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A warm, humid, and breezy day is in store for North Texas today. Afternoon thunderstorms could develop to the west of DFW. These storms will have the potential to produce brief downpours, large hail, and gusty winds. By the time the storm chances reach DFW, it will be a broken line, so not everyone will see rain. The next several …

A Fort Worth ISD elementary school was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after someone drove by the school and pointed a gun at students, police said. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., officers were called to Sagamore Hill Elementary School in the 700 block of South Hughes Avenue, where someone reportedly pointed a weapon at students, according to Fort Worth police. Officers …

Dallas officials say the city likely was hit with a ransomware attack, affecting 311, municipal court and other departments on Wednesday. Dallas chief financial officer Jack Ireland sent a message to the mayor and City Council on Wednesday saying “a number of servers have been compromised” because of the attack. He didn’t specify which servers or city services were affected. …

CLEVELAND — The partner of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house was arrested Wednesday for helping him to elude capture. At least one other person is likely to face similar charges, authorities said. Divimara Lamar Nava had previously denied knowing where Francisco Oropesa was, but …

ATLANTA — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday. Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, …

Candidates running for Dallas City Council and mayor have raised nearly $1.2 million in donations since January, with boosts in the last month of the May 6 election from political action committees, and cash from billionaire Harlan Crow, records show. Crow’s yearslong bankrolling of luxury trips and gifts for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has recently raised ethics and disclosure concerns nationwide. The real estate …

Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner are no longer together after 18 years of marriage. Costner’s spokesperson has confirmed the news in a statement shared with E! News. The statement read, “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.” “We ask …

Wednesday is starting off mild with temperatures in the 60s under mostly cloudy skies. There’s a chance for a brief shower to the west of DFW early today, but the rain chance will not affect the metroplex. Clouds will give way to sunshine later today as afternoon temperatures climb into the lower 80s. An Air Quality Alert is in effect …

Customers browse popular items: a carton of a dozen eggs for $3.89, fresh nopalito for $0.69/lb. and chicken drumsticks for $1.19/lb. Many will walk home with their items from Jubilee Food Market, a neighborhood grocery store that they rely on for healthy, affordable food. It sits in the middle of one of North Waco’s poorest ZIP codes in an area …

Democratic congressman Colin Allred on Wednesday launched his campaign for Senate, saying Texas “can’t afford six more years” of incumbent Republican Ted Cruz. “The political extremism that we are becoming increasingly known for is a real risk to our business community and our path forward,” Allred said in an exclusive interview with The Dallas Morning News. “It’s making some folks say they …