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🌱2 Killed In Arlington Home Invasion + Impending Election Challenges

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Posted Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 5:47 pm CT|Updated Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:56 pm CT

Hello, people of Irving! It's me again, Ash DeMello, your host of the Irving Daily.

First, today's weather:

A few t-storms, some severe. High: 83 Low: 71.

Here are the top five stories today in Irving:

Tragic news out of Arlington: Two residents were killed during a home invasion on Monday morning, March 11. Police say someone forced themselves into a home on Ivy Hill Drive, shooting two men who lived there. Another resident was injured, but she is still alive. The victims were identified as Matthew Thomas Stuart and his father, George Nitsche. (WFAA.com)
Memories of long wait times and worker shortages in March have Dallas County leaders scrambling ahead of the upcoming May elections. One 71-year-old Lancaster resident recalls waiting four hours to cast her vote, which some officials attribute to too few on-the-ground election workers and election judges. The shortage means fewer voting sites for the May 7 and 24 poll dates. (KERA News)
A Texas teen became the 3,000th patient to receive cancer treatment at a Las Colinas therapy center. The Texas Center for Proton Therapy marked the important milestone on Monday with 16-year-old Walker Huggins' final radiation treatment. Hear about the Midland teen's ordeal via FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Find out who are your wealthiest neighbors with a rundown of Dallas-Fort Worth residents who made Forbes' 2022 list of the world's richest people. (WFAA.com)
Hear from the parent of a transgender teen share their thoughts on the dissolved Genecis Clinic. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Irving:

Build-a-Bot @ West Irving Library - Ages 8 and up are invited to team up and work with a kit to build a robot! Registration required — call (972) 721-2691. (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
No Contact Trivia with Melody - Head to the Green Gator Las Colinas (340 West Las Colinas Boulevard #100) to test your smarts and not touch anyone. (7 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
Karaoke Wednesday @ Mama Tried Las Colinas - Express yourself through bad singing (or maybe fabulous singing, you diva!) alongside your favorite beverages. (8 p.m. - midnight)

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— Ash DeMello