🔥 Dallas warehouse fire, Don Hill, boy scouts: Your Monday morning roundup

Here are the top headlines of the morning. [Here are the top headlines of the morning.]  [Dallas News](  Morning Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( May 15, 2017 By [Dennis Jansen]( Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🏭 Weather: [Air Quality Alert for ozone levels](. Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 90° 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here](. (Ron Baselice/The Dallas Morning News) Dallas Fire crews extinguish 4-alarm blaze at produce warehouse Fire crews extinguished [a large fire at the American Fresh Produce warehouse]( Sunday in South Dallas near Interstate 45. The fire spread heavy black smoke across the city's skyline and took about 90 firefighters nearly three hours to put it out. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile: Dozens of people gathered in downtown Dallas outside City Hall on Sunday [to voice their opposition to the state's new sanctuary cities law](, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed off on last week. Don Hill talks to the media as he walks with his wife Sheila Farrington Hill, not pictured, as they prepare to enter the Earle Cabell Federal Courthouse in Downtown Dallas, for sentencing on Feb. 26, 2010. (Michael Ainsworth/The Dallas Morning News) Don Hill, former Dallas City Council member convicted of bribery, dies Former Dallas City Council member Don Hill, [whose corruption case became the largest in Dallas history](, died Saturday at 65. Hill received a diagnosis of Stage 4 prostate cancer two years ago and was granted "compassionate" release from a federal prison in North Carolina on Friday. He had been serving 18 years for bribery after a conviction in 2009. In Washington: Why Attorney General Jeff Sessions' push for longer prison terms [complicates Texas Sen. John Cornyn's prospects]( for FBI director post. Letters to the editor: [Donald Trump's firing of  James Comey triggers outrage and scorn](. In this July 22, 2013, file photo, an 11-year-old boy looks over a Boy Scout-themed Norman Rockwell exhibition at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer/The Associated Press) Boy Scouts to lose 185,000 Mormon members as church starts own program The ranks of the Boy Scouts of America will soon be shrinking by close to 200,000. On Thursday, the Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of troops in the U.S., said it would be starting its own scouting-like program and [pulling as many as 185,000 older youths from the Irving-based organization](. Saying it wants a new, simplified program of its own that is more closely tailored to Mormon teenagers, the church announced that boys ages 14 to 18 will no longer participate in the Boy Scouts starting next year. The church said the decision will affect 185,000 teens, while the Boy Scouts put the number at 130,000. Previously: How the Boy Scouts, Texas and an oil giant [shaped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson](. (Stephen Spillman/Special Contributor) Photo of the morning DeSoto's Bryannia Murphy celebrates finishing first in the Class 6A girls 4x400-meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet in Austin on Saturday. Powered by another strong performance in the relays, [the Eagles defended their Class 6A title]( at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Sports highlights - Cowboys: Did the Cowboys just find [their next Tony Romo?]( - Mavericks: Why Mark Cuban wishes NBA lottery [was based on money, not luck](. - Wings: [Takeaways from Wings' season-opening win](. - Stars: 'Good karma' and 'good decisions' [have made for a great Dallas Stars offseason](. - Rangers:  The Texas Rangers are streaking in the right direction [and the explanation is actually quite simple](. - UFC:  Fort Worth's James Vick [makes his fight look easy at UFC 211](. - Golf: 35 years later, [the AT&T Byron Nelson says farewell]( to Four Seasons Las Colinas. Finally, Plan your week: [Here are our recommendations for things to do Monday through Friday](. 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [djansen@dallasnews.com](mailto:djansen@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Ello](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2017 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [508 Young St., Dallas, TX 75202](#)