Tag: Dallas

Police: 1 Killed, 11 Others Hurt at Dallas Outdoor Concert

DALLAS—One person was killed and 11 others were injured during a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas, police said. At about 12:13 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a field in southeast Dallas where a concert was being held, police said in a statement. Police say a preliminary investigation has found that during the…


Police: 2 Killed in Fiery Helicopter Crash Near Dallas

ROWLETT, Texas—Two people aboard a helicopter were killed Friday when the aircraft crashed and burned near Dallas, police said. The helicopter crashed about 11:30 a.m. Friday into a vacant lot in a commercial strip on Texas 66 in Rowlett. Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter’s tail rotor break midair, sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable spin…


18-Year-Old Dies After Shooting at Party Venue in Dallas

An 18-year-old man who was one of 10 people shot outside of a party venue in Dallas has died, officials said. Anthony Deshun Wilson was critically injured in the Saturday night shooting outside The Space Dallas, which had been rented out for a spring break party. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office said Wilson died…


Police: 10 Shot, 1 Critically, at Dallas Spring Break Party

DALLAS—Ten people were shot at a spring break party in Dallas and several others were injured as they tried to escape the gunfire, police said. One person was in critical condition following the shooting late Saturday at The Space Dallas, a party venue. Nine other shooting victims were taken to hospitals in stable condition and…


Wintry Weather Disrupts Travel Across the Heartland

DALLAS—Freezing rain and drizzle is disrupting travel from Central Texas to the Great Lakes, with ice-glazed roads leading to hundreds of traffic accidents, including one in Kentucky that killed a toddler. Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas braced for an ice storm. More than…


Exploding Maple Trees Rock Texas Winter

The next time you hear a loud “crack” outside on a moonless winter night, don’t assume it’s someone firing a weapon. It could just be an exploding tree. In Collin County, Texas, locals recently heard a number of trees cracking in the icy weather. “We listened to them all night. Sounds like gunshots going off,”…


As Violent Crime Rose Nationwide in 2021, Dallas Bucked the Trend

The murder wave that swept over big cities and small towns since the beginning of the pandemic continued across the United States through 2021, according to crime data. But Dallas, the nation’s 9th largest city, bucked the trend. In Los Angeles, murders jumped 12 percent compared to 2020. Chicago saw more than 800 murders in…


‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Director Jean-Marc Vallée Dead at 58

LOS ANGELES—Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies” and whose 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58. His representative Bumble Ward said Sunday that Vallée died suddenly in his cabin outside Quebec City, Canada, over the weekend….


Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Retiring After Almost Three Decades in Congress

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, announced Saturday that she will retire in January 2023. “I have gone back and forth … the whole time because of the pleading and the asking, but as of January … the year after next, I will step down,”…


Texas Man Who Allegedly Murdered 18 Elderly Women Over Two-Year Period Begins Trial

A man who allegedly murdered and burglarized 18 elderly women over a two-year period in the Dallas, Texas area began trial on Monday, the Associated Press reported. Billy Chemirmir, 48, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if he’s convicted of murdering Lu Thi Harris, 81, according to the AP. Chemirmir pleaded not…