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The officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary wanted to get inside classrooms 111 and 112 — immediately. One officer’s daughter was inside. Another officer had gotten a call from his wife, a teacher, who told him she was bleeding to death. Two closed doors and a wall stood between them and an 18-year-old with an AR-15 who had opened fire on …

Our hot weather pattern will continue this week right through the weekend. High temperatures will range from the upper 90s to the low 100s. The hottest weather could be this weekend with highs of 100 to 104. Summer arrives at 4:14 Tuesday morning as the direct rays of the sun pass over the Tropic of Cancer. An air quality alert …

Three men died after a boat overturned Saturday in Lake Lavon, authorities said. The Collin County Sheriff’s Department said a strong storm caused the boat to overturn about 8:45 p.m. near Brockdale Park. Four men were aboard the boat, and one was able to hold on to a tree and call for help, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. …

WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in …

Construction workers, landscapers, and others who work outdoors work exposed to extreme heat during the summer months in North Texas and authorities warn that these working conditions pose serious health risks. Outdoor workers are at risk of suffering heat strokes, dehydration, exhaustion, rashes, and cramping, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Luis Posada, 71, mows lawns in Dallas …

Two UT Southwestern researchers are part of a global team receiving $25 million in backing to tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges: How do tumors evolve? Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen(Mei-Chun Jau) Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen and Dr. Sihan Wu will try to answer that question alongside researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. The team was one of …

Summer officially arrives Tuesday and so does a forecast of triple-digit heat the rest of the week. Temperatures are expected to reach highs of about 100 degrees on Tuesday, then warm up to 103 or 104 over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Lows are expected to hover in the upper 70s and low 80s this week and through …

On her journey toward a doctorate, Reyna Flores has seen many inequities in education, specifically for marginalized and underrepresented students. Flores, whose mother worked in the farms along the Rio Grande Valley, seldom saw students or faculty who looked like her — particularly in graduate programs — as she pursued multiple degrees. “Some of the struggles that I’ve encountered and …

The last Dallas College board election aimed to fill in the seat of the longtime trustee who died last year. Dr. Catalina Garcia and Lynn Davenport faced off in a runoff on Saturday for the District 1 seat, which encompasses North Dallas and Lake Highlands. Garcia, 84, is a retired physician, and Davenport, 50, is a former professional recruiter. Garcia — …

Father’s Day was another hot one, with the temperature again reaching 99 at DFW Airport. Again, a few isolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon, this time mostly to the east of Dallas. And those few that did pop up will dissipate by sundown. On Monday, for the Juneteenth holiday, DFW may hit 100. And though there is a slight 10% …