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April 24, 2025
3 bodies recovered in northern Hood County, Parker County sheriff’s office says
The Parker County sheriff’s office had asked for the public’s help Tuesday in locating “three people who may be in danger.”
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April 24, 2025
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including a...
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April 24, 2025
Dallas County DA’s office to continue prosecuting Texas 7 retrial, judge rules
The Dallas County district attorney’s office will continue prosecuting Texas Seven escapee Randy Halprin for capital murder despite question...
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April 24, 2025
Lawsuit aims to stop Texas Lottery from banning courier ticket purchases
Texas company sues Lottery Commission to lift ban against couriers purchasing tickets.
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April 24, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity...
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April 24, 2025
2 men wanted following fatal shooting in South Dallas, police say
Dallas police ask for the public's help in locating 23-year-old Charles Banks and 27-year-old Patrick Banks.
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April 24, 2025
Is gas $1.98 a gallon in a few U.S. states, as Donald Trump said? That’s False
President Donald Trump has touted low gas prices and said his policies are responsible for lowering gasoline prices nationally. PolitiFact s...
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April 24, 2025
Friday Outlook: Lower rain chances ahead
We're ending the week with lower rain chances across North Texas.
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April 24, 2025
‘School choice’ heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk
The Texas Senate sent "school choice" bill, Senate Bill 2, to Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday. Abbott is expected to sign the bill, which will sen...
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April 24, 2025
How did your Dallas ISD school score on the latest A-F state ratings?
The Texas Education Agency published the 2023 A-F grades on Thursday, after state officials triumphed in a long-running lawsuit that attempt...
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April 24, 2025
All sexual assault charges dropped against Arlington pastor
The Rev. Ronnie Goines, an Arlington pastor who was arrested last year and faced charges of sexual assault and indecent assault, has had bot...
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April 24, 2025
What to know about the death of Pope Francis and upcoming funeral and conclave
The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners across the globe, closing the basilica for just...
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April 24, 2025
Federal agents are conducting ‘welfare checks’ on migrant children in North Texas
The Department of Homeland Security is doing welfare checks on minors who came to the United States unaccompanied. Families and immigration...
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April 24, 2025
Dallas sues national companies for $22.8M in damages from ‘forever chemicals’ in water
The city of Dallas is suing 3M, DuPont and other chemical companies for $22.8 million, alleging they contaminated some of the area’s drinkin...
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April 24, 2025
Fort Worth police investigating after 1 fatally stabbed following argument
At about 9:43 p.m., officers responded to a reported stabbing in the 1100 block of Northeast 23rd Street, near the Fort Worth stockyards. Up...
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April 24, 2025
What does the law say about sexual harassment?
Federal laws address sexual harassment in both educational settings and the workplace. Individual employers may have their own policies that...
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April 24, 2025
Dallas Morning News honors ‘best of the best’ at Journalists of the Year ceremony
The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday honored 20 individual employees, including reporters, editors and visual journalists, at its annual Jou...
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April 24, 2025
Vatican keeps St. Peter’s open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis
Francis, who died Monday after a stroke, is lying in a simple wooden coffin in front of the main altar, inclined on a slight ramp toward mou...
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April 24, 2025
Dallas drivers should expect traffic delays Thursday morning near Kyle Warren Park event
The event is expected to conclude by 11 a.m., which may affect commuters in the area.
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April 24, 2025
14 indicted on charges related to pro-Palestine encampment at UT Dallas
Nearly one year after University of Texas at Dallas students set up an encampment on campus to protest the war in Gaza, 14 people have been...
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April 24, 2025
What are Texas’ A-F school grades, and why do they matter?
Texas parents finally can see the A-F grade their children’s schools earned – in 2023.
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April 24, 2025
Texas families can see what A-F grade their local schools received
Parents won’t get a true sense of how a school is doing until this summer, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath warned.
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April 24, 2025
North Texas ranch owners say online rumors linking them to a Mexican cartel fueled threats
Izaguirre Ranch, settled in Whitewright, a rural area 60 miles north of Dallas, has a black metal gate adorned with rearing horses. It’s a s...
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April 24, 2025
Another round of heavy thunderstorms
Another round of heavy thunderstorms with a threat for flooding
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April 24, 2025
Live radar: More rain, low chance of strong to severe storms forecast Thursday in Dallas
More rain and a low chance of strong to severe storms are forecast for the Dallas area Thursday, beginning in the morning and continuing thr...
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April 24, 2025
Texas House committee hears proposals to give AG Ken Paxton’s office more power
The attorney general’s office would gain authority to prosecute election offenses and make expedited requests to use spy tools in investigat...
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April 24, 2025
Dallas SWAT doctor Alex Eastman has years of acclaim — and sexual harassment allegations
A Dallas Morning News investigation found Alexander Eastman has a history, spanning three employers and at least a decade, of alleged inappr...
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April 24, 2025
Growth surge in Celina school district prompts record $2.3 billion bond proposal
The Celina ISD is asking voters to approve nearly $2.3 billion in bonds for new schools and technology upgrades in the district.
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April 24, 2025
UT Southwestern scientists awarded $2.5M to study cerebellar disorders
Dallas researchers are embarking on a multi-year project to map the cerebellum and explore neuromodulation therapies for treating cerebellar...
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April 23, 2025
Dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, sa...
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April 23, 2025
North Texas Food Bank names new chief external affairs officer
New CEO of North Texas Food Bank
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April 23, 2025
Bill aims to repeal in-state tuition, limit college aid for Texas’ undocumented students
Some lawmakers want to repeal the 2001 Texas Dream Act that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
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April 23, 2025
Testing hub for drones, air taxies and hypersonic aircraft coming to Texas
The Texas A&M University System has been selected to establish and operate a new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies that will be laun...
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April 23, 2025
‘Texas-style’ DOGE office first bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott this session
A new state agency dedicated to simplifying and streamlining Texas government statutes and business regulations was established Wednesday un...
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April 23, 2025
Dallas City Council approves $52M purchase of old DMN building for convention center
The City Council voted 13-2, with Mayor Eric Johnson and council member Cara Mendelsohn voting against the purchase.
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April 23, 2025
Strong storms likely linger through end of work week
Another round of rain is expected to move through North Texas midday tomorrow, heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding.
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April 23, 2025
Uvalde leaders OK $2M for Robb Elementary families, first settlement of 2022 attack
City leaders in Uvalde, Texas, approved a $2 million settlement for families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, mar...
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April 23, 2025
Dallas revises commercial remodeling permit fees after error cost the city $8.6M
Dallas’ planning and development department will change how it calculates commercial remodeling permit fees after a staff error resulted in...
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April 23, 2025
Dallas to auction troubled Stemmons building
Wednesday’s vote indicated that the city is employing a two-step strategy it used last year to sell another embattled city property — a buil...
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April 23, 2025
Texas Senate gives first approval to bill restricting what bathrooms trans people can use
Trans Texans are concerned about the threats that SB 240 could create for their safety, physical health and ability to participate in public...
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April 23, 2025
Dozens of Wilmer-Hutchins students walk out, protest on first day back after shooting
Dozens of Wilmer-Hutchins High School students walked out of class Wednesday morning in protest, marking their first day back to the school...
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April 23, 2025
Richardson ballot error on first day of early voting will not impact any race outcome
Dallas County election officials on Wednesday said they resolved a programming error that caused uncontested Richardson City Council races t...
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April 23, 2025
DART Silver Line trains start test runs throughout Dallas-Fort Worth
Though DART began testing of select sections between Plano and Richardson in fall 2024 and from DFW to Carrollton earlier this year, this mo...
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April 23, 2025
Court grants man new chance at appeal after 2022 conviction in fatal Garland shooting
A man convicted in 2022 of fatally shooting a woman in Garland the year before was denied his right to appeal “through no fault of his own,"...
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April 23, 2025
Daniel Comeaux begins first day as Dallas’ new police chief, with focus on recruiting
Daniel Comeaux, Dallas’ new top cop, started in the role Wednesday, about two weeks after City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced he b...
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April 23, 2025
Dallas’ $1.65 billion plan to rebuild Interstate 345 is still unfunded
Despite enthusiasm for the rebuild of the 51-year-old roadway, no funds have yet been committed to the project, TxDOT officials told the Da...
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April 23, 2025
Collin County student tests positive for measles, first child case reported in D-FW
A middle school student in Collin County has tested positive for measles, officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported case in a child...
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April 23, 2025
One dead after early morning shooting near Fair Park
At about 4:35 a.m., police responded to a shooting call in the 3700 block of Parry Avenue, along the edge of the Fair Park grounds. Officers...
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April 23, 2025
Why does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints want a new temple in North Texas?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, say the Dallas Texas Temple does not meet the...
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April 23, 2025