A person was in critical condition after being hit by gunfire Friday night at Kiest Park in central Oak Cliff. Police were dispatched to a shooting call about 9:45 p.m. at 3080 S. Hampton Road, near West Kiest Boulevard. Authorities said they found a victim with a gunshot wound and took the person to a hospital in critical condition. Dallas …

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy whose body was found lying on a street in the Mountain Creek area Saturday morning, Dallas police have announced. The suspect’s name will not be released until he is booked into the Dallas County jail, police said in a news release Saturday night. “Through the hard …

One person was hospitalized Friday night after being shot in Uptown, Dallas police say. Police were dispatched about 8:45 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of Howell Street, near McKinney Avenue and the Greenwood Cemetery. The person’s condition was unclear, and police did not release any other information.

A gunman was at large Saturday after shooting a man in the foot while trying to break into his car in northwest Dallas, police say. The shooting happened about 5 a.m. outside the Dallas Cabaret South strip club at 2444 Walnut Ridge St., near Interstate 35E, police said. The man came out of the club and found someone breaking into …

Dallas County reported six more COVID-19 deaths and 110 new coronavirus cases Saturday. The latest victims were a Garland man in his 60s who had been hospitalized, a Dallas man in his 70s who had been hospitalized, a Grand Prairie woman in her 70s who died at home, a woman in her 80s lived at a long-term care facility in …

One person was injured Friday night when three men opened fire at a north Oak Cliff restaurant that turned them away, Dallas police say. Police were dispatched about 9:30 p.m. to Viva El Gallo, a Mexican restaurant at 534 S. Riverfront Blvd. Three men who weren’t allowed to enter fired several gunshots at the business from their car as they …

Journalists have been honored for their work in several recent journalism contests. The awards were given by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Best of the West, The Headliners Foundation, the National Headliner Awards and the Society for News Design. “It’s always gratifying to see our journalists receive recognition for outstanding work,” said Keith Campbell, The News’ managing editor. “It’s especially so …

Saturday has been a good day for outdoor activities, with a mix of sun and clouds, and a high in the mid 80s. But we won’t see another day like that in North Texas for quite a while. A few late afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will develop, but mainly west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Multiple rounds of …

Three people were injured in a drive-by shooting at a South Dallas grocery store Saturday evening, police said. The shooting happened just after 6:30 p.m. outside the Little World grocery store at 4600 S. Malcolm X Blvd., near Elsie Faye Heggins Street, police said. Two people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The third was grazed by a …

HOUSTON (AP) — A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood has been found and appears to be unharmed, police announced Saturday evening. In a short video tweeted by Houston police, Cmdr. Ron Borza can be seen sitting next to the tiger, petting the animal and saying it has been a long …