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A Tesla driver narrowly avoided disaster when the autopilot on his car engaged and drove trough a down railroad crossing just missing a DART train in Plano.

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The dream team behind this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, isn’t a name you’ve heard before. They’re the husband and wife owners of this Cedar Hill home that they have meticulously designed and built themselves — their second project, in fact. The first home was so popular, says listing agent Pam C. Daniel, they...

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Colony is getting a much-needed housing solution. Dallas-based apartment developer J-P-I has started construction on almost 300-unit complex in The Colony called Jefferson Grandscape II. The nearly $78 million project, financed in partnership with Nebraska Furniture Mart and QuadReal, is set to open in January 2028.

Dallas Police are investigating a homicide that took place April 11, on the 8000 block of Forest Lane. At about 10:40 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call and upon arrival, found a man who had been shot by an unknown suspect at the location. The man died at the scene.

Bishop Arts gets the press. It gets the food tourists, the Instagram posts, the out-of-town write-ups that call it charming and walkable and full of independent spirit. All of that is true. But a few blocks away, running parallel and older and considerably less interested in your approval, is Jefferson Boulevard — and it has been feeding Oak Cliff longer than most...

This past Saturday, April 11, the community gathered at the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center at Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center for the annual Health & Fitness Festival and Expo—an event designed to bring families, healthcare providers, and local organizations together around one shared goal: living well.

Dallas, Texas – A Dallas federal jury has convicted a 40-year-old gang member on a wide range of drug trafficking and firearm charges, marking a major outcome in a sweeping investigation that targeted criminal activity along a troubled corridor in South Dallas. Jamarian Augustus Hewitt, also known as “Zillionaire JJ,” was found guilty after a four-day trial, according to United States Attorney...

DALLAS — A Dallas auto mechanic has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jose Cruz Badillo-Rivera, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on April 14, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant...

A retail revival of sorts is happening in the heart of Dallas' east Oak Cliff community, and residents are taking note.