Arlington police shared new details Wednesday in the investigation into a woman facing a murder charge connected to the death of a client who was living at one of her unlicensed assisted living centers. Following allegations of neglect, theft, fraud, and abuse, Arlington police opened investigations into the deaths of at least 20 people who had been living in five unlicensed group homes in …
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Suspect arrested in Garland hit-and-run that left man in critical condition
Updated at 9:25 p.m. Thursday: Revised to reflect arrest of suspect. Investigators have arrested a Dallas man suspected in a Garland hit-and-run Wednesday afternoon that left a man critically injured. Miguel Angel Castro (Garland Police Department /Garland Police Department ) Miguel Angel Castro, 35, was arrested in Richardson on Thursday after a tip led to the location of the vehicle seen …
Read More »It’s deadline day in the Texas House, with hundreds of bills at risk before clock strikes midnight
with details about a Southlake Republican’s bill and at 9:23 p.m. to reflect the failure to pass of the bill to add taxes to e-cigarettes and vape products and at 11:33 p.m.to reflect the passage of a bill by Rep. Andrew Murr. AUSTIN — The second Thursday of May is the day when legislators get to decide whether hundreds of House bills — …
Read More »Arlington 18-year-old pleads guilty to recruiting for terrorist group
An Arlington 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge after he was accused of grooming a would-be recruit to join a terrorist group and arranging to get him to Pakistan. Michael Kyle Sewell was arrested in February and pleaded guilty Wednesday morning before federal Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton in Fort Worth. Sewell was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to …
Read More »Mother of Plano woman killed in estranged husband’s rampage doesn’t blame bartender charged with overserving him
The mother of a woman killed along with seven others by her estranged husband at a Cowboys watch party in Plano says she doesn’t blame a bartender recently charged with overserving the man before his 2017 rampage. “I feel badly for her that she has gotten caught up in this vortex because of an evil man,” Debbie Lane, the mother of …
Read More »Police release photo of vehicle, driver suspected in Far East Dallas robbery
Police have released a photo of a driver and vehicle they say were involved in an early morning robbery in February in Far East Dallas. Police released these photos of a suspected vehicle and driver thought to be involved in a Feb. 9 robbery in Casa View. (Dallas Police Department ) The victim was robbed and shot about 6 a.m. Feb. …
Read More »Man at large after stabbing homeless man in downtown Dallas, police say
A homeless man was wounded in a stabbing Wednesday night in downtown Dallas, police say. Two men, both of whom are homeless, got into an argument about 8:40 p.m. in the 2000 block of Commerce Street, near South Harwood Street and Main Street Garden Park, police said. During the altercation, one man reportedly stabbed the other. Dallas Fire-Rescue took the …
Read More »One person injured in drive-by shooting in southeast Oak Cliff
One person was injured Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in southeast Oak Cliff, police say. Officers were called about 8:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 3000 block of Morgan Drive, near South El Centro Way and Texans Can Academy Dallas Grant East. A female who had been shot was taken to a local hospital. Her condition and age …
Read More »Robert Fabian sentenced to life in prison
Fabian was found guilty for the murder of Sul Ross student Zuzu Verk. LOCKHART, Texas — Robert Fabian has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sul Ross student Zuzu Verk. Fabian will also face an additional 20 years for tampering with physical evidence for concealing a human corpse. Fabian was on trial from April 30 through …
Read More »Zuzu Verk’s disappearance, death
Zuzu Renee Verk, 22, was last heard from on Oct. 11, 2016, when she went to the movies with her boyfriend. Her body was found in a shallow grave four months later.
Read More »Texas House gives initial approval to bill phasing out red light cameras over the next few years
AUSTIN — Texas House members green-lighted legislation Tuesday night that would require cities to phase out the use of red light cameras to issue traffic tickets over the next few years. Republican Rep. Jonathan Stickland won preliminary House approval of his bill by a 108-35 vote. The House could give the bill final approval as soon as Wednesday and send it to the …
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