STIRR Addison Has Closed, Following the Deep Ellum Exit Last Year
We’re aiming to raise $10,000 by April 26. Your support ensures Dallas Observer can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print. STIRR in Addison announced Monday that the restaurant and lounge has closed. An Instagram post explained that...
Frisco Cops Collar Waxahachie Woman In 24-Year Lake Lewisville Cold Case
Frisco police say a 24-year-old cold case has finally cracked open, with officers arresting a 55-year-old Waxahachie woman this morning in connection with the 2002 killing of a Plano man near Lake Lewisville. It is the first public break in a homicide that has lingered unsolved for more than two decades and officials say it follows newly developed leads and...
After a burst pipe destroyed many Colleyville Heritage caps and gowns, the district is...
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Grapevine Colleyville ISD needs graduation caps and gowns after a pipe burst during construction, officials say. According to a social media post from Board Trustee Place 4, Kathy Florence-Spradley, a pipe burst during construction, destroying many of the district's graduation caps and gowns. Every year, families...
7-Eleven broadens catering to all Speedy Cafe, Laredo Taco Company locations
Two of 7-Eleven’s restaurants, Speedy Cafe and Laredo Taco Company, now have catering available through Boston-based ezCater at all locations, the Irving, Texas-based convenience-store chain announced Monday. 7-Eleven is No. 1 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of U.S. c-store chains by store count. Watch for the full 2026...
Pre-Dawn Welfare Check in Richardson Ends With Woman, Child, Man Found Dead
A pre-dawn welfare check at a Richardson apartment ended in tragedy last Wednesday, when officers discovered three people dead inside a unit in the 500 block of East Buckingham Road. The Dallas County medical examiner later ruled the woman and the child homicide victims and determined that the man died by suicide.
Donnelly: Blesch, McCormick, Bump best choice for Double Oak
Double Oak neighbors, I am proud to join you and hundreds of residents across our small town who have endorsed and are supporting Linda Blesch, Dan McCormick and Chris Bump for Double Oak Town Council. I have spent time considering all six candidates and I am convinced that Linda, Dan...
AMBER ALERT: Irving police reunite 4-year-old boy with his family early Monday morning
IRVING, Texas — The Irving Police Department has reunited a missing 4-year-old boy with his family early Monday morning. Earlier Monday morning, Irving Police Department is activating an Amber Alert with the Texas Department of Public Safety for a 4-year-old boy was taken by a 25-year-old man Sunday night.
Agents seized over 100 pounds of drugs and 25 firearms from 4 men charged...
DALLAS — Four men who are allegedly associated with a gang were charged with trafficking after they were arrested with over 100 pounds of drugs and 25 firearms, federal officials said. On April 14, Ventrous Deshun James, Joseph Lewis Morgan, Dionyuta Henry, and David Beaty were arrested and charged...
Feds Say Seagoville Raids Netted Four Suspects, Meth, Cash and a Small Arsenal
Four Dallas area men are facing federal charges after a series of April 14 searches in Seagoville turned up what investigators describe as a serious drug and gun stash. According to federal prosecutors and local investigators, officers recovered about 23 pounds of methamphetamine, roughly 5 pounds of methamphetamine tablets, nearly 2 pounds of cocaine, almost 78 pounds of marijuana and approximately 52 grams of...
Dallas police officer injured, man shot in confrontation in Highland Park
Dallas Police are investigating an early morning incident on Sunday that left an officer injured and a man with a gunshot wound after a traffic stop near the Highland Park area. Police said a Dallas officer attempted a traffic stop about 2:16 a.m. in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane...
