DESOTO POLICE AND ISD OFFICIALS TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS FOLLOWING TUESDAY AM THREAT
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Category: School News School News
- Published: 16 August 2022 16 August 2022
DeSoto, TX - A 9-1-1 call early Tuesday morning threatening violence against DeSoto ISD’s Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy prompted DeSoto Police and ISD officials to take the precautionary steps of closing off that school and three other schools in the district
TSTC programs to offer extra flexibility to students at North Texas campus
- Written by Daniel Perry Daniel Perry
- Category: School News School News
- Published: 15 August 2022 15 August 2022
Red Oak, TX - Texas State Technical College’s Computer Networking and Systems Administration program and Cybersecurity program are coming this fall to the North Texas campus in a hybrid format.
Aqib Talib's brother wanted in killing of youth coach at North Texas football game, police say
- Written by Ryan Osborne, William Joy (WFAA) Ryan Osborne, William Joy (WFAA)
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 15 August 2022 15 August 2022
LANCASTER, Texas — A man was fatally shot during an argument at a youth football game Saturday evening in Lancaster, south of Dallas, police said in a news release.
LANCASTER MONKEYPOX
- Written by City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 13 August 2022 13 August 2022
Lancastet, TX - On Friday, August 5, 2022, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued a local declaration of disaster of thirty (30) days. Dallas County is experiencing the highest number of Monkeypox cases in the state at 209 confirmed cases.
City of Duncanville Welcomes New Senior Planner
- Written by City of Duncanville City of Duncanville
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 13 August 2022 13 August 2022
Duncanville, TX – The City of Duncanville is pleased to welcome Nathan Warren as the city’s Senior Planner. Mr. Warren will be responsible for assisting in the development, monitoring, and application of comprehensive planning policies; reviewing zoning, subdivision,
DeSoto announces Stage 2 Water Restrictions due to drought & heatwave impacts
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 05 August 2022 05 August 2022
DeSoto, TX - Nearly two months of drought conditions, high temperatures, and multiple fire suppression events have resulted in record-level water usage in DeSoto.
Missy Bevers' Murder, Still Unsolved Nearly Two Years Later, Gets a New Detective
- Written by Christian McPhate Christian McPhate
- Category: Terri "Missy" Bevers Terri "Missy" Bevers
- Published: 04 August 2022 04 August 2022
Midlothian, TX - Dressed in what looked like SWAT gear and armed with a hammer, the killer came upon fitness instructor Terri "Missy" Bevers in the early morning hours of April 18, 2016. The 45-year-old Red Oak mother of three was setting up a Camp Gladiator exercise class at the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian.
DeSoto to open season on national TV with game at Nike World Headquarters
- Written by Greg Riddle Greg Riddle
- Category: School News School News
- Published: 03 August 2022 03 August 2022
DeSoto, TX - DeSoto will start its football season by playing on national television. And by traveling to Nike World Headquarters in Oregon. It was announced Thursday that DeSoto will play St. Augustine from New Orleans in the Nike Kickoff Classic at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 in Beaverton, Ore.
Cedar Hill woman's home destroyed by fire, her dog dies
- Written by Curt Lewis, NewsRadio 1080 KRLD Curt Lewis, NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 30 July 2022 30 July 2022
Cedar Hill, TX - A Cedar Hill woman and her grandson are okay after her home was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday night. Just before 8 p.m. the woman and her grandson heard a loud booming sound and then they saw the flames in the home on Venus Street near Highway 67 and Parkerville Road.
Texas Women’s Foundation Announces Allyson Felix, America’s Most Decorated Track and Field Athlete, as Speaker for 37th Annual Luncheon on Oct. 6
- Written by Juliette Coulter Juliette Coulter
- Category: Local Local
- Published: 27 July 2022 27 July 2022
Dallas, TX – Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has raced to reveal its keynote speaker for the 37th Annual Luncheon: Allyson Felix, who reigns as the most decorated American Track & Field Athlete of all time after winning her bronze and gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
8-year-old boy shot in road rage incident in Balch Springs, police say
- Written by WFAA Staff WFAA Staff
- Category: Balch Springs Balch Springs
- Published: 26 July 2022 26 July 2022
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — An 8-year-old boy was injured in a road rage shooting in Balch Springs on Sunday afternoon, police say. Balch Springs police say the incident happened on westbound Interstate 20 between Beltline Road and Seagoville Road. Dallas police also responded to the scene.
Man arrested, charged with multiple bank robberies in DFW, officials say
- Written by Paul Livengood Paul Livengood
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 23 July 2022 23 July 2022
PLANO, Texas — A Dallas man has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple bank robberies across Dallas-Fort Worth, federal officials announced Friday.
