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Dozens of Dallas police officers on Friday received letters notifying them they’re under internal investigations for their social-media posts. The announcement comes about a month after researchers with The Plain View Project published a database of years of public Facebook posts from eight departments that the database’s creators said “could undermine public trust and confidence in police.” The posts included …

West Virginia coal executive Chris Cline and six others died Thursday after a helicopter carrying the seven Americans to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, crashed off Grand Cay island in the Bahamas. Cline’s attorney Brian Glasser told to NBC News that one of Cline’s daughters, the helicopter’s pilot and friends of Cline were also among those killed. A statement from the Royal …

A sheriff says a brother fatally shot his sister and wounded three others before killing himself at a housewarming party in Southeast Texas. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The woman was dead, while the suspect later died at a hospital. Two other women and a man who …

Someone shot fireworks at a Dallas police squad car, shattering the driver’s side window and sending glass flying at the two officers inside, police say. It happened at about 10:45 Thursday night at the Volara Apartments located at 3550 East Overton Road. According to police, a group of people at the complex were upset at the officers’ presence. Someone in …

To celebrate the Fourth of July first responders invited an Old East Dallas community out for a block party. Dallas police and Dallas Fire-Rescue have had to respond to several fires and crimes at J.W. Ray Park during recent Independence Day holidays. “Fourth of July shouldn’t be about, you know, shooting up in the air and fireworks that are illegal. …

DALLAS (AP) — A former Dallas Cowboys player previously convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed a teammate is now wanted for violating his probation. The Dallas County Sheriff’s office says a warrant was issued for the arrest of Josh Brent after the former defensive lineman was charged with assaulting a police officer. Brent was arrested Sunday in the …

A fatal crash on northbound Interstate 35E at Medical District Drive in Dallas has left only one lane open for drivers Monday morning. The right lane is the only one getting by. Drivers can use Harry Hines Boulevard as an alternate route. Dallas County Sheriff’s Office deputies is at the scene where a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle, …

All 10 people aboard a plane that crashed into a hangar at Addison Airport in Addison, Texas, Sunday morning have died, according to an official with the National Transportation Safety Board. A twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashed just after 9 a.m. Sunday,  killing two crew members and eight passengers on board, NTSB Vice Chair Bruce Landsberg said. The Federal …

Two people were fatally shot and two others were injured near a recreation center Sunday night in Dallas, police said. The victims were gathered outside the rec center of Roseland Townhomes when another group fired at them, police said. Police responded about 11:20 p.m. to the 3500 block of Munger Avenue, police said. Two of the victims were pronounced dead, …

This week’s featured book is “The Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds. The New York Times Best Selling book highlights a little boy named Jerome, who loves to collect words. As he collects those words, he starts to notice the power he has. This is a practice all children can learn from as new words are the key to reading …