Jimmy Carter's 2014 trip to Oak Cliff still having impact on families, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity says

Former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, came to Dallas and Fort Worth in 2014 to help build 30 homes and renovated 20 others in East Oak Cliff. He gave each family the keys and a signed Bible.

East Oak Cliff food desert adds much-needed new grocery store

There is a new supermarket on Simpson Stuart Road in East Oak Cliff in an area where there has been no nearby supermarket since 2020.

Demolition begins on Dallas building deemed one of the 'most contaminated sites in the U.S.'

An electroplating facility operated there with mounting fines and investigations. The company filed bankruptcy in 2015, closing its doors and leaving large volumes of liquid plating waste behind.

Family of slain Dallas boy, 11, pleads for people to stop the violence

Police won't yet give details, but a witness says two girls were fighting and one got a gun. The 11-year-old boy was an innocent bystander. The suspect is 14 years old. She is now in juvenile custody on a murder charge.

Building behind Bushman Elementary Schools goes up in flames in Dallas

Dallas Fire-Rescue had to put out a fire at a building behind Bushman Elementary School in East Oak Cliff early Saturday morning.

East Oak Cliff golf course to host nationally televised golf tournament in 2023

The Southwest Airlines showcase at Cedar Crest is one of the many new things happening there, including a recent half-million-dollar beautification project funded through private donations.

Rally against domestic violence to take place in South Dallas

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a rally against intimate partner violence and sexual assaults hopes to draw attention to the problem and make some lives whole again.

Cleaning and Greening: City of Dallas creates plan to clean up high-crime areas, crack down on code violations

The city's new strategy is called “Cleaning and Greening.” It involves the city proactively finding code violators instead of waiting for complaints. The time for the owner to correct the violations is reduced from a month to a week.

Police make arrest in shooting outside Dallas gas station

A 51-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal shooting in a Chevron gas station parking lot in Dallas Saturday afternoon.

Video shows Dallas police shooting at armed man with child nearby

Dallas police wasted little time releasing information about a shooting involving an officer. No one was hurt but a child was uncomfortably close to the man who was the target.

Dallas ISD celebrates $60 million renovation to Roosevelt High School

A special ceremony was held Saturday celebrating the completion of the $60 million renovation to Roosevelt High School, fostering the future of Oak Cliff students.

Trackdown: Help find Allen Bates' killers

In this week’s Trackdown, Dallas police believe a fist fight between two men caused one of those men to be shot to death in East Oak Cliff.

Man wanted for shooting at Dallas police officers

Dallas police are looking for the man who fired shots at officers outside an East Oak Cliff game room.