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A child was struck by gunfire in a drive-by shooting late Monday in Fort Worth, police said. Fort Worth officers were called just after 10:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 5000 block of Vinson Street, near East Lancaster Avenue, where they found the child. The child, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital in …

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in central Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers who responded about 3:40 p.m. to the 3700 block of Legendary Lane, near the Marvin D. Love Freeway, found the man lying in a parking lot with several gunshot wounds. The man, identified as Cameron Dukes, was taken to a hospital and died, police …

A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon after he fired at two men during an argument in west Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. Officers responded about 1 p.m. to the 3500 block of Rio Grande Circle where they found the man, identified as Jamien Olivares, on the ground with a gunshot wound and lying near a handgun. Police said …

Dallas police are continuing to look for two vehicles believed to be related to the shooting last weekend at a South Dallas party venue that left one teen dead and nine people injured. Police have found one of three vehicles, a two-tone Ford Crown Victoria, wanted in connection to the gunfire that erupted about 11:50 p.m. on March 19 outside …

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 71-year-old woman last seen early Sunday in Fort Worth. Martha Minchew was last seen about 2 a.m. in the 7500 block of Palmetto Drive, near South Hulen Street, Fort Worth police said. Authorities said she may be lost and in danger. Minchew is described as a white woman who is about …

Summertime heat, accompanied by gusty winds and low humidity, arrived Sunday in North Texas, where the temperature at DFW Airport hit 94 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The recording about 5:30 p.m. Sunday marked the first 90-degree day this year and the earliest since 2017, when temperatures soared to 90 on March 20, according to the weather service. …

A massive wildfire on Fort Hood property prompted an evacuation order for the Coryell County town of Flat on Sunday, when unusually warm temperatures were reported in North Texas and across the state. The blaze, dubbed the Crittenburg Complex, was reported about 4 p.m. on the northern edge of the base’s property according to emergency dispatchers. It was estimated at 17,267 acres …

Sunshine and very low humidity caused temperatures to climb to 92 at DFW Airport Sunday afternoon. That is the warmest day so far this year, and the first time DFW has reached the 90 degree threshold. And to the west, several spots reached the mid 90s. The sunshine and very warm temperatures will combine with very low humidity and increasing …

Two people were wounded Sunday night during a shooting in Uptown Dallas, police said. Officers working off-duty at Turkey DAM, a McKinney Avenue bar, heard rapid gunfire just after 8 p.m., Dallas police spokesman Officer Juan Fernandez said. Two men approached the officers with gunshot wounds. One had been hit in the leg, while another had been shot in both …

In his final moments, on a sunny and humid Friday morning, Jamie Faith stepped out the front door of his Oak Cliff home with his wife and their dog for their daily ritual — a stroll through their historic neighborhood. The 49-year-old American Airlines technology director and his wife, Jennifer, had celebrated their 15th anniversary the night before. Wearing shorts …