Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines, has died, the company announced Thursday. Barrett, 79, was considered the prime force behind the Dallas-based carrier’s “LUV culture” and was instrumental in the company’s founding and the early strategies that the carrier still uses today. “Colleen passionately guided generations to do the right thing, and often cited The Golden Rule—insisting that everyone treat each …
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Isolated Dallas Neighborhood Seeks Border Adjustment
“This is too critical of a situation that we’re in out here, not to keep this thing on the front burner. We’ve got to do something,” Allen said. “We want response time from EMS and police that are comparable to other parts of the city.” Grand Prairie resident Jenny Morgan said the border confusion caused a slow response to …
Read More »Building the Dallas Comedy House: North Texas Woman Takes Leap of Faith, Succeeds
A North Texas woman took a big leap of faith to start Dallas Comedy House, which became so popular that their new, larger location opens this week. Ten years ago, Owner Amanda Austin left behind a very comfortable life and took a Texas-sized leap of faith. “I quit my job, sold my house, cashed in my 401K, and started a comedy club,” …
Read More »Warning Signs Missed? 23-Year-Old Mom Dies Days After Returning From Vacation With Back Pain
Xavier Soto has been desperately looking for answers since his 23-year-old partner, Jeimily Morales, died in June at a hospital in Puerto Rico, nine days after the pair returned from a vacation to the Dominican Republic. Soto, 27, believes Morales, the mother of a 4-year-old boy, was in good health during their trip to the neighboring Caribbean island. She had …
Read More »Philadelphia Gunman in Custody After Hourslong Standoff
A man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers during a standoff that lasted more than seven hours has surrendered to police. Around midnight, a member of the SWAT team shot tear gas into the home on North 15th Street near Butler Street around midnight. The suspect, identified by police as 36-year-old Maurice Hill of Philadelphia, then walked out of …
Read More »Ex-Dallas County Schools superintendent who had ‘perfect life’ gets 7-year sentence for taking bribes
Rick Sorrells has a doctorate and was a minister, the judge noted. He made a good living as a public servant, heading up an agency that provided school buses for Dallas students. Despite his opportunities in life, Sorrells succumbed to the allure of something better: fancy cars, expensive jewelry and lavish trips. And it took more than $3 million in bribes …
Read More »Man’s family says he was shot after trying to fight back against El Paso shooter with soda bottles
EL PASO — Minnie Grant stopped by the Walmart on Saturday with her son Chris Grant to grab snacks and meat for grilling for his three teenage children, who had come to El Paso for the first time in three years. Minnie was in the back of the store near the milk aisle. Her basket was nearly full when she …
Read More »#SomethingGood: Father and Son Finish 11-Year Summer Adventure
Something good happened to a father and son in Collin County. They reached a goal they started 11 years ago. Brian Baskeyfield sent pictures to iSee@nbcdfw.com that show the beginning and end of their mission to visit all 30 Major League He and his son, Brendon, spent 11 summers making memories to last a lifetime. “Life has been so very …
Read More »What we know about the victims of the El Paso shooting
This report is being updated as new information comes in. Children, parents fundraising for their kids’ teams and back-to-school shoppers were among the 22 dead and many wounded when a gunman opened fire Saturday morning at an El Paso Walmart. The victims’ names began to trickle out late Saturday and in the days after the shooting, one of the deadliest …
Read More »How two dads arrived to the scene of the El Paso shooting and tried to save their friends
EL PASO — Ray Garcia was on the phone with his wife while driving to a sporting goods store Saturday morning when he saw four cop cars blaze by with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Something is happening, he told his wife, April Telles-Garcia. He hung up. Another call came in. It was Jimmy Villatoro, whose son plays baseball in the …
Read More »Texas man charged for mid-air meltdown challenges law, saying it was just rudeness
When does being a jerk rise to the level of becoming a felony when you’re 30,000 feet in the air? A federal judge intends to decide the matter. Justin Riley Brafford’s behavior in the sky while aboard a Southwest Airlines flight in October 2018 is the conduct in question. The 29-year-old Denton man flirted with a woman next to him, …
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