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A man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley, who was reported missing last week, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. Ocastor Ferguson, 32, who also goes by the name Kevin Brown, was identified as a person of interest in Kelley’s disappearance, the sheriff’s office said. The office added that Ferguson was arrested and …

A girl was taken into custody after a shooting in east Oak Cliff on Sunday that led to a boy dying at the hospital, police said. Around 2 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at an apartment complex in the 3300 block of Southern Oaks Boulevard, according to police. Investigators believe that two girls were fighting in the parking lot …

Fort Worth police fired an officer Friday who they say used excessive force during an arrest last summer. Jose Salazar was placed on restricted duty following the July 22 incident, the department said. It was unclear whether he had an attorney. According to police, Salazar was working an off-duty security job at a Fort Worth bar when a man outside …

DUNCANVILLE — The clear, cool night would have been perfect for a football game, but under these Friday night lights, the city of Duncanville proudly wore red, white and blue to celebrate the end of the season and Duncanville High School’s first state champion football team since 1998. After a legendary season years in the making, Duncanville turned out one …

Two people face capital murder charges in the slaying of a 20-year-old man this week, Irving police said Friday. Officers were called about 1 a.m. Tuesday to the Waterford Apartments, in the 100 block of Cowboys Parkway in the Valley Ranch area, where they found a man with a gunshot wound in an apartment. The victim was taken to a …

The Texas Supreme Court sided with the state’s education agency in a protracted legal battle over the attempted takeover of Houston ISD’s school board. Officials from Houston and the Texas Education Agency are expected to argue the case once again as laws governing state intervention of failing schools have changed as the years-long case has progressed. The outcome could have further implications …

A commercial artist from Garland is the latest local resident to be convicted for a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, where he was accused of throwing punches at and tackling one of the officers trying to defend the building. Robert Wayne Dennis, 62, a graphic and comic book artist, was found guilty Friday of six of the eight …

It’ll be another cold night across North Texas with low temperatures in the 30s. Some spots will experience a light freeze, but no need to drip your faucets. The weekend will be dry with a warming trend. Highs will be around 60 Saturday, and around 70 on Sunday. South winds will increase through the weekend so the fire danger will …

The beat and rhythm of traditional Korean drums and gongs rang throughout the intersection of Royal Lane and Harry Hines Boulevard during a ceremony Friday afternoon unveiling new street signs that recognize the Korean American community. Kyong Sun Kim, who led the traditional Korean drum performance by the Arirang Texas Group, said she thinks Friday leaves a mark on the …

Students bringing weapons to school or losing their lives to “senseless violence.” The U.S. Supreme Court reversing policies impacting voting access, acceptance of immigrants and abortion rights. Schools removing books from libraries. These are all challenges standing in society’s way of becoming the “beloved community” that civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life fighting for, …