Attorneys for Dallas rapper Yella Beezy said this week that his arrest on a sexual assault charge in Plano earlier this month was made on baseless claim. The 30-year-old, whose legal name is Markies Deandre Conway, was arrested by Plano police on Nov. 4 on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault. As he was being taken into custody, officers also saw reasons …

The Dallas Morning News Charities has kicked off its 36th annual fall-winter fundraising campaign to benefit North Texas nonprofits. This year’s campaign, which starts Wednesday and ends Jan. 31, will benefit 23 agencies that help families and individuals facing homelessness and food insecurity. The fundraising goal is $1.5 million. Because  pays the campaign’s administrative costs, 100% of donations go to …

EL PASO — President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Thursday in their first face-to-face meeting together. Biden, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss a host of pressing issues facing North America, ranging from supply chain problems and the lingering coronavirus pandemic to economic development and …

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people who they say may have burglarized a storage facility in Arlington last week. The burglary occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at a storage building in the 1600 block of East Interstate 20, near New York Avenue, according to police. Police on Wednesday shared surveillance images of …

The Southlake Carroll ISD board voted in a new president Monday night, following this month’s special election in which a third Southlake Families PAC-endorsed candidate won a seat, tilting the balance of the board to the right. Trustees voted unanimously to name Eric Lannen president, ending Michelle Moore’s tenure. Lannen was elected to a three-year term in May 2020 in an …

Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposed Haggard Farm development Monday, sending the project to the city council for a final decision. Haggard Enterprises Ltd. and Dallas developer Stillwater Capital are asking to rezone more than 142 acres on Spring Creek Parkway, just east of the Dallas North Tollway, to build a mixed-use project with office, retail, hotel and residential construction. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Justin Verlander’s arm was sorely missed in the Houston Astros’ latest World Series run. And now, the team appears they’ll try to run it back with the two-time Cy Young Award winner returning to the rotation. Sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan that Verlander and the Astros have agreed to a one-year contract worth $25 million. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After near record highs in the 80s Wednesday, change is on the way overnight. A cold front will move through Southeast Texas while most of us are sleeping, dropping temperatures into the 50s by sunrise. A few showers are possible along and behind the front, but if you do get rain, you’ll probably pick up less …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman accused of killing another by administering illegal silicone injections went before a judge for the first time Wednesday morning. Lisa Fernandez, charged with second-degree felony manslaughter, is accused of illegally administering silicone butt injections while unlicensed. According to HPD, the procedure happened at an apartment in southwest Houston. A judge gave the 47-year-old a …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is renewing its efforts to solve a cold case in Harris County. The agency announced a $6,000 reward for information about the person who killed 22-year-old Karen Lynn Douglas in 1981. Douglas was found stabbed to death in her home on Jan. 6, 1981. Authorities said Douglas’ mom found …