A woman escaped with minor injuries after she was attacked early Monday while jogging in a Frisco neighborhood. The 54-year-old victim said someone dressed in black assaulted her about 6:20 a.m. as she ran by him in the 1500 block of Kingfisher Lane in the area of the Trails Parkway and Crockett Drive. She said that he grabbed her and …

Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday are expected to dramatically reduce the cost of phone calls from jail, making it easier for inmates to stay connected to the outside world. For years, it cost inmates and detainees being held without a conviction — and their families — about $3.60 for every 15-minute phone call. Going forward, that same phone call will …

A former Boy Scout leader in Tarrant County was arrested Friday on a charge of indecency with a child. Brett Shannan Hall, 60, was arrested on a charge of indecency with a child.(Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office) Brett Shannan Hall, 60, was an assistant scoutmaster for Troops 205 and 214 in Tarrant County from 2006 to 2013, according to the Tarrant …

Police are searching for someone who shot a person in the elbow Monday evening in South Dallas. Officers were called just before 6 p.m. to the 2700 block of Valentine Street, near William Blair Jr. Park. The male victim was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas in good condition, police said. The shooter fled the scene in a …

A person was shot Monday evening in east Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers were called just after 6 p.m. to the 400 block of South R.L. Thornton Freeway, near East Eighth Street. The male victim was shot by a “known suspect,” police said. The shooter fled the scene, and the victim was taken to a hospital. Further details about …

A strong cold front has pushed through North Texas this Tuesday morning. It’s pushing in colder air along with a brisk north wind. Temperatures will be falling. In addition, rain chances are not far behind. While a few brief spots of rain or drizzle are possible today, the higher chance of rain will be late Wednesday into Wednesday night. This …

ISLAMABAD: Despite collecting the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) for almost 10 years now, the government on Tuesday was left floundering for a response when a three-member bench of the Supreme Court began asking questions about what the money had been used for. The SC bench, led by Justice Mushir Alam, had taken up a case relating to the GIDC …

  KARACHI: Fruits and vegetables exporters are facing problems due to shortage of reefer containers following reduction in the volume of import cargo from China where a thousand people have died due to coronavirus. All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association Patron-in-Chief Waheed Ahmed said it’s peak export season for kinnow, potato and onion but they are …

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a plan for charging electricity to consumers at annualised average rates for a period of about 18 months with the consent of stakeholders including the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power, Secretary Power Irfan Ali said the government was still working on the plan that …

ISLAMABAD: The de­­part­­mental committees constitu­ted to probe exports of wheat and wheat flour during ban period largely remains inconclusive while the Pakis­tan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is standing by its export figures. The PBS reported figures received from the Pakistan Revenue Automation Limi­ted (PRAL), a subsidiary of the Federal Board of Reve­nue (FBR), which showed exports of wheat and wheat …