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Tyler man killed in wrong-way crash on I-20
TERRELL, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man has died following a head-on crash when another driver was traveling the wrong direction on I-20 in Terrell Wednesday. Nicholas Landwermeyer died at the scene around 2 p.m. near mile marker 502. According to a Terrell police report, dispatch received multiple 911 calls...
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Tyler man accused in multimillion fraud scheme ordered to remain jailed
DALLAS, Texas (KLTV) - A U.S. magistrate judge ordered a Tyler man accused in a multimillion fraud scheme to remain jailed until his trial next year, according to federal court records. Thomas Edward Weickgenant, 72, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver Monday at the Earle Cabell Federal Building...
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The Best Fried Chicken In Texas Is Hiding Inside This Unassuming Little Restaurant
There is a restaurant in Dallas, Texas, that looks like it might be hiding something, and it absolutely is, and what it’s hiding is some of the finest fried chicken in the entire state. The restaurant is called Bubba’s Cooks Country, and once you know about it, you’ll wonder...
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Why Do Dallas Regulars Swear By The Chicken-Fried Steak At Norma’s Cafe?
Some Dallas families have been ordering the same plate at the same diner for three generations, and they see no reason to stop now. The plate in question is chicken-fried steak, a Texas classic covered in cream gravy. The diner serving it has been around for about 70 years, long...
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Bicyclist dies after being hit by pickup truck at Dallas intersection
DALLAS - A bicyclist died after a pickup truck struck him while he was riding through a Dallas intersection. Dallas Police responded to the intersection of East Colorado Boulevard and North Marsalis Avenue at 9:12 p.m. Officers arrived and found that a pickup truck had hit a bicyclist. Dallas Fire-Rescue...
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This Massive Texas Buffet Serves Over 200 Different Items
Two hundred dishes sounds like a typo. At this sprawling Texas buffet, it is simply the daily lineup. Chinese, Japanese, and American favorites all share one massive dining room. A chef cooks custom bowls to order at the Mongolian grill. Seafood fans can grab oysters and blue crab every night....
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Actress Who Became Famous at 60 Dies at 91
CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images Irma. P. Hall, known for her matriarchal roles, has died at 91 in Dallas, Texas, her family announced on Wednesday. Hall was renowned for her role as Big Mama in the 1997 film Soul Food , which won her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She also received a Cannes Film Festival Prize for her performance as Marva Munson in the Coen brothers’ 2004 film, The Lady Killers . After more than 20 years as a teacher in Dallas public schools, Hall landed her first major film role at age 60, playing Aunt T. in A Family Thing , opposite James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall. Raymond St. Jacques noticed her reciting poetry in Dallas and cast her in the 1973 film A Book of Numbers . She would eventually make acting a full-time career in 1980 and went on to establish the Dallas Minority Repertory Theatre, where she developed young talent. She was a longtime member of the Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, where she read to children and was active in theater ministry. “She started as a teacher in the classroom but ended up being a
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These are the 12 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
Another weekend in November brings yet more holiday events, with the start of two more long-term celebrations. Other choices in and around Dallas include a comedy festival, a celebration of a renowned musical duo, a symphony concert, a former SNL cast member, a dance production, a local theater production, an opera concert, a rock concert, a Sesame Street show, and a celebration of life for a local theater icon.
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Small fire at The Crescent in Uptown causes damage inside restaurant
DALLAS - Firefighters responded to a small fire at The Crescent, a hotel, office, and retail building in Uptown Dallas. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, calls came in about a structure fire in the 300 block of Crescent Court around 10 a.m. on Thursday. The initial callers reported seeing smoke coming...
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Frisco Grocery Run Turns Into Thanksgiving Surprise With CeeDee Lamb
At a Tom Thumb in Frisco, a grocery run for Destiny turned into a Thanksgiving surprise with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. Destiny was invited to fill a shopping cart with Thanksgiving groceries without worrying about the price, part of a surprise orchestrated by Lamb, who partnered with Tom Thumb and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, according to WFAA. Tom Thumb itself had partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to make the event happen.
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Family and friends mourn the loss of victims killed in Deep Ellum shootings
Family members and friends are mourning the loss of their loved ones after Halloween night shootings killed four people and wounded more than 15 in Deep Ellum in Dallas. One of the victims fatally shot in the 2600 block of Elm Street was Isaiah Boling, 20, of Mansfield. Boling was the father of two young children , and his family is facing an unimaginable tragedy, according to a verified GoFundMe post created for funeral expenses. “He leaves behind a 2-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter who are far too young to understand this loss,” the post read. Three people were gunned down in the 200 block of South Crowdus Street. Anthony Martin Jr., 25, was among them. “Anthony was young, and his life and dreams were cut short by a senseless act of violence,” his siblings wrote in a GoFundMe post. The family wrote that they now face the heartbreaking task of laying him to rest while grieving an unimaginable loss. Kaniesa Scott, 21, who was also shot in the 200 block of South Crowdus Street, was described by her family as “a young woman with a beautiful spirit, a big personality, and a heart full of love.” Scott was
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U.S. Highway 80 Water Line Work Update
Sunnyvale has completed the major water line construction and connections required for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) planned U.S. Highway 80 improvements through town. Crews finished the final two water line connections in late October. The utility relocation project supports Phase 1 and Phase 2 of TxDOT’s highway...