An hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in Plano ended with an officer injured and a suspect dead. An hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in Plano ended with an officer injured and a suspect dead. The incident started just before 11 a.m. Thursday at the Camden Legacy Creek Apartments in the 6400 block of Ohio Drive. Police came out to the apartment for a welfare check. Officers were immediately met with gunfire. One officer who was still inside his squad car was hit by a bullet. It began with a phone call to dispatch. The man on the other line said things that police...…An hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in Plano ended with an officer injured and a suspect dead. An hours-long standoff at an apartment complex in Plano ended with an officer injured and a suspect dead. The incident started just before 11 a.m. Thursday at the Camden Legacy Creek Apartments in the 6400 block of Ohio Drive. Police came out to the apartment for a welfare check. Officers were immediately met with gunfire. One officer who was still inside his squad car was hit by a bullet. It began with a phone call to dispatch. The man on the other line said things that police...WW…

A woman is now behind bars for the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old in a Dallas grocery store parking lot. A woman is now behind bars for the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old in a Dallas grocery store parking lot. Shamira Wright-Sanders was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of endangering a child with severe bodily injury, which is a second-degree felony. Police said she was the one who left three boys in a car while she went inside Walmart. The kids found a gun in the car and a 9-year-old accidentally shot and killed 11-year-old Dazmon Ray Brown Jr. RELATED: ...…A woman is now behind bars for the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old in a Dallas grocery store parking lot. A woman is now behind bars for the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old in a Dallas grocery store parking lot. Shamira Wright-Sanders was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of endangering a child with severe bodily injury, which is a second-degree felony. Police said she was the one who left three boys in a car while she went inside Walmart. The kids found a gun in the car and a 9-year-old accidentally shot and killed 11-year-old Dazmon Ray Brown Jr. RELATED: ...WW…

The district says the decision came largely from the community with parents, students and staff having a say in the current and future names. Several Dallas ISD schools named after men with ties to the Confederacy were renamed Thursday night. The latest round of school name changes come nearly three years after Dallas ISD stripped the names of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee from campuses. The schools voted on Thursday are not as well known for their ties to the Confederacy.  The changes were approved unanimously Thursday night and without any dissent from those in attendance....…The district says the decision came largely from the community with parents, students and staff having a say in the current and future names. Several Dallas ISD schools named after men with ties to the Confederacy were renamed Thursday night. The latest round of school name changes come nearly three years after Dallas ISD stripped the names of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee from campuses. The schools voted on Thursday are not as well known for their ties to the Confederacy.  The changes were approved unanimously Thursday night and without any dissent from those in attendance....WW…

A woman and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her 8-year-old son after Irving police say he was violently abused for several days. A woman and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her 8-year-old son after  police say he was violently abused for several days. Police arrested Leslie Curtis, 30, and her boyfriend, Codie McCrory, 29, last Friday. They are accused of killing Leslie’s 8-year-old son, Delmor Best-Curtis. "There are evil people in this world," said Irving Police Officer Robert Reeves. "And this is some of the side effects of them being around children of what...…A woman and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her 8-year-old son after Irving police say he was violently abused for several days. A woman and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her 8-year-old son after  police say he was violently abused for several days. Police arrested Leslie Curtis, 30, and her boyfriend, Codie McCrory, 29, last Friday. They are accused of killing Leslie’s 8-year-old son, Delmor Best-Curtis. "There are evil people in this world," said Irving Police Officer Robert Reeves. "And this is some of the side effects of them being around children of what...WW…

As temperatures are expected to dip below freezing this weekend, multiple organizations are partnering with the city of Dallas to find hundreds of homeless people somewhere warm to sleep. As temperatures are expected to dip below freezing this weekend, multiple organizations are partnering with the city of Dallas to find hundreds of homeless people somewhere warm to sleep. Governor Greg Abbott has put winter weather resources on notice, including DPS troopers and game wardens. TxDOT is treating main interstates and highways with brine. "That’s what we’re treating," said Val Lopez with...…As temperatures are expected to dip below freezing this weekend, multiple organizations are partnering with the city of Dallas to find hundreds of homeless people somewhere warm to sleep. As temperatures are expected to dip below freezing this weekend, multiple organizations are partnering with the city of Dallas to find hundreds of homeless people somewhere warm to sleep. Governor Greg Abbott has put winter weather resources on notice, including DPS troopers and game wardens. TxDOT is treating main interstates and highways with brine. "That’s what we’re treating," said Val Lopez with...WW…

There is reassurance from Denton County officials despite not one of the county’s five major hospitals being included on the state’s initial vaccine distribution list released last week. Denton County reported 560 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, its second-highest daily case number since the start of the pandemic. County officials say they are still investigating why none of the hospitals in the county were included on that initial distribution list, but they anticipate the county will still be getting vaccines possibly from other hospitals. There is reassurance from Denton County officials...…There is reassurance from Denton County officials despite not one of the county’s five major hospitals being included on the state’s initial vaccine distribution list released last week. Denton County reported 560 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, its second-highest daily case number since the start of the pandemic. County officials say they are still investigating why none of the hospitals in the county were included on that initial distribution list, but they anticipate the county will still be getting vaccines possibly from other hospitals. There is reassurance from Denton County officials...WW…

Most businesses and restaurants across the state can expand their capacity now that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has decreased. Most businesses and restaurants across the state can expand their capacity now that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has decreased. Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement Thursday while giving an update on his plans to reopen Texas. Beginning Monday, all businesses that were previously open at 50% capacity can open at 75% capacity, except in areas where coronavirus hospitalizations remain high. “The fact is that not all parts of Texas are impacted...…Most businesses and restaurants across the state can expand their capacity now that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has decreased. Most businesses and restaurants across the state can expand their capacity now that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has decreased. Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement Thursday while giving an update on his plans to reopen Texas. Beginning Monday, all businesses that were previously open at 50% capacity can open at 75% capacity, except in areas where coronavirus hospitalizations remain high. “The fact is that not all parts of Texas are impacted...WW…

The Dallas Police Department is facing criticism from city council members over the lack of progress with the department’s violent crime reduction plan. The Dallas Police Department is facing criticism from city council members over the lack of progress with the department’s violent crime reduction plan. The department says the city is seeing fewer robberies, but other violent crimes like assaults are up. DPD command staff acknowledged there are some areas they are falling short but say many other major cities are facing some of the same issues. And there are some factors beyond their...…The Dallas Police Department is facing criticism from city council members over the lack of progress with the department’s violent crime reduction plan. The Dallas Police Department is facing criticism from city council members over the lack of progress with the department’s violent crime reduction plan. The department says the city is seeing fewer robberies, but other violent crimes like assaults are up. DPD command staff acknowledged there are some areas they are falling short but say many other major cities are facing some of the same issues. And there are some factors beyond their...WW…

A Texas-based research group is searching for people to participate in clinical trials for multiple COVID-19 vaccines. A Texas-based research group is searching for people to participate in clinical trials for multiple COVID-19 vaccines. Ventavia Research Group will conduct clinical trials in Keller, Fort Worth and Houston. The group is looking for health individuals 18 or older and also those who might be at high-risk for exposure to COVID-19 -- like first responders, grocery store workers and other frontline workers. “We're at a place in the world where we need something quickly that can...…A Texas-based research group is searching for people to participate in clinical trials for multiple COVID-19 vaccines. A Texas-based research group is searching for people to participate in clinical trials for multiple COVID-19 vaccines. Ventavia Research Group will conduct clinical trials in Keller, Fort Worth and Houston. The group is looking for health individuals 18 or older and also those who might be at high-risk for exposure to COVID-19 -- like first responders, grocery store workers and other frontline workers. “We're at a place in the world where we need something quickly that can...WW…

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office reports they took a missing persons report Wednesday afternoon for Natalie Chambers and her two kids, 2-year-old Elise and 4-year-old Izabel. 6/23/2021 Update: The Dallas County Medical Examiner determined that Natalie Chambers’ cause of death was toxic effects of multiple medications including fentanyl. Her two daughters, 2-year old Elise and 4-year-old Izabel died from hyperthermia. The Medical Examiner ruled that all of the deaths were accidental. A missing 30-year-old mother and her two kids were found dead in their vehicle Thursday...…The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office reports they took a missing persons report Wednesday afternoon for Natalie Chambers and her two kids, 2-year-old Elise and 4-year-old Izabel. 6/23/2021 Update: The Dallas County Medical Examiner determined that Natalie Chambers’ cause of death was toxic effects of multiple medications including fentanyl. Her two daughters, 2-year old Elise and 4-year-old Izabel died from hyperthermia. The Medical Examiner ruled that all of the deaths were accidental. A missing 30-year-old mother and her two kids were found dead in their vehicle Thursday...WW…