Former ExxonMobil HQ Attracting Interest
ExxonMobil’s former 290-acre office campus in Irving, a 360,000-square-foot campus made of granite and glass, is still for sale. However, the Dallas Business Journal reports that the sprawling former headquarters is attracting interest. The company relocated its headquarters to Houston a few years ago, and it has...
Just before his senior year, high school track star tragically dies in his sleep...
Roy Hughes, a high school track star, died unexpectedly in his home on August 8. He was supposed to begin his senior year of high school four days later on August 12. When police arrived at the scene at around noon local time, they discovered the 17-year-old Dallas native, a Lincoln High School student, unconscious...
Surveillance video leads to arrest of suspect in deadly hit-and-run in Dallas, police say
Jose Hernandez De Leon, 31, was taken into custody and charged with collision involving death, a second-degree felony.
Dallas Drops College Credit Rule for Police Recruits as Hiring Crisis Deepens
For years, the Dallas Police Department has been losing more officers than it hired. By fall 2024, the situation worsened after voters approved a measure requiring the force to maintain at least 4,000 officers — hundreds more than its 2010 peak. In response, Dallas officials removed the requirement that...
Another Deep Ellum Staple Announces Immediate Closure
STIRR had a good run. The double-decker restaurant and bar in Deep Ellum at the corner of Main and Crowdus (with the Stevie Ray Vaughan mural on the side) announced on Facebook this week that it is closing:. "After nearly 10 years of rooftop sunsets, weekend brunches, late nights, and...
Dallas Shooting Kills 3-Year-Old, Woman, and Suspect in Apparent Murder-Suicide; Suspect’s Final Post Detailed...
A shooting in Dallas left three people dead, including the suspect, 53-year-old Lalit Pradhan. Pradhan was a former Bhutanese refugee who had migrated to the […] The post Dallas Shooting Kills 3-Year-Old, Woman, and Suspect in Apparent Murder-Suicide; Suspect’s Final Post Detailed Years of Pain and Hardship appeared...
Opening statements begin in death penalty trial of man accused of killing Arlington mother
Marissa Grimes had packed up her life in Arlington and loaded her belongings into a moving truck with the help of her dad and stepmom on Feb. 12, 2022. Grimes, according to her father, was supposed to pick up her child from a family member’s home. However, they never saw her again.
Driver dies in Grand Prairie when car crashes into tree, police say
A driver died after crashing a car into a tree in Grand Prairie early Tuesday morning, police said in a news release. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Marshall Drive and SW 3rd Street, police said. Police said the Nissan car was headed north on SW 3rd Street about 2:30 a.m. when it left the roadway...
This Charming Diner In Texas Is Where Your Breakfast Dreams Come True
In the heart of Oak Cliff, Dallas, there exists a morning miracle that transforms ordinary days into extraordinary ones – a place where pancakes achieve cloud-like perfection and eggs are cooked with the precision of a Swiss timepiece. Metro Diner has been fulfilling breakfast fantasies since 1964, proving that...
Suspect arrested for deadly Dallas hit-and-run that killed recent Texas Tech grad
DALLAS - Dallas police have made an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run that killed a recent Texas Tech graduate. According to jail records, 31-year-old Jose Hernandez Deleon was arrested on Monday and is now charged with a collision involving death. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.