Erin England’s Dallas garage serves double duty as a place to park a car and start a small business. “I started Diaper Concierge out of necessity and desperation,” England said. She was out at a restaurant with her 6-month-old daughter when she reached into her diaper bag and realized it was empty. “I remember looking over seeing the tampon dispenser … and …

Authorities on Tuesday night arrested a father accused of trying to take his son out of school without permission and hitting a school security guard with his car. Steve de la Torre, 42, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, said Jeff McShan, a spokesman for Harris County Constable Precinct 5 In a video shared by authorities on …

FRISCO, Texas — Forty-five Frisco ISD students took the stage Tuesday to show their spelling prowess. The top 6 from this competition move on to the county bee. And if spelling twisting complicated, words wasn’t hard enough, they had to do it in front of family and friends. But also in attendance was Karthik Nemmani. The 14-year-old from McKinney won …

DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department needs your help to identify two burglary suspects that were caught on surveillance video Jan. 15. The two suspects were caught on camera around 10:30 a.m. breaking into a house in the 3900 block of Boca Bay Drive in north Dallas, police wrote in a blog post. One of the suspects is a teenage male and the …

IRVING, Texas — On Tuesday morning, Jill Mikienia spent the day salvaging what is left of her Sunnybrook Drive home. It caught on fire Monday around 2:00 in the morning. Jill heard a pop as she was falling asleep. She got up and walked toward the sound, finding her garage on fire. Mikienia called 911, dragged out two dogs and …

DALLAS — Nurses in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at Medical City Dallas formed a hallway gauntlet with balloons and blowing bubbles midday Tuesday to celebrate the departure of a newborn who was leaving the hospital for the very first time. However, that newborn came into this world 22 months ago — 685 days ago, to be exact But from …

Texas State Troopers said two people are dead after a crash along State Highway 121 in Collin County. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. Monday in Anna. Investigators said the two people were both in a Chevrolet Camaro when the driver utilized a passing zone along Highway 121 to pass another driver. State Troopers said the Camaro then left …

ENNIS, Texas — The body of Emily Wade was found earlier this morning by a volunteer search team. Wade was last seen Jan. 5. Ennis Chief of Police John Erisman confirms to Channel 8 News that Wade was found dead in Chambers Creek off of Ensign Road near a low water crossing. Volunteers and members of the Cajun Coasts Search …

Former Dallas Cowboys and University of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden was arrested early Monday after he fell asleep in the drive-thru line at a McKinney Whataburger, police say. McKinney police said employees at the Whataburger in the 9000 block of W. University Drive called them just after midnight Monday about a man who fell asleep in his car while …

Three men are dead and a fourth was injured after an East End homeowner opened fire in self defense during an apparent home invasion early Saturday, authorities said. Shortly before 1 a.m., police said, four suspects forced their way into a home on Sherman near 71st, triggering a shootout that left scores of yellow police evidence markers in the street. …

A man suspected of stealing a car has been arrested after a high-speed chase with Harris County constables led to a crash in northwest Houston Saturday. Deputies with Harris County Constable Mark Herman’s office conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle in the 5000 block of FM 2920. The driver refused to stop, and led deputies on a chase …