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Hot Headlines Lead Off Hot Weekend

Here are a few things to know on what promises to be a hot Friday.

1. We could be in for a wet weekend, starting even before quittin’ time today.

According to the National Weather Service, there is a 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Otherwise, we should see partly sunny skies with a high near 96 and heat index values as high as 101. That 30-percent chance of rain and T-storms will remain until about 2 a.m. Your overnight forecast calls for mostly cloudy, skies and a low near 72.

Showers and thunderstorms will remain a possibility throughout the weekend, with forecasters putting the greatest chances of such weather on Saturday afternoon, where the odds are 50/50 we could see the wet stuff. In addition to the potential for such weather throughout the weekend, expect temps to vary little from Friday’s forecasted numbers.

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2. A Dallas woman was rescued early Thursday from a house fire. .

3. For those who keep an eye on local deaths and funeral arrangements, we aim to update you on such announcements from the funeral homes each evening. .

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4. There is plenty to do this weekend. A free movie under the stars , while The Dallas Theater on Saturday. Or perhaps you want to make some time to check out some . The choice, of course, is yours.

5. If a trip to the movie theater is in your future, we’ll be giving you the skinny later today on one of this weekend’s big releases in the latest “Dinner and a Movie” feature. We’ll bring you that and more right here on our site, so as one might say, stay tuned.


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