Mistrial declared for man accused of stalking and killing his romantic rival

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/24 10:19A NBCDFW Staff

A Dallas County judge granted a mistrial Wednesday for a man accused of stalking and killing his romantic rival. According to our partners at The Dallas Morning News , Judge Nancy Mulder told the paper on Wednesday she voluntarily recused herself...

Dallas County warns public of fake arrest scams

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/24 4:38A Julia Falcon

DALLAS COUNTY North Texans are receiving fake calls from "law enforcement officers," telling them there is a warrant for their arrest for failing to appear for grand jury duty that will need to be paid immediately or the victim will be arrested....

Teen dies after being struck by vehicle in Dallas County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/23 9:57A Dominga Gutierrez

A teen died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on the shoulder of a freeway in Dallas County on Monday evening. Dallas County Sheriff s Office deputies responded to a major accident at westbound US 175 CF Hawn Freeway service road and...

Murder victim found wrapped in bedding in North Texas man's closet

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/23 9:15A Julia Falcon

DALLAS COUNTY - A North Texas man is in jail after a woman was found in a closet, beaten to death. A woman went to Garland police on April 15 just before 2 a.m. saying another woman was beatean to death at an apartment in the 1300 block of W....

Evening of Music with Augustine Jalomo and Friends

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 4/23 5:58A Augustine Jalomo

Free music concert Monday April 29, 2024, at 7 p.m. at On the Levee 1108 Quaker St. 75207. An Evening of Music features local musicians, Augustine Tino Jalomo, KJ Gray, Ginny Robinson, KJ Gray,...

North Texans fight mass extinction crisis in crowded urban landscape, saving native birds

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/22 8:17A Jeff Ray

CEDAR HILL, TX In the middle of Dallas County sits the Cedar Ridge Preserve, a green space larger than 450 football fields dedicated to protecting the land and its native plants and wildlife. Inside, a sanctuary for more than 60 species of birds....

Motion filed to name officers involved in the in-custody death of a man at a Dallas hospital

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/22 7:48A NBCDFW Staff

The family of Kenneth Knotts, who died while in custody at a Dallas hospital , asked a federal judge on Monday to allow them to name the four officers in their excessive force lawsuit. The amended lawsuit names four UT Southwestern police...

Unidentified victim found on I-20 in Dallas County after suspected hit and run

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/22 5:36A Peter Hull

Deputies from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office are investigating a possible hit-and-run crash that left one motorcyclist dead. Investigators say deputies responded early Monday morning to westbound Interstate 20 at Cedar Ridge Road where they...

Voter Guide: May 4, 2024, Local Elections

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/22 3:49A NBCDFW Staff

Below is the voter s guide to the May 4 uniform election. In it you will find key dates, how to register to vote or check your status, how to find out where and when you are able to vote and what you...

Dallas Fire-Rescue finds man dead after night-long search in White Rock Creek

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/21 9:43A NBCDFW Staff

Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a call that a man got swept away while trying to cross White Rock Creek on foot Saturday night. A woman who was with the man had called 911 at 10:32 p.m. and remained on the scene to provide information to first...

Woman struck, killed by vehicle after minor collision on LBJ Freeway in Dallas

DFW Scanner 4/18 10:33A dfwscanner

On April 18, 2024, at about 1:00 a.m., Dallas Police and Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle accident in the eastbound lanes of LBJ Freeway near Skillman Street. The preliminary investigation determined a woman was traveling eastbound in the...

Sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott dropped

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/17 12:55A Julia Falcon

DALLAS COUNTY - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is no longer facing a sexual assault lawsuit . A Dallas County judge signed off on dropping the lawsuit from Prescott's accuser on April 16. Court documents obtained by CBS News Texas show...

Rashee Rice crash: Lawsuit details victims' injuries

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/16 7:26A Steven Rosenbaum

DALLAS -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is now facing a civil lawsuit from two victims of a multi-vehicle crash on Central Expressway in Dallas last month. The plaintiffs, husband and wife Edvard Petrovskiy and Irina Gromova, were...

Dallas crash victims sue Chiefs' Rashee Rice, SMU's Teddy Knox seeking more than $1M

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/15 11:03A Kelli Smith | The Dallas Morning

Two Dallas residents are suing  Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice  and SMU cornerback  Theodore “Teddy” Knox  in connection with a multi-vehicle crash last month that injured them and at...

Tyrese Simmons gets plea deal, 5-year sentence in death of a 9-year-old Dallas girl

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/15 4:28A Lauren Crawford

DALLAS - Dallas County prosecutors reached a plea deal with the man accused of killing a 9-year-old girl, agreeing to a prison sentence of 5 years. Tyrese Simmons was charged with murder, accused of firing five bullets into the wrong East Dallas...