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Jan

12:47PM | January 7, 2010 | posted by Holly Yan | comments: 0

Plumbers get busy during deep freeze

As the temperatures drop, the plumbing business heats up.

One local plumbing business actually said it was too busy to allow us to shoot them in action today.

The culprits? Bursting pipes and faulty hot water heaters in this freezing weather. We'll give you tips on how to avoid plumbing problems at 5:30 and 9 p.m.

Jan

9:51AM | January 1, 2010 | posted by Holly Yan | comments: 0

New ordinance gives illegal booting the boot

Happy New Year!

Patrons and businesses in Deep Ellum are certainly looking forward to the booting ordinance that goes into effect today. They say they were fed up with parking lot operators immobilizing cars after drivers paid for parking spaces. Now, Deep Ellum parking lot companies must provide a receipt -- either from an attendant or a machine -- or risk losing their license.

The rules will spread to the rest of Dallas over the next year. More to come at 5:30 and 9 p.m. on The 33 News.

Dec

3:43PM | December 22, 2009 | posted by Holly Yan | comments: 0

Hunt continues for doughnut shop killers

Just got back from the shopping center where 46-year-old Kee-Sun Chung was gunned down yesterday. What a sad scene.

Chung's family members said they were too overwhelmed to speak on camera today. But I spoke with the customer who found her friend mortally wounded. More from her at 9 p.m.

Dallas police say they are getting ready to release a better version of the surveillance video that was released yesterday in hopes of finding the gunmen soon.

Anyone with information can call 214-671-3661.

Nov

10:45AM | November 4, 2009 | posted by Holly Yan | comments: 0

Mass Swine Flu Vaccination Underway in Dallas

At long last, Dallas' first walk-in swine flu clinic opened this morning to hundreds of people -- but virtually no chaos.

Residents lined up as early as 4 a.m., but everyone we spoke with said the process of getting their vaccines went smoothly.

The clinic is intended for Dallas County residents and targeted demographics, such as pregnant women, low-income or uninsured residents and those with medical conditions such as asthma or diabetes.

County residency will be the most strictly enforced part of screening, said Zachary Thompson, Dallas County Health and Human Services director.

"We're on the honor system," Thompson said about the other qualifications.

The clinic will be open until 4 p.m. today. It will open again tomorrow and possibly Friday, depending on how fast the county burns through its 10,700 doses.

Oct

11:28PM | October 28, 2009 | posted by Jim Grimes | comments: 0

Park Has Flooding Issues

It's not a bad place to build a park if you don't mind the occasional flooding. Located off Sylvan Avenue on the Elm Fork of the Trinity, west of downtown you'll find Trinity Park. It's built around a small lake named after Dallas real estate mogul Trammell Crow who donated the park's unique marble cow sculptors. The cow art was designed by Harold Clayton in 1985 and from a distance they look real.

The park also has facilities for football, soccer, hiking, running, boating and fishing. What's incredibly to me, is whenever the Trinity gets above flood stage the park is submerged under several feet of mud and water. It's happened four times this month alone. When it drys out the city sends crews to clean it up so it can be reopened. It seems like a lot of work and frankly we saw few if anyone enjoying the park when we visited recently.

I wonder how much time and resources go into maintaining the park and if anyone ever thought this a bad idea?

Oct

7:25PM | October 25, 2009 | posted by Dan McGraw | comments: 0

October Deaths in Dallas

Oct

3:29PM | October 16, 2009 | posted by Holly Yan | comments: 0

Texas-OU parking disaster ... resolved?

The city of Dallas is trying to prevent the towing nightmare that some Texas-OU fans endured last year. Dozen of visitors paid illegitimate parking attendants who had conspired with a towing company to then tow the vehicles. Talk about a double whammy! Some fans paid more than $200 between the towing and parking fees -- not to mention hours of frustration.

This year, the city has issued 250 permits for legitimate parking lot attendants. Those planning to tow violators' cars must also post towing signs. Learn more about how to avoid getting duped into a parking scheme on The 33 News tonight at 5:30 and 9 p.m.

Oct

10:21PM | October 14, 2009 | posted by Jim Grimes | comments: 0

On The Edge

Patricia and Terry Palmer are literally living on the edge. The recent rains soaked the couples back yard. Terry noticed his wooden deck had shifted in the soft soil, but when he looked over his iron railing he saw something far worse. His entire back yard slid down the hillside taking with it his retention wall, fence and trees. The scary part is the piers that hold up the homes foundation are partially exposed. Now the bad news, his insurance doesn't cover this kind of damage. The big question now is will they get assistance from the city. The city signed off on the homes construction. Did it know something like this might happen? The Palmer's are not alone, two other homes also have damage.
What do you think? Should they be left to deal with the damage or does the city have some responsibility?

Oct

9:43PM | October 7, 2009 | posted by Jim Grimes | comments: 0

Airport Surveillance

Does it surprise you that some U-S airports don't have surveillance systems? Grapevine Mills Mall has dozens of cameras that's are monitored by security staff 24-7, so why not our airports? Well this week the Transportation Security Administration announced it would be spending millions to do just that.
DFW and Love Field will get a combined 10 million for closed-circuit television cameras and recording devices. While both airports already had some surveillance the additional equipment will be a major step up.
DFW says it's already purchased most of it's new equipment while Dallas Love is still waiting for it's new upgrades.

Oct

9:37PM | October 1, 2009 | posted by Jim Grimes | comments: 0

ROAD FUNDS SPEED AWAY

Federal funds are more like a promise, every few years Washington allocates dollars for states to build roads, bridges and other highway projects, but don't run out and cash the check. This week after congress failed to eliminate a provision in a six-year national highway funding bill it was forced to take back some of that money, exactly $8,708,000,000 nationwide. That's $8.7 billion less in federal dollars to spend on badly needed infrastructure.

California was at the top of the list loosing $800 (m) followed by Texas with $740 (m). TXDOT says it will impact future projects but unlike some states we didn't run out and spend all that loot, only about $100(m). Here's the breakdown by Metros in Texas.

UNOBLIGATED BALANCES TO BE RESCINDED IN TEXAS

Austin 5,207,206.00
Corpus Christi 1,696,967.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 23,934,831.00
Denton-Lewisville 1,731,019.00
El Paso 3,743,892.00
Houston 22,069,135.00
Lubbock 1,167,540.00
McAllen 3,020,355.00
San Antonio 7,664,591.00

Total 70,235,536.00

Jul

6:50PM | July 24, 2009 | posted by Walt Maciborski | comments: 1

Ford Phenom from Dallas redesigns Taurus

It all started with a sketch pad and some pencils. Dallas native Earl Lucas loved to draw, doodle and design since he could walk. Lucas attended the Arts Magnet High School Booker T. Washington in Dallas. Then, he went to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.

When he graduated from college, he knew he wanted to draw and get paid for it. His first big, cool gig was designing custom interiors for the private jets owned by the Sultan of Brunei. He got to design with gold and high end wood and metal materials, spare no expense. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! HOW COOL IS THAT?

But, THAT was only the beginning for Lucas. In 1998, he went to Ford Motor Company to design stuff for cars. Now, in 2009 he is the guy that totally redesigned the struggling Ford Taurus. Lucas sexed it up, put in some aggressive lines, gave it a confident front end and upgraded the look and feel of the interior. The new 2010 Ford Taurus will be in show rooms soon and the pencil behind the production was from Lucas and his team.

Not bad for a guy who like to sketch at Booker T. Washington High School. Designing jet interiors for the Sultan of Brunei was pretty cool too.

Jun

8:47PM | June 26, 2009 | posted by Dan McGraw | comments: 0

North Texans rush to get Michael Jackson memorabilia

Michael Jackson popularity might have seemed like it waned over the last several years. There's no doubt now about Jackson's star power.

Within minutes of Michael Jackson's death, residents across the metroplex began searching for something that they could remember the King of Pop by.

For some, it was a vinyl. But for others, it was anything with his name or image on it.

At the Half Priced Books off Northwest Highway, Michael Jackson items flew off the shelves within 30 minutes. By the next morning, staff saw another wave of Jackson fans buy everything they could get their hands on.

Plano resident David Salas was among those searching for memorabilia on Friday. He woke up at 5 a.m. Friday to try to find anything with Jackson's face on it.

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