WASHINGTON — If the U.S. Forest Service can do anything to change the orbits of the moon or Earth, Rep. Louie Gohmert wants to know. During a House hearing, the Tyler Republican stumped a top agency official by asking her about the Forest Service’s capabilities to relocate celestial bodies, given his view that humanity is not otherwise able to improve …

A teenage boy died two days after a shooting outside Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth. Police were called about 5:20 p.m. Monday to the school, near Meadowbrook Drive and Weiler Boulevard, where a shooting had been reported in the parking lot. According to a police incident report, a 911 caller said the shooter drove away. The teen was …

The city of Allen is preparing to begin work on a $967,000 road repair project, which is expected to be completed in five months. City Council unanimously approved the project in the consent agenda on May 25. Eleven bids were received, each proposing a projected completion date and cost. City Council approved Advance Contracting Group’s bid, which represented the best …

Forest Hill police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after he reportedly stabbed a woman to death. Police were called about 5:10 a.m. to the QuikTrip in the 6500 block of Wichita Street, just north of Interstate 20, where a stabbing had been reported in the parking lot. Officers began giving first aid to the female victim. The suspect was …

Dallas County reported four more COVID-19 deaths and 112 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. The latest victims were two Garland residents, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s; a Mesquite woman in her 70s; and a Rowlett man in his 70s. All four had underlying high-risk health conditions. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents to get vaccinated …

Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line, the $1.2 billion rail project in the works for about 30 years, will stop at 10 stations from Plano to DFW Airport after its planned opening in summer 2023. Thousands of square feet of office, residential and retail space have been developed or are in the process of being developed along DART stations to help accommodate …

 Mesquite police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man they say may be confused about his surroundings. Vernon Bargainer, 89, was last seen Wednesday at his home in the 2500 block of Karla Drive, near North Galloway Avenue. Police believe he was driving a silver 1997 Cadillac DeVille with a maroon top and Texas disabled license …

The man accused of snatching a sleeping Dallas boy from his bed now faces a capital murder charge in the boy’s death. Darriynn Brown(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Police have filed the charge against 18-year-old Darriynn Ronnell Brown, saying Wednesday night that evidence returned from the crime lab connected him to the slaying of 4-year-old Cash Gernon. Brown’s attorney, Heath Harris, …

ISLAMABAD: Given limited stock of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the federal government has tinkered with its policy about who will be administered the American vaccine. They said work visa holders and students travelling abroad will not be administered the Pfizer vaccine as only Hajis and people suffering from chronic diseases will be receiving this vaccine. They said people traveling abroad will …

HOUSTON, Texas — Despite Houston-area inventory of single-family homes down to a 1.4-month supply, May single-family home sales jumped nearly 50% compared to May 2020, the Houston Association of Realtors has reported. Single-family home sales were up 48.2% compared to a year ago, with 9,702 units sold versus 6,546 a year earlier, according to HAR’s June market update, released June …