A man who officers found to have a fake bomb strapped to his body was arrested Thursday afternoon after engaging in multiple fights at an Uptown office building, Dallas police said. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, officers were notified of a vehicle theft in progress in the parking lot of an office building in the 4100 block of the northbound …

Billy McDonald threatened to close his family’s 66-year-old Dallas barbecue joint, Mac’s Bar-B-Que, a handful of times in the past decade. In late July 2021, he finally will. After Mac’s Bar-B-Que owner Billy McDonald takes some time off — “sleeping in” is first on his list — he plans to continue working on his side business, an electronics repair company that works …

Friday will feature mostly sunny skies with a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, but most will stay dry. Otherwise, it will be slightly warmer with high temperatures in the low to mid 90s. Heat index values will range from the upper 90s to around 104 degrees. More typical late July weather arrives this weekend into next …

USAA Insurance promises to loyally serve its veteran members and their families. But that may not always be so according to a lawsuit, Kraig Vandewalle vs. USAA. Thousands of lawsuits are filed against insurance companies in Texas every year. The Watchdog examined one to study a process used to deny claims. Vandewalle is a retired Air Force colonel from San …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police have arrested and charged a teenager after he was allegedly caught on video waving a gun at a driver on the Katy Freeway. The 16-year-old wasn’t identified due to his age, but authorities said he’s been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident happened on May 3 just before 9 a.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A lawsuit seeking $10 million has been filed on behalf of two parents who claim their daughter was sexually assaulted by a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is calling for immediate action by church officials. “This lawsuit names the priest, it names Cardinal [Daniel] DiNardo, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Thursday evening. The shooting happened in the driveway of a home on Sherwood Forest in northwest Houston around 5 p.m. It appears the victim went to the home and got into some kind of altercation with the homeowner, according to police. At some …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In Harris County, 54% of people who are 12 or older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The people ending up in the hospital are individuals who have not been vaccinated. According to Memorial Hermann Hospital, 99% of people hospitalized with the virus are not vaccinated, but what they’re seeing now is that the people hospitalized are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A pregnant mother in Houston just can’t seem to escape the impacts of COVID-19. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, tells not only did her stepfather die from the virus in August 2020, her uncle also died a month later. Her 5-year-old had the virus in January and last week, her one-year-old developed a fever …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Erza Washington places a Bluetooth speaker on the ground and starts playing his sister’s favorite songs. He still remembers the sound of her voice. She wasn’t the best singer and the thought of her singing along to Patti LaBelle still cracks him up as he thinks about all the times he teased her for it. …