A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred during an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists in South Waziristan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that on the night of August 11-12 a military post in Sararogha detected the suspicious movement of three to four suspected terrorists in its area of responsibility. “A …

When health officials announced in early July that 80% of Dallas County residents were immune to the coronavirus, it was cause for celebration. Cautious celebration. At the time, health officials agreed that if 80% of the population were immune to COVID-19, people could expect herd immunity — the condition in which people are indirectly protected from infection because widespread vaccinations …

Irving continues to have one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Dallas County. The city has recorded 265 COVID-19 related deaths and 30,174 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to the Dallas County Health Department. In Dallas County, only Dallas itself and Garland have more cases, both current and total. Newly reported cases bring the county’s overall …

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Grand Prairie has reached 24,463 since the pandemic began last year. Grand Prairie has recorded a total of 271 deaths COVID-related deaths, according to the city’s dashboard. The continued backward slide in the fight against COVID-19 prompted Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Wednesday to issue a new mandate that masks be worn in Dallas County …

The less diverse populations east of Dallas-Fort Worth’s metropolitan area in Kaufman and Rockwall counties have exploded over the past decade, while in Dallas, Latinos now eclipse the population of non-Hispanic whites, according to U.S. census data released Thursday. Statewide, Latinos now comprise 39% of the population, almost matching the percentage of non-Hispanic whites. And Latinos, Blacks, Asians, Native Americans …

Dallas County is once again under a mask mandate as COVID-19 delta variant cases and hospitalizations soar. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who leads the Commissioners Court and has managed the county’s pandemic response, announced new regulations Wednesday as part of an executive order in response to the new wave. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are …

As the number of coronavirus patients in North Texas continues to climb, hospitals are reporting fewer and fewer empty beds — including no available ICU beds for children in the region. There were 75 staffed intensive-care beds for adults Thursday in the 19-county region, according to the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. Twenty-three were in Dallas County, 21 in Tarrant County …

JPS Health Network is the latest Texas hospital group to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees. The Tarrant County hospital district, which includes John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, announced the vaccine requirement pending FDA approval of the vaccines. In a letter to the over 7,200 JPS employees, president and CEO Robert Earley said the decision was made …

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett’s action came in response to an emergency request from eight students, and it marked the first time the high court has weighed in on a vaccine mandate. Some corporations, states and cities have …

At least five top city of Dallas officials knew that a raft of police evidence had been lost in a data transfer months before the mayor, district attorney and other elected officials were told, the city confirmed Thursday. Assistant City Manager Jon Fortune said in a prepared statement Thursday that he, City Manager T.C. Broadnax, Police Chief Eddie García and …