Fair Park community park gets a boost with $8.6M federal grant

Dallas is getting an $8.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Park Service to help build a new community park at Fair Park. The investment is a huge boost for the long-awaited project.

Texas laws going into effect on January 1, 2025

Changes are coming in 2025 for the way cars are registered, how schools are funded and how you can protect your personal information online.

Only 1 in 3 Dallas County young adults make a living wage: report

A new report says public education has to continue to change to give the next generation in the workforce a chance to make a living wage.

2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in The Colony

The Colony police said the bodies were found on Monday afternoon during a welfare check at the Estancia at Morningstar Apartments on Morning Star Drive.

Missing 80-year-old West Dallas woman found safe

Dallas police located 80-year-old Linda Birdow-Walker who went missing in West Dallas Wednesday night.

Second-grader finds loaded gun in backpack at North Richland Hills school

Officers found a gun loaded with a single bullet in a second-grader's backpack at ILTexas North Richland Hills on Wednesday, according to police.

Details revealed in gruesome triple-murder trial, Jason Thornburg sentenced to death

A Tarrant County jury decided to sentence a 44-year-old man to death after he was convicted of the gruesome murders of three people and setting their remains on fire in 2021.

50 North Texas teachers flagged in statewide test cheating scandal

The TEA is investigating a million-dollar teacher certification scheme tied to suspicious test-taking in Houston. The list includes 50 North Texas teachers across 21 districts.

Man charged with sexual assault of resident at Wylie assisted living facility

Police say officers were called to the Garnett Hill Rehabilitation and Skilled Care facility in Wylie about a visitor possibly having sexual contact with a resident.

Dallas surgeon helps Ukrainian soldiers injured in battle

A Dallas surgeon is working in Ukraine to perform reconstructive surgeries on soldiers who were disfigured in the war with Russia with the aid of a medical 3D printing company in Plano.

Tarrant County convicted killer Jason Thornburg sentenced to death

The man convicted of killing three people in Euless in 2021 has been sentenced to death. Jason Thornburg said he ate one victim's heart as part of a "sacrifice."

More than 100 Texas educators being investigated in certification cheating scheme

The Texas Education Agency released the names of more than 100 educators in Texas under investigation for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent teacher certification scheme.

2 sentenced for Carrollton 15-year-old’s fentanyl overdose death

Two people were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old girl in Carrollton.