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Dallas Docs See Uptick In Cold-Related Treatments
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Doctors at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas say they’ve seen an increase in patients needing treatment for hypothermia and other cold weather related conditions since...
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Group Educating On The Dangers Of Kids In Hot Cars
(credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – So far this year 23 children, in 13 states, have died from hypothermia. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, in the past two weeks eight...
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Fort Worth Officer Saves Missing Man
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - An officer with the Fort Worth Police Department found a missing man early Monday morning, and helped save his life just before snow flurries moved into North Texas. Roscoe...
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Teaming Up To Prevent Hot-Car Child Deaths
(credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As temperatures rise in Texas, one government safety agency is working to reduce the number of children who are...
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Texas Prisons Face More Lawsuits Over No A/C
GALVESTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – An advocacy group has sued the Texas prison system blaming 13 inmate deaths since 2007 on hot conditions in units without air conditioning. According to an Austin-based...
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Woman Found In Freezer Died From Meth
Shannon Herrin (credit: Facebook) MINERAL WELLS (AP) - A medical examiner has ruled that a Texas woman who was found by her son dead in a freezer died after taking methamphetamine and other drugs. The...
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Tips For Staying Safe During Winter Weather
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Do not mess with Mother Nature. Temperatures dipped below the freezing mark across most of North Texas for the second consecutive day, so...
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Fort Worth Man Opens Up About Death Of Wife, Infant
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Opening up for the first time, the husband and father whose wife and young child were found dead in a Fort Worth Field January 13th still...
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Hypothermia Cause Of Death For Mother, Daughter Found In Field
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -The cause of death of a mother who’s body was in a field with her infant daughter, was hypothermia with paradoxical undressing. Tarrant...
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Woman Dies When She, Daughter Are Swept Away
BEAUMONT (AP) – Beaumont police say a woman has died after she and her young daughter were swept into a rain-swollen drainage canal while trying to escape their stalled vehicle. A police statement said...
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Border Patrol Agents Rescue 14 Illegal Aliens Freezing In Desert
MARFA, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A branch of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection rescued a group of over a dozen illegal aliens who were lost near the Big Bend area and suffering from extreme hypothermia...
View ArticleAs Deep Freeze Sets In, People Urged To Help Most Vulnerable
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — As a deep freeze sets in across half the country, officials are urging people to help those most vulnerable, especially the homeless and the elderly. Forecasters warned people to...
View ArticleRising Energy Costs Eyed Amid Brutal Cold Snap Gripping U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Plunging temperatures across half the country have underscored a stark reality for low-income Americans who rely on heating aid: Their dollars aren’t going to go as far this...
View ArticleDealing With The Extreme North Texas Heat On This 1st Day Of Summer
(CBSDFW.COM) — The first day of summer is bringing temperatures that will feel like 105 to 110 degrees, resulting in the first Heat Advisory of the season being issued for the majority of North Texas....
View ArticleNorth Texas Arctic Front Brings Dangers For Those With & Without Shelter
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With frigid temperatures and a dangerous wind chill expected in the next 24 hours, the concern turns to those who are homeless or vulnerable to the weather. A church in the...
View ArticleBrrrrr… North Texas Braces For Below Freezing Overnight Temperatures
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texas is preparing for the coldest dose of weather yet this season as an arctic front heads our way for Veterans Day. The front brings a sharp and sudden temperature...
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Bodies Of 2 Recovered After Truck Crashes Off Bridge Into Trinity River In...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Firefighters and divers in Fort Worth spent hours on a recovery effort after a truck traveling on North University Drive crashed into a concrete barrier and plunged into the...
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Woman Who Drowned In Lake Tahoe Had 3 Children
SAN FRANCISCO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A mother with three children enjoying the weekend on a boat with her boyfriend and his children at Lake Tahoe slipped into the water and drowned, authorities and family...
View ArticleOncor Says It’s Responding To 2 Power Emergencies In Getting Electricity Back On
DALLAS-FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – With another night of frigid temperatures, city leaders across the Metroplex sent out out warnings. “We have never had as serious of a situation with our power grid as...
View ArticleMillions Of Texans Remain Without Power After Record Cold Temps
(CBSDFW/AP) – Millions of people in Texas remained in the dark early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures. Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power early Tuesday in Texas, where...
View ArticleFort Worth Extends Boil Water Notice To Northern Third Of City, Will Last...
Upload Weather Pictures/Video School Closures/Delays FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth is extending its boil water notice due to rolling power outages impacting the city’s ability to treat and move...
View ArticleNorth Texas First Responders Report Significant Increase In Calls For Carbon...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Over the past two days, MedStar has treated 11 patients for carbon monoxide poisoning. They’ve also had 19 hypothermia calls in just the last 24 hours. “We respond to about...
View ArticleSuspected Hypothermia Deaths In Homes Mount In Texas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusually cold temperatures, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm...
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At Least 57 People Died Related To Texas’ Winter Storms In February
UPDATE: Number Of Texas Winter Storms-Related Deaths Climb To 111 AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of State Health Services released preliminary data Monday, March 15 on the number of...
View Article111 Deaths Now Attributed To Texas’ Winter Storms In February
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of State Health Services released new data Thursday, March 25 that shows 111 Texans died related to the winter storms in mid-February, when there were...
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