Northeast Texas Plumber Warns: Hard Water Is Destroying DFW Appliances 30-50% Faster –...
Military Plumbing, a family-owned plumbing company serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is alerting homeowners that the region’s notoriously hard water may be silently destroying their appliances and costing them thousands in premature replacements and inflated energy bills. The Dallas-Fort Worth area ranks among...
Officer Involved Shooting at 1200 Presidio Avenue
On January 17, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a report of a man shooting a gun in the 1200 block of Presidio Avenue. When officers arrived, they observed a man, armed with at least one gun in the street. Officers confronted the suspect and gave loud, verbal commands to drop the gun. The...
Historic Oak Cliff Methodist Church slated for restoration and new purpose
The long‑vacant Jefferson Boulevard landmark is being restored into mixed‑income housing and community‑focused commercial space.
Dallas police investigating Pleasant Grove area homicide
DALLAS - A 30-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another man, police said. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 7400 block of Hunnicut Road. According to a preliminary investigation by the Dallas...
Dallas police shoot armed suspect in Cedar Crest area neighborhood
Dallas police shot and wounded an armed man Sunday morning after he reportedly fired a weapon in a residential neighborhood and refused to drop his guns. The suspect is expected to survive and was transported to a local hospital; no officers or bystanders were injured during the confrontation. The motive...
Roads reopened in part of east Allen as crews repair gas leak
ALLEN, Texas — The Allen Fire Department and Atmos Energy have repaired a gas leak in east Allen which caused road closures Saturday evening. According to AFD, the leak was near Main Street and Greenville Avenue. Evacuations were put in place in the northwest corner of the intersection on Saturday morning, and later...
New Crispy Cones ice cream shop tops Dallas’ 5 most popular stories
Editor's note: The top Dallas news of the week includes a new ice cream shop with a twist and a major downtown Dallas road closure. Catch up on our most popular stories below, then visit this guide to plan the rest of your weekend. 1. Crispy Cones opens in Plano...
Dallas Overdose Squad Hits More Doors As 911 Calls Creep Up
Dallas’ Opioid Response Team is quietly squeezing more impact out of every overdose call. Even as suspected opioid overdoses ticked up last year, the small crew that pairs Dallas Fire-Rescue medics with recovery peer specialists is reaching more survivors and families after 911 calls. The team is logging thousands of...
North Texas Cold Weather Update: How Wind Chill Amplifies Risk Into Early February
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas – As Arctic air surges deep into the Southern Plains through late January and into early February, North Texas is facing a kind of cold that can turn dangerous faster than many...
Spill involving pallets, oil and honey buns shuts down I-30 near downtown Dallas
DALLAS — All westbound lanes of Interstate 30 are closed Sunday morning after an 18-wheeler spilled pallets, oil and honey buns onto the road, officials said. The Dallas County Sheriff's Office responded around 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, to a crash in the westbound lanes of I-30 near I-345 near downtown Dallas, the...

















