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 …

Dallas Police found that no shots were fired at The State Fair of Texas on Friday night after receiving information about a shooting at Fair Park. Dallas police said at about 8:50 p.m., officers responded after receiving information about a shooting at Fair Park. But it was found that no shots were fired and there are no reports of any …

A gun was “accidentally discharged” at a Dallas ISD elementary school Thursday morning, according to the district. The shooting happened in the cafeteria at John W. Carpenter Elementary School in central Oak Cliff before classes started, district spokeswoman Robyn L. Harris said in an email, calling it an accident. No injuries were reported. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said a student at …

A man and a woman dressed in all black exited the Dallas Police Department’s Northwest Patrol Division office Thursday afternoon. They quietly spoke to each other as they approached a squad car parked on the sidewalk. A couple bouquets and several other flowers laid along the car’s windshield in memory of the department’s officer, 25-year-old Jacob Arellano, who died Wednesday after a …

A former Denton police officer was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison Thursday for trading explicit photos and videos of children on social media. David Schoolcraft, 39, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in December. He was sentenced to 10 years and one month. According to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Texas, court proceedings …

AUSTIN — Three former North Texas Republican lawmakers endorsed Democrat Mike Collier in his race to unseat Republican incumbent Dan Patrick in the lieutenant governor’s race, Collier’s campaign announced Thursday. Former Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett, Corsicana state Rep. Byron Cook and Rep. Bennett Ratliff of Plano are the latest in a growing number of Republicans supporting Collier, a moderate Democrat. …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The decision comes as the pandemic has faded from the forefront of many people’s minds. Daily deaths and infections are dropping and people — many of them maskless — are returning to schools, work and grocery …

WASHINGTON – The State Bar of Texas has dismissed a complaint aimed at stripping Sen. Ted Cruz’s law license over his role in Donald Trump’s bid to overturn his 2020 defeat, without addressing the substance of allegations that he had aided an “anti-democratic” plot. Cruz said the dismissal amounted to a finding that the allegation was “baseless,” though the bar found …

About 20 people, including health care workers, gathered outside of John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth on Thursday with red and yellow signs to protest the existence of a McDonald’s restaurant on the hospital’s first floor. The posters — which called out the hospital administration with questions like, “Do McGreasy meals help patients heal?” — are part of an …

If you’ve ever driven near downtown Dallas at night, you’ve probably wondered why and how the colorful cityscape is lit up. It turns out, there are many reasons for — and a lot of people behind — the glowing city lights. Downtown buildings were illuminated in blue Wednesday night to mourn the loss of 25-year-old Dallas police Officer Jacob Arellano, who …

We’re ending the week with warmer temperatures returning to North Texas. Expect highs to increase into the mid-80s and lower-90s for Friday and Saturday. Highs will run over 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year. Also, a breezy southerly wind will increase moisture levels ahead of our next storm system. Our next cold front is expected to …