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A Digital Producer for NBC Dallas- Fort Worth. I contribute to the NBC 5 newscasts, website, and social media accounts including breaking news, sports and entertainment stories. I studied Journalism at Grambling State University and served as a newscast producer in Dallas for several years before joining NBC 5. I am also a part of the NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) organization and have won two Lone Star Emmy Awards during my career journey.

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Jerry Jones Responds to LeBron James' Concerns on Media Coverage, Resurfaced 1957 Photo

Jerry Jones Responds to LeBron James' Concerns on Media Coverage, Resurfaced 1957 Photo

Jerry Jones has responded to LeBron James' questioning toward the media for failing to ask him his feelings a…

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'It's a Christmas Miracle': Fort Worth Woman Reunited With Family 51 Years After Kidnapping

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Former Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Death of Atatiana Jefferson

Former Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Death of Atatiana Jefferson

Aaron Dean shot and killed the 28-year-old woman inside her home after a neighbor called a nonemergency polic…

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6 Dead After 2 Planes Crash Mid-Flight During Airshow in Dallas, Victims Identified

6 Dead After 2 Planes Crash Mid-Flight During Airshow in Dallas, Victims Identified

Here's what we know about the plane crash that happened mid-air during the "Wings of Dallas" air show at Dall…

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Louis Vuitton Chooses Dallas as the Destination For Fashion Show

Louis Vuitton Chooses Dallas as the Destination For Fashion Show

The Paris fashion house will bring its 'Cruise 2023' collection to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science for…

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Cowboys sign CB Trevon Diggs to five-year, $97 million contract extension

Cowboys sign CB Trevon Diggs to five-year, $97 million contract extension

Diggs' rookie contract was scheduled to expire in March. Instead, he'll earn an annual average of $19.4 milli…

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High-profile attorneys join Karmelo Anthony appeal effort

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By Ahraya Burns Verified
| KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX) Verified
A high-profile legal team announced Monday that it will represent Karmelo Anthony as he appeals his murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in the death of Frisco teenager Austin Metcalf. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Anthony filed a pauper's oath requesting court-appointed legal assistance, saying he could no longer afford an attorney. The filing came the same day Anthony notified the court of his intent to appeal.
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Dallas Mavericks and Jason Kidd mutually agree to part ways

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By Ahraya Burns Verified
| KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA) Verified
NBC Universal, Inc. Fans reacted with confusion and frustration after the Dallas Mavericks announced they had mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Jason Kidd. Some pointed to recent front office changes and the Luka Doncic trade as uncertainty grows around the franchise’s future. NBC 5’s Jala Washington has more. The Dallas Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday.
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Dallas Mavericks and Jason Kidd mutually agree to part ways

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By Ahraya Burns Verified
| KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX) Verified
The Dallas Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday. The Mavericks said the organization will immediately begin a “comprehensive search” for its next head coach. “Jason has had a meaningful impact on the Dallas Mavericks, both as a Hall of Fame player and as the head coach who helped lead this franchise back to the NBA Finals,” Mavericks President Masai Ujiri said in a statement.
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