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The Uvalde community said goodbye Wednesday to another student killed at Robb Elementary School last month. Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10, was one of the 19 students killed in the May 24 massacre by an 18-year-old gunman. Two teachers also were fatally shot. Annabell’s service was held Wednesday afternoon at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. Annabell Rodriguez was fatally shot May 24 at Robb …

A 47-year-old woman died in late May after she was handcuffed and restrained by Dallas police officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue officials in Far East Dallas, police announced Wednesday. The footage released by police shows that officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue officials pinned down LaDamonyon Hall, handcuffed her and took her to the hospital with a spit hood over her head as …

Dallas has a roadmap to improve street safety that officials hope will help the city meet a goal of having no traffic deaths by 2030. The Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed the Vision Zero action plan, laying out 40 things the city will do to curtail traffic deaths. The city plans to improve road and sidewalk infrastructure, step up …

WASHINGTON — Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings starting this week as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster. The series of hearings that will take place over the next several weeks begin with a prime-time session …

Early voting has begun for a runoff election in Arlington City Council District 6. Candidates Long Pham and Albert Parra will head to a runoff June 18 after none of the four candidates for the seat received more than 50% of the votes last month. District 6 is an at-large seat, meaning all Arlington residents are eligible to vote. The election …

Father’s Day is coming June 19, 2022. And there are few better ways to celebrate the fathers and father figures in our lives than sharing a meal. Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants are offering everything from Spanish-style tapas to barbecue, budget conscious to fine dining. Reservations are encouraged at most places. Bar Louie Enjoy $2 mimosas until 3 p.m. June 19. Locations across …

A strengthening area of high pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere will contribute to hotter weather over the next few days. It will also steer rain chances away from North Texas. Afternoon highs today will climb into the middle 90s beneath sunny skies. The humidity will make it feel like 100. There’s a chance of thunderstorms tonight up …

A man was fatally shot Monday evening in central Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers were called about 7:30 p.m. to the 3400 block of Navajo Drive, near West Kiest Boulevard and South Polk Street, for a report of a car crash, authorities said. Several people had pulled William Glen Wright, who had been shot, from his silver Dodge pickup, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — With never-seen video, new audio and a “mountain of evidence,” the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will attempt to show not only the deadly violence that erupted that day but also the chilling backstory as the defeated president, Donald Trump, tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory. Thursday’s prime-time hearing will open with eyewitness testimony from the first police officer pummeled in the mob riot and …

Five people have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller of so-called less-lethal weapons police used during 2020 protests in downtown Dallas, arguing that the weapons are more dangerous than advertised. Vincent Doyle, David McKee, Randi Rogers, Brandon Saenz and Tasia Williams are seeking more than $1 million in their lawsuit against Combined Systems and Penn Arms, which was …