Dallas Police Homeless Outreach Team clears encampments, provides resources
Just off West Davis Street near Walton Walker in Southwest Dallas is a homeless encampment out of sight, but it has now received increased attention from Dallas Police. Sgt. Silver Valencia leads Dallas PD’s new Homeless Outreach Team. The team of six is now four months into a six-month pilot program, an initiative...
Remembering Barbara Record, Matriarch of One of Dallas’ Oldest Barbecue Restaurants
Record’s Bar-B-Q doesn’t look like the barbecue places people argue about online. There’s no declaration of “best brisket in Texas,” and no wall selling merchandise that prominently displays its iconic Dallas name. Instead, there’s a small white building that resembles a converted gas station, bright red letters...
North Texas student produces show after surviving rare double-organ transplant
DALLAS - Sydney Wilson is making the most of every day. Born with a heart defect, the now college junior almost lost her life. But with innovative technology, she is one of only a few nationwide to undergo a double organ transplant. And it took two attempts before that heart...
Dallas fire: Unresponsive man pulled from burning home; 4 others escaped near Love Field
One person is in critical condition and another is hospitalized after a heavy fire broke out at a one-story home in the 7400 block of Caillet Street near Dallas Love Field late Monday. Firefighters rescued a man and a woman from inside the burning structure; the man was found unresponsive...
Cattle-hauling 18-wheeler involved in crash that shuts down Dallas County highway
DALLAS — A crash involving a cattle-hauling 18-wheeler shut down westbound Interstate 20 early Tuesday morning, officials said. The crash was reported around 12:40 a.m. on westbound I-20 at Dowdy Ferry Road, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. The crash involved three vehicles, including an...
Police arrest man in tech support scam targeting Saco resident
SACO, Maine — Police arrested a Texas man Friday in connection with an organized technology support scam that targeted a Saco resident, according to the Saco Police Department. The scam involved individuals claiming to be tech support employees, convincing victims that hackers had accessed their devices and personal...
17-Year-Old Charged with Aggravated Assault After Woman Stabbed in Old East Dallas
A 17-year-old male suspect is now in custody following a stabbing incident in the Old East Dallas neighborhood. Dallas Police Department officers were dispatched to the 5300 block of Gaston Avenue at approximately 10:15 a.m. last Friday, a move precipitated by calls reporting a stabbing. Upon arrival at the scene,...
3 men charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme involving Derby business
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Two Kansas men and one man from Texas are charged with multiple financial and securities fraud crimes that resulted in a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars for victims. A Wichita grand jury returned the indictment in the case. According to court documents, Steve...
Famed Urban Egg Brings Its Elevated Daytime Menu To Plano
Urban Egg, the elevated daytime restaurant known for its all-scratch approach to breakfast and brunch, opened its Plano location on Dec. 15 at 7 a.m., marking the brand’s second restaurant in Texas and its 12th overall. The new restaurant is located at 2408 Preston Rd., Suite 704C, in the Preston Towne Crossing...
Jan. 6 Rioter’s ‘Christian Pig Crusade’ Disrupts EPIC Mosque’s Food Pantry
Every Saturday, the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) runs the Help Your Neighbor Drive Through Food Pantry, handing out a box of free food to a line of cars, regardless of religious affiliation, no questions asked, because, in the words of Muhammed: “He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to...
