Vehicles stolen in Texas and NM seized from group linked to killing of officers
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Chihuahua, Mexico, have seized 17 vehicles from the criminal group blamed for the killing of three police officers last week. Seven of those recent-model pickup trucks and SUVs seized by police were stolen in El Paso, the Dallas area and in New Mexico, Chihuahua state police...
Police searching for elderly man who departed bus to Dallas early
Laredo police are seeking help locating a missing elderly man who is believed to have exited a Greyhound bus prematurely, possibly in San Antonio.
Shooting, Stabbing Near Lindale Bar
Two people were injured at the Bourbon West Club near Lindale at about 1:30am Sunday morning. When deputies arrived they found one person who had been shot and another stabbed multiple times. The victims were transported to separate hospitals in Dallas and are both listed in stable condition.
Ross Dress For Less debuts 2 new stores on east side of Dallas
The largest off-price retail chain in the U.S. just got larger: Ross Stores. Inc. has opened two new Ross Dress for Less stores in the Dallas area, both on the northeast side of town. Stores are located at. Mesquite, at 1515 N. Town East Blvd. #112, in a former OfficeMax...
DFW suburbs among safest spots for Halloween trick-or-treating
DALLAS (KDAF) — With Halloween right around the corner, safety is top of mind for parents as kids get ready to hit the streets for trick-or-treating. But which cities in America are the safest to do so? According to a new analysis by SafeHome.org, four Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs rank among the safest cities in the...
‘Depressing’: Vandalized Dallas landmark Freedman’s Cemetery now under curfew
In light of recent reports of vandalization at the cemetery, the city has enforced a curfew and enhanced security at the site. The Freedman’s Cemetery Memorial, a Dallas historical landmark and burial site for the city’s African American population, was reportedly vandalized last week, community leaders and city...
A longtime Dallas Jamaican restaurant is closing soon
DALLAS — A longtime Jamaican restaurant located in South Dallas is closing its doors. Elaine's Kitchen will shut down Oct. 18, its owners confirmed to WFAA. The restaurant, located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was a favorite spot for authentic Jamaican cuisine, including chicken Jamaican patties, goat soup...
Dallas man celebrates 80th straight year of visiting State Fair of Texas
DALLAS — At age five, he had no idea he was starting a streak. Even at 75, he was oblivious to his achievement. But, at 85, David White has fully embraced his remarkable run. “I wasn’t trying to set a record or anything, but then I realized, ‘hey, I...
Developer, advocates end ‘dispute’ over Bishop Arts cats
Feral cat advocates and a prominent Dallas real estate developer say they have come to a truce over cat colonies in Bishop Arts. Tensions arose earlier this year after David Spence, owner of the real estate development company Good Space Inc., acknowledged trapping and relocating cats from his properties in the Oak...
Texas abruptly loses 273 jobs as another plant shuts down
As if Texas needed any more bad news. Fresh off losing a series of factories and hundreds of jobs across the state as the manufacturing sector suffers the effects of…
