Two members of the Dallas City Council seem to be keen on some kind of centralized gateway to homeless services and emergency housing.
Multiple DFW Fire-Rescue Crews Fight Fire that Destroyed 200+ Acres
A massive fire spreading through Wise County on February 14 threatened to damage homes and livestock in the area. Boyd Fire-Rescue arrived at County Road 4698 after receiving a call from a town...
High School Shooting Suspect Indicted on 3 Counts of Attempted Murder
An 18-year-old student allegedly involved in the October 2021 Timberview High School shooting was indicted on three counts of attempted murder on February 11. According to previous reports by The...
By Mary Dada | Feb 16, 2022
Man Barricades Self in Apartment after Allegedly Holding Woman Captive
Duncanville Police took a man into custody following a domestic violence incident on February 14. Officers arrived at the 1300 block of South Main Street in Duncanville around 1:15 a.m. after a...
Missing Texas Man and Daughter Found Safe in Mexico
A 49-year-old father and his 9-year-old daughter were located safe on February 14 in Coahuila, Mexico, more than two weeks after they were reported missing. Hector and Luna Flores were last seen on...
City Opens New and Improved Animal Shelter
The City of Garland opened its new $12 million animal shelter on February 11. The 23,000-square-foot facility, located at 1902 State Highway 66, is more than twice the size of the previous shelter,...
By Mary Dada | Feb 15, 2022
Man Arrested Who Allegedly Shot Woman Before Dropping Her at Hospital
Dallas Police arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old woman who was dropped off at a hospital on February 11. According to a report posted on DPD Beat, 31-year-old...
By Mary Dada | Feb 15, 2022
Woman Challenges Police for Failing to Investigate Recovered Stolen Car
The mother of a teenager who had her car stolen in Fort Worth is pushing police to find the suspect's other victims after finding multiple other people's belongings left inside the vehicle....
By Mary Dada | Feb 15, 2022
Valentineโs Day Party Shooting Leaves Two Teenagers Dead
Two teenagers, 13-year-old Kory Smith and 19-year-old Simieon Joseph, were left dead after a shooting occurred during a Valentine's Day party on February 11 in Fort Worth. According to the Fort...
Dallas Fire Takes Four Hours to Extinguish
On Sunday February 13, Dallas Fire-Rescue battled a fire for nearly four hours in Far North Dallas. When the rescuers arrived close to 2 a.m. at Frankford and Preston Roads, they discovered smoke...
Umpire Arrested for Bringing Crystal Meth to Little League Tournament
Deputies at the Harris County Constable Precinct 5 arrested umpire Brent Thrasher after he allegedly brought crystal meth to a little league baseball game on February 12. The incident occurred about...
Aquarium Facing Lawsuit over 2-Year-Old Allegedly Bitten by Giant Otter
Dallas World Aquarium is facing a lawsuit after allegations that one of its giant otters bit a 2-year-old girl in 2019, leaving her with permanent scars. According to The Dallas Morning News, the...
By Mary Dada | Feb 15, 2022
Two Men in Stable Condition after their Car is Shot with Over 70 Rounds
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office reported two men were left in critical condition after two gunmen shot over seventy rounds into the vehicle they were occupying around 11:15 p.m. On February 12,...
City Council Approves Plan for New $2 Billion Convention Center
The Dallas City Council approved a plan to demolish the Kay Bailey Hutchison Dallas Convention Center and build a new $2 billion convention center as part of a possible convention district just west...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
City Council Approves Purchase of License-Plate-Reading Camera System
The Dallas Police Department will soon receive eighty new license-plate-reading cameras, which will be mounted around the city to track vehicles 24 hours per day. The Dallas City Council approved...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
Drive-By Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead, Police Searching for Suspect
The Irving Police Department is looking for the man who killed 19-year-old Thayrion Mason in a drive-by shooting at an intersection on February 10. Irving Police said the incident occurred in the...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
Police Report Drop in Fraudulent Tags at TxDMV Board Meeting
Top law enforcement agencies reported a decline in tag frauds in Texas during a TxDMV board meeting in Austin on February 10. During the meeting, a detective with the Travis County Constableโs...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
Arrest Warrants Issued for 2 Police Officers Accused of Injuring Protesters
According to a news release by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, arrest warrants have been filed for two police officers accused of injuring protesters during the May 2020 protests. The...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
Cockfighting Investigation Leads to 133 Birds Seized by SPCA and Police
A total of 133 birds were seized by the Dallas police and the SPCA of Texas on February 12 in connection to a cockfighting investigation. All of the birds were found on a southeast Dallas property,...
Laโdarrion Blanton, Listed as a ‘Critical Missing’ Person, Found
Laโdarrion Blanton went missing in Dallas on February 11, and was listed by the Dallas Police Department as a critical missing person. The Dallas Police Department later announced that the...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022
Hit-and-Run Leaves Person Dead, Fort Worth Police Searching for Vehicle
The Fort Worth Police Department is looking for a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in South Fort Worth on February 13 during a hit-and-run. In a post made on Twitter, the Fort Worth...
By Mary Dada | Feb 14, 2022