McKinney wants residents’ feedback on a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, which begins in October. Through June 11, residents can participate in a survey to provide input on what they think the city should prioritize. Respondents will be asked to rank budget priorities and leave comments. The feedback provided will be considered by staff during budget discussions as well as …

A justice march is set to take place this evening to bring the community together after the Derek Chauvin verdict was delivered on Tuesday, the city announced in a news release. People are expected to gather around 5:30 p.m. at Disciple Central Community Church, located at 901 N Polk St., with the evening’s events set to begin at 6 p.m. …

Two challengers will try to unseat Paula Blackmon in the Dallas City Council District 9 race on May 1. John Botefuhr, a Dallas chiropractor, and Judy Kumar, a project manager in information security, both say the incumbent’s support of cutting police overtime funding and a perceived lack of communication with constituents are reasons she should be removed from the council. …

Dallas County reported eight more COVID-19 deaths and 279 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. The latest victims were men in their 40s to 80s. Two were from Dallas, two from Garland, and one each from Balch Springs, Irving, Mesquite and Wilmer. Two men were found in their homes and did not have underlying health conditions. County Judge Clay Jenkins said in …

Greenville school officials suspended a teacher Wednesday after a photo circulated that appears to show the employee placing a foot on a Black student’s neck. The identity of the teacher had not been made public, but she worked at Lamar Elementary School, according to WFAA-TV (Channel 8). The photo was said to have been staged on the Lamar campus on Tuesday, …

Dallas police are looking for a woman they say stole a white shih tzu from a Pleasant Grove yard earlier this month. Police say this woman grabbed the dog and fled.(Dallas Police Department) The dog, named Benny, was taken from a home near Masters Drive and Grady Lane about 5:30 p.m. April 8. According to police, a woman was seen …

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 …

Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man. A Silver Alert was issued Wednesday for 75-year-old Gary Byers. Byers was last seen about 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 4600 block of Ardenwood Drive, near West Risinger Road and South Hulen Street in South Fort Worth. Byers is described as a white man who is …

Mesquite police are looking for suspects after a Lyft driver was fatally shot on a highway ramp Tuesday evening. Police were called to the scene of an accident about 7:20 p.m. on the ramp from northbound Interstate 635 to westbound Interstate 30. The 911 caller said he was a passenger in the vehicle and that his driver had been shot …

A woman was found fatally shot Sunday morning in South Dallas and investigators were working to identify a suspect in the case, police say. Officers who were called to the 3000 block of Holmes Street about 9 a.m. were told the woman had been shot by someone who was driving a dark-colored SUV. Dallas Fire-Rescue took the woman to a …