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Dallas’ billionaire Perot family has hired a new investment chief that will manage the family’s fortune, according to The Wall Street Journal. Veteran hedge fund trader Boaz Sidikaro, 44, will take on managing the family’s wealth after having been a part of Perot Investments since March. Sidikaro worked at New York hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group for more than 20 years. …

Robert T McDaniel was one of the elite black airmen who flew combat aircraft in World War II at a time when the military was segregated. FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth’s last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen died Tuesday at the age of 96. Robert T McDaniel was one of the elite black airmen who flew combat aircraft …

The 23-year-old was in the vehicle with three others at the time of the apparent random shooting. An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed early Saturday morning in an apparent random shooting while sitting in a vehicle, the department said. Another person was wounded. The suspect remained at large Saturday afternoon. Multiple news outlets have identified the officer as John P. Rivera, …

The dogs were already in quarantine after they previously bit another person, according to police. A woman is dead in Irving after her two pit bull terriers mauled her at an Irving animal hospital Saturday morning, Irving Police confirmed. The attack happened at 11:45 Saturday morning, police said in a news release. The woman, 33-year-old Johana Villafane of Irving, was …

Today will be very spring-like! Most of the day will be dry, warm, and breezy. In fact, highs today will likely reach 80° or above. This will make for the warmest day so far this year, and perhaps the warmest day since late October last year! WFAA However, t-storms are still in the forecast this evening and into tonight. A …

A man was shot in the cheek outside a Whataburger in Stemmons Corridor early Sunday morning, Dallas police say. Police said the victim stopped around 2:30 a.m. at the Whataburger in the 8800 block of N. Stemmons Freeway, near Regal Row, where he went behind a dumpster to use the bathroom. Two males followed the victim, one of whom pointed a …

Expect a mix of sun and clouds today with breezy south to southwest winds. Highs this afternoon will reach the low 80s. Today could be the warmest day of the year so far. Although most of the day will be dry, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front later this evening. Some storms could be strong …

A courageous decision Re: “DA: Officer’s killer should not be executed,” Thursday Metro & Business. I am writing to acknowledge and support Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot’s decision to spare the life of Juan Lizcano, an intellectually disabled man who murdered a Dallas police officer. Surely we can all agree that the crime was horrific and that those who commit …

Scott Deatherage, Blue Star’s attorney, told Slaughter during Thursday’s hearing that shutting down the recycler even temporarily would kill the business. He said a temporary restraining order was merited only if something is “so bad something has to be done, it’s awful.” This, he said, was not that, because he had been out there on a windy day and saw no black …

A Dallas bartender is suspected of assaulting a woman during an argument in Deep Ellum after he told her to move her vehicle, police say. Austin Shuffield Austin Shuffield, 30, has been charged with assault causing bodily injury and interference with an emergency call. Officers were called about 4:30 a.m. Thursday to the 2800 block of Elm Street, near North …