LaVendrick Smith
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Dallas, TX, United States
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Motorcyclist injured in crash during funeral procession for slain security guard
A motorcyclist who was part of the funeral motorcade for a security guard who was killed earlier this week was seriously injured Saturday when he was... → Read More
Tarrant County announces 13 COVID-19 deaths, 387 cases; Dallas County adds 156 cases, 4 deaths
Dallas County announced 156 more coronavirus cases and four new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday. All of the cases are considered new except for one that is... → Read More
Officer exchanges gunfire with man during arrest in northwest Dallas, police say
A Dallas police officer exchanged gunfire with a man during an arrest Thursday night at an apartment complex in northwest Dallas, though police said no one... → Read More
Jerry Harris, star of Netflix’s ‘Cheer’, solicited nude photos from Fort Worth 13-year-old, attorneys say
Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, star of the Netflix series “Cheer”, was arrested Thursday on a federal child pornography charge after he was accused of asking a... → Read More
Dallas County reports 440 coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
Dallas County reported 440 more coronavirus cases and three more deaths Monday. The latest fatalities include a Dallas man in his 50s who had been... → Read More
Former Dallas officer who wrote fake traffic tickets sentenced to 3 years probation
A former Dallas police officer who wrote more than two dozen fake traffic tickets was sentenced to three years of federal probation last month. Matthew... → Read More
Dallas police release body cam footage after man’s recent death in custody
A man who lost consciousness while he was in custody last month died several days later, Dallas police said. Officials announced the death of Andre Leshon... → Read More
Botham Jean’s family files lawsuit against apartments where he was killed
Botham Jean’s family has filed a lawsuit against the apartment complex where the 26-year-old was fatally shot two years ago by former Dallas police officer... → Read More
Officers find 3 dead in Far East Dallas after call from man who said he shot his family, police say
Dallas officers found three people dead Monday in Far East Dallas after a man called authorities and reported he had shot his family, police said. Deputy... → Read More
Here’s what’s behind all those backlogged coronavirus cases across Texas
County health authorities across Texas are still sorting through a backlog of previously unreported coronavirus test results, shaking some local officials’... → Read More
How visits to Texas nursing homes, assisted-living facilities will work under new coronavirus guidelines
Before the pandemic, Norma Barrientos visited her mother two or three times a week, staying for hours at Skyline Nursing Center, where Mary Sifuentes has... → Read More
Off-duty Dallas officer shot during robbery attempt in Fort Worth, police say
An off-duty Dallas police officer was shot Sunday as two people tried to rob his wife in Fort Worth, police say. The man, whose name was not released, was... → Read More
After her ex killed their two boys, a Plano mother fights to preserve her children’s memory
Editor’s Note: In 2019, murders in Dallas spiked to the highest level in more than a decade. This year, The Dallas Morning News is tracking the city’s... → Read More
State releases COVID data for Texas assisted living facilities, nursing homes
Texas health officials began providing comprehensive coronavirus data Monday for nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, state-supported living centers... → Read More
Federal government chooses A&M to help produce coronavirus vaccine
The federal government has selected Texas A&M University to help mass produce a potential COVID-19 vaccine. A new federal task order outlined Monday by... → Read More
As coronavirus spreads through Seagoville prison, inmates and family fear ‘a waiting game’ to get sick
After Michael Mouton tested positive for COVID-19, he said his symptoms escalated from fatigue to fever, coughing, vomiting, aches and chills. But unlike... → Read More
Body recovered from Trinity River, officials say
A man’s body was recovered from the Trinity River on Sunday, a day after officials believe he went missing on the river. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews initially... → Read More
Woman found dead in southeast Oak Cliff home, police say
Dallas police found a woman dead in a home in southeast Oak Cliff on Sunday, and are investigating her death as a homicide. Officers were called to the... → Read More
Federal prison in Seagoville conducting mass coronavirus testing of inmates, officials say
In an effort to identify asymptomatic inmates, the federal prison in Seagoville recently began mass testing for the coronavirus, officials announced Monday. ... → Read More
Man fatally shoots man after carjacking attempt in William Blair Park, police say
A man shot and killed an armed man who attempted to take his car Saturday in William Blair Park, police said. Officers responded to the park in the 3000... → Read More