15-Month-Old Baby Dies After Texas Mom ‘Intentionally’ Left Child in Car Without Air Conditioning...
A Texas woman has been accused of leaving her 15-month-old baby in a hot car while she went to work, leading to the child’s death. On Thursday, Aug. 28, the Frisco Police Department announced in a press release that 27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel had been arrested for allegedly leaving her child in the vehicle. The...
North Texas vape shops face losses, uncertainty after ban on THC-infused vapes
As dozens of new laws take effect across Texas this month, the ban on THC-infused vape products is already having a visible impact on small businesses across North Texas.
Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Axe Murder in Dallas; Irving Gang Detective Helped...
A Dallas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the savage killing of a stranger in December 2023. On December 7, 2023, 23-year-old Carlos Estrada, an illegal alien, fatally attacked a homeless man in Dallas using an axe. The victim, who was texting on his phone at the time, had no warning before Estrada struck...
Euless Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Manufacturing and Distribution
The Euless Police Department, in a meticulously executed operation in the summer of 2023, arrested Mark Aaron Coker, age 46, on charges of manufacturing and distributing Methamphetamine, as per a recent social media announcement. The law enforcement efforts, carried out with the Mid-Cities Drug Task Force, aimed to...
Dallas SWAT Raids Drug House, Arrests Five, Seizes Fentanyl, Guns, and Body Armor
Dallas, TX – Dallas SWAT officers conducted a raid last week at a suspected drug house in Northwest Dallas, arresting five suspects and seizing fentanyl, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, and body armor, authorities confirmed. Multi-Week Investigation Leads to Raid. The operation took place on August 22 at...
Dallas Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Long-Term Stalking and Violation of Protective Order
A Dallas man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for violating a protective order and repeatedly harassing a woman over more than a decade. Fifty-year-old Shedrick Thornton, who had two prior convictions related to the victim, was found guilty on August 14, 2025, of violating a protective order. The victim first...
Gaithersburg Murder Suspect Caught in Texas
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) reports that 39-year-old Luis Antonio Quintanilla, wanted for the fatal shooting of his partner, 35-year-old Maritza Ferman Sorto, in Gaithersburg on August 31, was arrested in Irving, Texas, and is awaiting extradition to Maryland. According to MCPD, “On Sunday, Aug....
Fatal crash shuts down part of I-635 through Irving, officials say
IRVING, Texas — A deadly crash shut down part of Interstate 635 at State Highway 161 in Irving Monday morning, police say. Police said in a post on social media that the single-vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-635 at State Highway 161 and resulted in a fatality.
Houston losing ground in Texas apartment building boom as Dallas, Austin shine
The construction slowdown in Houston could set the stage for rising rents.
Dallas Police Investigating Early Morning Fatal Shooting on 52nd Street
Last Saturday, Dallas Police were dispatched to a shooting incident at a residence on the 2400 block of 52nd Street. The call, which came in around 3:00 a.m., led to the discovery of a male victim who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, as reported by the Dallas Police Department.