Dallas residents call for police improvements in wake of response time complaints
DALLAS - After recent complaints about long response times from Dallas police, it’s been revealed that, on average, DPD is missing its goal by a long shot. This week, more than a dozen Dallas residents called on the city council to do more to improve public safety. Dallas police...
Two Suspects Charged with Aggravated Assault Following Shooting Outside DeSoto Sports Bar
Following a violent altercation outside a sports bar in DeSoto, Texas, authorities have identified both suspects involved in the parking lot shooting that left one person in critical condition. According to a post from the DeSoto Police Department, the suspects are 35-year-old Brandon Ray Coulter of Arlington and...
Dallas Police Arrest Multi-City Burglary and Robbery Suspects After Coordinated Surveillance
On August 27, 2025, Dallas Police North Central C.R.T. officers arrested 41-year-old Zachery McCarter and 43-year-old Jessica McCarter following an extensive surveillance operation targeting the pair for multiple criminal offenses. The McCarters were linked to a string of robberies and burglaries across Dallas,...
Texas fugitive in 2009 Garland murder extradited after 16 years
Cesar Pascual Orozco, 40, was extradited from Mexico to Texas and is now in custody at the Dallas County Jail.
DNA testing identifies woman found in Lake Ray Hubbard in 1998
A decades-long North Texas murder case is one step closer to being solved after DNA testing provided crucial information about the victim. A Houston-area lab managed to identify the name of the victim whose body was pulled from Lake Ray Hubbard in Collin County in 1998, while the search for her killer continues.
Dallas-Fort Worth Severe Weather Risk: Gusty Winds, Small Hail Through Tonight
Fort Worth, Texas – Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move across North Texas late Friday afternoon into the evening, bringing the risk of damaging wind gusts, small hail, and frequent lightning. Areas from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sherman and Paris face the greatest threat for disruptive weather during the...
20-year-old woman killed in car crash on Texas 360 in Arlington, police say
A 20-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash along Texas 360 in Arlington early Friday, police said. Officers responded to the southbound lanes of State Highway 360 near the interchange with Interstate 30 about 4:45 a.m. Friday, according to a news release. Officers found a Chevrolet Malibu had crashed into a...
UTD students sue UT system for overnight speech ban
An organization representing University of Texas at Dallas students is suing the UT system over a new state law that bans overnight "expressive activities," saying the rule is unconstitutional. Why it matters: The Texas law walks back a 2019 bill that designated all open spaces at public colleges and universities...
North Texas shopping center purchased by Los Angeles investment firm
DALLAS — This story was originally published by our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. Read the original version here. A Los Angeles-headquartered investment firm has added an 80,599-square-foot shopping center in a boomtown east of Dallas to its North Texas portfolio. Westwood Financial announced Sept....
North Central C.R.T. officers arrest wanted felons in Dallas surveillance operation
DALLAS, Texas - A surveillance operation by North Central C.R.T. officers led to the arrest of two wanted felons, 41-year-old Zachery McCarter and 43-year-old Jessica McCarter, on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The suspects were linked to multiple offenses, including robbery and burglary, across cities such as Tulsa,...
