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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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Hurricane Sandy Affecting DFW Flights

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The departures board at the American Airlines terminal at LaGuardia airport shows a few cancellations, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in New York.

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Flights from DFW International Airport to New York and other cities were canceled Sunday and widespread disruptions are expected on Monday as Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on the Northeast.

"I feel very lucky, I'm very happy," said Peggy Viola of Keller after she landed at DFW from New York City's LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. "(I'm) back with with my husband and my family."

Viola used to live in New York City and went to visit relatives who are still there.

"It was very hard to leave my family," she said. "Of course we are going to be worried about them and want them to be safe."

Four Dallas mothers who took their sixth-grade daughters to New York for a sightseeing trip returned home on the same flight.

"It was scary," said one mother. "To think they're shutting down a major city like New York. We just wanted to get out."

DFW Airport spokesman David Magana said the airport is ready to assist travelers who may be stranded because of changing flight schedules.

Meanwhile, major airlines waived extra fees for changing flights because of the storm.

Fort Worth-based American Airlines said it would not charge a penalty for passengers who alter travel plans between now and Wednesday on flights to, from or through the Northeast.

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AA Reports Progress in Pilot Talks

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American Airlines is making "good progress" in three-week-old contract talks with pilots and will begin funding a new retirement plan to replace contributions to pilots' pension plans, a company executive said in a letter to pilots late Friday.

Senior Vice President Denise Lynn said the airline would begin paying 11 percent into a new 401K retirement program for pilots.

The pilots' pension plans end next month.

At the same time, the airline offered to increase the contribution to 14 percent if pilots approve a new contract.

"I believe good progress has been made and we are approaching a deal that the APA Board of Directors will soon agree to put out for a ratification vote," Lynn wrote to pilots.

Tom Hoban, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, said the union had no comment on the letter.

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More Cameras, Training for School With Indecency Arrest

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Plano ISD says it plans to add cameras to Hunt Elementary in Murphy and train teachers to deal with child indecency cases.

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Hunt Elementary parents said at a heated meeting that they want to know what is being done to prevent another case of sexual abuse after two separate allegations in two years.

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The Plano school district is putting safety measures in place after two incidents of suspected sexual abuse between a teacher and a student at a Murphy elementary school within two years.

Last week, Todd Reich, a gym teacher at Martha Hunt Elementary, was arrested on suspicion of indecency with a child.

His arrest came less than a year after a teacher at the school, Joseph Garbarini, was sentenced to more than 60 years for a similar incident.

On Tuesday, parents of students at Martha Hunt Elementary ripped into administrators for not putting safety measures into place.

Steve Cuny, a father of four students, said simple measures, such as more cameras and doors that allow people to look into rooms, were not in place in certain parts of the school.

Plano Independent School District Superintendent Richard Matkin told parents in a letter that he had heard their concerns and that changes were on the way.

"It was with the best of intentions that the district hosted the parent meeting on October 23 to connect the Hunt Elementary School parents and families with additional resources and information," he wrote. "I realize that many walked away from the meeting feeling unheard, and I want to convey my apologies for this sentiment."

The letter listed the following changes that schools officials plan to implement:

• Additional cameras will be added to gymnasiums and common areas. The current plan being implemented is to increase from 40 cameras to 88 cameras.
• All solid doors on offices and classrooms are currently being modified to contain glass/windows.
• Additional counseling staff will be assigned to the campus.
• A full‐time assistant principal will be assigned to the campus.
• All paper and window coverings will be removed from doors and interior windows. However, security systems for lock‐ins, lock‐downs and storm procedures will be followed when necessary.
• Members of the campus leadership team will be in every classroom on a daily basis.
• Training will be provided for Hunt Elementary School personnel related to the particular issues faced this month.
• The district will engage a third‐party review of its human resources practices and procedures to validate current processes.

Benjamin Conner, one of the concerned parents at the Tuesday meeting, said the changes would ease parents worries.

"The steps they outlined in the email were kind of exactly what we wanted to hear on Tuesday night," he said. "From my perspective, it's a step in the right direction. It's positive. People are excited to hear that there are safety measures being put in place."

Conner said he plans to make sure the district follows up on its word. He also mentioned that another meeting between parents and administrators is being planned.

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AA Reports Progress in Pilot Talks

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American Airlines is making "good progress" in three-week-old contract talks with pilots and will begin funding a new retirement plan to replace contributions to pilots' pension plans, a company executive said in a letter to pilots late Friday.

Senior Vice President Denise Lynn said the airline would begin paying 11 percent into a new 401K retirement program for pilots.

The pilots' pension plans end next month.

At the same time, the airline offered to increase the contribution to 14 percent if pilots approve a new contract.

"I believe good progress has been made and we are approaching a deal that the APA Board of Directors will soon agree to put out for a ratification vote," Lynn wrote to pilots.

Tom Hoban, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, said the union had no comment on the letter.

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Keller PD: Officer Shot Shoplifting Suspect During Struggle

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A police officer in Keller fatally shot a shoplifting suspect at a department store Thursday.

Officer Johnathon Hicks was called to the Kohl's in the 2000 block of South Main for a report of shoplifting.

Hicks was not working off-duty as security at the store.

Keller Police Chief Mark Hafner said a Kohl's employee detained the shoplifting suspect at the store. When Hicks arrived, the suspect began struggling with him and tried to get the his weapon, police said.

"He (the officer) feared for his life," Hafner said. "The suspect was grabbing for his weapon. He said he was going to kill him, and that is being corroborated right now by people who were shopping at the store."

Hafner said Hicks fired four shots at the 40-year-old suspect.

The man was not armed.

Kohl's employees were inside the store at the time of the shooting. None immediately able to answer questions about the shooting.

Hicks, a 10-year veteran of the Keller Police Department, is in the hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained to the chest.

The suspect, whose name was not released Thursday night, was transported by CareFlite to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he later died.

NBC 5's Greg Janda, Frank Heinz, Ken Kalthoff and Ellen Goldberg contributed to this report.

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Neighbor Injures Two Burglary Suspects

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The scene in front of the home on the 10000-block of Tulare Lane.

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A Fort Worth man told police he opened fire on two burglary suspects Thursday to protect the lives of police officers. One of the people he thought was an officer was actually a citizen ride-along, investigators say.

Police were dispatched to a home on the 10000 block of Tulare Lane for a burglary call at about 3:30 p.m.

The responding officer had a civilian observer in his car as part of a ride-along program. As the officer arrived at the scene, two people believed to be burglars were seen trying to leave the home.

One of the suspects got out of the vehicle and attempted to leave on foot, police said. The police officer remained in the car, as police said they are trained to do, but the citizen taking part in the ride-along jumped from the cruiser and began to chase the burglary suspect on foot.

Meanwhile, the burglary suspect who was still in the getaway car began driving toward the police cruiser, police said.

An armed neighbor who was aware of the burglary and standing nearby thought the lives of both the officer and the citizen -- whom he thought was a police officer -- were in danger.

"According to the neighbor, he felt like that the suspects [were] going to run over the plains-clothes detective who was in reality a citizen ride-in," Maj. Paul Henderson said.

The man opened fire on both burglary suspects, hitting them both, police said.

The shooting was originally believed to have involved Fort Worth police officers, but officers never fired a shot.

The two burglary suspects were taken to John Peter Smith Hospital. Both are expected to recover.

Police questioned the neighbor who fired the shots for several hours but did not arrest him.

Fort Worth police said they will now be reviewing their citizen ride-along program. People participating in ride-alongs are only supposed to watch, not become actively involved, police said.

"We don't like for that to happen," Henderson said.

NBC 5's Scott Gordon contributed to this report.

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