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I keep seeing that terrifying video of the 100-car pileup in Michigan circulating on the news today. It’s a nightmare. And now I’m looking out my window here in Dallas, and the street looks deceptively shiny. I know we don’t have the same equipment as the northern states, but usually, I see someone treating the roads...

GARLAND, Texas — A North Texas couple has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle and sell unregistered pesticides and misbranded veterinary drugs, according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. Thao Duong and Lam Mai, of Garland, operated a website selling those drugs and pesticides, which had...

A major winter storm is forecast to take shape in the Southern Plains on Friday, and it'll pump significant snow and ice into a region that rarely ever sees forecasts of such magnitudes.

DALLAS — Police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old who was found dead on Christmas Day in a pond, officials said. Police responded around 12:45 p.m. on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025, to a call for service in the 1400 block of Mission Hills Lane, the Dallas Police Department said in a press release.

PLANO, Texas - Nicholas Carney, a 65-year-old from Ardmore, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1991 kidnapping and sexual assault of an eight-year-old child in Plano, Texas. The verdict was delivered by a Collin County jury, according to a press release from Collin County Criminal District...

According to authorities, Grand Prairie officers tried to perform a routine traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency to help Texans prepare for this weekend's arctic blast.

There’s always room at the table for another good sandwich, right? Well, sorta. Things are getting tense at the table here in Dallas. We’re reporting on too many local spots closing and too many out-of-town spots taking their place. That includes the sandwich scene. New York Subs announced it needs to move from its...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas – A sharp Arctic blast is set to arrive by late Friday, raising the risk for dangerous cold, icy roads, and potential power and pipe issues across North and Central Texas heading...

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