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Authorities are investigating a “confirmed homicide” related to a shooting in Fort Worth reported Monday evening, according to police. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a possible shooting near the intersection of Martin Street and Miller Avenue in southeastern Fort Worth, according to police. Police have not released many details but said the victim, who has not been identified by …

Five children, the youngest of whom is believed to be a toddler, and a woman are in critical condition at a hospital after they were found unconscious inside their home in Fort Worth, the fire department announced late Monday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., the Fort Worth Fire Department was called to a home in the 8300 block of Orleans …

The woman who says she is Jerry Jones’ biological daughter has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Cowboys owner, according to media reports. A Cowboys spokesman and “a longtime Arkansas friend” to Jones were also named in the federal lawsuit filed Monday, ESPN reported. The three men are accused of starting a “deliberate plan” to portray Alexandra Davis — who filed a separate …

A key player in an effort to revive a controversial Lake Highlands development that includes at least 100 affordable housing units will decide Tuesday whether to take on the project. The partially tax-credit funded development at U.S. Highway 75 and Forest Lane faces deed barriers that the developer hopes to surmount by partnering with the Dallas Public Facility Corp., a nonprofit that wouldn’t …

Multiple cold fronts are expected to move through North Texas in the new few days, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Temperatures Sunday evening will be in the low to mid-40s following a cold front, according to NWS Fort Worth. A second cold front is expected Monday evening, and with it a low chance of strong to severe storms …

Authorities in Tarrant County are looking for a 6-year-old boy who they say was last seen by his family in November. An Amber Alert was issued about 12:20 a.m. Saturday for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who is believed to be in grave or immediate danger. Police had said his mother, 37-year-old Cindy Cecilia Rodriguez-Singh, is a suspect in the boy’s abduction. Authorities described …

Two North Texas criminal cases and a series of detention hearings in Plano and Sherman provide the most comprehensive insight to date on how deadly fentanyl travels across oceans and continents to get to the Dallas area. At the center of the local fentanyl trafficking organization are a Plano father and son, court records show. Here’s what to know. Who …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the state’s highest court should side with Dallas in a years-long dispute between the city and the board that oversees the pension for most of its civilian employees. The Dallas Employees’ Retirement Fund sued the city in 2018 after the City Council approved an ordinance that put term limits on three of the seven board …

Aside from chips and salsa, many Mexican restaurants in North Texas offer a colorful dish of nostalgia and identity — murals depicting cathedrals, rivers, and mountains resembling hometowns throughout Mexico and famous iconic figures. These floor-to-ceiling murals cater to a clientele that enjoys regional food dishes and arresting oversized images of movie stars, entertainers, and places from which many North …

Beth Bentley grew up in East McKinney near the Lewisville neighborhood on Chestnut Street. She remembers evening talks on the front porch with “Aunt Feet,” home-cooked meals at Grandma Goldie’s house, bike rides down the street and church on Sunday. It was home. Her family has lived in McKinney for six generations. Her mother, sister and nephew still live on …