For years, Shalondria Galimore has wanted a place to bring her neighborhood of Joppa together. The historic freedman’s town near the Trinity River, isolated from the rest of east Oak Cliff by railroad tracks and I-45, has long been left behind by the rest of Dallas. Through systemic racism and years of neglect, Joppa — pronounced jop-ee — never received the same city …

One of Food Network’s fiery shows of the summer, BBQ Brawl, premieres June 14, featuring North Texas pitmaster Brendan Lamb. Lamb is the owner of Smiley’s Craft Barbecue, which opened in 2018 in Roanoke. He is one of two Texans among the 12 contestants on the show: There’s also Ara Malekian, former executive chef for Wolfgang Puck and current pitmaster at …

Typical July heat is expected today across North Texas with lingering rain chances. The main chance of showers and thunderstorms will be near a stalled-out front just south of DFW. As the day wears on, this front will slowly move back north toward the metroplex. This means the chance of isolated storms will follow the front into DFW this afternoon. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For the third time this year, crooks targeted a Petland store looking for animals to snatch. The thieves used a tire iron to smash their way into the Bellaire location Sunday morning. A similar situation happened at The Woodlands location last week when two women got away with an expensive French bulldog. Luckily, those women were …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two people were shot when a gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a popular bar in north Harris County overnight. Harris County deputies say four men got into a fight inside the Little Woodrow’s Bar and Grill on Timber Tech Avenue near the Tomball Parkway around 1:30 a.m. Monday. The fight eventually moved …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A summer front dropping south from North Texas will send a round of storms toward Houston Monday, which could help wash some of the haze away. Temperatures will start out in the upper 70s and warm to near 90 before the storms impact Houston from the late morning to early afternoon. Any storms that push south …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former Houston police officer who allegedly told another officer to shoot a suspect has been indicted for aggravated assault by a public servant. An excessive force lawsuit alleges officer Lucas Vieira told another officer to shoot Aundre Howard when he tried to run away during a traffic stop. When the other officer caught up to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers, rejoice! Your SH-288 commute should be easier now that two southbound main lanes have finally reopened after three months of being blocked off. The southbound lanes officially reopened Monday at 5 a.m. after they were unexpectedly closed for “safety purposes” from I-610 to W. Bellfort Avenue after a pavement failure back in April. SkyEye video …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — The driver of an SUV died Sunday morning after a crash with two other vehicles along the North Freeway, authorities said. It happened near Cypresswood Road around 12:30 a.m. The SUV was driving erratically, witnesses told deputies. The vehicle had been changing lanes just before hitting the two vehicles and crashing into a retaining wall before …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police responded Sunday morning to reports of multiple people who were shot at a north Houston motel. It happened some time around 9 a.m. on the North Freeway. Officers responded to the area and found three victims, but it wasn’t yet clear what led to the shooting or any details on suspects. The extent of …