Thirty pianists will perform in the 16th Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth. The event has been held every four years since its inception in 1962. This year, the pianists will compete for...
Local Woman’s Rare Tumor Causes Rare Side Effect
An original diagnosis of diabetes was later found to be a rare, lemon-sized tumor. It was discovered after an emergency surgery resulting from two heart attacks that nearly ended 46-year-old...
By Mary Jones | May 3, 2022
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Celebrates Dallas Opening With $1 Scoops
On May 7, Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will open its first store in Dallas, just in time for summer. Until now, Dallas residents could only find the luxury ice cream brand in the freezer...
By Amy Jones | May 3, 2022
Amazon Granted Hearing That Could Overturn Union Vote
Amazon has been granted a hearing that could overturn a union election held last month at a company warehouse in New York, according to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Employees in...
College Students Killed in Crash After Storm Chasing
After chasing storms in Kansas, three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a car accident as they were returning to Oklahoma last Friday. According to the Oklahoma Department of...
Man Nearly Paralyzed Following Dallas Concert Shooting
A month has passed since a shooting at a Dallas concert. As reported by The Dallas Express, sixteen people were shot when an event in southeast Oak Cliff went wrong on April 3, leaving one dead. One...
Musk Buying Twitter Sparks Questions About Regulations for Social Media
David Zurawik, journalist and assistant professor of communications and media studies at Goucher College, appeared on a panel Sunday on CNN that spoke about Elon Musk purchasing Twitter. During the...
Downtown Park Reopens After $20.1 Million Renovation
Downtown Dallas has turned an almost 6-acre piece of property into a revamped park featuring artwork for visitors to enjoy. Carpenter Park reopens on May 3 as the latest of many renovations to...
Texas County Election Voided After Miscast Votes
In Liberty County, northeast of Houston, a two-way race in the Republican primary was decided by five votes. The results prompted the losing candidate to file a lawsuit alleging election fraud, and...
Southwest Shows Net Loss for Q1
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines reported a $278 million net loss for the first quarter of the year, but officials said a strong March saw the company return to pre-pandemic levels, and they expect a...
ARPA Funds Can Be Used to Lower Taxes
Funds that states received as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for COVID-19 pandemic relief can now be used for tax cuts, according to a ruling from the United States District Court for...
Two Local Teens Killed in Head On Collision
On April 29, two North Texas teens were killed in a head-on collision. The teens, Crystal and Andres Pineda, were brother and sister. According to WFAA, Crystal, 16, and Andres, 15, were driving to...
Dallas Challenging Lawsuit Against Officers in Tony Timpa Case
The City of Dallas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Tony Timpa’s family from filing a civil case against the Dallas officers allegedly involved in his death after the Fifth Circuit Court of...
By Mary Dada | May 3, 2022
Supreme Court Draft Opinion Hints at Overturning Roe v. Wade
An initial draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court indicates that it may be poised to strike down the historic Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, which ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a...
By Pete Griffin | May 3, 2022
Canceling Student Loans Could Increase Inflation
According to reports, President Joe Biden is seriously considering forgiving many student loans, and a move on the matter is expected in the next several weeks. However, some analysts warn that...
Councilman Thomas Responds to Crime Score Increase
Though the City of Dallas as a whole saw a 1.3% decrease in crime when comparing March of last year to March of 2022, over half of its fourteen districts saw an increase in their crime scores....
Spirit Declines JetBlue’s Offer, Sticks with Frontier
Spirit Airlines rejected an offer by JetBlue Airways, deciding to stay with the deal offered by Frontier Airlines. In a letter released Monday from Spirit to JetBlue, the low-cost airline determined...
Two Teachers Recognized for Teacher Appreciation Week
On April 29, Dallas Independent School District recognized two teachers for their hard work in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. Shari Harrington and Grace Barber both teach at the School of...
Couple Ties the Knot on Southwest Airlines Flight
Love was in the air for a couple from Oklahoma as they exchanged wedding vows aboard a Southwest Airlines plane on April 24. According to a post on Southwest Airlines' Facebook page, Pam Patterson...
By Mary Dada | May 2, 2022
GCISD School Board Discusses Policy Tackling CRT, Gender Identity
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD's school board held a heated debate and discussion on April 25 about a proposed policy that would ban the district from teaching about critical race theory (CRT), gender...
Moderna Applies for Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids
On Thursday, vaccine manufacturer Moderna sought emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for newborns, toddlers, and young children. It is an anticipated step toward making doses...