Man accused of trying to cash check with 86-year-old woman’s ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A Texas man is being held in the Randolph County Detention Center after sheriff’s investigators said he tried to pass a forged check using an 86-year-old Georgia woman’s identity. Derek Matthew Aikens, 23, of Coppell, Texas, is being held on a $50,000 cash/surety...
Dallas family blames sheriff’s office for overdose death of 21-year-old jail inmate
Quinnetta Brinkley's grandmother said jail officials have not contacted her. A fellow inmate is charged with murder.
East Texans condemn Dallas millionaire’s plan to pump 16 billion gallons of their groundwater...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. A Dallas millionaire is seeking permission to drill into the massive Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer to explore how much water is available. His...
Dallas Community Shaken as Rafael Baez Yanez Charged with Murder in Military Parkway Homicide
Yesterday, the Dallas neighborhood around 6200 Military Parkway became a crime scene, as officers were summoned and subsequently discovered a life brought to an untimely end. The Dallas Police Department received a call around 3:30 a.m., and upon arrival, they found an unresponsive individual. Despite the rapid...
Why So Many Louisianans Are Flocking to These 4 Texas Cities
(KNGT-FM) - Louisiana is a great place to live if you've grown up in the Cajun culture, and this is what you know. There aren't a ton of people who up and leave from wherever they live to move here. According to a report, more and more people from Louisiana are hitting the road, and they’re all heading to the same...
Fentanyl deaths decline in Dallas County as prevention efforts expand
Fentanyl-related deaths in Dallas County have dropped by more than half, signaling potential progress in the ongoing opioid crisis, according to the newly released 2025 Threat Assessment by the Texoma High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
Big Tex is loaning his boots to the Smithsonian
A pair of Big Tex’ boots is being trucked to the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. as part of the Smithsonian’s “State Fairs: Growing American Craft” exhibition opening next month.
Inside Dallas ISD’s Learn & Earn summer camp experience
Submitted by Emily Davis, Dallas Education Foundation. This summer, 70 Dallas ISD high school students stepped into hospitals, tech labs, and business incubators, not as visitors, but as future professionals. Through the Dallas ISD Career and Technical Education Learn & Earn Summer Camps, students had the chance to...
Dallas Police Involved in Early Morning Shooting Following Disturbance on Finnell Street
Yesterday, a sudden eruption of violence was witnessed in the 10700 block of Finnell Street, leading to an officer-involved shooting incident. According to the Dallas Police Department, the situation unfolded around 2:20 a.m. when uniformed officers, serving in an off-duty capacity, responded to a gunshot. These...
New AI-Powered School Opening in Plano This Fall
(KNUE-FM) While we try to slow down and enjoy each day here in Texas, it feels like life is moving so fast and technology is changing everything around us. It’s amazing how Artificial Intelligence has changed so much in just a short period of time, and now it looks like there will be a new AI-powered school that will...
