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An 18-year-old woman is missing in Rowlett just days before she was set to head off to college.Rowlett Missing WomanCamilla Fuentes was last seen around 4:30 p.m. this past Thursday.Her family thought she went to work and became worried when she did not return home. They later found her car in the parking lot outside the restaurant where she works in North Garland. The car was parked just outside the view of the restaurant’s security cameras. Her keys, phone, Apple watch and Air Pods were all still inside. However, Fuentes’s laptop and iPad are missing. She also has not used her debit card or bank accounts.Fuentes boss said she did not have a shift on Thursday. She did miss her shift on Friday.Fuentes is a 2026 graduate of the Hockaday School. Her family told FOX 4 she was set to move on Wednesday for her first semester at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.They called her disappearance out of character and said she was very excited about going off to college to study civil engineeri
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A woman who was one of three people killed in an Oak Cliff apartment explosion was honored on Tuesday by Dallas County leaders.Sylvia Collins was remembered by the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court as someone who fought for the community.Sylvia Collins Community RoomCollins was one of three people killed back in May when her apartment building exploded.She leaves behind quite a legacy through her community. And on Tuesday, Dallas County Commissioners made it known that the county will rename a community room at the Oak Cliff Government Center in her honor.Collins spent decades fighting for voter engagement, civil rights, and neighborhood affairs. Commissioners Theresa Daniels and Elba Garcia spoke about Collins’ impact."She most definitely had an impact on all of Dallas County. So, you can see a very nice community activist will be honored with a room. A room is going to be named in recognition of all that she has done," Daniels said."She loved democracy. She was always asking people
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An Extreme Heat Warning for most of North Texas has been extended through at least Wednesday evening.But the sweltering late-summer conditions did not prevent students from moving into their dorms at the University of Texas at Dallas on Tuesday.Extreme Heat WarningThe National Weather Service has officially extended the Extreme Heat Warning for most of North Texas through 8 p.m. on Wednesday.The advisories are expected to remain in place throughout the end of the week with afternoon high temperatures climbing above 105 degrees.The next opportunity for rain or a weak frontal boundary arrives on Friday, though the ridge of high pressure is likely to maintain above-normal temperatures well into next week.In other words, don’t expect a break from the heat any time soon.Fire DangerWhile the air feels drier, that low humidity combined with intense heat increases the potential for grass fires and wildfire activity through the middle of the week.SKY 4 flew over at least one grass fire on Pione
