Texas woman killed after two vehicles hit detached trailer in Covington County
COVINGTON COUNTY – A Texas woman was killed Monday morning in a three-vehicle crash involving a detached tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 49, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5:06 a.m. on March 16. Authorities said a 2016 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Filmon T. Abraha, 29,...
10 Texas Ice Cream Shops Locals Hit Even In Winter
Cold weather never stopped a true Texan from craving a scoop of their favorite ice cream. Across the Lone Star State, some ice cream shops have built such loyal followings that locals show up rain, shine, or frost. From Austin to Lubbock, these spots serve up flavors so good they...
DFPS requests court intervention in foster care management in North Texas, 3 years after...
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) filed a request for a court to consider tapping a third-party entity to take over foster care case management in nine North Texas counties on Monday. It's been just more than three years since DFPS awarded...
Former Fair Park Operator Says City Owes $5 Million. Sounds Familiar.
The same group accused of misappropriating over $5 million while managing Fair Park is seeking about the same amount from the city of Dallas, according to a legal notice obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The News recently got its hands on a cache of over 5,000 emails first obtained...
Pedestrian killed by driver in Far East Dallas identified as 60-year-old woman
The pedestrian who was killed by a driver near North Buckner Boulevard and Gross Road has been identified by the Dallas County Medical Examiner as 60-year-old Linda Louise Knowles. Knowles died after being hit by a vehicle while walking across the street at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12. Her...
Highline Hospitality acquires Texas Hilton
Highline Hospitality Partners has acquired the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center marking the company’s second acquisition in the last month. HHP—the hospitality investment platform launched by Birmingham, Ala.-based Highline Real Estate Partners—acquired the Pittsburgh Marriott North in February. Located...
Mexican national sentenced for distributing meth across Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex
33-year-old Raymundo Bernal Saucedo was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to intent to distribute methamphetamines in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Bernal, a Mexican citizen living in the U.S. illegally, was identified as the individual overseeing a methamphetamine distribution network located in...
State Highway 114 shut down in both directions due to ‘police activity,’ officials say
IRVING, Texas — Part of State Highway 114 has been shut down in Irving due to "police activity," officials say. Traffic camera footage shows that part of the highway has been closed in both directions between Highway 183 and Tom Braniff Drive. It's not yet known exactly what police...
Bonnie Parker Returns to East Dallas
Robert Abtahi and law partner David Payma have come to expect some interruptions in their daily work. Ever since they moved Texas Defenders to a newly renovated building by Baylor Hospital, near downtown Dallas, visitors off the street have been stopping by, asking to take a look around the place and maybe snap a few...
Irving police close SH 114 near Loop 12 amid ongoing incident
Irving PD said the incident is isolated and there is no threat to the public.
