With about an hour’s notice, Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall on Tuesday called an impromptu meeting with her commanders — an unusual move for the leader. Her invitation said the gathering was related to ongoing budget discussions at City Hall. When nearly two dozen commanders logged in to the virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams, Hall broke the unexpected news: She had submitted …

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tried again on Wednesday to push through a plan to cut City Hall salaries and use the savings to fund his various budget priorities, including public safety. But once again, the City Council overwhelmingly rejected his proposal. Johnson’s revised amendment, which was an attempt at compromise, called for a savings of $6 million — $500,000 less …

The Oklahoma man featured in the Netflix documentary miniseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has officially asked to be freed from his 22-year prison sentence in a murder-for-hire plot, in addition to federal wildlife violations. Lawyers for former zookeeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as “Joe Exotic,” filed the application Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Justice, saying his poor health likely …

A Dallas activist group says it plans to ask the Dallas County district attorney’s office to investigate for possible criminal charges an altercation that took place during a downtown rally on Saturday. Dominique Alexander, president of Next Generation Action Network, said Wednesday that Dallas police unfairly singled him out for arrest after the scuffle at Saturday’s event, which was sponsored …

Today will be cloudy and much cooler than Wednesday as a cold front continues to push east with fall like temperatures in its wake. The DFW Airport dropped to 55 degrees this morning, which breaks the record low temperatures for September 10th. Showers will diminish considerably by the afternoon. But, it will feel more like November with highs in the …

A former Dallas police officer who wrote more than two dozen fake traffic tickets was sentenced to three years of federal probation last month. Matthew Rushing(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Matthew Rushing pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of making a false statement. He was one of several officers who received overtime pay funded by a federal grant that allowed the …

Two more Dallas County residents have died after contracting West Nile virus, health officials said Wednesday. Officials didn’t identify the victims, but they said one was a 75-year-old who lived in Richardson’s 75081 ZIP code and the other was a 53-year-old who lived in Dallas’ 75208 ZIP code. They are the third and fourth people to die after contracting West …

Dallas County reported 376 additional positive coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with nine new deaths. Of those newly reported cases, 168 came from the state’s reporting system, including 58 from September, 91 from August and 19 from July. The rest were reported directly to the county’s health department. Six of the latest victims were Dallas residents, including four men and two …

AUSTIN — The federal government on Wednesday ended President Donald Trump’s plan of providing $300 in additional weekly unemployment benefits to struggling Americans, less than a month after the program was announced. In a news release, the Texas Workforce Commission said the Lost Wages Assistance program would issue its final payment for the week ending Sept. 5. Texas has already received its …

If 2020 has taught us anything, perhaps it’s that we should always be prepared for everything. The City of McKinney’s Office of Emergency Management is celebrating National Preparedness Month by looking to help residents be ready in case of emergency or adverse situations. With that in mind, they’ve prepared 500 kits for residents, which can be picked up at either …