A week after the gruesome murder of Noor Mukadam in Islamabad — an incident that has sparked national outcry over violence against women in Pakistan — the Jaffer family has issued a statement condemning the actions of primary suspect, Zahir Zakir Jaffer. “The Jaffer family extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Noor Mukadam. We pray her soul …

Irving police are asking for the public’s help finding a woman they say disappeared under “unusual circumstances.” Charina Marie Campuzano, 36, was last seen just before noon Tuesday heading west on the State Highway 114 service road near the Bush Turnpike. She is described as a Hispanic woman who is 5-7 and about 160 pounds, with shoulder-length black or brown …

The severe thunderstorm warning that affected parts of Tarrant County early Tuesday afternoon has expired, according to the National Weather Service. Earlier: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Tarrant County until 7:45 p.m. Gusts up to 60 mph are possible and could cause property damage, the weather service said, advising people to take shelter …

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course on its masking guidelines Tuesday, recommending face coverings even for vaccinated people in parts of the country where coronavirus is surging. North Texas is one of those places. Last Monday, Dallas and Tarrant counties reported their highest single-day totals since February. According to CDC data for last week, Dallas, Tarrant …

Dallas police arrested a man on a manslaughter charge after authorities say his high-speed crash led to the death of a man mowing a lawn. Luis Saulo Ronzon Ramirez, 22, was booked into the Dallas County jail Thursday and has since posted $50,000 bond. He did not have an attorney listed in court records. The crash occurred about 3:45 p.m. July …

Continuing his focus on the U.S.-Mexico border, Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered Texas National Guard members to assist the Department of Public Safety with arresting individuals on state charges related to illegal immigration. Abbott’s order in a letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard, comes after the governor’s original May 31 disaster declaration, which directed …

Garland has named Ayako Schuster to lead the city’s Economic Development Department. In her new role, she will focus on bringing new development and redevelopment partnerships to the city, according to a news release. Ayako Schuster, who began her work for Garland as an intern in 2000, was recently named as the city’s new Economic Development Director. Schuster began her …

Like many North Texans, Sarah Watkins followed federal advice and stopped wearing her mask after getting her COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year. But lately, as she watched the number of delta variant cases grow in the region, the 62-year-old retired Plano ISD principal started to have second thoughts. “I made the decision a week or two ago that I’d mask up …

GEORGETOWN — Defiantly, boldly even, leaders of a national push for new federal voting-rights laws gathered at a Lutheran church beside Interstate 35 in Georgetown late Tuesday to launch a reenactment of one of the civil rights movement’s most storied successes: three marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1965. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, founder of …

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday named 11 Senators to the Senate Select Committee on the Future of College Sports in Texas to study the economic and athletic impact the University of Texas’ decision to ditch the Big 12 will have on the state. The announcement landed the same day UT released a joint statement with the University …