The Boys & Girls Club in Grand Prairie and Cricket Wireless teamed up to surprise an unsuspecting single mother Monday, giving her $5,000 in gifts as part of a promotion by the wireless carrier. Katrina Davis, a mom of two children, lost her job at Parkland Hospital earlier this year due to the pandemic, according to Kelly Layne Starling, a …

\ Dallas County reported 1,663 more coronavirus cases and three COVID-19 deaths on Monday. Holiday Drone Light Show illuminates night sky over Dallas Holiday characters illuminate the sky above the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this weekend during the… The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 60s who had been ill at a hospital, a Lancaster woman in her …

Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Hood County sheriff’s office disagree over whether a mountain lion is the culprit in a man’s death last week. Holiday Drone Light Show illuminates night sky over Dallas Holiday characters illuminate the sky above the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this weekend during the… The sheriff’s office said Saturday that it suspects …

Plano’s emergency management department said today it will conduct two back-to-back tests of its outdoor warning system Wednesday at noon. “We’re emphasizing to our residents that this is only a test,” city spokesman Steve Stoler said in the announcement This single mother in Grand Prairie was surprised with $5K just in time for Christmas In addition to regular testing, warning …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: Holiday Drone Light Show illuminates night sky over Dallas Holiday characters illuminate the sky above the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this weekend during the… What is the virus? Scientists have …

Less than a month after the city’s deadliest weekend of the year, faith leaders held a news conference in South Dallas to address the violence in the area. Pastors and members from churches in southern and West Dallas, and administration from the Paul Dunbar Learning Center gathered on Monday morning to talk about the improvements the community needs — namely, …

Workers at small businesses in five Texas communities will have the chance to participate in a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot program, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Monday. The pilot program, which officials plan to significantly expand across the state, will be administered with help from chambers of commerce in the communities — Amarillo, Edinburg, El Paso, Laredo and Lubbock. Also …

FORT HOOD, Texas (KTRK) — The U.S. Army is in the final preparations of releasing the long-awaited results of an independent review of Fort Hood. The panel looked into the command climate and culture at the military base in central Texas. Intense criticism following the disappearance and horrific murder of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen prompted the probe. Guillen’s family remained …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police need your help in identifying three suspects possibly responsible for several aggravated robberies with a deadly weapon. HPD’s Robbery Division released a video Monday from an Aug. 29 incident where three male suspects pulled up to a pawnshop located in the 8000 block of the North Freeway in Houston. Video shows one of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the way people work, learn and communicate. The consequences of the pandemic, however, made it difficult for some families to financially adapt to these new ways of living. To help residents struggling with working or learning remotely, the city of Houston partnered with Comcast to launch two programs that will provide …