Dallas officer seen punching man in fight video under investigation

A Dallas police officer is under investigation because of a video that shows him repeatedly punching a man while trying to break up a fight in Deep Ellum earlier this month.

Man and his brother arrested after joyride in stolen Plano ambulance

A patient went on a joyride and even picked up his brother at a Dallas apartment after stealing an ambulance from a Plano hospital.

Trackdown: Help find Mercedes Clement

In this week’s Trackdown, police are seeking information on Mercedes Clement, who has been missing for nine months. She was last seen walking with a man across an apartment complex parking lot to one of the units at 2205 Empire Central. Now, homicide detectives are working the case.

Dallas ISD launches 'Lit Initiative' to recover from learning loss during pandemic

Dallas ISD says core subjects like reading saw a drop of almost 6% on the STAAR test from 2019 to 2021. So the district is launching its new ‘Lit Initiative’ with a focus on literacy to help students catch up.

Police: Man fatally shoots suspected car thief outside Dallas restaurant

Dallas police said the fatal shooting outside a restaurant Tuesday afternoon involved a man shooting another man who had stolen his car.

Dallas police chief meets with Oak Cliff community members after 87-year-old's murder

Weeks after an 87-year-old woman was killed inside her Oak Cliff home, people who live in her neighborhood met with the Dallas police chief to discuss the ongoing violent crime problem.

North Texas pediatric hospitals seeing spike in COVID-19 cases among kids

The delta variant is causing a huge pediatric surge that is similar to November 2020, right before the massive spike at Christmas time. Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth is reporting case numbers at rates not seen since February. While the numbers are small compared with the population, it is the increase that has doctors concerned.

Civil court trials in Dallas County on hold for one week due to rising COVID concerns

Dallas County decided to cancel all jury trials for one week due to rising COVID concerns. But things will look different once limited trials resume next week.

Parkland Hospital sees COVID hospitalizations double over the weekend

Over the weekend, Parkland's top doctor says the number of COVID hospitalizations at the hospital doubled. He says every COVID patient currently hospitalized is unvaccinated. But he's also worried the virus will continue to mutate as kids head back to school.

Meteor lights up North Texas sky on Sunday night

The meteor was seen at about 8:56 p.m. in the sky over North Texas and had a very bright flash at one point.