Bronx-born pop sensation Jennifer Lopez has decided to cancel her ‘This is Me….Live’ tour, citing a need for time off to be with her children, family, and close friends, according to representatives for Live Nation. Speculation about a possible split between Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck has been swirling for weeks, particularly after Lopez attended the 2024 Met Gala …
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Mesquite’s Hillcrest Apartments: 50 years of housing issues, lawsuits, ownership changes
Tenants at Hillcrest Apartments in Mesquite say they’ve complained for years about the same problems: a lack of AC and heat, frequent water leaks, electrical issues, moldy walls and feces bubbling up from drain. Now, the complex faces various lawsuits — including one from the city of Mesquite. The city’s lawsuit against Hillcrest comes at a pivotal time when North …
Read More »Dallas council member ties to company owner who protested not getting city contract questioned
A Dallas council member’s ties to a builder threatening to sue the city over losing out on an $11.5 million contract has left some other elected officials questioning if the city’s disclosure laws offer enough transparency. Council member Omar Narvaez didn’t recuse himself Wednesday when he was one of three members pushing for the city attorney’s office to reexamine the …
Read More »Naaman Forest High School students suspended after online threats to other students, police say
A group of students at a Garland ISD high school have been suspended after making threats online about harming and killing other students. Garland police said the group of students from Naaman Forest High School have been suspended indefinitely and are not allowed on Garland ISD property, police said. Police said there is no immediate threat to the campus. It’s …
Read More »Dallas appeals to U.S. Supreme Court in case against police officers involved in death of Tony Timpa
The city of Dallas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision allowing a civil-rights case to proceed against several Dallas police officers involved in the 2016 death of Tony Timpa. The move comes three months after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals paved the way for the case to be heard in front of a jury. Geoff Henley, …
Read More »Dallas police searching for 78-year-old man last seen Thursday in the Lake Highlands area
Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a 78-year-old man last seen Thursday morning in the Lake Highlands area. Samuel Heard was last seen around 10:30 a.m. walking in the 10000 block of Shoreview Road, just north of White Rock Lake. He may be in need of help, police said. Heard is described as a Black man who …
Read More »Man accused of killing prominent Dallas lawyer was investigated for years after slaying, police say
Even after the man suspected of killing a prominent Dallas lawyer nearly six years ago moved to Florida months after the slaying, Dallas police continued to gather and evaluate evidence and found numerous clues that appeared to link him to the crime, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained Thursday. Among the evidence that Dallas police detailed in the warrant for …
Read More »Dallas city officials say they have resolved four-year dispute with county over jail funding
Dallas city officials say they have resolved a four-year contract dispute with Dallas County over use of the jail but won’t publicly disclose specifics of the new deal. The Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved restarting payments to the county to book and hold people at the Lew Sterrett jail after withholding funds for a year until the contract was updated. According …
Read More »Years of waiting ended in 45 minutes for the families of Billy Chemirmir’s alleged victims
They knew what the waiting was like, but they didn’t know what to expect this time. They’d been here before, at the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts Building, waiting in a room in the district attorney’s office. That time, in November, hours crawled by as they waited for a verdict which never came. This time, they knew they must wait — …
Read More »2nd person in custody in connection with fatal shooting outside west Oak Cliff convenience store
A second man is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside a west Oak Cliff convenience store earlier this month. Gabriel Granado, 21, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge in the slaying of 35-year-old David Garcia, police said. Dallas police previously said Garcia was 38. Granado did not appear in jail records Thursday evening. …
Read More »Families of 737 Max crash victims push to reopen criminal case against Boeing
The family members of more than a dozen people who died in 737 Max crashes are pushing a North Texas federal judge to reopen the case against Boeing because the deal with the federal government doesn’t hold the airplane maker accountable. Lawyers for victims’ family members are scheduled to be in federal court in Fort Worth on Tuesday to ask …
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