‘Empire’ star Taraji P. Henson speaks at St. Philip’s event in South Dallas

The actress visited South Dallas for the 20th annual Destiny Award Luncheon on Friday. She spoke about her success in Hollywood, challenges her family faced during her childhood, her foundation supporting mental health and the challenges of being a single mom.

Dallas toddler found safe after being abducted in stolen car

A child was found safe in a car that was stolen from outside a Dallas convenience store. The thief abandoned the car once he realized there was a boy inside.

Woman critically injured in South Dallas house fire

Firefighters pulled a critically injured woman from her burning South Dallas home early Tuesday morning.

Security guard shot outside South Dallas convenience store

A security guard is in stable condition after he was found shot outside the convenience store he was providing security for Saturday night.

Police: 2 hurt in drive by shooting in South Dallas

A 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were wounded in a shooting in South Dallas Monday night.

Church deacon killed in South Dallas hit-and-run

The family of a father and church deacon is hoping the driver who hit and killed him in South Dallas comes forward.

Family of man tased by Dallas PD to request oversight board investigation

The family and attorneys for a man who died in a hospital two months after being tased by Dallas police officers are questioning the medical examiner's findings.

Heartbreak on Dallas’ Valentine Street after violent crimes stun neighborhood

Authorities arrested a man on Monday after tracking him to a house in the 2900 block of Valentine Street. He’s accused of shooting three people at an East Dallas senior living apartment complex. The swarm of police lights came just a day after a one-year-old child was murdered in a home on the same street.