A Frisco woman says she was “terrorized” by a neighbor who has called her racial slurs and vandalized her property with racist graffiti for nearly a week before he was arrested on Tuesday evening. Detectives stay hopeful 25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping Arlington Police Department held a press event on the 25th anniversary of Amber Hagerman’s death… In a …

Dallas County’s health department will begin prioritizing residents in predominately Black and Latino neighborhoods for the COVID-19 vaccine at Fair Park after early limited data showed many shots were going to residents in northern communities. In a divided vote, commissioners shifted the county’s effort to vaccinate anyone who meets the state’s broader criteria — so long as they are registered to get …

Dr. Kenneth Altshuler, a champion of mental health causes in Dallas who vastly grew UT Southwestern Medical Center’s psychiatry department and cemented its stature nationwide, died of COVID-19 complications Jan. 6. He was 91. He and his wife, Ruth Altshuler, who were married in 1987 until her death in 2017, were known in Dallas for their public service and philanthropic …

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will become the 46th president on Wednesday under an extraordinary blanket of security, snubbed by a predecessor impeached for inciting insurrection, and with a pandemic forcing strict limits on the guest list even before a mob stormed the Capitol two weeks earlier. The oath of office will follow the usual script. Former Presidents George W. Bush, …

Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teenage girl. Kimora Harrison, 16, was last seen in the 1200 block of Nicole Way, near Oak Grove Road South in South Fort Worth. Detectives stay hopeful 25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping Arlington Police Department held a press event on the 25th anniversary of Amber Hagerman’s death… …

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: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

WASHINGTON — With only hours left in his term, President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him and his family. The last-minute clemency, announced Wednesday morning, follows separate waves of pardons over the past …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston gospel singer Yolanda Adams is singing at tonight’s nationwide COVID-19 memorial as part of Inauguration Eve activities in Washington, DC. The event honors the 400,000 lives lost in the United States to the pandemic. Adams is scheduled to sing “Hallelujah.” In his first stop tonight after arriving in Washington, President-elect Joe Biden, along with Dr. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police have responded to a shooting incident along the 6000 block of Bissonnet, near Rampart, in southwest Houston. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg. Officers on scene say the victim is expected to survive. It is the latest in a disturbing trend of shootings involving teenagers in the last two months. Just a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After warming up to nearly 80 degrees Tuesday afternoon, a weak cold front will drop our highs back into the mid 60s Wednesday. Sea fog will briefly push into our coastal counties ahead of the front, so commuters south of Houston may need to pad in some extra time for the morning drive. The sky should …