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Best Public Beaches For A DFW Summer Day

Within an hour’s drive, DFW folks can dip their toes in the cool, refreshing waters of many sandy shores and both reservoir and natural-spring fed lakes.

2013/06/08

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Best Party Rentals In DFW

Your child is going to be another year older, and it’s time to get creative and find something fun for your family. Here are the five of the best places to help you plan your party in the DFW area.

2013/06/07

Backyard Olympics: How To Have Your Own Field Day

Give your kids a summer day filled with friends, fitness and fun! Organizing a Backyard Olympics can be as simple or complex as you want to make it, so don’t be afraid to dive in and indulge your kids with a field day of their own!

2013/06/03

What Fatherhood Means Through The Eyes Of Five Year Olds

How did your daddy get the job of “Father?” Is it a hard job, or a fun one? Find out what fatherhood looks like through a child’s eyes.

2013/06/03

Furry friends eat for free thanks to Preston Forest Animal Hospital. (credit: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images)

Free Friday: May 31, 2013

What’s better than Friday? Free Friday! Here’s a look at what you can do this weekend for free. Enjoy!

2013/05/31

A sales person demonstates a Taser gun at the Nations Gunshow on November 21, 2009 in Chantilly, Virginia. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Man Dies After Police Tase Him; Family Puzzled

Relatives of a man who was killed after police entered his home and tased him are struggling to come to terms with how he died.

2013/05/27

Detail showing the head of the bronze statue of a Boxer at Rest 30 January 2008 at the Old Museum in Berlin. The statue from the 1st century BC, a loan of the National Museum of Rome, was found in the year 1885 in Rome and is probably of Greek origin. Many details, such as swollen ears and scratches in his face, bring out the nature of the boxer's occupation. (credit: MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)

Free Fridays: May 17

Enjoy Late Nights at The Dallas Museum of Art, the Dallas Fort Worth Ultimate Women’s Expo or the Trinity River Wind Festival. The best part? It’s free!

2013/05/17

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Family Fun At Grapevine’s Main Street Days

The 29th annual Main Street Days festival in Grapevine begins on Friday, and continues through Saturday and Sunday. CBS 11 News got to preview the big event before it opened on Friday morning.

2013/05/17

(credit: Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau website)

Free Fridays: 5/3

Enjoy this weekend’s listings of fun, free events from CBS 11 Entertainment reporter, Teresa Frosini.

2013/05/03

Cedric Ricks (credit: Garvin County Jail)

Protective Order Against Bedford Stabbing Suspect Expired

The suspect in a double murder of a mother and her 8 year-old refused extradition from Oklahoma and will remain in an Oklahoma jail until Texas authorities obtain a warrant from Governor Rick Perry.

2013/05/02

Cause Of Fiery Crash Under Investigation

Three people, including a teenager were killed in a fiery crash in Northwest Fort Worth on Sunday afternoon. I

CBS 11–2013/04/28

Best Swim Classes In DFW

Want to be cool this summer? Check out the best places in the DFW area for swimming classes. Introduce your family to the best way to keep cool this summer.

2013/04/26