A 34-year-old Dallas County resident recently died after contracting the flu, health officials said Wednesday. Dallas County Health and Human Services confirmed the patient is the 11th flu-related death in the county during the 2019-2020 flu season. As per usual, identifying information was not released about the patient though county officials did say the person did not have any underlying…

By 2022, the new DART Silver Line or Cotton Belt Line should be ready for service. The 26-mile commuter train line will connect Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties. It will run from DFW Airport to Shiloh Road in Plano.

By 2022, the new DART Silver Line or Cotton Belt Line should be ready for service. The 26-mile commuter train line will connect Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties. It will run from DFW Airport to Shiloh Road in Plano. A meeting Tuesday is the first in a series of meeting for residents and business owners to get information and voice…

Dallas County health officials confirmed Friday a 16-year-old Bishop Lynch High School student died from flu-related complications. Teresa “Reese” Termulo died Jan. 10 and was the 10th person to die from flu-related symptoms in the 2019-20 season, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services. Bishop Lynch issued the following statement to NBC 5 on Monday. “It is with profound…

A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly Tasing a suspect who was arrested in the back of a squad vehicle in October 2019.

A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly Tasing a suspect who was arrested in the back of a squad vehicle in October 2019. Deputy Austin Palmer was arrested Thursday and posted a $1,500 bond. He faces charges of official oppression and assault causing bodily injury. He has been placed on administrative leave pending an…

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown held a news conference Friday morning where she announced the arrest of the department’s own deputy after investigators obtained corroborating evidence.

A student at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas died from complications from the flu this past weekend, bringing the total number of influenza-related deaths in North Texas to seven this year.

The contempt of court case filed against Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has been dismissed, court records show. The charge stemmed from a local television interview Creuzot gave before the Amber Guyger murder trial. Dallas County Judge Tammy Kemp called the interview a direct violation of the gag order she issued due to the high-profile nature of the trial….

A Dallas man is facing a murder charge, accused of chasing another man across LBJ Freeway before stabbing him to death alongside the highway.

Dallas County Health and Human Services reported its first vaping-related death Tuesday. County officials said the patient was a teenager with chronic underlying medical conditions. Further information about the teen or vaping products used was not released. “Reporting a death in a teen due to EVALI (E-cigarette, or Vaping, Associated Lung Injury) is so tragic”, said DCHHS Director Dr. Philip…

Five people are in custody after two high-speed chases in Dallas County late Sunday and early Monday morning.

Five people are in custody after two high-speed chases in Dallas County late Sunday and early Monday morning.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a burned body found on Mayforge Drive in Dallas last week.

A Midlothian man is headed to prison after impregnating his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter and trying to arrange an abortion. Prosecutors in Ellis County released a statement Tuesday saying 37-year-old Paul Jon Flanigan was headed to prison for 50 years without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child. Flanigan, prosecutors said, entered a…

A woman led police on a high-speed chase Tuesday into downtown Dallas before surrendering in a parking lot on the Southern Methodist University campus.

A woman lead police on a high-speed chase Tuesday into downtown Dallas before surrendering in an parking lot on the Southern Methodist University campus.

A woman led police on a high-speed chase Tuesday into downtown Dallas before surrendering in a parking lot on the Southern Methodist University campus. The chase started in Rice, in Navarro County, at about 10:25 a.m. At times, officials said, the chase exceeded 100 mph. In Dallas, the driver exited Central Expressway at Mockingbird, and drove north on the service…

Wastewater testing could help provide information about use of addictive drugs in the population in a plan from Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch to be discussed Tuesday. Koch wants staff and funding added at the Dallas County Health Department to test what narcotics are found in wastewater. “Just how much we are consuming as a county when it comes...

Dallas County Commissioner JJ Koch wants to start testing wastewater for narcotics to better understand what’s going on in the community and how they should best target anti-drug programs in area schools.