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State Fair of Texas announces 2025 Big Tex Choice Awards semifinalists

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/3 11:25A NBCDFW Staff

It’s that time of the year again! 30 new and innovative fair food creations have been selected as semi-finalists to move forward in the 21st Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards at the State Fair of Texas...

Newlywed detained by ICE after honeymoon says she complied with all immigration policies

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/3 10:00A NBCDFW Staff

A newlywed Arlington woman spoke publicly for the first time Thursday after she was detained by ICE for five months while returning from her honeymoon. Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian...

Search continues for North Texas man missing in Turks and Caicos

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/3 6:28A Hannah Jones

An international mystery with roots in North Texas is unfolding in the Caribbean. Authorities are searching for 51-year-old Brian Tarrence, who has been missing in Turks and...

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Event date: July 3, 2025 Event Time: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM Location: 1600 Veterans Memorial Parkway https://www.lancaster-tx.com/1408/Library-Services Lancaster, TX 75134...

Lifelong Employability Begins with Job Search Workshop in Allen

Lancaster BubbleLife iReporter 7/1 11:00P Martha Jane Brounoff

Do you want to achieve lifelong employability but are not sure how to go about it? If so, come join the St. Jude Career Alliance at its comprehensive, faith-based job search workshop on Saturday, July...

Wizard Wednesdays with Ethan

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Event date: July 2, 2025 Event Time: 04:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: 1600 Veterans Memorial Parkway https://www.lancaster-tx.com/1408/Library-Services Lancaster, TX 75134

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TWELVE YEAR CANCERVERSARY

The Middle Page 7/1 3:09A Cathy Williamson

Happy July… and Happy 12-Year Cancerversary to Me! Twelve years ago today, I woke up in a hospital bed minus one tumor and two breasts—and honestly, I’ve never felt more grateful. July 1st will always...

OMG! Amazon, I love you!!!!??

The Sister Studio 6/30 4:42A Jennifer Reed

Happy, happy Monday my friends! This summer is FLYING by I can t believe it s almost July! I m trying to soak up every bit of summer with my kids that I can time, slow down! I rounded up all of my...

Classic summer outfits

Krystal Schlegel 6/24 10:23A krystal

These are a few outfits and accessories I have been getting a lot of use out of for summer so far! White jeans are my go-to and the Carolyn shirt button down is such a classic piece that you can never...

BEST FINDS of THE WEEK!??

The Sister Studio 6/24 1:31A Jennifer Reed

Happy Tuesday, my friends! I m headed to New York for a quick work trip today. I ll be back on GMA this week and I m so, so excited they re having me back! In the meantime, I rounded up so many items...

FOURTH OF JULY READY

The Middle Page 6/20 3:05A Cathy Williamson

FOURTH OF JULY READY Hi, ladies! I hope everyone is hanging in there! What a crazy time to be alive, right? Is anyone else refreshing the news every couple of minutes? I am on X (formerly Twitter) and...

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NBA adjusts Gregg Popovich's career record, crediting Mitch Johnson with 77 Spurs games from '24-25

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:51A Associated Press

Popovich’s final record has been reset to 1,390-824, which is where it was entering a game on Nov. 2.

Semien and Seager homer to back Eovaldi as Rangers beat Orioles 6-0

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:36A Associated Press

The Rangers planned to limit Eovaldi (5-3) to five innings after his bout with elbow inflammation.

Mavs sign No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg to rookie contract; Exum is returning, AP source says

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:33A Associated Press

The total value of the contract for Flagg on the 2025-26 rookie wage scale is in the range of $62.7 million.

Gulutzan says the Stars were right not keeping him as coach 12 years ago, and now bringing him back

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:17A Associated Press

The Stars reintroduced Gulutzan as their coach Wednesday, with him and the franchise both in much different places than back then.

Altuve's go-ahead single helps Astros beat Rockies, moves him into 2nd on team career hits list

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:09A Associated Press

Altuve went 2 for 5 and gave the Astros a 4-2 lead with his 2,315th career hit, moving him past Jeff Bagwell.

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Baylor Scott & White unveils opening date for Frisco hospital

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 5:54A Aayush Gupta

Leaders at Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit hospital system in Texas, have unveiled more details about a new medical center in Frisco. The new facility will...

Fort Worth co. buys 5 Texas nursing homes

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 1:56A Sydney Asher

Creative Solutions for Healthcare, a healthcare operator that focuses on senior living facilities, is brining "significant upgrades" to five senior living facilities across...

The GLP-1 weight loss debate: Pharmacy benefit leaders weigh in on difficult coverage decisions

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/30 7:00P Lauren Lawley Head, Writer, TBJ

Employers are grappling with the ripple effect of an increasingly popular weight loss treatment. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a favored treatment for...

Pegasus Park lands Silicon Valley startup focused on skin treatments

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/27 1:34A Noor Adatia

The latest company to arrive at Pegasus Park's BioLabs is known for developing high-tech dermatology treatments. California-based Cage Bio specializes in developing topical...

Former American Heart Association leader dies at 84

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/24 1:55A Rachel Behrndt

Cass Wheeler, who led the Dallas-based American Heart Association for more than three decades, died recently. He's remembered as a supportive mentor who guided the huge...

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Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience's greatest...

Live Science 7/3 11:00A Theresa Sullivan Barger

Researchers say they have found clear evidence that the human brain can keep making new neurons well into adulthood, potentially settling decades of controversy . This new...

RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn

Live Science 7/3 8:09A Ben Turner

High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S. — but experts warn that this hands-off approach...

Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all...

Live Science 7/3 7:43A Kristina Killgrove

Humans did not arrive in Australia 65,000 years ago, and likely didn't reach the land down under until around 50,000 years ago, a controversial new paper reports. The...

1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in Bolivia

Live Science 7/3 7:29A Perri Thaler

Archaeologists in Bolivia have discovered the ruins of a temple that was built by a little-known civilization up to 1,400 years ago. The temple, called Palaspata after the...

Our gut bacteria can absorb and remove toxic 'forever chemicals' — at least in lab mice

Live Science 7/3 7:28A Patrick Pester

Researchers have identified gut bacteria that can absorb toxic "forever chemicals" in lab mice, according to a new study, potentially offering up a way to control PFAS levels...