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 …

A shooting in Fort Worth on Friday morning left a man dead and a woman hospitalized in an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Officers were dispatched about 9:20 a.m. to the 6400 block of Meadowbrook Drive, near Interstate 820. Police said a husband and wife had an argument, and the man shot the woman multiple times in her lower body. The man …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 146 people were killed and 150 others were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul, officials said of one of the biggest disasters in South Korea that will likely raise serious questions about public safety standards. The massive death toll is being tallied after people were crushed by a large crowd …

A woman walking on LBJ Freeway in northwest Dallas died after being struck early Saturday, police say. The woman was walking about 2:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the 3100 block of the freeway, near Webb Chapel Road, when she was struck by at least two drivers in the far-left lane, police said. The woman was pronounced dead at …

A 17-year-old was arrested Friday after he shot a 14-year-old with an AR-15-style rifle in White Settlement, police say. Mason Stopps of Fort Worth was booked into the Tarrant County jail on a charge of aggravated assault, and it was not clear whether he had an attorney. Police said he was arrested Saturday, but jail records show he was booked …

After a drizzly and rather cool Saturday, nicer weather is expected Sunday with more sunshine and highs near 70. High temperatures next week will be in the low to mid 70s. Halloween looks nice with sunshine during the day and highs in the low 70s. Trick-or-treat temperatures will be in the 60s Monday evening. Another chance of rain is in …

Oil companies brought in record profits once again as people worldwide struggled with high gasoline and energy prices. Exxon Mobil broke recods with its profits in the third quarter, raking in $19.66 billion in net income. The Irving-based company said Friday that it booked $112.07 billion in quarterly revenue, more than double its top line for the same period last …

The Republican candidate for Dallas County District Attorney, Faith Johnson, vowed to pursue the death penalty, if elected, for the man accused of killing two Methodist Dallas Medical Center employees Saturday. “Based on … the reports that’s coming out now with that Methodist hospital shooting, I will seek the death penalty on that case,” Johnson said in a candidate forum Friday hosted by the …

The rain has been quite generous across North Texas. Amounts of one to two inches have been common and it’s not done yet. Additional showers will continue Friday night, but no severe weather is expected. The showers are also likely to stretch into Saturday morning as well, although it should be much lighter by then. Saturday afternoon will be dry …

AUSTIN — With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Libertarian candidate running for attorney general has come out with an unusual suggestion: Voters should consider Democrat Rochelle Garza. In a column published Wednesday in The Amarillo Pioneer, Mark Ash wrote that Republican incumbent Ken Paxton must be ousted from office “in order to save our liberties.” “The stakes are now simply too …

Kern Wildenthal — a longtime Dallas community leader, fundraiser and medical academic — is now the namesake of the Southwestern Medical Foundation’s giving society. The renaming of the giving society, a decision which board members unanimously approved recently, is a way to honor Wildenthal, who they say has worked tirelessly over 50 years to support and ultimately transform the medical …