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Neighborhoods in the southern parts of Dallas are often referred to as a food desert because residents don’t have close access to grocery stores and fresh foods. NBC 5’s Vince Sims reports a partnership between Restorative Farms and Love Tito’s’ is working to bridge that gap.

The dirt of a once-empty lot on Scyene Road in South Dallas is springing up healthy hope in a community often referred to as a food desert.

A female under the age of 18 was fatally shot inside an apartment in South Dallas Saturday afternoon, police say.

Dallas’ historic Joppa neighborhood is celebrating a major victory. The people who live there have worked together and pushed to get a former school transformed into a multi-purpose community center. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat speaks with Joppa Neighborhood Association President Shalondria Gailmore and Joli Robinson of Dallas-Area Habitat for Humanity about the historic Melissa Pierce Project and the future of…

A South Dallas church is getting ready to open the door to better health in the community by providing access to healthy food. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker explains the unique mission.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit South Dallas GoLink program, an on-demand, personalized, curb-to-curb service for areas around South Dallas and Fair Park, will begin its six-month pilot program on Monday.

In total two people were killed and six were wounded in shootings around Dallas on Saturday and Sunday.

An 18-year-old man was killed and two other people were wounded Saturday night in a shooting at a park in South Dallas, police say.

A pop-up food park opening in South Dallas aims to fulfill resident requests and will test new concepts for fighting hunger in the community.

A pop-up food park opening in South Dallas aims to fulfill resident requests and will test new concepts for fighting hunger in the community.

The Dr. M.C. Cooper Dental Clinic located on Scyene Road in South Dallas is named for the first Black dentist in Texas.

The Dr. M.C. Cooper Dental Clinic located on Scyene Road in South Dallas is named for the first Black dentist in Texas.

Police arrest 42-year-old Donny Getter for the murder of Joseph Kemp.

Projects large and small were pending around Martin Luther King Boulevard in Dallas on the holiday that honors the slain civil rights leader.

Projects large and small were pending around Martin Luther King Boulevard in Dallas on the holiday that honors the slain civil rights leader.

One person was fatally shot after an argument involving a dog Friday afternoon in South Dallas, police say.

Residents in the lowest Census response area in North Texas, Bachman Lake, will be able to grab a box of food on behalf of the North Texas Food Bank if they speak with a Census representative to complete their 2020 Census in a drive-thru event Thursday.

Dallas-based Project Unity is conducting COVID-19 testing at three sites in South Dallas Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

A special guest from the Big Screen was in South Dallas Friday to celebrate St. Philip’s School and Community Center. Many of the students who attend have had the odds stacked against them, but thanks to St. Philip’s, they find a way to thrive.

A special guest from the Big Screen was in South Dallas Friday to celebrate St. Philip’s School and Community Center. Many of the students who attend have had the odds stacked against them, but thanks to St. Philip’s, they find a way to thrive.