
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Andy Cohen, JoJo Siwa, Howie Mandel and more celebrities react to Epic Universe opening

Little Elm barber makes haircuts easier for children with neurodevelopmental disorders
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Little Elm barber makes haircuts easier for children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Local and federal officials claim they foiled Oklahoma man's ‘evil' attack plans
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Local and federal officials claim they foiled Oklahoma man's ‘evil' attack plans

North Texas executive is now ‘The Rewired CEO'
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North Texas executive is now ‘The Rewired CEO'

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