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 …

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office fired an employee Saturday after he was reportedly caught driving a stolen vehicle. Michael Bryant Thompson (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office) Michael Bryant Thompson, 36, had been employed as a probationary officer in the county jail since October, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials with the Sutton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thompson around 9 p.m. Friday …

Jeremy Richman’s death comes after two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors died by suicide in recent days. The father of a Sandy Hook shooting victim has died of an apparent suicide. The Newtown Police Department says 49-year-old Jeremy Richman was found dead at Edmond Town Hall, where he had an office. Richman was the founder of the nonprofit …

The incident is being investigated as a murder/suicide attempt, police said. FRISCO, Texas — The Frisco Police Department is investigating what led to a a child’s death and the hospitalization of the child’s mother Saturday night. Police wrote in a statement Sunday that around 5:55 p.m. Saturday, police received a call for a welfare check in the 15200 block of …

A man was transported to the hospital after an armed robbery at a Whataburger parking lot Saturday night. Police said at 2:32 a.m., the victim and some witnesses stopped at the Whataburger located at 8550 N. Stemmons Fwy. The victim went behind a dumpster in the parking lot to use the restroom and was followed by two black males. One …

Investigators say five people have been killed in a head-on traffic accident in Ellis County. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the wreck happened around 10:15 a.m. Sunday on Texas 34 near Bardwell, about 40 miles south of Dallas. DPS Sgt. Sara Warren said Monday that everyone in both vehicles died, including a man and two children in a …

Dallas’ billionaire Perot family has hired a new investment chief that will manage the family’s fortune, according to The Wall Street Journal. Veteran hedge fund trader Boaz Sidikaro, 44, will take on managing the family’s wealth after having been a part of Perot Investments since March. Sidikaro worked at New York hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group for more than 20 years. …

Robert T McDaniel was one of the elite black airmen who flew combat aircraft in World War II at a time when the military was segregated. FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth’s last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen died Tuesday at the age of 96. Robert T McDaniel was one of the elite black airmen who flew combat aircraft …

The 23-year-old was in the vehicle with three others at the time of the apparent random shooting. An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed early Saturday morning in an apparent random shooting while sitting in a vehicle, the department said. Another person was wounded. The suspect remained at large Saturday afternoon. Multiple news outlets have identified the officer as John P. Rivera, …

The dogs were already in quarantine after they previously bit another person, according to police. A woman is dead in Irving after her two pit bull terriers mauled her at an Irving animal hospital Saturday morning, Irving Police confirmed. The attack happened at 11:45 Saturday morning, police said in a news release. The woman, 33-year-old Johana Villafane of Irving, was …

Today will be very spring-like! Most of the day will be dry, warm, and breezy. In fact, highs today will likely reach 80° or above. This will make for the warmest day so far this year, and perhaps the warmest day since late October last year! WFAA However, t-storms are still in the forecast this evening and into tonight. A …