Wind Fuels Fires In North Texas

Sara Story, NBC 5 News

More than 500 bales of hay caught fire in Reno, and crews spent all night putting out the flames.

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Wind Driven Fires Burn 300+ Bales of Hay

Fires break out in the Parker County community of Reno.

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Strong winds and dry conditions fueled fires in Parker County on Saturday. More than 500 bales of hay caught fire in Reno, and crews spent all night putting out the flames. 

"I don't know what to say, I don't know how to feel," said Reno resident Ken Whitby said. "This was my livelihood. This was how we were going to survive the winter."

Whitby watched as his field and hay supply burned Saturday afternoon. More than $50,000 worth of hay was destroyed, and Whitby said it is a loss for his entire community.

"I've had a lot of customers that were looking at this hay, not just in Reno, but Fort Worth and points south where the drought has hit real heavy," Whitby said. "They were looking at this hay to feed their animals. This is a big loss for our community and everybody around."

Firefighters said the fire started around two Saturday afternoon and an electric fence may have caused it. Windy and dry conditions fanned the flames.

Reno Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Patterson said each bale of hay had to be unrolled and extinguished. He said the fire in Reno was just one of the fires that broke out in the region on Saturday.

"It has been very hectic," Patterson said. "We have had numerous departments out. We had numerous grass fires all over the county today, so our resources were stretched thin." 

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Teen Hit After Getting Off School Bus

Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News

A 16-year-old freshman from Shepton High School was hit by a car after getting off of a school bus Friday afternoon.

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A 16-year-old boy was hit by a car after getting off of a school bus Friday afternoon, officials say.

The student, a freshman at Shepton High School, was transported to the hospital but is expected to recover.

Plano police said the bus stopped on Windhaven Parkway east of Midway Road to let some students who live in the neighborhood off the bus. The injured student got off the bus and walked in front of it to cross Windhaven Parkway.

The driver of a black Lexus apparently didn't see the bus's stop sign and flashing lights. The car hit the boy, sending him flying over the front of the car and smashing the windshield.

In order for the school bus to open its doors to let students out, the stop sign on the side of the bus must be extended and the red flashing lights must be on.

Once the investigation is complete, police will determine if any charges will be filed.

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Random Acts of Kindness After Newtown Tragedy

Christine Lee, NBC 5 Irving Reporter

Some people in Irving are honoring the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., with 26 random acts of kindness.

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The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau is taking action after being inspired by NBC's Ann Curry.

This week Curry sent out a tweet motivating those throughout the country to provide random acts of kindness on behalf of the 26 victims of the massacre in Connecticut.

The Irving CVB staff has been planning out the most meaningful ways to pay tribute to all of the shooting victims in Connecticut.

"We are trying to take the characters of students and match them up with some kind act that we can do," said Diana Pfaff, director of communications at the Irving CVB.

The organization is spending roughly $500 to perform 26 random acts of kindness throughout the city. To do so, they have partnered with local businesses to accomplish their mission.

Marlen Torreblanca got her cat food paid for at PETCO in honor of 6-year-old animal lover Catherine Hubbard.

"I'm sad that she is not here and I'm grateful that y'all are doing this for her," said Torreblanca.

As the random acts continued throughout the day, Pfaff said she's grateful to Ann Curry for motivating her to do something positive for her community.

"Her philosophy is, when you do something good, you feel good. And I think a lot of us have felt not very good because of what has happened up there. Even though it's half a country away, we're still affected here in Irving, Texas," she said.

Pfaff said the Irving CVB's 26th act of kindness will be to send a special delivery to Curry, thanking her for inspiring them. That act will be in honor of 27-year-old Vicki Soto, who was an inspiration to all of her students.

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Tennis Umpire Cleared in Husband's Death Reinstated

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Tennis Official's DNA Not on Coffee Mug: Lawyer

A preliminary DNA test did not find Lois Goodman's fingerprints on the coffee mug she's accused of using to bludgeon her husband to death inside their Woodland Hills home, the 70-year-old tennis referee's lawyer announced Thursday. Janet Kwak reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2012.

Murder Charge Dropped Against Tennis Umpire

Prosecutors dropped charges against Lois Goodman, who was accused of killing her husband, Alan Goodman, with a coffee cup in their Woodland Hills home in April 2012. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at Noon on Nov. 30, 2012.

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The 70-year-old woman who was arrested -- then cleared -- in her husband's death said on Friday that she can't wait to resume her previous life as an umpire with the United States Tennis Association.

Lois Goodman reacted to the news that the USTA, of which she has officiated some of the greatest players in her more than 35 years in the job, was reinstating her in 2013.

"It's a great holiday gift," said Goodman as she stood alongside her attorney, Robert Sheahen, in Sherman Oaks on Friday. "I'm thankful.

"I get my old life back. I appreciate my life so much more now seeing what I went through."

Goodman drew national headlines when she was arrested in the death of her husband, Alan, in August during the U.S. Open in New York where she was set to begin officiating. Authorities accused her of using a coffee mug to bludgeon her husband to death in their San Fernando Valley home. Upon her arrest, she was suspended from her job.

Alan Goodman's bloodied body was found in the couple's Woodland Hills home on April 17. Officers initially ruled the death suspicious because they couldn't determine if foul play was involved, according to an LAPD press release.

But after launching a full homicide investigation and working closely with the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, detectives said on Aug. 2 that the case was a homicide and named Lois Goodman the prime suspect, the LAPD said.

On Nov. 30, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office dropped charges, saying they had received additional information and were unable to proceed because of insufficient evidence.

The announcement came after Goodman's attorneys said that her DNA was not found on the coffee mug and that she had passed a lie detector test.

Shortly after the charges were dropped, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced that detectives would continue to investigate the case.

On Friday, Goodman said she didn't know she had the strength to withstand being arrested, and temporarily housed at Riker's Island, before being charged with killing her husband who she was married to for over 50 years.

"I knew one day that I'd be cleared," she said.

When asked by a reporter what she'd tell her husband if he were alive, she said, "He knew I loved him very much.

"He'd be very proud to know that everything turned out all right."

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Estimated Seven-Million Texans on the Road

Mark Schnyder, NBC 5 News

More Texans hitting the road this holiday and they're paying less for gas.

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Perfect weather for a road trip Saturday.  Getting to friends and family should be a breeze.

"I have two kids so there's no telling what to expect," joked Jackie Hernandez of Arlington as she and her daughters set out to West Texas.

Hernandez may not know what to expect from her kids, but she can expect to pay less for gas.  The price per gallon just went down another six cents last week.  It's under $3 per gallon a lot of places.

"It's better," said Taieasha Cash of DeSoto who's heading to Mississippi.  "Last year it [the price of gas] was horrible... So traveling [this year] is going to be easy for me coming and going."

AAA Texas says the average Texas family will drive about 750 miles round trip this Christmas holiday season.  And there will be more families hitting the road.  About two-percent more or 7.1-million people.

"Last year when we went on Christmas we were struck in traffic for like four hours on [Interstate] 20," remembered Jackie Hernandez.  "It turned a two-hour trip into seven hours."

AAA Texas sayas with so many people on the roads and so much going on in their own lives, watch out for distracted drivers.  Better yet, don't be one.

"We really want people to put those cell phones away," said Doug Shupe, AAA Texas spokesperson. "That's the biggest problem when it comes to distracted drivers. Turn it off and stow it away."

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Thousands Celebrate The Virgin of Guadalupe In Dallas

Cynthia Garcia, NBC 5 News

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a figure in the Catholic religion of the Indigenous people of Mexico.

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On December 12, thousands of Catholics from all over Mexico and Texas lined up at the Cathedral in Dallas to celebrate the Feast Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. 

They crowded into the church for Midnight Mass to pray, and to catch a glimpse of the Aztec Indian dancers known as "Matachines." They performed their ancient dance (a form of prayer) in honor of "La Morenita," the dark skinned Madonna.

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a figure in the Catholic religion of the Indigenous people of Mexico. Her story goes back to 1531 when she appeared to a poor Indian named Juan Diego on the foothills of Mexico City. 

The Virgin is loved and adored by many who's traditions extend to both sides of the border passed on from generation to generation.

Many will continue this tradition of coming to pay homage to The Virgin of Guadalupe. Followers walk away happy that they have seen her.. prayed to her.. asked her for miracles and have had their faith rekindled by her.

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Arrest Made After Woman Found In Burning Jeep

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Mark Guida, 43, arrested and charged with Capital Murder.

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A Louisiana man faces Capital Murder charges for the death of a Dallas woman found in a burning jeep.

On Friday, December 21, Dallas police arrested Mark Guida of The Colony. They say he dated 36-year-old Jerie Ann McCloud.  Guida also recently moved in with McCloud and her three children.

On Thursday, December 20 at 8:00 p.m., officers found McCloud's body inside the burning vehicle, located in the 2100 block of Manana Drive in Dallas. The Dallas Medical Examiner said McCloud died by strangulation.

Witnesses identified Guida's SUV parked across the street from where McCloud was found. Police also recovered a one gallon red plastic gas container near the burning vehicle.

Police said Guida purchased two gas cans and two gallons of gasoline prior to Friday's incident. When questioned, police say Guida refused to answer questions about those purchases.

Officers have not released the motive in this crime.

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Search For Missing College Student Underway

Tanya Thomas

Police are looking for 20-year-old Marland Jones, Jr., missing since December 13.

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Police are searching for a missing Army Reservist and student from Prairie View A&M University.

Marland Jones, Jr. is a 20-year-old freshman at the college. He graduated from Wakeland High School in Frisco in 2011.

Jones was expected home in Denton County on December 13 but his family has not seen or heard from him.

Jones' vehicle is also missing. It is a 4-door, White 2010 Chevy Aveo.

You're asked to contact Prairie View A&M Police Department if you have any information. The Department's phone number is 936.261.1375.

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