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  Revenge of the Flies

  October 5 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas might be having a bit of a fly problem. Recently, residents of Dallas have been complaining online about the swarms of flies invading their homes, their lives and their minds. Even Jennifer Gracheck of MosquitoNix pest control in Dallas, said over the last month and a half they have received more...

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  West Nile Virus Precautions are Still Needed This Late in the Season

  October 5 at 4 a.m.

  The city of Dallas will be spraying pesticide today in two neighborhoods where mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus. The neighborhoods are the 6700 block of Sperry in Lakewood and the 6400 block of Prestonshire in Preston Hollow, which will be sprayed between 9 p.m. tonight and 5 a.m...

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  Dallas City Windows are Killing Hummingbirds

  October 1 at 4 a.m.

  (Editor's note: I smoke, so I go outside our building a lot. Lot of birds crash into our glass office building, but right now it's like a hummingbird apocalypse out there. I really like hummingbirds, and I'm the boss, so here's a story. BTW, if you're a hiker and like...

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  Dallas Wants to Toughen Up Dangerous-Dog Ordinance

  June 12 at 4 a.m.

  After a number of high-profile dog attacks, including the summer 2016 mauling death of Antoinette Brown in South Dallas and an April attack near Fair Park, Dallas is prepared to strengthen its dangerous-dog ordinance and establish criminal penalties for owners whose dogs attack. Under a proposal from Dallas Animal Services,...

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  If Pit Bulls Are Not to Blame, Then We Are. So What Do We Do About That?

  April 18 at 4 a.m.

  Another story this week of a Dallas resident viciously mauled by pit bull dogs: This latest victim, a 35-year-old woman, was attacked early Sunday morning by four dogs but saved by good Samaritans on Hamilton Avenue just southeast of the Cotton Bowl. It’s really hard to see something like this,...

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  Dallas Woman in Stable Condition After Pit Bull Attack Near Fair Park

  April 16 at 11:16 a.m.

  The victim of pit bull mauling near Fair Park early Sunday morning remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Dallas Police Department. About 2 a.m. Sunday, four pit bulls cornered a woman, whom DPD hasn't identified, as she walked through her neighborhood in the 4300 block of Hamilton Avenue,...