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From The Newsroom: North Texas Air Quality; Experimental Hearing Implants

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A view of Fort Worth on a red ozone alert day.

The top local stories this morning from the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºroom: The American Lung Association released its annual . The Dallas-Fort Worth area ranks 7th on their list of most ozone-polluted metropolitan areas. 

Also, cochlear implants have helped many regain their hearing, but they don't work for everyone. Some are turning to an experimental procedure.

Finally, found that each day, 22 veterans take their own lives.

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You can listen to local stories from North Texas weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.