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Top Stories: ➊ – Crews work to repair large water main break in below freezing temperatures in North Texas city (Sunday), ➋ – Living and Eating in Kinship With the Land (Wednesday), ➌ – ‘They were just screaming.' Mom rescued trying to save 3 sons who fell through icy pond (Wednesday), ➍ – Mavericks' flights grounded by winter storm as NBA postpones games in Memphis and Milwaukee (Monday), ➎ – BRRRRR…IT’S COLD (AND 75 VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT IDEAS) (Wednesday)

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Crews work to repair large water main break in below freezing temperatures in North Texas city

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/25 3:12A Briauna Brown

Crews are working to repair a large water main break in Trophy Club as the below-freezing temperatures and wintry mix conditions continue Sunday. According to the city, the...

What's at stake in the runoff election for an open Texas Senate seat in Tarrant County

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/18 2:55A Jack Fink

Early voting begins later this week in the runoff election for the open State Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County. It's a race that pits Republican Leigh Wambsganss...

UNT offering free tuition for some students with new program

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 1/14 5:29A Jared Rodriguez

The University of North Texas will cover the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees for eligible students through this new initiative, called the North Texas Promise....

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Local Caseworkers Support Dallas Countys Most Vulnerable Children, One Gift at a Time

Westlake BubbleLife iReporter 1/16 6:21A Culver Public Relations

In December, the spirit of the season filled the Toy Drive Warehouse at Community Partners of Dallas as EMPOWER caseworkers gathered for the organizations annual toy distribution event. Throughout the...

Worthwhile Employment Offers Begin with Job Search Workshop in Allen

Westlake BubbleLife iReporter 1/16 2:00A Martha Jane Brounoff

The St. Jude Career Alliance, a faith-based ministry that offers hope, guidance, and practical tools for job seekers, will offer its next quarterly job search workshop on...

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Layne’s Chicken Fingers Ranked No. 366 on Entrepreneur’s 47th Annual Franchise 500

Restaurant News 1/27 1:20A RestaurantNews.com

The Soon to be Famous chicken finger franchise earned a spot on the prestigious list following a year of record-breaking growth and franchisee success. Frisco, TX (...

A New Favorite Winery on the Wine Road: CC Farms

Texas Wine Lover 1/27 12:52A Laurinda Thomas

As I think about writing this article, my thoughts are all over the place, as there is so much to say about the newest addition to my “local” wine area. I use the term local...

Layne’s Chicken Fingers Doubles Footprint, Welcomes 10 New Franchisees to the System in 2025 as It...

Restaurant News 1/26 1:21A RestaurantNews.com

The Soon to be Famous chicken finger franchise grew its footprint by 110%, reaching the 40-unit mark, drove higher average unit volumes and continued developing elite...

Papa Murphy’s Brings Back the Triple Pepp Pizza for a Limited Time Starting January 26

Restaurant News 1/26 1:10A RestaurantNews.com

Back by popular demand, the Triple Pepp Pizza returns through March 22, with three layers of pepperoni flavor and strong value pricing. Vancouver, WA ( RestaurantNews.com ) ...

Top 100 Places to Eat in the US and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 1/25 10:25P RestaurantNews.com

The Top 100 Places to Eat in the United States, CAVA, Houston TX Hot Chicken, Ono Hawaiian BBQ, and Moxies, lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending...

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Deals, Workwear, and MORE!??

The Sister Studio 1/23 3:06A Jennifer Reed

TGIF, my friends!! May your to-do list be nice and short today! I found some really great items this week and I have an Aerie code this weekend, too! JEN20 will take 20% off nearly everything on their...

You’re going to LOVE this week’s finds!

The Sister Studio 1/18 3:00A Jennifer Reed

Happy Sunday, my friends! I hope everyone has a restful day today before the week ahead. My kids have school off tomorrow, so that probably means I ll be their taxi driver all day, LOL! I wanted to...

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Mavericks' flights grounded by winter storm as NBA postpones games in Memphis and Milwaukee

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/26 1:42A Associated Press

The schedule changes come after dozens of games were moved around earlier in the week in anticipation of the storm.

Hagel scores 6th winning goal, Vasilevskiy stops 19 shots to lead Lightning past Stars 4-1

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/19 1:34A Associated Press

Tampa Bay is a league-best 18-4-4 on the road and 20-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Thompson scores 23 points, including the 17,000th of his career, as Mavericks beat the Jazz 138-120

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/18 6:10A Associated Press

Dallas and Utah have played three times in 10 days.

Malik Thomas' 23 points and Thijs De Ridder's 17 lead No. 16 Virginia past SMU 72-68

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/17 8:41A Associated Press

The Cavaliers hung on to beat SMU 72-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.

Dallas PULSE Earns First Ever Win In Franchise History Against San Diego Mojo In Frisco

Westlake BubbleLife iReporter 1/16 3:59A Mary Jane Coker

The Dallas PULSE secured a 3-1 victory against San Diego Mojo on Thursday, Jan.15, at Comerica Center in Frisco, earning the teams first-ever franchise win in their inaugural...

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JUST LISTED: Home For Sale in Benbrook, TX at 4010 Bendale Road in Palomino Estates

DFW Urban Realty 1/19 10:03P broker@dfwurbanrealty.com (Kenne

Just Listed: Modern 3-Bedroom Home for Sale in Palomino Estates, Benbrook TX A beautiful home has just hit the market at 4010 Bendale Road in Benbrook, TX 76116, located in...

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SEC charges Dallas health care CEO with multimillion-dollar fraud

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/22 12:53A Plamedie Ifasso

The Securities and Exchange Commission complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleges that Cancer Labs CEO Sumit Rai...

Texas ACA enrollments increase despite expected premium hikes

Spectrum Local News Health 1/15 2:09A Lauren Rangel

As of Jan. 3, 4.11 million Texans have selected a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.

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The BEST Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Joyful Healthy Eats 1/28 10:00P Krista

These are the BEST Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies ever! Soft, thick, and chewy cookies filled with chocolatey goodness and so good, you don t even need to be a vegan to love them. (They re seriously my...

Living and Eating in Kinship With the Land

Civil Eats 1/27 9:00P The Civil Eats Editors

At Civil Eats, Indigenous foodways has long been a core area of our coverage. For more than a decade, we’ve reported on foraging and subsistence hunting , food sovereignty , the landback movement ,...

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Love and Lemons 1/27 2:35A Jeanine Donofrio

Meet my go-to blue cheese dressing recipe! Easy to make with 9 simple ingredients, it s creamy, tangy, and flecked with tender crumbles of blue cheese. I ve been getting...