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WASHINGTON — Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer. The February shutdown of the largest formula factory in the country led to the supply problems that have forced …

Stormy weekend weather is expected to give way to blistering heat with high temperatures nearing 100 degrees in Dallas-Fort Worth. Scattered thunderstorms are possible midday Saturday, mainly west of Interstate 35. The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office forecasts a 20% to 40% chance of rain. Widespread storms are possible overnight. KXAS-TV (NBC5) meteorologist Kevan Smith said those late storms …

Funerals for two more students killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde were held Saturday. Makenna Lee Elrod and Rojelio Fernandez Torres, both 10, were among 19 students and two teachers killed in the May 24 massacre. Funerals for the victims are scheduled through the end of June. Makenna Elrod Makenna’s funeral took place Saturday morning at First Baptist Church. …

With northwest flow in place, a weak upper level disturbance will bring one last chance for storms to North Texas overnight. But the best chance for any rain will be south of DFW, and even there not everyone will see a storm. After that, a ridge starts to build overhead as we head into the beginning of the week. This …

Major Republican donors, including some who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative Texans in signing an open letter supporting congressional action to increase gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead last week. The letter, which is running as a full-page ad in The Dallas Morning News on Sunday, endorses …

A 14-year-old boy was killed and 19-year-old man wounded in a shooting early Saturday in Old East Dallas, police said. Officers responded about 1 a.m. to the 4900 block of Alton Avenue, between South Fitzhugh Avenue and South Munger Boulevard near the Old East Dallas Work Yard Park, where the two teens were shot. The 14-year-old was shot in the …

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday in South Dallas, police said. Officers were called about 2:20 a.m. to a strip mall in the 4800 block of Military Parkway, near Dolphin Road, where they found the man wounded. The man, who was identified as Vernon Rivers, was taken to a hospital and died. No additional information about the slaying …

An estimated $10 million worth of narcotics were seized in a drug raid Thursday, Duncanville police said Friday. Four adults and one juvenile were detained. Two of them are expected to face federal narcotics charges, while the others weren’t involved in the illegal activity, Duncanville police said in a news release. Police did not release the identities of those arrested, …

One of Dallas’ fastest growing economic hubs could get its own government, potentially leading to more development and the easing of supply chain concerns. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has spearheaded discussions to give the International Inland Port of Dallas its own commission. Everyday, thousands of trucks haul goods in and out of manufacturing and distribution centers at the …

A 25-year-old man was arrested in the fatal shooting of a man who was waiting for a ride in South Dallas. Travon McNeil was jailed Wednesday on a murder charge in connection with the slaying of Andrew Hernandez. He also faces one count of aggravated assault in the shooting of a 19-year-old woman. His attorney could not immediately be reached …