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Dr. Maria Montero passed between two resident doctors, each practicing surgical techniques on an artificial eye. The doctors manipulated the same specialized microscopes and thin tools used in live surgeries. The only difference in this training exercise was the location: A parked MD-10 airplane. Sitting on a tarmac in Fort Worth is the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a fully accredited …

An Air Quality Alert(Ozone Action Day) is in effect for today. There will be a warmup, today and Saturday, with highs in the mid-90s, but it will be short-lived. A significant change in our weather pattern will lead to a cool and likely wet week next week. Monday through Wednesday feature a good chance of showers and storms with highs …

Youngsters Karis, Creighton and Cortland Cooper lounged in their living room on a hot summer day watching Lego Star Wars — with photos of their late grandfather and great-grandmother lining the shelves just to the side of the flatscreen. The kids lost those grandparents to COVID-19 along with their great-aunt and great-uncle — all within three months. They weren’t able …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says he supports removing the state’s “tampon tax,” a measure that has stalled in the Texas Legislature for six years. Hegar and Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman, both Republicans, put out a statement Thursday voicing “strong support” for removing sales tax on feminine hygiene products like pads and tampons. “Our economy and state revenues are strong, and …

Oak Cliff rapper Trapboy Freddy was the man arrested Wednesday at a Red Bird home where a tiger was seized, authorities confirmed Thursday. About 2 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of Meadow Gate Lane to assist U.S. marshals in serving the 30-year-old, whose legal name is Devarius Dontez Moore, a federal arrest warrant. Erin Dooley, a spokeswoman for the …

A 38-year-old man is behind bars after police say he fatally beat his father-in-law at a Fort Worth bar. John Winston Birdwell was booked into jail Thursday on a charge of injury to an elderly person. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Police said officers were called to Woody’s Tavern in the 4700 block of Bryant Irvin Road about …

The weather system that brought showers and thunderstorms to parts of North Texas Wednesday night and Thursday is moving away. Expect a stretch of dry weather from Thursday night through Saturday. There will be a warmup Friday and Saturday with highs in the mid 90s, but it will be short-lived. A significant change in our weather pattern will lead to …

When the Rev. Bernice King comes to Dallas this weekend, she’ll be reading from her children’s book, It Starts With ME! And she’ll be promoting a movement and message that’s a universal one for all ages. “When I first envisioned It Starts With ME!, I wanted to target a younger demographic because I believe that if we truly want to change the dynamics of …

Three men have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man at a DeSoto home last month, and one suspect remains at large. Deharvian Arthur, 20; Xavier Dixon, 23; and Calap Williams, 23, each face a charge of capital murder in the slaying of Theo Stith, police announced Thursday. Edron Blacknell, 22, is also wanted in connection with …

Grand Prairie police are asking the public for leads after a man was found dead in a truck on Interstate 30 over the weekend. About 9:15 p.m. Sunday, a Cadillac was driving east in the 1500 block of East I-30 when it hit a truck that was disabled in one of the highway lanes, police said. The driver of the …