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Dallas ISD board member Ben Mackey said Thursday that state lawmakers’ massive $8.5 billion funding package passed in the recent session falls short of funding in place before COVID 19. Mackey made his remarks during the Margaret J. Hirsch Women's Forum, partnering with United to Learn and D Magazine....

Reverend Eric Folkerth from the Kessler Park United Methodist Church gives a speech at the No Kings protest in Dallas on Oct. 18, 2025.

A woman was detained after reportedly beating a dog with a bat in Dallas, according to police. Officers responded to an animal cruelty call in the 13300 block of Cloverbrook Lane in southeast Dallas shortly before noon on October 12, and discovered a suspect striking a dog with a bat, according to Dallas police.

Tragedy struck in Mesquite, Texas, when police were summoned to a residence under distressing circumstances, unraveling a grim narrative of domestic violence culminating in loss of life. According to a press release issued by the Mesquite Police Department, on Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of...

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The killings of Darlene and Alan Nevil in Garland, Texas, remain one of the most unsettling juvenile-perpetrated crimes in recent North Texas memory. At the center was a 12-year-old girl, Holly Popovich, and her 13-year-old boyfriend. What unfolded on August 17, 2010, was not a spontaneous outburst but the...

Faye Thomas from South Dallas has worked Gate 5 at the State Fair of Texas scanning tickets and welcoming families with a smile. At 9 a.m. sharp, Gate 5 at Fair Park hums to life. The sun cuts through the State Fair of Texas banners, while the smell of turkey legs and fried dough hangs in the air.

On October 10, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Dallas Police Central Investigative Unit alerted the North Central Crime Response Team about a known retail theft crew. The suspects had committed an offense in the 6400 block of E. Mockingbird Lane and were seen leaving the scene heading northbound on Abrams Road.

In a display of efficient team effort, the Bravo Shift of the DeSoto Police Department successfully apprehended two suspects following a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Wednesday. As reported by the DeSoto Police Department via Facebook, the police located the stolen red 2014 Toyota RAV4 on West Danieldale...

An armored truck guard was ambushed and pepper-sprayed during a brazen daylight ATM robbery in DeSoto. The incident, which took place today around 11:30 a.m. near the 200 block of North Hampton Road, involved two suspects directly engaging the guard who was servicing the ATM, and after incapacitating the guard with...