Local News
2 men killed, 3 wounded in shooting at DeSoto apartment
- Written by Tom Steele Tom Steele
- Published: 09 December 2019 09 December 2019
DeSoto, TX - Two men died and three were wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a DeSoto apartment. Police responded just before 8 p.m. to a report of a home invasion in the 200 block of West Wintergreen Road, near North Hampton Road.
MAYOR & HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS MEET FOR A 360° DEGREE DISCUSSION
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
DeSoto, TX - On Thursday evening, December 5th, Mayor Curtistene S. McCowan met with representatives from DeSoto’s homeowners associations (HOA’s) and other participating residents to discuss issues of importance that were raised by attendees.
Here Are DeSoto's Safest/Cleanest Food Handling Establishments in 2019!
- Written by Matthew Smith Matthew Smith
- Published: 21 November 2019 21 November 2019
DeSoto, TX - On Tuesday, November 19th, during the DeSoto City Council Meeting, Mayor Curtistene S. McCowan and Environmental Health Department Health Inspector Mamata Bhandari recognized the finest food-handling establishments in DeSoto with “Awards of Excellence.”
Navy veteran found in his apartment had been dead for three years, medical examiner says
- Written by Kevin Reece Kevin Reece
- Published: 20 November 2019 20 November 2019
DeSoto, TX - The family of a man found dead in his DeSoto apartment last week is stricken with grief and plagued with a multitude of questions. A medical examiner determined that Ronald Wayne White had been dead in that apartment for approximately three years.
DESOTO GETS “IT” ONCE AGAIN: WINS 4TH CONSECUTIVE DIGITAL CITIES AWARD
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Published: 18 November 2019 18 November 2019
DeSoto, TX - The City of DeSoto has won its fourth consecutive Digital Cities Award from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) by placing in the top ten of all participating US Cities with a population of fewer than 75,000.
DeSoto Officials & Hotel Operators Meet to Boost Tourism Efforts
- Written by City of Desoto City of Desoto
- Published: 06 November 2019 06 November 2019
Desoto, TX - City of DeSoto Officials held a Thursday morning meeting (10/31/19) with the city’s hotel operators and Chamber of Commerce representatives to strengthen dialogue and coordinate efforts to attract more and more visitors to DeSoto.
DeSoto woman shot husband in the chest, killing him, police say
- Written by Tom Steele Tom Steele
- Published: 29 October 2019 29 October 2019
DeSoto, TX - A DeSoto woman shot her husband in the chest Sunday night, killing him, police say. Tamara Lafrance, 40, was arrested on one count of murder in the slaying of 39-year-old Paul Orneliues Wright.
They went to Disney World, and DeSoto taxpayers came along for the ride
- Written by Miles Moffeit and Holly K. Hacker Miles Moffeit and Holly K. Hacker
- Published: 27 October 2019 27 October 2019
DeSoto, TX - At the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Candice Quarles stood in line with her husband, Jeremiah, around the time he pulled out his city of DeSoto credit card to buy barbecue. At Disney World, she tweeted from the theme park on the same day he charged still more personal meals to taxpayers.
Police: Off-duty Dallas PD officer shot son, who he mistook for intruder at Desoto home
- Written by Fox 4 News Fox 4 News
- Published: 26 October 2019 26 October 2019
DeSoto, TX - Police in Desoto are investigating a shooting Saturday evening that involved an off-duty Dallas Police Department officer. This incident happened in the 1400 block of Carriage Creek Drive, just before 6 p.m.
Welterweight Boxing Champion Errol Spence Jr In ICU After Crashing Ferrari In Dallas
- Written by CBSdfw CBSdfw
- Published: 10 October 2019 10 October 2019
Dallas, TX - Welterweight boxing champion and DeSoto resident Errol Spence Jr. is in the intensive care unit after he was involved in a rollover crash in Dallas early Thursday morning, police say. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. on South Riverfront Boulevard near downtown Dallas and it involved only one vehicle — a white Ferrari.
