Texas Rangers Court Shohei Ohtani, the Prize of Baseball’s Offseason

An eight-man delegation of Texas Rangers officials and personnel met with superstar Japanese pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to multiple reports from beat writers. The Rangers are one of seven teams remaining in the hunt for Ohtani, along with the Mariners, Angels, Padres,…

SMU Police Release Photos of Suspected White Nationalist Vandals

Over the weekend, an unknown group of suspects peppered Southern Methodist University’s Park Cities campus with white nationalist banners and posters opposing the LGBTQ community and urging white men to “reject the opioid beast.” Texas Vanguard, a white supremacist group, claimed responsibility online for putting up the material, posting photos…

It’s Time To Get on the UNT Football Bandwagon

Despite the school’s massive size — enrollment approached 38,000 in 2016 — and location in the nation’s biggest recruiting hotbed, the University of North Texas has never made a name for itself on the football field. The Mean Green have never won 10 games in a season and have frequently…

Cite-and-Release Starts Today in Dallas

Finally, after years of hard work by advocates and despite a last-minute push by Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Dallas Police Department officers will begin citing and releasing Dallas residents for marijuana possession Friday, rather than hauling them to jail. The way it works is simple: Get busted with…

North Texas Congressman Joe Barton Will Not Seek Re-election

Republican U.S. Representative Joe Barton, North Texas’ longest-serving House member, will not seek re-election in 2018. Barton’s decision comes amid pressure from fellow Republicans in North Texas and around the country after an explicit photo and suggestive texts from the congressman became public. “I am very proud of my public…

Glitch Leaves American Airlines Without Pilots for Thousands of Holiday Flights

Thousands of American Airlines in December flights face cancellation after a scheduling glitch allowed all pilots to take take vacations over the Christmas holiday, according to the Dallas-based airline’s pilot union. American acknowledged the glitch Wednesday but told the media and potential passengers that it intends to make sure all flights…

Two Days After the Cowboys Waived Him, Darren McFadden Retires

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden announced Tuesday afternoon that he’s quitting the NFL instead of finding another team after the Cowboys dropped him Sunday afternoon. The former University of Arkansas star’s decision comes in the midst of his 10th NFL season and marks a stark disappointment for both…

Police Chase Ends with Driver’s Death in Dallas

An unidentified man is dead after rolling his car several times at the conclusion of a police chase in Dallas on Tuesday, Garland police announced. Just after 3 a.m., Garland police officers spotted a gray Acura sedan heading south on Shiloh Road near Forest Lane. The car didn’t have a…

Man Shot at Parks Mall Called, Taunted Arlington Police First, Cops Say

A 21-year-old Arlington man’s weekend full of interactions with Arlington police ended with him being shot and taken to the hospital, police said Monday afternoon. An Arlington Police Department officer shot William Hall Dodd at the Parks Mall on Sunday after responding to a shoplifting call from a Sunglass Hut…

2017 Was a Banner Year for DFW Bank Robberies

According to the FBI, robbers raid about 300 Texas banks each year. This year’s numbers won’t come out until next summer, but DFW has seen a bumper crop of high-visibility or otherwise unusual bank capers. Let’s take a look at some of the most memorable. January: Serial robbers hit nine…

The 10 Greatest Dallas Athletes of All Time

It’s been a banner year for athletes who hail from Dallas. Given their contributions, it seems like a good time for an updated list of the greatest Dallas athletes of all time. A note about how this list was compiled: While athletes from Dallas’ immediate suburbs were fair game for the…

Mother of Dead Richardson Toddler Arrested for Child Endangerment

On Thursday afternoon, Richardson police arrested the mother of a toddler found dead in a culvert near her family’s home last month. Sini Mathews, the mother of Sherin Mathews, is in Richardson City Jail, charged with abandoning or endangering a child, a state jail felony. Police found Sherin Mathews body…