Dallas ISD families invited to enjoy free day at the Dallas Zoo
Dallas ISD is teaming up with the Dallas Zoo and 97.9 The Beat on Aug. 8 to help families get ready for the new school year. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., new and returning Dallas ISD families can enjoy music, giveaways, fun surprises, and receive on-site enrollment support. Dallas ISD representatives will be available to...
Deep Ellum streets shutdown to start at 10 p.m. on weekends to curb rising...
Street shutdowns are underway in Deep Ellum as Dallas police try to curb an uptick in crime in the entertainment district. The street closures come after three deadly shootings there since mid-June. These street closures are now happening every Friday and Saturday night starting at 10 p.m. The barriers going...
Truck driver, company official indicted after fatal I-20 North Texas crash that killed five
DALLAS — A Kaufman County grand jury has indicted a truck driver on multiple felony charges stemming from a June 28 crash on Interstate 20 near Terrell that killed five people. Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, faces five counts of manslaughter and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly...
Chlorine killed fish in a Tarrant County lake. Local, state officials investigating source
City officials are investigating the source of chlorine that killed fish found on July 26, 2025, at Boys Ranch Lake in Bedford. Photo by Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report. Authorities confirmed on July 30 a chlorine spike killed more than 4,000 fish at a popular Bedford lake. On July...
Olympic sprinter, Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson arrested at Seattle airport
Olympian Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested for assault at SeaTac Airport. Police allege she shoved and threw headphones at her boyfriend, fellow athlete Christian Coleman. Both Richardson and Coleman denied any physical altercation and Coleman declined to press charges. Sha'Carri Richardson, a Dallas native and...
Memphis woman missing for over 2 months last seen in Dallas
Concern grows the family of a Memphis woman two months after she was last seen. The last her family knows, she went to Dallas. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-woman-missing-for-over-2-months-last-seen-in-dallas/article_2d396429-36a2-4051-8dc2-432d209a6c4f.html. ABOUT FOX13 MEMPHIS:. FOX13 Memphis...
DART expects return to normal by Monday after train catches fire, injuring 6
DALLAS - Dallas Area Rapid Transit is still working to get back to normal after a harrowing fire on board one of its trains carrying 40 passengers on Wednesday. DART's board of directors got an update from the transit agency CEO on Friday with an estimate of when operations will be back to normal.
CDL school serving formerly incarcerated, homeless, robbed of semi truck for third time in...
A CDL school serving formerly incarcerated, unhoused, and military individuals has been robbed of their trucks for the third time in three months. Big Klass CDL in Dallas, Texas is run by veteran Kyree McClish, along with his wife. The school helps to give fresh starts to individuals who have been to prison,...
Five Dallas friends killed in fiery crash near Austin during girls trip
Five Dallas-area women were killed in a fiery crash just north of Austin last Friday. It happened on U.S. 281 just north of Austin during what family members said was intended to be a girls trip. A memorial was carefully placed near the site of the crash. The names -...
Fort Worth Man Gets 4-Year Sentence for Shooting Cat with Crossbow
FORT WORTH, TX – A Tarrant County jury has sentenced Dennis Kyle Thurman, 64, to four years in prison after finding him guilty of cruelty to non-livestock animals, including killing or poisoning an animal with the intent to cause serious bodily injury. The conviction stems from an incident on...