A new COVID-19 mass vaccination site will open in Arlington on Friday, where 21,000 doses are expected to be administered each week. Arlington is one of three cities receiving help from the federal government to open mass vaccination sites, along with Dallas’ Fair Park site and one at NRG Stadium in Houston. The Arlington site is a so-called COVID-19 Community Vaccination …

The Dallas County medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that it is investigating whether 17 deaths are linked to the winter storm. The agency said it could take two to three months until the causes of death are determined. The medical examiner’s office did not provide any details about those deaths. All the deaths occurred in Dallas County. At least three …

A federally supported COVID-19 vaccine site is set to open Wednesday at Dallas’ Fair Park. Staffed by more than 200 military and government officials, up to 21,000 people from the county’s most vulnerable neighborhoods can be inoculated. But on the eve of the grand opening, fewer than 4,000 people had booked a reservation for a shot, Dallas County officials said …

ABC Party has added a new political piñata to its display on West Davis Street in Oak Cliff — Sen. Ted Cruz with a passport and suitcase on his way to Cancún. The Texas Republican has been widely criticized for traveling to the Mexican resort city with his family last week while Texans suffered through freezing temperatures during the state’s record-breaking winter …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man. Victor Ballas, 84, was last seen about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 4900 block of Radbrook Place, near Inwood Road and West Northwest Highway in northwest Dallas. He was driving a white 2005 Ford F150 with Texas license plate FSL-1530. Ballas is described as a white man …

Plano police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man. Lionel Bening, 81, was last seen about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday leaving his home off of West 15th Street near Independence Parkway. He was headed to the Costco on U.S. Highway 75 and was driving a silver 2013 Ford Fusion with Texas license plate BMT-2082 that has minor …

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who was last seen in southeast Oak Cliff. Alfred Marion Nations(Dallas Police Department) Alfred Marion Nations, 68, was last seen on foot about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Gooch Street, near South Lancaster Boulevard, police said. Gooch is described as a 6-1 bald white man with …

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 …

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will arrive at vaccination sites this week. This comes a week after a winter freeze paralyzed the state, left millions without power and caused delays in vaccine shipments. Even with the winter storm, the DSHS added that providers have administered a total of 4.5 million doses …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Plumbers across southeast Texas report record demand after last week’s historic freeze. Abacus Plumbing told they received 20,000 calls for service on Friday. On average, they receive 500 to 700 a day. We caught up with Christopher Castro on a service call in northwest Harris County. “Today, I started myself in League City, then went to …