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Richardson has marked the completion of the first of nine playground renovation projects approved by voters under the 2021 bond. Woodhaven Grove Park Playground, 713 S. Grove Road, is now officially completed and open, the city stated in an announcement. Several weeks of construction at the park saw the installation of new equipment and accessibility upgrades to ramps and walkways. …

James W. Corley, one of the co-founders of Dave & Buster’s, died this week on his 72nd birthday. Corley was the “Buster” of the restaurant and entertainment business, which opened its first location in 1982 in Dallas and now has more than 140 across the U.S. The company moved its headquarters from Dallas to Coppell last year. Shortly before 7 …

New Year’s resolutions anyone? Mine is a request and suggestion. Could we please, celebrate each other while we live? I’m weary of attending funerals of persons I thought I knew well. But after the praise comments begin, I learn more than I could ever have imagined about how great they were. My request and suggestion: Let’s use our birthdays, literally, …

A man died after a Fort Worth shooting Tuesday that stemmed from a car crash, police said. Officers were called about 12:30 p.m. to the scene of a shooting at a shopping center in the 9500 block of Sage Meadow Trail, where they found a man wounded. The man, whose name has not been released, died at a hospital, police …

Design work is expected to begin soon for a major renovation project at the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center in Plano. The design phase of the project is expected to begin sometime in January or February, according to the city. The work will be funded through a 2021 bond referendum approved by voters. Under the project, the Muehlenbeck Recreation Center will receive: …

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies. The Biden administration partially implemented the change last year, announcing it would no longer enforce a long-standing requirement that women pick up the medicine in person. Tuesday’s action formally updates the drug’s …

WASHINGTON — A small but determined group of Republicans that included three Texans blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker on Tuesday, throwing the House into opening-day chaos not seen in a century. After three rounds of voting with no one receiving the required majority, the House adjourned for the day to give Republicans a chance to regroup. It’s not …

Dallas police are searching for an 18-year-old man suspected in a deadly shooting on New Year’s Day. Officers responded to the shooting about 12:40 a.m. Sunday in the 4500 block of Mar Vista Trail in West Oak Cliff. Dylan Reeves, 36, was found shot and lying in a driveway, police said. First responders took the Reeves to a hospital where …

If you can’t stay inside Monday, you’ll want to remember your raincoat and umbrella before heading out. Severe weather is in the forecast for the rest of the day, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Governor Greg Abbott activated state emergency response resources Monday afternoon in anticipation of storms in the eastern half of the state that have the …

RENO, Nevada — “The Avengers” star Jeremy Renner was seriously injured while plowing snow in Reno, Nevada, and is in critical condition. Authorities and the actor’s representative haven’t said how the accident occurred, but the Washoe County (Nevada) Sheriff’s Office said late Sunday that Renner had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment. Renner, 51, is in …