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A wide range of topics both local and national topped the viewing charts on CBSDFW.com throughout 2018. Here's a look back at the stories that caught the eyes of readers all over the world.
A Southwest Airlines flight with service scheduled from Seattle to Dallas had to turn around after the crew discovered a human heart had been left onboard.
Federal safety officials plan to question representatives from engine maker CFM International and Boeing about the fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines jet this year.
Federal transportation authorities will hold an investigative hearing next week related to the explosion of a Southwest Airlines plane engine over Pennsylvania earlier this year.
Put away your credit and debit cards. All passengers traveling on WiFi-enabled Southwest Airlines planes will no longer have to pay a $5 fee to watch in-flight movies.
A man accused of touching a woman's leg and trying to play "footsies" with her on a flight has been charged with simple assault.
In the lawsuit, the former worker claims the room at Houston's Hobby Airport existed for several years before it was renovated.
A passenger on Southwest Airlines flights from Dallas to Houston to Harlingen and back late last month was diagnosed with measles.
A judge has tossed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Southwest Airlines violated the law by requiring that certain employees use fingerprints to sign into and out of work.
Southwest Airlines is making changes to its emotional service animal and trained service animal policy.
The airline said it will discontinue giving out peanuts on Wednesday, August 1 to ensure a better experience for people with peanut allergies.
Southwest Airlines says cracks in fan blades like the flaw blamed for a fatal accident have been found at other airlines.
Southwest Airlines overcame rising fuel prices to top profit expectations, though an in-flight disaster in which a passenger died had an adverse effect on revenue.
"It is an unnecessary step that will disappoint many of Southwest's customers," the National Peanut Board said in a statement.
The airline will discontinue giving out peanuts on August 1 to ensure a better experience for people with peanut allergies.
The fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines flight this spring appears to be hurting the Dallas carrier's business more than expected. The company reduced advertising after the accident.
Cal Berkeley head basketball Lindsay Gottlieb says she was confronted by a Southwest Airlines employee who questioned her relationship to her biracial son before she could board a flight.
A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday after the cabin started losing pressure.
Southwest Airlines says a flight from Nashville, Tennessee, had to make an unscheduled landing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The pilots of a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines jet struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew apart at 32,000 feet over Pennsylvania last month.
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced the jet to land.
Experts say there have been 26 failures of the outer window pane in the entire worldwide service history of the Boeing 737.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Newark made an emergency landing in Cleveland due to a busted window.
President Trump hailed the pilot for doing an "incredible job" landing the aircraft. He said "our hearts break" for the passenger who was killed.
The Mesquite Fire Department officially opened Station 8 on Wednesday morning.
Carter Junior High School is becoming piles of rubble, but the memories of what happened inside the walls will live on, thanks to what remained inside seven plastic bottles.
Families displaced by the blast are still struggling with basic needs – from cooking meals to accessing hot water – while repairs and answers remain elusive, the lawmaker says.
Every day, you can find Dallas for Change on the ground serving the homeless community cold drinks and other supplies as the triple-digit heat continues to smother the region.
Mayra Velasquez posted a $450,000 bond and has strict guidelines to follow to remain free.
The Mesquite Fire Department officially opened Station 8 on Wednesday morning.
Carter Junior High School is becoming piles of rubble, but the memories of what happened inside the walls will live on, thanks to what remained inside seven plastic bottles.
Families displaced by the blast are still struggling with basic needs – from cooking meals to accessing hot water – while repairs and answers remain elusive, the lawmaker says.
Every day, you can find Dallas for Change on the ground serving the homeless community cold drinks and other supplies as the triple-digit heat continues to smother the region.
Mayra Velasquez posted a $450,000 bond and has strict guidelines to follow to remain free.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A growing number of solar customers across the country have been left in limbo following a company's closure or bankruptcy.
Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration, ICE sources tell CBS News.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
Audio recordings that former President Joe Biden fought for years to keep private have now been released.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Texas health officials are urging families to safely wash, handle and cook produce as Cyclospora cases rise.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
Spikes Under the Lights organizers announced the matchups Tuesday for the Aug. 27 event at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is a soccer legend from Mexico, with an impressive career thus far.
Jones spoke from Oxnard, Calif. on the eve of 2026 Dallas Cowboys training camp.
"We've just always loved each other so much that it was always that that mattered the most," said Kyle Branch.
"I always knew I wanted to audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders ever since I was a little, little girl."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
