Jack Fink

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Jack moved to Dallas after three years at WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Orlando. While there, he worked to become the station’s investigative reporter. Among the stories he broke was a series on Orlando firefighters’ claims that the city ignored their serious medical problems to save money. Jack won an Associated Press award and the International Association of Firefighters’ award for those reports.

Before Orlando, Jack won other awards for his reporting at the Orange County Newschannel in Orange County, California, and WINK-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida. He began in television news in 1990 as a reporter and anchor for WUTR-TV, the ABC affiliate in Utica, New York.

Jack studied in Spain for a semester as part of a study abroad program. During his senior year, Jack became a radio news anchor and reporter for WHEN-AM in Syracuse.

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Boots, BBQ & Donations At Toyota Block Party In Plano

Javier Moreno has worked for Toyota for 10 years. He says he remembers the day he heard the news that jolted the automotive industry earlier this year: Toyota would m‎ove its U.S. headquarters from the Los Angeles area to Plano.

CBS 11–10/27/2014

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Trailer & Tools Stolen From Business Owner Who Employs Vets

A veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars now helps other vets get jobs in the construction field. But that task is now a lot harder; after he says someone stole the trailer he had filled with thousands of dollars in tools.

CBS 11–10/24/2014

Ebola-Virus

Task Force Shifts Ebola Patient’s Treatment Strategy

At the first hearing held by the Texas Task Force On Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, some of the most experienced infectious disease doctors in Texas discussed lessons learned from the three Ebola cases in Dallas.

10/23/2014

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State Health Official: CDC Guidelines Didn’t Protect Nurses

Texas’ Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey says the CDC’s initial guidelines for personal protective gear worn by healthcare workers this month were inadequate.

10/23/2014

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Dallas Woman In Canada Near Parliament Shooting

Just down the street from where shots rang out in Canada’s parliament and a gunman killed a Canadian soldier, Colleen Leyba of Dallas says she and her husband remain holed up in their condo.

CBS 11–10/22/2014

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New North Texas Ebola Treatment Facility To Open Wednesday

Right down the street from the home of Dan Hahn, doctors and nurses are moving in special equipment for a first of its kind ‎Ebola treatment facility. It’ll be housed inside the Methodist Campus for Continuing Care.

CBS 11–10/21/2014

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Because Of Ebola: Knock Before Entering One North Texas ER

Walk into the emergency room entrance at Baylor Medical Center in Frisco and you’ll face a locked sliding glass door, with a sign attached telling you to knock.

CBS 11–10/20/2014

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Rehab Scheduling Woes For Man Operated On At Hospital With Ebola Exposure

A North Texas woman says two rehabilitation facilities wouldn’t accept her husband after he had surgery at the same hospital where three people were treated for Ebola.

CBS 11–10/17/2014

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Airline Passengers Impacted By Ebola Now Living In Quarantine

Taylor Cole is so concerned about his health, he would‎ only do an interview on Skype. On Monday, he was on the same flight to Dallas as Amber Vinson, the second healthcare worker who contracted Ebola.

CBS 11–10/16/2014

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CDC May Not Identify Breach In Protocol Leading To Nurse’s Ebola Infection

Director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden says they may never determine how Nina Pham contracted the Ebola virus.

10/14/2014

Nina-Pham

CDC: Ebola Patient Pham “Clinically Stable” & “Extremely Helpful”

According to officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nurse Nina Pham is clinically stable after contracting the Ebola virus while caring for the first U.S. patient Thomas Eric Duncan.

CBS 11–10/13/2014

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A Look Back At The History Of Dallas Love Field

Few people may realize Dallas Love Field is 97 years old this month.

10/10/2014

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