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DALLAS — An investigation into a suspicious semi parked near the Earle Cabell Federal Building prompted officials to close off streets in downtown Dallas Monday morning. Police are diverting traffic away from the federal building near Commerce Street and South Griffin Street. Police vehicles have blocked off intersections, including Griffin Street at Wood Street. Employees were seen waiting outside in …

Dallas Police said they have arrested a man after two people were found shot and killed at an apartment unit Friday morning. Officers responded about 3 a.m. to the 7400 block of East Grand Road. A male and female, identified as 31-year-old Fredi Mercado and 34-year-old Urania De Jesus, were found dead from gunshot wounds, police said. Friday afternoon, officers …

DALLAS (AP) — As Kiersten Smith watched an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” her fiance prepared a lazy Sunday lunch of grilled cheese and tomato soup. Just feet away, Eric Ridenhour said they were chatting when a crane crashed into their downtown Dallas apartment complex. “I had zero vision but I could feel the air in front of me when I …

A Katy man allegedly tied to the Gulf Cartel is being sought by law enforcement agents abroad on charges he ordered the shooting that injured former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz earlier this month in the Dominican Republic. Top Dominican officials said they believe Víctor Hugo Gómez, of Katy, masterminded the plot to shoot a friend of Ortiz’s seated at …

Two men have been charged with murder in the death of a 19-year-old man who crashed into a concrete pillar after being shot at in April in Lake Highlands. Orlin Steven Bonegos, 18, and Jose Henry Machado, 20, were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force and Dallas police in connection with the death of Ruben …

Police in Fort Worth are investigating the death of a person who was found inside a motel room. Officers responded to the 7600 block of Camp Bowie Boulevard Tuesday night. That’s where they found a body in the bathtub of one of the motel rooms at the Crest Motel. Investigators say the body had been wrapped in plastic wrap. Police …

A double amputee accused of shooting a father outside a Midtown gym reportedly didn’t know the man before he initiated what appeared to be a random attack, authorities say. During a probable cause hearing Tuesday, prosecutors confirmed that suspect Joey Harper, 27, had no relationship with Nehemias Alejandro Olmedo, who was shot Sunday after leaving a gym near Louisiana and …

Police shot an armed man who waved his gun at customers inside an IHOP restaurant in Mansfield Tuesday morning, officers say. The incident happened before 4 a.m. at the IHOP located at the intersection of of U.S. 287 and Farm-to-Market Road 157. BreakingActive Shooter Dead After Exchange of Gunfire Downtown Mansfield police Sgt. Travis Waybourn said the man walked into …

A crane nearly toppled over in an Irving neighborhood Sunday evening. According to Oncor a crane almost fell over after the ground beneath it gave way at 2918 Waterford Drive. Irving fire and police dispatch have confirmed they have units out at the scene. Irving fire confirmed that at 10:52 p.m. on Sunday, fire crews responded to a crane that …

If you’ve got a dream, keep at it. That’s the advice 91-year-old Tinker Ratenberg wants to pass on to the next generation. Once a Denton college student who loved singing with friends, Tinker dreamed of touring nationally with a big band. “Three of us were music majors, and all of Denton seemed to like to hear us,” Ratenberg said. “They’d …