Here are some East Dallas news bites from around the web:

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White Rock Lake received a shoutout from WFAA in its story about flooding.

WFAA wrote about a 2-year-old from East Dallas who had to say goodbye to his first friend, the recycling man, who he affectionately calls “O’Dee.”

The Dallas Morning News says neighbors met with Dallas ISD administrators, police and trustee Dan Micciche to hash out some issues with truant students from Gaston Middle School.

A man and a woman were killed this week during a motorcycles crash while racing in East Dallas. Read more on CBS DFW.

Look out for these prowlers mentioned in a post by NBC DFW.