Abbott blames Dallas leaders for AT&T’s move
The Texas governor believes Dallas leaders are to blame for AT&T leaving its downtown skyscraper because they haven't fully funded the police department. A Dallas City Council member agrees that public safety needs to be a priority, but she said there's more to this story.
Wells Fargo responds after 83-year-old’s check was altered in alleged shocking fraud scheme
Billie Young, an 83-year-old Dallas resident, found that a check she had written to pay off her car loan was cashed by someone other than her finance company. “$14,952.52. Never will forget it,” Young told WFAA. Young was later informed by her bank that she had failed to meet the 30-day deadline for filing a...
Body found in debris of Whitehurst Drive apartment fire
A body was found two days after a Sunday morning fire at a Whitehurst Drive apartment building, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say. Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say the family of a resident, who lived alone in the 36-unit building at 9931 Whitehurst Drive, requested a welfare check after they were unable to make...
Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Deadly Home Invasion Shooting After House Party in...
DALLAS COUNTY, TX - A Dallas County jury has sentenced 26-year-old Kristian Tyrone Smith to 50 years in prison for a deadly home invasion that began with a house party and ended in gunfire. The case stems from events on November 4, 2021. That night, 25-year-old Wendon Lekeith Blair was...
Young DeSoto actor, 10, lands role on ‘Abbott Elementary’ after overcoming personal challenges
DESOTO, Texas — Since he was four years old, Kevin Punch’s eyes have been locked on the power of TV. “When it ends, I'd cry because like that's a good show,” said Punch. “That’s why I can’t binge-watch nothing.”. Now at age 10 and...
Tattoo Shop Worker Gunned Down Outside Legendary Ink In Late-Night Dallas Shootout
A late-night confrontation outside a Dallas tattoo shop turned deadly yesterday when an employee at Legendary Ink was shot during an exchange of gunfire and later died at the hospital, authorities said. The shooting unfolded around 10 p.m. in the Cedar Crest pocket of East Oak Cliff, near East 11th...
Dallas police fire 2 officers after disciplinary hearings
DALLAS - Dallas Police Chief David Comeaux fired two employees on Monday after holding disciplinary hearings. Never Mix Gelatin With these 3 Homemade ingredients - If You Don’t Want To Lose Weight FastWeight Loss Daily |. What we know:. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer James Gordon violated...
Dallas ICE Arrests Soar 108% as Majority Nabbed Had No Criminal Convictions
In 2025, the Dallas-area ICE field office took roughly 12,100 people into custody, and The Dallas Morning News analysis of government records found that 62% of those arrested had no criminal convictions. The surge in arrests and involuntary deportations has upended families and asylum cases across North Texas as...
1 person killed during attempted robbery near downtown Dallas, officials say
DALLAS — One person was killed during an attempted robbery near downtown Dallas, officials say. Police responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, to the 2900 block of E 11th Street, just south of downtown Dallas,. Officials on scene say tell WFAA the suspect attempted to rob the victim...
Texas’ oldest missing persons case solved 52 years later
16-year-old Norman Prater was reported missing by his family back in January 1973.
