A mild and breezy weather combination will be the theme this week. More cloud cover can also be added to the mix. Highs will continue to be above normal, in the 70s for several days. Rain chances will hold off until Friday, at which point we could see isolated showers. Shower chances will be with us this weekend as well. …

A man already jailed in connection with a pair of decadeold sexual assault cases now faces a charge in a 2003 attack in Arlington. Jeffery Lemor Wheat, 49, has been in custody at the Collin County jail since Jan. 15, several days after he was arrested in Crawford County, Ark. He faces two counts of sexual assault and one count of burglary …

On the eve of the end of the statewide mask mandate, the city of McKinney is asking residents to wear masks when inside city facilities and to continue maintaining proper social distancing measures. “To ensure the safety of our citizens and staff, the City of McKinney encourages citizens to wear masks inside city facilities and practice social distancing when Governor …

Plano school leaders will hire an outside firm to investigate allegations that a pattern of bullying preceded a recent sleepover during which a Black 13-year-old boy was called racial slurs, beaten and made to drink white classmates’ urine. Superintendent Sara Bonser stood alongside Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere and Police Chief Ed Drain Tuesday afternoon to address the incident that’s enraged …

Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said in a news release Tuesday that he had fired Officer Bryan Riser after an investigation into allegations that Riser ordered the killings of two people. The internal affairs investigation concluded that Riser “engaged in adverse conduct when he was arrested for two counts of Capital Murder,” the release says. Plano ISD Superintendent Sara Bonser …

WASHINGTON – Will convicted felons be eligible for $1,400 per person stimulus payments? What about everyone who is in the country illegally? Sen. Ted Cruz raised objections on both counts as the Senate debated the $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan likely to become law in the next few days – blasting the plan for extending federal largesse to murderers, which …

An 18-year-old is in custody and a 16-year-old suspect remains at large after the fatal shooting of two men at a White Settlement apartment last month. Christopher Trevon Avington, of Arkadelphia, Ark., faces a charge of capital murder in the deaths of 26-year-old De Andrew Bentley and 25-year-old Trevon Hampton. He has been at the Clark County jail since his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Big rigs are among the number of vehicles involved in a major accident on the ramp connecting the Eastex Freeway and the Gulf Freeway near downtown Houston. The wreck was reported at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. We haven’t learned how the accident occurred, but from above we can see a couple of large cylindrical items that …

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 …

HOUSTON, Texas — Rice Stadium, 2200 University Blvd., Houston, will serve as the next vaccination site for COVID-19 inoculations, a partnership between St. Luke’s Health and Rice University. Starting March 15, on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of July, the two institutions will administer vaccines to the most vulnerable populations through the stadium’s south stadium entrance, …