Man wanted in slaying of Mesquite woman arrested, jailed in Dallas
Christopher Whitt, 42, was booked into the Dallas County jail Friday morning on a murder charge. The man authorities have been searching for in connection with the slaying of Keisha Hillard earlier this month in Mesquite has been arrested, jail records confirmed Friday. Christopher Whitt, 42, was booked into the...
DFW Storm Totals Top 5 Inches in Multi-Day Rain Event
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Fort Worth, TX – The National Weather Service in Fort Worth reports that several days of showers and thunderstorms since Thursday have produced widespread rainfall and isolated flooding across North and...
25 Cool, and Probably Unknown, Facts About Our State of Texas
Texas has a long and rich history that many natives probably don't even know about.
Suspect captured in mother’s killing after manhunt
A Dallas man accused of killing his partner, Keisha Hilliard, has been arrested after weeks on the run, bringing a measure of relief to her grieving family.
Flower Mound Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2023 Murder Outside Lewisville Raising...
A Denton County jury has sentenced Siang Leng Thang, of Flower Mound, to life in prison for the 2023 murder of 17-year-old Skylar Ashton Marquel Linson. The verdict was delivered on October 24, 2025, following a trial prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Karen Anders and Michelle Lowery, with support from...
The Ultimate DFW (and Texas) Chicken Fried Steak List 2025
Today is a day of celebration and joy as we mark the official Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day. The day’s founder, Jeffrey Yarbrough, said on this auspicious occasion, “I am honored to have worked closely with restaurateurs Tom Perini and Ralph Sheffield to elevate this savory southern dish that reflects our state...
Masked Protesters in Texas Target Hindu Community with Anti-Diwali and Anti-Immigrant Signs
A group of masked men affiliated with the far-right organization “Take Action Texas” staged what civil rights advocates are calling a hate-fueled protest in Irving on Thursday, displaying signs that denigrated Hindu deities, attacked Indian immigrants, and described the recently concluded Diwali festival as...
Texas Mother and Boyfriend Arrested After Toddler Found With Brain Bleed and Severe Injuries,...
McKinney, TX – A Texas couple has been arrested after a 3-year-old boy was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, including a brain bleed and multiple bruises, that doctors say could not have been caused by a single fall. Authorities allege the child’s mother and her boyfriend were responsible for the abuse...
Sheriff’s Corner: Denton County expands public safety with Flock camera network
At the end of 2024, the Denton County Sheriff’s Office installed eight Flock Safety cameras, strategically positioned around our facility. Flock Safety is a comprehensive public safety system that integrates hardware such as license plate readers, cameras and gunshot detection, combined with machine learning to...
DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE CHIEFS, DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERS GATHER...
DALLAS – The four highest-ranking public safety officials in Dallas gathered today at the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) to speak with hundreds of high school students attending the ninth-annual Criminal Justice and Public Safety Career Expo. The UNT Dallas Department of Criminal Justice and...
