Dallas police need the public’s help finding a man they believed robbed two Metro PCS stores Wednesday morning in northwest Dallas. At about 10 a.m., according to DPD, a suspect rolled up to the discount cellphone carrier’s outlet in the 10900 block of Webb Chapel Road in a beige, early…
Ezekiel Elliott’s legal appeal of his six-game NFL suspension effectively ended last week when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow the Cowboys running back to continue playing as his case made its way through the federal judiciary. Even if Elliott eventually prevailed in his appeal against…
So close but so far away. Jody Warner, the Dallas County prosecutor fired for drunkenly berating an Uber driver over the weekend, nearly made it home before she and the driver had a falling out over directions. Shaun Platt, her Uber driver, ended Warner’s ill-fated ride Friday night about a…
An Arlington man shot by a Mesquite cop last week is finally out of the hospital, but questions remain about the shooting. Lyndo Jones told reporters Tuesday night after his release from Baylor Medical Center in Dallas that he was happy to be going home to see his kids and…
On Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed the growing crop of rumors that have sprung up in the midst of his fight against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, dismissing claims that his fellow owners are considering harsh punishments against Jones and the Cowboys. “I’ve had not one, not one, inkling…
The Dallas City Council did its required rubber-stamping Tuesday, signing off unanimously on a settlement that takes care of four of the six outstanding police and fire pay lawsuits against the city. The $62 million settlement takes care of the suits filed in Collin County by former Dallas police officers and…
Members of the Dallas City Council greeted Give Right-Dallas, Dallas city staff’s latest proposal to combat aggressive panhandling, with less-than-stellar reviews Monday. The plan, which would cost about $200,000, calls for a public education campaign that would encourage Dallas residents and visitors to give cash to homeless support organizations through…
Twelve apartments are still uninhabitable after a floor collapsed at a Denton student complex early Sunday morning. According to the Denton Fire Department, the flooring of a third-floor unit at The Ridge on Colorado Boulevard caved in during a party with at least 30 guests. Officials were forced to cut…
The city of Dallas will be two-thirds of the way to escaping one of its biggest financial threats, pending a Tuesday vote from the Dallas City Council. On Friday evening, the city announced that it has reached a settlement for about $62 million in four of the six police and…
The first trial stemming from the 2015 shootout between rival motorcycle clubs at a Waco Twin Peaks restaurant ended late Friday afternoon when state District Judge Matt Johnson declared a mistrial. Johnson made his decision after jurors told him three times that they were hopelessly deadlocked as to whether Jacob…
When new Dallas police Chief U. Renee Hall took over in September, she promised to look at the department from top to bottom. Last month, she announced plans to overhaul the Dallas Police Department’s command staff, drastically reducing the number of deputy and assistant chiefs serving under her. On Thursday,…
Dallas police announced Thursday afternoon that they’ve made an arrest in Monday’s robbery and murder of a 27-year-old woman at a Dollar General in East Oak Cliff. A yet-to-be identified 15-year-old is in police custody for allegedly killing Gabrielle Simmons, a mother of six. On Monday night, a suspect police…
Ezekiel Elliott will not take the field with his Cowboys teammates Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday afternoon that Elliott must begin serving his NFL-imposed suspension immediately, denying the running back’s request that the suspension be put on hold as he continues to…
Finally, as the Cowboys prepare for their week 10 clash with the Falcons in Atlanta, the biggest question mark hanging over their still-promising season is set to resolve itself. One way or another, Ezekiel Elliott’s legal battle with the NFL over the six-game suspension Roger Goodell handed him in August…
Wednesday’s cold, rainy morning was busy as usual for Dallas ISD and all of its students who take buses to get to school. But the nine school districts that receive bus service from Dallas County Schools will have to find new transportation after voters’ Tuesday night decision to shut down…
With all the anger and frustration Philip Kingston has caused his colleagues during his four years on the Dallas City Council, his critics around the horseshoe weren’t going to miss an opportunity to get in their licks when they could. And on Wednesday, with Kingston facing city ethics charges because…
As the final results in Texas’ off-year election rolled in last night, the city chalked up big victories for each of the 10 bond proposals placed on the ballot by the Dallas City Council. Seven amendments to the Texas Constitution were rubber stamped in Dallas and around the state, as…
Dallas police are searching for a suspect after a Monday night robbery and murder at a Dollar General store in south Oak Cliff. At about 7:30 p.m., according to police, a man walked into the store with a gym bag and a pistol. He was wearing jeans with jagged cutouts on…
A trucker started a lethal chain of events early Tuesday morning when he stopped his semi on U.S. 75, parking it in the middle northbound lane of the freeway. It’s driver, Dwayne Simon, 37, didn’t put his flashers on, police say, he just left the truck there, in the dark…
Four-term Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez is considering challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott next November. If she throws her hat in the ring, she’ll be the first major Democratic contender for the governor’s mansion in 2018. If Valdez wins, she’ll be Texas’ third female governor, first Hispanic governor and first…
Despite Monday’s 70-something degree respite, the first week of November has been among the hottest in Dallas’ recorded history. Three times, temperatures have cracked 90 degrees at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Before this year, 89 was the highest Dallas’ mercury had ever reached in November. According the National Weather Service,…
This week, Texans will head to the polls for the state’s off-year constitutional amendment election. Dallas County residents, especially those who live in Dallas, will do some electoral heavy lifting as they vote on the city’s $1.05 billion bond package and a controversial measure that could change the way school…
