In Fort Worth, a civil rights icon is finally returning home, an event 85 years in the making. Dr. Opal Lee, affectionately known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, saw her new home on Annie Street for the first time on Friday morning. “I only have one word – scrumptious,” she said with a laugh. “I am so happy. I just …

A 19-year-old man accused of strangling his sister in The Colony after calling her an embarrassment to her family has been indicted for capital murder. Eduardo Arevalo, 19, was indicted Thursday for killing his pregnant sister in The Colony, calling her ‘an embarrassment’ to his family. Eduardo Arevalo, 19, was indicted Thursday for killing his pregnant sister in The Colony, …

A Dallas teenager was indicted Thursday on a capital murder charge in Denton County after she came forward as the mother of a newborn girl found buried in a flowerpot last year. Jazmin Lopez, 19, came forward to police late last March after seeing news coverage that her child had been found by a caretaker at Perry Cemetery in Carrollton earlier that …

Music from Mexico filled a dreary, wood-paneled federal courtroom Thursday in Dallas, but the occasion was far from festive. Prosecutors played the narcocorrido, or drug ballad, during the sentencing of Felix Giovanni Ruiz Mendoza, who got 18 years in federal prison for importing Mexican methamphetamine and selling it in North Texas. The goal: to show his ties to Mexican drug …

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with last month’s slaying of a woman in south Fort Worth. Leontye Willis was booked Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Officers responding to a shooting call found Anjonae Eubanks, 33, about 11 p.m. on January 9 near the front door of a home in the 6400 block of Canyon Circle Drive. She was …

The rain moved out as expected by early Thursday morning, but breezy north winds kept it chilly all day in spite of afternoon sunshine.. After a freeze Friday morning, we will enjoy a bit of a warm up as we head into the weekend. Clouds will increase on Saturday, and slight rain chances return on Sunday, although any rainfall is …

The city of Dallas plans to begin enforcing housing codes in areas affected by the tornado that devastated parts of Northwest Dallas in October, according to a memorandum signed by City Manager T.C. Broadnax. That means homeowners who still have partially collapsed structures, broken windows, fallen walls, scattered debris and other issues may be fined or summoned to appear before …

After a freezing start, today’s weather will be sunny, but cool with highs right around 50. Look for a gradual warming trend to take place along with rain free conditions as we head into the weekend. Clouds will increase on Saturday, and slight rain chances return on Sunday, although any rainfall is expected to be very light. No wild temperature …

AUSTIN – The ninth Democratic debate had no clear winner but one clear loser: billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Money makes the world go around and the former New York mayor has plenty—more than all but 11 other Americans. More than the poorest 125 million combined, as Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out, calling his stockpile “grotesque” in what turned out to be …

Gun control is among the most important issues to Democratic voters and in the waning days of the primary election, one candidate for Texas’ 24th Congressional District is accusing a top contender of telegraphing a mixed message. Data scientist John Biggan this week accused rival Kim Olson, a retired Air Force colonel, of “saying one thing to one group and another to …

Dallas County commissioners approved an emergency $359,000 on Tuesday to cover the cost of poll workers for the March 3 primary election after both political parties fell short on staffing. In Texas, the two major political parties are responsible for running their primaries. They typically contract with local election departments for voting equipment and other logistics. However, the parties historically …