Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson decried the “partisan” attempt to oust him and the local media coverage that seemingly endorsed the effort.
Man Falls from Overpass Allegedly Due to Alcohol Consumption
A man was seriously injured on Monday after unintentionally falling from an overpass in southeast Fort Worth. Just after 5 a.m. on July 11, Fort Worth police were dispatched to an elevated bridge...
Loop 820 Bridge to Be Demolished This Weekend
Travelers in the Hurst and North Richland Hills areas of the metroplex can expect some traffic flow changes this weekend. Southbound traffic on I-820 will shift to a new bridge crossing over State...
By Amy Jones | Jul 15, 2022
Stein Sues Dallas County for Alleged Suppression of Free Speech
Alex Stein has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Dallas County, Clay Jenkins, and John Wiley Price for unlawfully removing him from a public...
Man Dies in Dallas Fire, Two People Displaced
One man died following a house fire in South Dallas on Tuesday evening. On July 13, around 7 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the report of a fire in the 2600 block of Hudspeth Avenue. The...
Dallas Mayor Announces Initiatives Trying to Combat Rising Crime
As he mentioned during his 2019 campaign, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is attempting to make public safety one of his top priorities. Mayor Johnson recently launched a "Summer of Safety" campaign to...
Local Community Supports Family that Lost Four in Train Collision
Community members rallied together over the weekend to support a grieving family. On the morning of June 26, Mercedes Borquez Ahuyon, her four children with husband Chris Ahuyon, and her mother...
Two Brothers Happily Adopted Together by Local Family
When two boys were highlighted on WFAA's Wednesday's Child program three years ago, the siblings expressed their earnest desire to be adopted together. "I just wanna be adopted because I want to...
DFW Woman Argues Fetus Should Count as Passenger in HOV Lane
A pregnant Texas woman has recently gained attention after she counted her unborn child as a passenger when police pulled her over in a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane. On June 29, 32-year-old...
4-Year-Old Dies After Dog Attack in South Dallas
A 4-year-old Dallas girl is dead after an alleged dog attack in the southern part of the city on Saturday, WFAA reported. Police responded to the attack around 8 a.m. in the 5600 block of Bluffman...
By Matt Farrell | Jul 11, 2022
Dallas Officers Remembered Six Years After Ambush
Five Dallas officers who died in the line of duty six years ago were remembered in a special ceremony on Thursday by members of the Dallas Police Department and the victims' families. During a...
Local PD Offering Youth Sports Summer Camps
The Irving Police Department is offering some fun and free summer camps for kids during July. The Irving Police Department and the Police Athletic League (PAL) is hosting "Kicks" soccer summer camps...
Two Dallas County Residents Win Lottery
Two North Texas residents recently won big in the Texas Lottery. One person is a Dallas resident who won $1 million playing the scratch-off ticket game “Money.” The other person is a Balch Springs...
By Mary D | Jul 9, 2022
Water Utilities Spoofing Scam Throughout Dallas
Amidst an increase in fraud attempts, the Financial Investigations Unit of the Dallas Police Department is warning people about a fraud scheme in which the Dallas Water Utilities' main telephone...
By Mary Dada | Jul 9, 2022
Dallas County Hosting 6th Expunction Expo
Dallas County is holding its sixth annual Expunction Expo. The event allows people with a criminal history to possibly have their records expunged or deleted. Last year's Expunction Expo brought in...
By Amy Jones | Jul 9, 2022
K-9 Retires from Dallas PD After Terminal Diagnosis
A beloved canine that has been a part of the Dallas police workforce for the last seven years completed his final shift on Wednesday. Marcos, a Dallas Police K-9, is retiring due to a terminal...
Dallas Nonprofit Requests Donations for ‘Beat the Heat Kits’
OurCalling, a Dallas-based non-profit organization, is requesting donations to help homeless individuals survive the heat as triple-digit temperatures continue in the city. As reported by The Dallas...
CLEAR Alert Issued for Missing 58-Year-Old
The Irving Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating 58-year-old Victor Robert Vasquez, who has been missing since Monday. The department issued a CLEAR alert for Vasquez on...
By Mary Dada | Jul 8, 2022
Sleeping Family’s DFW Home Hit by Dozens of Bullets
Dozens of bullets hit a family's apartment home in Carrollton after it was targeted in what could be a case of mistaken identity. The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 29, at around 1:30 a.m. at...
By Mary Dada | Jul 7, 2022
Blind and Partially Blind People Join Dallas’ 311 Team
Seven blind people were hired this month to join the City of Dallas’ 311 hotline group. The development is part of the three-year contract between Envision Dallas and the city council to hire blind...
By Mary Dada | Jul 7, 2022
New Tech Lets Local Police Visually Reconstruct Accident Scenes
The Richardson Police Department is adopting cutting-edge technologies to conduct quicker investigations. One such technology is the FARO 3D laser scanner, which can capture "image points" in a...