Dallas weather: October 7 evening forecast
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Dallas County juvenile detention employee arrested
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A young person being held in a Dallas County juvenile detention facility was allegedly assaulted by an employee. The teen received medical attention. The employee was arrested and fired that same day.

Fort Worth?s Stop Six neighborhood honors late coach
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The Stop Six neighborhood, a once-neglected and underserved neighborhood in Fort Worth, is celebrating two big development projects. One of them is named for a legendary basketball coach with ties to the area.

Texas National Guard arrive in Chicago amid backlash
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400 Texas National Guard members have arrived in Chicago as part of a federal deployment. The deployment is meant to protect federal property and employees amid clashes between ICE agents and protesters. Illinois' governor is suing to stop the deployment, calling it "unlawful and dangerous."

Pam Bondi deflects on Texas Troops arrival in Illinois
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400 guard soldiers were activated; an unknown number arrived today at a training facility southwest of Chicago. President trump has repeatedly cited Chicago as an example of a crime ridden city run by democrats. Attorney general Pam Bondi was asked about that and other issues during a heated senate hearing today.

City of Dallas weighs housing solutions for homeless
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The City of Dallas is considering both temporary Pallet shelters and permanent tiny homes as new strategies to house the homeless, with a privately-funded tiny home community for the chronically ill set to open in Ellis County by year's end.

UTD students rally and demand sever ties with Israel
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A small group of pro-Palestinian students rallied at UT Dallas, demanding the university divest from companies tied to Israel and urging support for their "cut ties with occupation" petition.

Dallas dancer headed to international competition
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A Dallas teenager is one of three U.S. dancers who will participate in an international ballet competition. Fion Hughes stopped by the FOX 4 studio before her flight to Brazil.

Reunion Tower goes dark during parts of October
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Reunion Tower in Dallas is going dark to protect migrating birds. It's part of an initiative by the Texas Conservation Alliance. The nightly light show will be dimmed by 50% from dusk to 11 p.m. and then turned off completely from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the migrating period.

Trump says he is considering giving Americans $2,000 tariff stimulus checks

President Trump said he is looking at sending stimulus checks worth $1,000- $2,000 funded from revenues generated from tariffs to Americans.

4 to Know for Tuesday, Oct. 7
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Need to catch up on the news? Here are four stories to start with. Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops are being deployed to other states at the request of President Trump. The man accused in the 2021 kidnapping and fatal stabbing of 4-year-old Cash Gernon pleaded guilty just before the start of his capital murder trial. Ten people died in separate violent incidents across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex over the weekend. And there was a second deadly shooting on a DART train in less than a week.

Cuomo says Mamdani doesn't have the experience to be NYC mayor

Cuomo sat down for an interview on Good Day New York to discuss why Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani shouldn't be mayor.

As government shutdown continues, flight delays could soon pick up

The government shutdown is starting to impact air travel as call-outs at air traffic control towers are causing flight delays and cancellations.

Should Dallas City Hall be saved or torn down?
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Dallas City Council members could soon vote on whether to move out of the iconic city hall building.

Coppell ISD leaders delay vote on elementary school closure
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School leaders in Coppell decided to delay a vote to close an elementary school. The decision comes as parents, teachers and community members showed up in droves to oppose the closure.

TX National Guard begins deploying on Trump's orders
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Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops are being deployed to other states at the request of President Trump.

Illinois Governor on Gov. Abbott's military deployment
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President Trump and the White House are citing high crime in the city and say the troops are needed to protect federal property and employees. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker calls the deployment an "unconstitutional invasion by the federal government" and a political stunt.

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 4 y/o
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The man accused in the 2021 kidnapping and fatal stabbing of 4-year-old Cash Gernon pleaded guilty just before the start of his capital murder trial on Monday. The case was expected to hinge on an insanity defense seeking to spare the defendant the death penalty.

Coppell ISD postpones vote on Elementary School closure
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School board members in the Coppell Independent School District postponed Monday nights vote on whether to close another elementary school. Parents have urged the trustees to delay the vote.