Get ready to sizzle in the coming days. Temperatures have been below normal for weeks. But that is about to change. This means triple-digit heat is expected in North Texas. DFW has yet to officially hit 100 this summer. That will likely change perhaps as early as Sunday. Heat index values will range from 100 to 105 degrees through the …

It’s been nearly five decades since the murder of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. On Saturday, Dallas police Chief Eddie García formally apologized to Bessie Rodriguez, Santos’ 77-year-old mother. It was a first for a Dallas police chief, Rodriguez’s mother said during a memorial at Oakland Cemetery observing the 48th anniversary of Santos’ murder. The murder stunned …

LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) — A man charged in the fatal shooting of a SWAT officer in a small West Texas city during a standoff last week was charged Friday with assaulting a federal officer who responded to the scene, prosecutors said. Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was charged with one count of forcibly assaulting a federal officer engaged in the performance of …

c p A heat advisory was issued Saturday evening for most of North Texas as triple-digit temperatures are expected in the region in the coming days. The National Weather Service issued the advisory around 5:15 p.m. Saturday. It goes into effect at noon Sunday and will expire at 7 p.m. The advisory covers Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a 21-year-old man who was last seen Tuesday in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood. Javier Ruiz Martinez’ last known location was in the 4600 block of St. Francis Avenue, police said. They said he was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police said he may be confused and in need of help. …

9 A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a teen Friday night in north Oak Cliff that police said was accidental. Dallas police were dispatched about 7:20 p.m. to the 300 block of South Storey Street, near Interstate 35E and Jefferson Boulevard, where they found 17-year-old Chadrick Good in the front passenger seat …

A teenager who had been injured in a shooting that killed two boys Friday afternoon in Arlington will likely be charged with murder, police said. The suspect, whose identity was not released because of his age, was at a hospital and is expected to face the charge after he’s treated, Arlington police said. Police were called just after 1:30 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new ice cream shop is opening today in Katy, and it will help support people with special needs. Howdy Homemade Ice Cream is located at 20920 Katy Freeway near Westgreen. The store franchise is owned and run by Houston rapper, activist and philanthropist Trae tha Truth and his business partner Roderick Batson. The business gives jobs to …

WASHINGTON — Beto O’Rourke might very well become a candidate for governor, but he wants to keep his focus on his work with grassroots civic engagement organizations for now. “I’ve committed myself to this fight for the right to vote and preserving our democracy in America,” he said Friday. “We are in really the final hours of this fight, and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men were injured on the campus of Houston Community College in a parking lot after an in-car altercation between four of them led to a fight over a gun Saturday. Officers with the Houston Police Department said they received an initial call about a shooting around 12:18 p.m. North Patrol Officers are on the scene …