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Several parks and boat ramps closed at Lake Grapevine due to high water levels ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
GRAPEVINE, Texas — All the rain North Texas has seen over the recent weeks has been great for subduing drought conditions and helping make our lawns look greener. But lakes and riverways are swollen -- at Lake Grapevine? The lake is roughly ten feet above its average level. Two parks are closed, and 8 of 11 boat ramps can't be used now.
Mom concerned after knife-threatening incident at North Texas school
GARLAND — The end of the school year can't get here fast enough for Sha'Brittany Clay who's still upset about what happened to her 10-year-old son last week inside Couch Elementary in Garland. "I want something done other than, 'I'm sorry,'" said Clay.The mother of the 4th-grade student says she got a call last Wednesday from Garland Police alerting her about another student who was facing criminal charges because the other student allegedly had a knife to Clay's child's neck.But what she was told after that made her even more upset. "Supposedly it happened Tuesday," said Clay. "I didn't receive a call until...
Dallas woman wakes up to home riddled with gunfire
Dallas Police are searching for the gunmen who shot through a bedroom wall of a home on the 2400 block of Jennings Avenue around 6 a.m. Tuesday. "You know, I could be dead today, right now,” Rodnette Bennett said. Bennett has lived in the neighborhood for about three years.
48-year-old Dallas man hopes his heart attack can serve as a wake-up call for others
DALLAS - A North Texas husband and father survived a massive heart attack he suffered at work. The 48-year-old knew the warning signs, having lost both his father and grandfather to heart attacks, He's sharing his story in hopes of getting younger men to pay closer attention to their health.
A closer look at the pink, sparkly 1984 Dallas Lowrider La Mera Mera
It’s not a hobby. It’s a lifestyle – a family legacy. Mercedes Mata is one of the youngest lowriders in Dallas, and now the youngest one to be showcased at the first lowrider exhibition in the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Her rose gold, glittery 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo La Mera Mera stole the hearts of many after she debuted on the streets of Dallas. Footage of the car went viral online and Mata began allowing people to book the car for events and photoshoots.
Dallas Police Department Renews Appeal for Leads in Unsolved Murder of Eldridge Smith
The Dallas Police Department continues to seek answers in the unresolved murder of Eldridge Smith, which occurred more than two years ago. On April 3, 2022, Smith, 26, was found lifeless in the street on the 6900 block of Valley Glen Drive. He had suffered fatal stab wounds inflicted by an assailant that remains unidentified.
Remembering Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter: A Pioneer and Hero in Grand Prairie Law Enforcement
It's been two decades since the tragic passing of a trailblazing figure in Texas law enforcement, Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter of the Grand Prairie Police Department (GPPD). Sgt. Hunter, remembered as a man of dedication and valor, was fatally shot in an ambush on June 18, 2004, while investigating a suspicious vehicle, alongside Officer Bruce Seix, at a Walmart off IH-20.
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