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A fifth man has been arrested on a capital murder charge months after four other men were jailed in connection with the same fatal botched robbery in northwest Dallas. Desavion Hawkins, 20, was jailed Friday in connection with the death of Eduardo Sergio Orellana, who was shot Sept. 19 outside his apartment at 3333 Webb Chapel Extension. Desavion Hawkins (Dallas County …

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Dallas priest accused of sexually abusing teenagers, according to the Dallas County sheriff’s department. Dallas police issued the warrant on Thursday for Rev. Edmundo Paredes. The warrant is for a charge of sexual assault of a child, according to a law enforcement source. The warrant stems from an allegation dating back to …

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department fired five officers and suspended two others over a man’s in-custody death last summer, the department announced on Tuesday. The department identified the fired officers as: T. Stephens, D. Pritzker, C. Golden, H. Fellhauer and M. Miller. The suspended officers were officer S. Smith and officer A. Scharf. Smith was suspended …

A Collin County man is among the roughly 800,000 federal government employees feeling the pinch of the partial government shutdown. Since his last day in the office on Dec. 28, Tom Ruiz has spent his time at home with his wife and four kids. But he wouldn’t call it a vacation. “We’re at home, but we’re demoralized,” Ruiz said. “We’re …

A chase that led police through three cities ended when authorities stopped pursuing a blue minivan, and finally arrested the driver when he stopped in the parking lot of Dallas 7-Eleven. Police said the chase started in Garland when the driver, later identified as 47-year-old Stoffon Lorains Cooper, fled from a routine traffic stop around 3 p.m. Garland police pulled …

Dallas police have issued a warrant for a priest accused of sexual abuse who hasn’t been seen for months, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Tuesday. Police issued the arrest warrant Thursday for 70-year-old Rev. Edmundo Paredes, who served at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in the Diocese of Dallas for 27 years. The warrant lists an offense date of July 8, …

Five Fort Worth police officers were fired and two others were suspended Tuesday for failing to call an ambulance for a man who died in custody six months ago. The officers’ attorney said the punishment is extreme and unfair. In a statement, police identified the terminated officers as T. Stephens, D. Pritzker, C. Golden, H. Fellhauer and M. Miller. A sixth …

DALLAS, Texas — The Concord Church in Dallas extended a helping hand to about 100 church members Sunday who are also federal employees and not working as the government remains shut down for the 23rd day. The government was officially shut down on December 22, 2018. The reason why is centered on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build a wall …

Emergency crews are working a major crash at northbound Interstate 35E at Market Center Boulevard in Dallas. It appears there are about 10 vehicles involved in the crash. The delays are stretching back to Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Traffic reporter Samantha Davies recommends taking westbound I-30 and turning off into either Sylvan Avenue, N. Hampton Road or N. Westmoreland Road to …

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport marked its 45th anniversary Sunday, after its opening on Jan. 13, 1974. The airport, which has grown into one of the nation’s busiest, featured service from 12 carriers when it opened, with 56 gates and three runways. It now has 165 gates and seven runways, according to the airport’s website. DFW Airport now hosts 25 different carriers …