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EASTLAND — Fire crews in Texas made progress Saturday against a massive complex of wildfires that have killed a deputy sheriff and burned at least 50 homes, officials said. “Progress has been made, but fire activity has picked up with rising temperatures and lower humidity,” said Matt Ford, spokesman for the Texas A&M Forest Service. He said about 25% of …

After seeing very gusty winds Thursday and Friday, the wind diminished on Saturday, providing some relief for firefighters in Eastland County. But winds will increase again on Sunday. And that has resulted in another Red Flag Warning for high fire danger for everyone west of Fort Worth. By Sunday night that south wind will increase the humidity once again, setting …

CARBON — Under an ashen sky, Wendy Forbus tried to keep busy Saturday. She’s many things to the tight-knit community of Carbon — a business owner, a pastor, and, most importantly on this solemn morning, the fire chief’s wife. As she loaded cases of water into the back of a pickup, her husband, Jody, was in a helicopter hundreds of …

Two Richardson police officers filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the department requires illegal traffic ticket quotas. The lawsuit against the city and senior police officials was filed Thursday in Dallas County on behalf of officers Kayla Walker and David Conklin. Eric Roberson, an attorney representing the officers, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit …

One man is dead and another is in serious condition after they were shot early Saturday at a motel in Red Bird. Police were called about 2:30 a.m. to the 4100 block of Preferred Place, near Interstate 20 and Cockrell Hill Road, where they found a 37-year-old man and a 57-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to …

Southlake Mayor John Huffman, whose city and the school district that serves it have been dealing with ongoing controversy and federal civil-rights investigations, tweeted an anti-transgender meme Friday night. The meme juxtaposes an image of a man atop the podium in a “Strong Woman Competition” from South Park with a picture of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, the first trans woman to win …

Peak’s Suburban Addition is the oldest residential neighborhood in Old East Dallas. It is the city’s 14th historic district and features one of the highest concentrations of Victorian homes in the city. Its tapestry of late 19th century and early 20th-century homes reflects Dallas’ suburban expansion throughout the last 160 years. Peak’s Addition covers 22 blocks in the old city …

A Plano man accused of killing two Dallas-area women after committing a string of rapes across the state was sentenced to life in prison Friday. Molly Matheson, 22, of Fort Worth (left) and Megan Getrum, 36, of Plano were killed just days apart. In a Tarrant County courtroom, Reginald Kimbro, 28, pleaded guilty to two capital murders for the April …

Two abortion rights groups — Texas Equal Access Fund and Lilith Fund — have together sued two organizations outside of Texas and two private individuals who they say are targeting them as they try to aid pregnant women after the passage of SB 8, the state law that bans abortions after around six weeks. The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based nonprofit …

Watauga police have identified a suspect in the slaying of two 17-year-old boys over the weekend. Two arrest warrants for capital murder have been issued for 18-year-old Keiwone Leotis Morris. He is considered armed and dangerous, police said Friday. Officers were called to the scene of a shooting about 2 p.m. Saturday in the 5400 block of Caribou Ridge and found the …