Dallas city leaders are actively seeking solutions to address the ongoing pension crisis, with one potential option causing concern among public transportation officials and drawing criticism from a county commissioner. Approximately 220,000 individuals rely on DART transportation services daily, highlighting the significance of any discussions regarding funding reductions. DART spokesperson Jeamy Molina emphasized the critical role public transit plays in …
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Storms Brewing for North Texas Sunday Afternoon
If you have outdoor plans Sunday afternoon, keep the umbrella handy! An upper-level storm system will move up from Southwest Texas through the day, bringing rain and storm chances to North Texas Sunday afternoon and evening. The storms could be on the stronger side, especially across counties to the southeast. Widespread severe weather is not expected. Scattered showers and storms …
Read More »Man Hospitalized After Shootout With Security Guard at Fort Worth Club
A man is in custody after a shootout with a security guard at a Fort Worth club early Sunday morning, police say. Police were called at about 1:45 a.m. to the Electric Cowboy club at 8740 Camp Bowie Boulevard, where police say a man exchanged gunfire with an armed security officer during an altercation. No one was hurt, police said. …
Read More »Man arrested after exchanging gunfire with security officer at Fort Worth club, police say
A 26-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning after police say he exchanged gunfire with a security officer at a Fort Worth club. Police were called about 1:45 a.m. to the Electric Cowboy club at 8740 Camp Bowie West Boulevard, where a man had pulled a gun during an altercation and shot at a security guard, who returned fire. No …
Read More »2 hospitalized after South Dallas shooting, police say
Two people were wounded in a shooting in South Dallas early Sunday morning, police said. Officers were called about 2 a.m. to the 5200 block of South Lamar Street, near C. F. Hawn Freeway and South Central Expressway. When they arrived, they learned two victims were taken to hospitals by private vehicles. Police did not know the victims’ conditions Sunday …
Read More »Police seek driver who menaced officers at Dallas crime scene, prompting one to fire weapon
Police are seeking the driver who sped toward officers working an overnight crime scene in Dallas’ Wynnewood North area, prompting one of the officers to fire his weapon. The incident took place about 12:49 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of Vernon Avenue, where two uniformed officers with a marked squad car were securing the scene after a previous incident. An image …
Read More »U.S. marshals arrest fugitive accused of ‘wreaking havoc’ across Dallas-Fort Worth
Authorities have captured a fugitive sought in a crime spree of robberies and burglaries spanning multiple cities. Eric Johnson, 33, was taken into custody about 1 p.m. Friday at a hotel in the 8000 block of LBJ Freeway in Dallas. “The days of this fugitive wreaking havoc in the metroplex area are over,” said U.S. Marshal Richard Taylor, whose North Texas …
Read More »More Than 280 Arrested in Allen in Largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operation in 10 Years
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations arrested more than 280 people at an Allen business Wednesday, ICE officials say. HSI officials told NBC 5 that a search warrant was executed at the business as part of an ongoing criminal worksite investigation. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, ICE officials said the employees were unlawfully working …
Read More »Families of Undocumented Workers Seek Answers After Raid in Allen
A day after federal agents detained 284 undocumented workers at a North Texas tech company, the families of those workers began searching for answers about what to do next. “I had too many years here, I had my life,” said Erica Salvador. Salvador said she was among the workers taken into custody at CVE Technology Group in Allen on Wednesday. She was …
Read More »1 Killed, 2 Injured in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash on Interstate 45
One person was killed and two others were injured in a fiery wrong-way crash on Interstate 45 Friday morning. Northbound lanes were closed but have since been reopened. The major accident involved three vehicles: two people in a Lexus driving in the correct direction and one person in a Chevrolet driving the wrong way, Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said. The …
Read More »WATCH LIVE TIMMOTHY PITZEN CASE: Brian Rini, man accused of claiming to be missing Aurora boy, charged by FBI
NEWPORT, Ky. — A 23-year-old man who police said claimed he was an Aurora boy missing since 2011 has been charged with lying to a federal agent, authorities announced Friday. Police in Kentucky said Brian Rini lied about being Timmothy Pitzen when he was found wandering the streets two days ago. Rini’s brother, Jonathon Rini, said that Brian has mental …
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