Highland Park and Farmers Branch approve 2026 elections to decide DART membership
Leaders in Highland Park and Farmers Branch have approved special elections for May 2026 that will let residents decide whether to remain members of Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
Police find car 17 months after beloved 88-year-old teacher went missing – but no...
Seventeen months after 88-year-old Myrtle Polk vanished from her Dallas neighborhood, her car has been found. But she is still missing WFAA Seventeen months after 88-year-old Myrtle Polk vanished from her Dallas neighborhood, there’s finally a break in the case – but not the one her family had been praying for. This...
‘We’ve been overloaded’: Southeast Dallas food bank working to keep up with growing demand
It’s just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, past distribution hours, but the Pleasant Grove Food Pantry is still full of people waiting to receive food assistance. Diana Johnson, a former client who is now a volunteer, said they've been “overloaded” with clients since the federal government shut down last month – and this...
Dallas County donates $1 million to North Texas Food Bank as government shutdown increases...
Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1 million donation to a local food bank to support those affected by the federal government shutdown. As the shutdown continues, food banks and community organizations are under pressure to support the increased need for food assistance. People enrolled in the...
Homelessness summit gets underway in Dallas
A number of state leaders are gathering in Dallas Wednesday and Thursday to focus on the growing homelessness problem in the city. Organizers of the Substance Use and Homelessness Summit say Dallas is at a breaking point.
Theft suspect hits almost 2 dozen Target stores — allegedly just for Legos
Serial shoplifter accused of stealing $37K in products, mostly Lego merchandise, from 23 Target stores across Texas in what police call an "incredibly brazen" crime.
Dallas police identify suspect in theft of historic plaques from Freedman’s Cemetery
DALLAS — A Mesquite man has been charged in connection with the theft of eight bronze plaques stolen from Dallas’ historic Freedman’s Cemetery, a site honoring some of the city’s earliest Black residents. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA, Troy Vela Springer was identified...
More than 100 Dallas acts will perform at free Deep Ellum Block Party
A cultural bash is coming to Dallas' Deep Ellum: Called the Deep Ellum Block Party, it'll be a full day of music, art, shopping, and more at venues across the iconic Deep Ellum District, taking place on Saturday, November 22. Headliners will include Dallas heavy metal band Mothership and country-folk...
Easy Bake Oven & nostalgic toys | The Ten
On the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 episode of The Ten, Steve Noviello and Paige Ellenberger celebrate Easy Bake Oven Day. Plus, there are nostalgic toys, new menu items to try and scenarios to ponder.
Car belonging to missing 88-year-old Dallas woman Myrtle Polk found, but police find no...
DALLAS — After 17 months of searching for a missing 88-year-old Dallas woman, police found and recovered her car in Five Mile Creek. The car, however, was empty. Myrtle Polk is still missing. Police sources tell WFAA that children found the vehicle upside down in the creek near Wagon...

















