Mesquite’s PumpkinFest Returns Saturday After Last Year’s Rainout
Mesquite's PumpkinFest returns to Paschall Park this Saturday, October 17, running from noon to 5 p.m. with free admission, free parking, and a lineup that includes costume contests, a pumpkin pie-eating showdown, and a hayride. The festival's comeback carries extra weight this year: the 2025 staging never happened at all.
2 dead after fatal North Texas fire, officials say
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The Grand Prairie Fire Department is investigating a fatal fire that killed two people early Oct. 17. Fire personnel responded to the 3600 block of Green Hollow Drive around 4:45 a.m. Saturday after reports of two people trapped inside a house fire, according to a press release from the department. When firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames and the roof was collapsing.
North Texas “No Kings” protests focus on early voting
Organizers hosted protests in a handful of North Texas cities, from Dallas to Denton.
Lake Highlands Exchange Club donates car seats to Dallas police
The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands donated two three-in-one car seats and two booster seats to the Dallas Police Department on Thursday, Oct. 15. According to Matt Sears, director of communications for the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, Dallas police had to transport a child without a car seat this week.
2026 NHRA TEXAS FALLNATIONALS – EVENT RESULTS
FRIDAY QUALIFYING – LANGDON, BECKMAN, STANFIELD AND HERRERA GRAB PROVISIONAL NHRA TEXAS FALLNATIONALS NO. 1 SPOTS. Shawn Langdon has spent the last four NHRA national events beating everyone who lines up against him. Friday night at Texas Motorplex, he delivered another reminder of why he’s become the driver everyone in Top Fuel is trying to catch.
One winner will get a custom Pringles urn and 200-year supply
DALLAS (KDAF) — Pringles has launched a Halloween sweepstakes offering participants the chance to win a custom, can-shaped metal urn and a 200-year supply of crisps. The promotional contest, titled “Once You Drop,” asks entrants to sign a symbolic pledge stating they agree to be buried in a Pringles container.
Transforming Globe Life Field into a Bavarian-style winter wonderland, the massive Texas Christkindl Market...
A little Old World Christmas charm is heading back to North Texas. The Texas Christkindl Market returns to Arlington this November for its 16th annual celebration, transforming the North Plaza outside Globe Life Field into a German-inspired holiday shopping destination—with free admission. The 2026 market opens November 20–22, then...
Dallas ranks among top 10 U.S. metros for surge in millionaire renters
The number of millionaire renters and homeowners in the U.S. has surged over the last five years, and Dallas has cracked the top 10 metros with the largest growth rates among these affluent renter households. Nationwide, the number of millionaire renter households grew 229 percent from 2020 to 2024, far...
Dallas Millionaire Renters Jump 450% in Four Years
Dallas millionaire renter households exploded from just 30 in 2020 to 165 in 2024, a 450 percent surge that landed the city eighth nationwide among metros for growth in high-income renting. The jump comes amid a broader national increase in millionaire renter households. The figures come from a RentCafe study...
Dallas police release bodycam video of deadly officer-involved shooting
DALLAS - Bodycam video has been released from a deadly encounter with Dallas police at a motel earlier this week. Police said at a news conference Friday that the shooting happened while officers were attempting to arrest 41-year-old Raul Casas at a motel along I-35E in southern Dallas on Wednesday.
