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Authorities in Garland and Mesquite are looking for potential victims after the arrest of a man on multiple violent charges. Justin Smith(Garland Police) Justin Dejohn Smith, 39, was booked into the Dallas County jail Wednesday on charges of attempted murder, unlawful restraint and evading arrest, jail records show. He also faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated …

A McKinney church was vandalized with racist slurs and swastikas for the second time in less than two months. The vandalism has left the congregation at Stonebridge United Methodist Church apprehensive as police investigate who is responsible for the graffiti. On Sunday, an employee found a racist slur spray painted on the church’s exterior, near a dozen swastikas with the …

DENTON — Texas Rangers Hall of Famer John Wetteland told a Denton County jury Thursday the charges of sexual abuse lodged against him were unbelievable and said he was the victim of lies orchestrated by the accuser’s stepfather. Wetteland pleaded with jurors for more than two hours to find him not guilty in their deliberations, which will likely begin Friday. …

A Dallas man who admitted to filming himself abusing a 5-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison. Michael Angelo Vasquez, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of production of child pornography in May 2021. His attorney, Stephanie Eileen Inman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to court documents, Vasquez’s girlfriend contacted Dallas …

Each accounting of Dallas’ past tells the same story: Ever since John Neely Bryan planted his cabin on the east bank of the Trinity in 1841, land ownership has opened the door to power and prestige. That’s why it’s so unjust that missing from those history books is the name of Anderson Bonner — a slightly built man who towered …

An unsettled weather pattern will continue to bring rain chances to North Texas the next few days, so keep the umbrella nearby. Showers and occasional storms remain in the forecast through the Labor Day weekend. That’s not to say it will be a washout of a weekend because it won’t. It’ll be warm and humid with daily rain chances, but …

Two months since the COVID-19 vaccine for children became available in Dallas County, roughly 2.2% of the population under 5 have been immunized. According to data from the Texas Health and Human Services Department (HHSC), which updates daily, about 3,906 children under 5 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Of them, 769 have completed their initial vaccination dose, or …

Laney Hawes would never consider banning her four children from book fairs at their local school. But some of her fellow Keller parents might — and now they have that option as Texas schools navigate heated debates over what students read. Administrators are trying to balance concerns over what’s accessible with providing resources to an entire school. This week, Hawes …

Economic growth and inflation contributed to Texas collecting $841 million more in taxes this fiscal year than what was projected, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Thursday. The state collected $77.2 billion in taxes, a 25.6% increase from the previous fiscal year, the comptroller’s office said in a news release. Sales tax revenue totaled about $43 million, a 19.3% increase from fiscal …

Lake Worth police were in for a surprise Wednesday night when they responded to a call for service at an ATM. The department said on Twitter that officers were dispatched after a woman reported hearing a hissing sound while getting money from one of the kiosks. When officers arrived, they found a 3.5-foot alligator next to one of the machines. …