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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 …

A 42-year-old man from Mesquite died early Sunday after an intoxicated driver crashed into his car in northwest Dallas, police say. Officers were called about 1 a.m. to the 11100 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, betwen Royal and Walnut Hill lanes, where a 19-year-old in a Cadillac Escalade hit a Ford F-250 and a Honda Civic from behind, sending the Civic into …

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A man was killed and five people, including teenagers, were injured during a shooting at a graduation party in Philadelphia Sunday night. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. at Finnegan Playground. According to police, 60 people were attending the graduation party in the park when at least one person approached the crowd and opened fire. The motive …