Dallas Students Caught in Sandy's Path

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Thirteen Bishop Lynch High School students, two teachers and a parent are stranded in New York City after their Monday flight was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy.

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More than a dozen Dallas high school students in New York City for a mock trial are caught in a real natural disaster.

Thirteen students, two teachers and a parent from Bishop Lynch High School are stranded in New York as the remnants of Hurricane Sandy flood the Big Apple.

Bishop Kevin Farrell used Skype from the offices of the Dallas Diocese to talk and pray with the students Monday.

Eve Holder's daughter Tori, a junior on the team, is keeping in contact and easing her mother's fears.

"She's called me at the end of every night," she said. "She says everything is great; everything is fine. And starting this morning, she sent me a video of them walking around Times Square and saying everything is fine and showing me all the people walking around. She'll text me periodically throughout the day."

The students were scheduled to leave New York on Monday morning, but their flight was canceled. The group is hoping to return home to North Texas by Wednesday.

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Pastor Killed, Beaten With Electric Guitar

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Family, Congregation Shocked by Pastor's Slaying

Members of a Tarrant County church are reeling after their pastor was allegedly killed by a man police say rammed his car into the church. Police say the man fought with a maintenance worker and beat the pastor to death.

Forest Hill police are investigating the death of Rev. Danny Kirk Sr. killed in an attack at the Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church Monday afternoon. Police say the suspect rammed a car into the church and beat Kirk with an electric guitar, he died a short time later in police custody.

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A pastor was killed in a string of assaults at a Forest Hill church on Monday afternoon, and the suspect was found dead after being stunned by police and arrested.

Forest Hill police said a man drove his car into the Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church and then went inside to the music room, where he beat the founder and 18-year pastor Danny Kirk Sr. over the head with an electric guitar.

Police said a janitor was injured while trying to stop the assault. The janitor may have a broken jaw from the assault, police said.

The church secretary witnessed the assaults and called 911 while she barricaded herself inside an office.

The man was still attacking Kirk and the janitor when officers arrived, police said. Officers used a stun gun to restrain the man, arrested him and placed him in a police car.

According to MedStar spokesman Matt Zavadsky, the man was not breathing and had no pulse when officials later went to check on the man. He was declared dead upon arrival at John Peter Smith Hospital.

Police said only about 10 minutes had passed between the time the suspect was stunned to when he was discovered unresponsive.

Two others were transported to the hospital, including the janitor. Their conditions were not immediately known.

"My dad [is the] best guy ever," said Danny Kirk Jr., the pastor's son. "I mean, anything I needed, anything the church needed, he was going to do. [He was the] best guy ever on this side of heaven, I promise you that much."

A crowd gathered outside of the church after word of the assaults spread through the congregation and community. Two people in the crowd were given medical attention after they become overcome by grief, officials said.

"The whole church is devastated," church member Shirley Robinson said. "The whole church is destroyed. This is so senseless and so uncalled for. I don't know God's plan for this. It just doesn't make any sense to me to take pastor Kirk from us at this time."

Surveillance cameras around the buildings were operational, police said. Investigators will be reviewing the footage as they gather more information about the attacks.

Forest Hill police have requested the assistance of the Texas Rangers in the investigation.

Authorities are expected to release the name of the man accused of killing Kirk on Tuesday.

NBC 5's Frank Heinz, Lindsay Wilcox, Kevin Cokely, Greg Janda, Kevin Cokely and photojournalist Linda Angelle contributed to this report.

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Vigil Held for Boy Killed by Truck

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An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by a pickup truck Monday evening in Hunt County, the sheriff said.

Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said a passing Ford F-250 struck Brandon Ivy when he ran into the street to catch his dog at about 5:15 p.m.

Ivy was hit in front of a home south of Caddo Mills on Farm-to-Market Road 36, just north of Interstate 30.

The driver stopped after the crash and is cooperating with investigators. The Department of Public Safety said it is too early to tell if the driver will be charged.

On Tuesday night, friends of the boy will remember him at a vigil in the parking lot of the State National Bank in downtown Caddo Mills.  The memorial begins at 6:45 p.m.

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What You're Doing for Halloween

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Plan your October events with festivals, concerts, parties and more surrounding and inspired by the scary season of Halloween.

OCT. 30-31 EVENTS

Highland Park School Orchestras' Halloween "Hauntcert"
7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30
NorthPark Center in the NorthCourt
8687 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225
Don't miss Highland Park High School's Highland Strings under the direction of Peggy Tucker and Highland Park Middle School Orchestra under the direction of Ted Grille and Rebecca Seiver at their annual Halloween Concert in NorthCourt.  The 7PM "Hauntcert" will feature spooky live music performed by orchestra students in their favorite costumes.
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UNT Boo Bash
6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30
UNT Union
1155 Union Circle #310710
Denton, TX 76203
The 6th annual Boo Bash – a children's Halloween event open to faculty, staff and the Denton community, will fill the University Union with goblins and spooks Oct. 30. Boo Bash is a free community service event sponsored by the Union Program Council and student organizations. Participants may enjoy a safe, kid-friendly environment as an alternative to trick or treating. Activities include booths with activities for children such as face painting, bean bag toss and musical chairs.

2012 Scare on the Square
4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31
McKinney Historic Downtown Square
111 N. Tennessee St.
McKinney, TX 75069
On Halloween evening, enjoy the sights of hundreds of ghosts and goblins young and old in Historic Downtown McKinney. This annual event has grown to hundreds of trick or treaters enjoying treats and interactive activities to celebrate a safe, secure family fun Halloween event. Historic Downtown McKinney is closed off for trick or treaters to cross the streets safely, going shop to shop for goodies.
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Treat Street
6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31
Fort Worth Stockyards
130 East Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76164
Join Stockyards Station and RADIO DISNEY for a safe, family-friendly Halloween Party in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards that's free and fun! Trick-or-treat at the Stockyard Station shops and join in on the hayrides, costume contest, pumpkin decorating, games, prizes and more.
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Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson
8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31
Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie
1001 Performance Place
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
A concert that will end all Halloween concerts. Featuring both Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on one stage in a spine tingling concert that you will remember for a lifetime. Rob Zombie unleashes his first ever live album Oct. 23 called "Zombie-Live." Zombie is hoping to raise the dead with this special Halloween concert to have a rocking good time.
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Granbury Ghosts & Legends Tour
7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., every Friday and Saturday
Spend a spooky evening with ghost stories and legends of historic Granbury, located southwest of Fort Worth. There are two tours on each night, weather permitting. Tickets are $10 per person and $7 for children 12 years of age and under. For reservations, contact 817-559-0849.
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The Last Mile Cemetery Tour
10:45 p.m., every Saturday
Ride the city trolley down to Granbury's historic cemetery for a one hour guided walking tour. See the grave of Jesse James, Gen. Granbury and the founding mothers and fathers of Granbury. Cost is $10 per person. Call 817-559-0849 or email GranburyGhosts@gmail.com for reservations or more information.
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Find some more Halloween events by clicking here to view our Events Calendar.

PAST EVENTS

Fall Block Party: One Arts Plaza
12 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14
One Arts Plaza in Dallas
1722 Routh Street
Dallas, TX 75201
One Arts Plaza will host its 3rd annual Fall Block Party with live music and specialty food and drink demonstrations from foodie favorites Tei-An, The Greek, Café Des Artistes, Fedora and Jorge's. Activities like face painting and a variety of food and drink samples from local favorites including Kruffles Dallas and Pop Star Popsicles. Paws In The City, DFW Rescue Me and Greyhound Adoption League of Texas will be on-site and dog owners can bring their canine friends out for the dog Halloween costume contest!
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Irving Fall Carnival
6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19
Northwest Park Recreation Center
2800 Cheyenne St.
Irving, TX 75062
This annual fall carnival features games, prizes and loads of fun for everyone. In addition, there will be a Halloween costume contest for kids ages 10 and younger. Admission to the carnival is free, but tickets are needed to play games and purchase food. Tickets will be on sale during the event for $0.25 each or five for $1. Open to the entire family.
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5th Annual Rock the Red Door Totally 80s Halloween Bash
8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25
House of Blues Dallas
2200 N. Lamar Street
Dallas, TX 75202
Dust off your lycra leggings or parachute pants and prepare to relive the 80s. Party to the max in support of Cancer Support Community North Texas with its Young Leadership Board and other young professionals at the 5th Annual Rock the Red Door Halloween Bash at the House of Blues. The party will be hosted by Gossip Girls Chace Crawford, groovy music by The Spazmatics, will have righteous food and drinks, a totally rad fortune teller, photo booths and super fresh raffle and silent auction items.
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Halloween Nights at the Dallas Zoo
5 p.m., Oct. 25-28
Dallas Zoo
650 South R L Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75203
The gates of the Dallas Zoo creep open for a special evening celebration that will get the ghouls and boys "howling" with laughter. The Zoo closes at 4 p.m. and reopens at 5 p.m. Dress the kids in costumes for this not-so-scary event. Meet Zoohilda and her wacky sisters; die laughing at the Monster Mash show; offer a nectar brew to the lorikeets; find serpents, newts, and toads in the reptile building; and trick-or-treat around ZooNorth and the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo. End the night with a backward spin on the Haunted Carousel.
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Amber Does Dallas Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
11 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26
Lakewood Theater
1825 Abrams Rd.
Dallas, TX 75214
Experience the immortal cult classic phenomena as presented by Amber Does Dallas: DFW's Premier Shadowcast. Enjoy a drink at the Arcade Bar or take it into the historic Lakewood Theater as you enjoy the finest in live entertainment. Tickets are $11.
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Ghost Tales at the Bath House
7 p.m., Oct. 26-27
Dallas Bath House
521 E. Lawther Drive
Dallas, TX 75218
The Dallas Storytelling Guild returns to the White Rock Lake Bath House for two evenings of ghoulish Halloween Ghost Stories on Oct. 26 and 27. Not for the faint-of-heart or pre-teens. Admission is $10 at the door.
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Oak Lawn Halloween 2012
7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27
Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn
3900 Cedar Springs Rd.
Dallas, TX 75219
A costume frenzy will take to the streets again this year at the annual Halloween Block Party, located in the 3900 block of Cedar Springs and Throckmorton in Dallas' gay scene. Costume contests, dancing and special events at area bars and clubs will be in full swing at this year's celebration.
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Amber Does Dallas Presents: Halloween Science Fiction Double Feature: Rocky Horror Picture Show & Repo! The Genetic Opera!
9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27
Lakewood Theater
1825 Abrams Rd.
Dallas, TX 75214
Come for a night at The Opera and stay for The Picture Show as Amber Does Dallas: DFW's Premier Shadowcast presents a true Science Fiction Double Feature of both The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Repo! The Genetic Opera. It's two great shows for one low price! Tickets are $13.
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Boo at the Zoo
12 p.m., Oct. 19-21 and 26-28
Fort Worth Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Twenty-one years and counting, the annual Halloween celebration at the zoo is back by popular demand! The day-time hours allow the Boo at the Zoo attendees to see the rest of the zoo as well. You can expect Halloween-themed activities and animal exhibits that the whole family will enjoy. This is a Fort Worth favorite that you don't want to miss!
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Haunted Trails
7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27
Big Bear Creek Greenbelt in Keller
405 Rufe Snow Drive
Keller, TX 76248
As night falls on Keller, the trails are sure to become haunted. Groups will head down the haunted Bear Creek Park Greenbelt from The Keller Pointe to encounter a variety of Scare Stations along the way. After wards groups will be brought back to the parking area on hayrides.
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Halloween at the Heard
6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
1 Nature Place
McKinney, TX 75069
Kids will have the chance to trick-or-treat along the Dinosaurs Live! exhibit trail featuring life-size animatronic dinosaurs, participate in a costume contest and see a family-friendly movie, at the Heard outdoor amphitheater. Plan ahead - tickets sell out quickly each year!
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Murder and Mayhem: True Crimes of Collin County
7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26
Heritage Farmstead Museum
1900 W 15th St.
Plano, TX 75075
Visit the historic Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano for a night of true crime tales about outlaws, murders, massacres, and much more. A guide will lead your group by lantern light from station to station as professional storytellers relay the darker the side of Collin County's history. The evening ends with the reenactment of a murder trial featuring the museum's own scandalous patriarch Hunter Farrell.
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Halloween Haunt Jaunt – 5k Run, 1 Mile Family Run, and Concert
6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27
Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve
2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074
Go for an evening run at the Haunt Jaunt 5K & 1 Mile Family Run at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, followed by a  concert in the Amphitheater featuring George Anderson & Signature Band. Costumes are encouraged for the run but make sure if you are wearing something heavy to bring plenty of water so you and your costume do not melt on the trails!
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Dallas County Passes Domestic Partner Benefits

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Dallas County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to pay for health care for domestic partners of county workers.

The proposal passed on a 3-2 vote.

In the proposal, a domestic partner would be defined as someone of the same or opposite sex with whom the employee lives and shares a relationship with, according to papers prepared for the commission's approval.

In order to attain domestic partner status, an employee would have to prove that they have lived with their partner for at least six months and share financial and household responsibilities with them.

They will need to provide a lease or mortgage documentation with both names listed, or proof of a joint bank or credit account, or a utility bill that lists the names of both partners on it.

The health insurance benefits would not be directly awarded, according to county documents. The county employee would be paid a subsidy that they would have to use to purchase a private insurance policy.  In order to continue the subsidy, the employee would have to provide quarterly proof that a policy has in fact been purchased.

The extra coverage is expected to cost the county less than $100,000.

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80,000 Pounds of Walnuts Stolen

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Authorities are investigating the theft of more than 80,000 pounds of walnuts from Northern California valued at about $300,000.

The Tehama County Sheriff's Office received a call from a freight brokerage firm on Friday reporting that a truckload of walnuts never arrived in Miami as they were supposed to.

Authorities believe the culprit is the same person who also picked up another load of walnuts days earlier from Los Molinos. Those walnuts were intended for Texas, but also disappeared.

Deputies tell the Record Searchlight of Redding (http://bit.ly/S8mOY9) the man who picked those walnuts up was not the person hired for the job. They have not identified the suspect although they do have a suspect description.

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Answers Sought After Pastor's Brutal Murder

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A local family and church congregation are in mourning and searching for answers following the murder of a popular North Texas pastor.

The murder of 54-year-old Danny Kirk took place inside the Forest Hill church he founded. Police said Kirk was beaten to death with an electric guitar.  The suspect, identified by family members as Derrick Birdow, later died after police used a stun gun to restrain him.

Tuesday morning, Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church reopened.  Family and church members said they're trying to carry on the legacy of the slain pastor.

"We still have a lot of work to do at the church to make sure the church goes on.  I know that's what my son would want, he would want the church to go on," said Pastor Kirk's father-in-law, Melvin McClendson.

McClendson is grieving over the murder of his son-in-law.  There's a huge hole in McClendson's heart, the church that Kirk founded, and the pastor's family.  His wife is still in shock.

"She woke up this morning, and it all hit her all over again.  She's pretty much devastated.  We all are," said McClendson.

Investigators said a man rammed his car into the front door starting a violent rampage.  Police believe a 33-year-old man beat a church maintenance worker and broke his jaw.  The man then chased Kirk into the music room, grabbed an electric guitar as a weapon and used it to murder the pastor.

Officers said they had to use a stun-gun to disable the man.  Around 10 minutes later, officers said they went to check on him in the back of a squad car and he wasn't breathing.  He was declared dead at the hospital.

Now, church leaders are working to find forgiveness.

"We have to forgive that man and pray for his family because we can't hold that in our hearts," said associate minister James Spann.

Tuesday night, bible study will go on as planned at the church.

The medical examiner is investigating the suspect's cause of death. Despite the man's name being released by family, police have not officially released the suspect's name.

Birdlow, the man identified by his family members as the suspect, has a criminal history including possession of a controlled substance in 1999, domestic assault in 2000, driving while intoxicated in 2004 and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, also in 2004.
 

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Child Found on Roadway After Fatal Crash

Two people were killed Monday night when their Ford Taurus was hit by a pickup, police say.

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A child has been hospitalized and two adults have died after a violent crash in Dallas Monday night.

Dallas police say the driver of a pickup truck ran a red light and collided with three other cars at the intersection of Jim Miller Road and Military Parkway just before 9:30 p.m.

One of the vehicles, a Ford Taurus, slammed into a utility pole and a 6-year-old girl was ejected from the car. The child was found lying in the street and was transported to an area hospital where she was last listed in critical condition.

The two adults in the Taurus with the child died.  One of the adults has been identified as 43-year-old Lashun Russell from Dallas. The man in the car with Russell has not yet been identified.

Two other vehicles were involved in the collision. The driver of one of the vehicles escaped injury while the other driver was transported to an area hospital. Her condition is not known but she is expected to recover from her injuries.

The driver of the pickup truck, later identified as 33-year-old Leodegario Hernandez Juarez, suffered a possible broken wrist and was transported to Baylor Medical Center under police guard. 

Dallas police said Juarez tried to walk away from the crash but was held at the scene by a good Samaritan until police arrived.

Juarez was later charged with two charges of intoxication manslaughter and one charge of intoxication assault. Officials said he may face additional charges.

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