Local News
DeSoto Management Trains To Deal With Worst Case Scenarios
- Written by Joshua C. Johnson Joshua C. Johnson
- Published: 26 October 2018 26 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - One of the keys to first responders performing effectively in an emergency situation is training. And when they train together, they will be more effective at working together when they face a genuine crisis.
DeSoto ISD investigating allegations of financial mismanagement of past school administrators
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Published: 16 October 2018 16 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - Several high-ranking administrators have left the DeSoto school district in recent months as officials investigate whether some funneled money to themselves and favorite employees as well as other potential wrongdoings.
Transparency Highlights DeSoto Town Hall Meeting
- Written by Joshua C. Johnson Joshua C. Johnson
- Published: 16 October 2018 16 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - Last week, City of DeSoto Mayor Curtistene McCowan held a Town Hall Meeting affording DeSoto residents and community leaders the opportunity to come together and discuss the response by the DeSoto police officers
Focus On Leadership Domestic Violence Commission
- Written by City of DeSoto City of DeSoto
- Published: 15 October 2018 15 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - DeSoto Mayor, Curtistene McCowan interviews Marikay Dewberry, Chair of the DeSoto Domestic Violence Awareness Commission regarding the role of the commission in raising awareness of the problem of domestic violence in DeSoto.
Shadybook House Fire
- Written by City of Desoto City of Desoto
- Published: 14 October 2018 14 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - Here's some incredible footage of what DeSoto's brave firefighters face when they enter a burning building. It might mark the end of Fire Prevention Week but it also serves as a reminder of the risks
Congresswoman says police treatment of DeSoto family was 'brutal'
- Written by Miles Moffeit Elvia Limón Miles Moffeit Elvia Limón
- Published: 12 October 2018 12 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson shook her head after watching the 44-minute dashcam video of a DeSoto police squad forcing a black family face down in the street to be handcuffed.
DeSoto police release camera footage showing officers using force on family
- Written by Miles Moffeit Elvia Limón Miles Moffeit Elvia Limón
- Published: 02 October 2018 02 October 2018
DeSoto, TX - Video footage released by DeSoto police Monday shows a quiet street erupting into chaos as officers armed with Tasers shove and handcuff residents and repeatedly shock a young man already lying on the ground.
Former DeSoto nurse pleads guilty to using social media to meet Arlington girl for sex
- Written by Tom Steele Tom Steele
- Published: 27 September 2018 27 September 2018
DeSoto, TX - A former nurse from DeSoto who had sex with a 14-year-old Arlington girl he met online has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Serafin Sanchez Ruiz, 29, pleaded guilty last week to one count of enticement of a minor.
Historic September Storms Pound Best Southwest
- Written by Joshua C. Johnson Joshua C. Johnson
- Published: 25 September 2018 25 September 2018
DeSoto, TX - Record breaking rain caused a flood of problems over the weekend throughout North Texas. And much to the chagrin of many Best Southwest residents, more rain is in the forecast.
DeSoto Fire Department Awarded Competitive Federal Grant
- Written by Joshua C. Johnson Joshua C. Johnson
- Published: 31 August 2018 31 August 2018
DeSoto, TX - The DeSoto fire department has received federal grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, according to Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson.
