North Texas welcomes first 2026 babies as residents share New Year’s goals
DALLAS - To welcome 2026 to North Texas, there's nothing like the new year for inspiring people to make a change. FOX 4 talked with some North Texans who are doing just that. North Texas’ firstborn babies of the new year were a set of twin boys for Elizabeth and Ed Evans.
BIGXthaPlug Reportedly Escaped Shooting, But Friend Wasn’t So Lucky
BIGXthaplug was inside a Dallas strip club for a grand opening appearance when a shooting broke out that left someone from his group injured. Dallas rapper BIGXthaPlug narrowly avoided injury during a violent incident that erupted at a strip club appearance in his hometown, according to accounts circulating online....
A Texas Scratch-Off Just Turned an Arlington Resident Into a Millionaire
A new Texas millionaire emerges as an Arlington resident wins $1 million on an Extreme Multiplier scratch-off ticket. See the details here.
Dallas Bars Wrapped: The Spots That Sold the Most Booze in 2025
We love parsing through the data that the Texas Comptroller’s Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts serves up: each month, every restaurant and bar in the state is required to report booze sales. From that, we can see what’s hot and what’s not. And how much money we’re collectively spending on booze, yet closing schools....
Injured bobcat in North Texas park sparks outrage over use of leg-hold traps
Wildlife rescue teams are searching for a bobcat injured by a leg-hold metal trap after a video posted on social media sparked outrage.
4 injured after New Year’s Eve shooting near Dallas nightclub
Four people are injured, including one person in critical condition after a shooting on New Year's Eve in Dallas, according to police.
The Original Case and Conviction
The investigation into Deysi Esperanza Arriaga-Perez began in late 2024 following a report to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (CPS). The victim, a six-year-old girl, lived in an apartment on Hilltop Drive in South Irving with the suspect, who is her aunt. During a forensic interview conducted at...
55-year-old man dies after suffering ‘medical emergency’ while in Dallas police custody, officials say
DALLAS — A 55-year-old man died on Monday after experiencing a medical emergency while in Dallas and Mesquite police custody, officials said. Mesquite police officers were initially called to a reported theft around 8:29 p.m. at a Family Dollar in the 200 block of Military Parkway, William Griffith, deputy chief with...
New homeless encampment deterrents in Downtown Dallas
If you're traveling along I-75 in Downtown Dallas, you may notice these fences going up along the service roads. It's designed to be difficult to cut and vandalize.
Dallas has Banned Vaping with a New City Ordinance
Vaping has become a popular substitute for smoking cigarettes. It's also become just as bothersome as smoking a cigarette.

















