Twice a month, you can find Eric Kolb at the memory support center at the Villagio Senior Living facility in Carrollton. He sets up a TV and microphone while he greets residents gathering in the common room. Since he’s a regular visitor, he knows some of them by name. Kolb is preparing for an hourlong singalong, with classics like “She’ll …

Dallas-Fort Worth hit triple-digit heat for the first time this year on June 11, weeks ahead of the annual average, and weather experts say the 100-degree temperatures will linger throughout the summer. On Tuesday, the first day of summer, temperatures reached about 100 degrees and will climb up to 103 or 104 over the weekend. It leaves North Texans wondering what lies …

Our hot weather pattern will continue this week right through the weekend. High temperatures will range from the upper 90s to the low 100s. The hottest weather could be this weekend with highs of 100 to 104. An Air Quality Alert is in effect for today for the DFW area. People with respiratory issues should limit their time outside. Today is also an Ozone …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year. The Democratic president will also call on states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, according to a state-run news agency. Officials warned that the already grim toll would likely rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause severe …

Two independent researchers say they may have gotten to the bottom of what caused fish to fall from the sky late last year in Texarkana: bird regurgitation. Many in the east Texas town were shocked in late December when they found fish (later identified as shad) scattered on the streets and on their homes and cars following a storm. It wasn’t the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thirteen mayors from across Texas signed a letter with five reform measures they want to see state leaders address immediately in the wake of the tragedy in Uvalde. In the note, they call on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session. Mayors from San Antonio, Amarillo, Arlington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A killer got away after shooting a 29-year-old husband and father during what investigators believe was an attempted carjacking in northwest Harris County. It happened at about 7:07 p.m. Monday in the 10700 block of Brentway Drive near Jones Road. Family members say Sean Ramirez had just arrived home and was trying to pull into …

CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — Law enforcement discovered a body in northwest Harris County on Tuesday evening, according to investigators. At about 5:39 p.m., Precinct 4 constable deputies responded to the scene located in the 14800 block of Cascade Bend Lane. Constable Mark Herman asks the public to avoid the area after a man was found unresponsive. Investigators said is a …

HOUSTON, TEXAS (KTRK) — Law enforcement is investigating a major crash on the eastbound lanes of the S. Sam Houston Tollway at W. Airport, according to the Harris County Toll Road Authority. HCTRA said in a tweet that the major crash involves possible life-threatening injuries. Authorities warn drivers to expect delays as traffic is being diverted at the W. Airport …