Dallas

The Dallas Independent School District apologized for a teacher’s writing assignment that asked high school students to write about a hero for the “modern age” and pick someone from a list that included Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of killing two people during racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August.

Dallas police are investigating an apparent triple-homicide at an East Dallas apartment where the bodies of a woman and two children were found after a man called 911 Monday morning and claimed to have killed his family.

A grieving mother and son shine a spotlight on the senseless violence that has gripped Dallas, Tx.

A 64-year-old respiratory therapist in Dallas is one of hundreds of health care workers who have died of COVID-19 during the pandemic.

A North Texas family is pleading for people to take COVID-19 seriously after a Dallas mother and her daughter died of the virus just hours apart.

Cafe Momentum is more than just a great Dallas restaurant — it’s a place where teens coming out of the juvenile justice system are given a second chance. During a 12-month paid internship program created by Cafe Momentum founder Chad Houser, the teens are taught life and job skills and made to feel part of a team — sometimes for...

A Dallas woman tested positive for COVID-19 in February, recovered then tested positive again in June.

Dallas Police Chief Reneé Hall was at the front of the line as protesters and officers clashed during protests in her city over the death of George Floyd. As a Black woman, Hall said she can identify with both sides in the debate over police reform.

Five officers are dead — four Dallas police officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer — in what authorities called a sniper ambush on police officers at the end of a peaceful protest against nationwide officer-involved shootings Thursday night.

A 6-year-old boy found Monday inside a locked shed in Dallas had his wrists tied behind his back and was in the shed for at least two weeks, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Dallas-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday morning and said most retail stores will remain closed through the end of the month.

A 36-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, prosecutors said.

A Dallas family is consoling each other via screen rather than with hugs after their patriarch, 84-year-old Cecil “Mac” Hargrove, died from coronavirus early Friday morning.

A Dallas man who has lived under quarantine in Wuhan, China, for the past three months has some advice on how to stay sane.

The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.

On Monday morning, a crane and wrecking ball were brought in to knock down the remainder of ‘The Leaning Tower of Dallas,’ but knocking a building down with a ball is a tedious process.

Billy Chemirmir, a man accused of smothering more than a dozen women living in North Texas retirement homes and robbing them of their jewelry, has been indicted on two additional charges of capital murder.

People magazine’s pet vet Dr. Evan Antin provides tips for adopting shelter animals ahead of the fourth annual Clear the Shelters event on Aug. 18.

Welcoming a furry addition to a home can be a fun and exciting event. But ensuring a smooth transition for the pet – and the family – takes some preparation and work. Here are some tips from animal shelters about what to do before, during and after the adoption.

In a watershed moment for animal lovers, America has its first no-kill state: Delaware. The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society, which is working with shelters, animal welfare organizations and government agencies across the country to make America a no-kill country by 2025, announced the news at their annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Linda Torelli, director of marketing for the Brandywine...