DFW news for Sunday, July 26: Emergency crews search for 20-year-old man after reported possible drowning at Little Elm Beach; Fort Worth police shoot knife-wielding man outside apartment early Sunday; and Man critically injured in West Dallas hit-and-run outside gas station after fight erupts; the latest from across Dallas-Fort Worth, curated from the best DFW sources.
Arlington police are investigating a deadly Friday night shooting that left one man dead.Officers responded to the intersection of Highlander Boulevard and MLK Drive around 8:40 p.m. Friday for a shots-fired call.Arriving officers found a truck that had gone off the roadway. The driver of the truck had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.The identity of the driver has not been released.Authorities said no arrests have been made.
As waters and cartels recede, the eighteenth-century architecture of the once-submerged Guerrero Viejo is being given new life.
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SubscribeArlington police are investigating a deadly Friday night shooting that left one man dead.Officers responded to the intersection of Highlander Boulevard and MLK Drive around 8:40 p.m. Friday for a shots-fired call.Arriving officers found a truck that had gone off the roadway. The driver of the truck had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.The identity of the driver has not been released.Authorities said no arrests have been made.
Investigators said that 45-year-old Gloria Ann Covington was found stabbed to death in a park about 1 p.m. on Aug. 5, 1997.
A gunman who fatally shot a 54-year-old man while he was driving near Arlington Highlands remains on the run more than 24 hours after the shooting, police said.Arlington police responded around 8:43 p.m. Friday to reports of multiple gunshots near the intersection of Highlander Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, just north of Interstate 20 and across from the Arlington Highlands shopping and entertainment district.When officers arrived, they found a pickup truck that had left the roadway and come to rest in a grassy area near the southwest corner of the intersection. The driver, a 54-year-old man, was unresponsive and had multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Investigators said witnesses saw the driver of another vehicle fire multiple shots at the victim before fleeing westbound on Highlander Boulevard. Police have not released a description of the suspect vehicle, and no arrests have been made.Authorities said they are pursuing several leads but hav
As waters and cartels recede, the eighteenth-century architecture of the once-submerged Guerrero Viejo is being given new life.
A viral TikTok post did more than rack up views, it helped save a life.After seeing a Cedar Hill man's plea for a kidney, a Houston woman answered the call.Viral TikTok plea leads to life-saving kidney donorIshmael Thorns of Cedar Hill was facing kidney failure when he turned to TikTok in a last-ditch effort to find a donor."My blood type is B positive. You know what I'm saying. I got two young sons. I'm in the Dallas area. I need a kidney, man. Share this post," Thorns said in the video.A rare tumor on Thorns' adrenal gland caused high blood pressure for years. No one in his family was a match, and having the relatively rare B-positive blood type made it more difficult to find a donor.Brandy Laman, a pharmacist in Houston, saw the video and immediately reached out."I just really saw this as an opportunity to help someone in a life-changing way," Laman said. "A similar situation happened with our family. My husband was diagnosed with leukemia in 2024, and he actually received a bone ma
In all, police said, 64 live cats and six live dogs were removed from the home and taken for treatment at Alvarado Animal Control.
Tarrant County is reporting its first human case of the West Nile Virus for the 2026 season.First Human WNV CaseTarrant County Public Health officials said the new case involves the neuroinvasive form of the disease, which is more severe.Last year, the first human case was reported on June 25, and there were 17 human cases throughout the season.So far in 2026, 86 mosquito pools in the county have tested positive for the virus.No details about the patient’s identity were released to protect their privacy.The county also didn’t share any information about where that person lives.West Nile Virus The neuroinvasive form of West Nile Virus typically has symptoms that include fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis. It can be life-threatening.West Nile fever, which is considered less severe, has symptoms including headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea, and fatigue. Most people who are diagnosed with West Nile fever rec
A suspect is dead after they were shot by police in Fort Worth on Saturday night.At a news conference on Saturday night, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia said around 8 p.m. officers located a wanted suspect who had cut off their ankle monitor. That suspect then led police on a short chase to the M&M Inn and Suites in south Fort Worth.Police say the suspect then pulled out a handgun and officers opened fire. The suspect died at the scene. No officers were injured.Chief Garcia says the suspect was on an ankle monitor in connection to a sexual assault against a minor case.A press conference on the shooting is expected to be held next week.Police have not released any details about the suspect, including their name and age.
Fort Worth police have released body camera video after an officer fired a shot at a woman last week. No one was injured in the July 15 incident near Everman Parkway and Oak Grove Road.Fort Worth police were responding to calls about a woman firing a gun but did not find a gun on the woman they shot at. Body camera footage also captures one officer asking another, "Why'd you shoot?"The woman was not injured but has been charged with multiple alleged crimes.Officer fires at woman during foot chaseBody camera footage shows a Fort Worth police officer shooting at, and arresting, 34-year-old Leandra Johnson after she appears to run away from officers investigating reports that she had fired a gun in her neighborhood on July 15.Before officers arrived at Belshire Court, 911 dispatch heard at least one gunshot.Multiple callers reported a woman shooting into trees and provided a description of the suspect."We're in a residential lot, and she just shot at our front tree, and now she's walking
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A North Texas real estate agent accused in a 14-year-old Arlington murder case is now fighting to get out of jail.Police say a DNA breakthrough finally led them to Mayra Velasquez, who has been charged with capital murder. Her attorney says investigators have drawn the wrong conclusion from the evidence.Attorney challenges DNA evidenceFourteen years after Irasema Chavez was found stabbed to death more than 100 times inside her Arlington apartment, North Texas real estate agent Mayra Velasquez was arrested for the crime.Now, the case has shifted from an unsolved mystery to a battle over DNA evidence."I think that the conclusion is flawed. I don't know necessarily that the investigation is flawed," said Frank Sellers, Velasquez's attorney.At a press conference this week, Arlington police and the FBI said genetic genealogy identified Velasquez as a possible suspect.Detectives then followed her to a restaurant, where they recovered a plastic fork she used.Police say the DNA on that fork ma
FC Dallas has signed 15-year-old forward Benjamin Flowers to a Homegrown contract, making him the youngest player ever to sign a professional contract in club history.FC Dallas signs youngest player in historyThe deal announced Thursday runs through the 2030-31 season and includes a club option for 2031-32. Flowers becomes the 49th Homegrown player signed by FC Dallas, continuing the club's reputation as one of Major League Soccer's top developers of young talent.Flowers joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2021 at age 10 after being discovered while playing youth soccer in the Dallas area. The Longview, Texas native, who was raised in Forney, Texas, quickly emerged as one of the academy's top prospects and earned his first call-ups to train with FC Dallas' first team earlier this year.Widely regarded as one of the nation's top youth prospects, Flowers has competed in international tournaments in Germany and Mexico and participated in the Dallas Cup during his time with the FC Dallas Academ
Slowly but surely, football season is approaching. And with Cowboys training camp opening next week, we figured we’d mark the occasion by bringing on old friend Saad Yousuf, of The Athletic, The Ticket, and The One Star Cowboys’ Podcast. We talked about the biggest changes from last offseason to this one, what Caleb Downs needs … Continued The post StrongSide, The Show: Saad Yousuf Previews Cowboys Camp and Talks Jason Robertson appeared first on D Magazine.
A North Texas real estate agent accused in a 14-year-old Arlington murder case is now fighting to get out of jail.Police say a DNA breakthrough finally led them to Mayra Velasquez, who has been charged with capital murder. Her attorney says investigators have drawn the wrong conclusion from the evidence.Attorney challenges DNA evidenceFourteen years after Irasema Chavez was found stabbed to death more than 100 times inside her Arlington apartment, North Texas real estate agent Mayra Velasquez was arrested for the crime.Now, the case has shifted from an unsolved mystery to a battle over DNA evidence."I think that the conclusion is flawed. I don't know necessarily that the investigation is flawed," said Frank Sellers, Velasquez's attorney.At a press conference this week, Arlington police and the FBI said genetic genealogy identified Velasquez as a possible suspect.Detectives then followed her to a restaurant, where they recovered a plastic fork she used.Police say the DNA on that fork ma
Fort Worth police shot and killed a man armed with a knife outside a West Fort Worth apartment complex early Sunday morning after he advanced toward officers during a domestic disturbance response.
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The fight to save Dallas City Hall may have a twist. The city of Dallas has admitted neglect of its iconic building and that may put it in legal hot water.The city of Dallas prohibits property owners of landmark buildings from allowing the property to fall into disrepair to justify its demolition.But a group of attorneys claims that’s exactly what the city itself appears to be doing with its building.The distinctive inverted pyramid structure was designed by world renowned architect I.M. Pei. The Landmark Commission voted unanimously in March of last year to initiate the historic designation procedure for city hall. That means the 48-year-old building is protected.Scott Griggs, a former city council member and attorney with Save Dallas City Hall, said the city’s own argument for abandoning city hall is because it is in a state of disrepair. But that violates the city’s own demolition by neglect ordinance."What this letter is going to try to do is tell the city of Dallas it’s time to ge
Three people have now died in the 2026 Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. The latest victim was swept away Monday while attempting to drive through floodwaters.Abbott spoke in Cotulla after surveying flood damage from the air in the area southwest of San Antonio.Flood damage still being assessed in South TexasNo lives were lost in La Salle, Dimmit and McMullen counties, despite widespread flooding across the region.Abbott said the full extent of the damage is still unknown because floodwaters have yet to recede in some areas. In others, washed-out roads have prevented crews from reaching damaged communities."I had the opportunity to fly over this region and see the devastation that has taken place because of the rushing waters that continue to rip through communities," Abbott said.Flooding that began July 12 in Hill Country counties, including Kerr and Uvalde, continues to move downstream as rivers flow south."The area that had the most water that I saw was right here in the g
FC Dallas has signed 15-year-old forward Benjamin Flowers to a Homegrown contract, making him the youngest player ever to sign a professional contract in club history.FC Dallas signs youngest player in historyThe deal announced Thursday runs through the 2030-31 season and includes a club option for 2031-32. Flowers becomes the 49th Homegrown player signed by FC Dallas, continuing the club's reputation as one of Major League Soccer's top developers of young talent.Flowers joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2021 at age 10 after being discovered while playing youth soccer in the Dallas area. The Longview, Texas native, who was raised in Forney, Texas, quickly emerged as one of the academy's top prospects and earned his first call-ups to train with FC Dallas' first team earlier this year.Widely regarded as one of the nation's top youth prospects, Flowers has competed in international tournaments in Germany and Mexico and participated in the Dallas Cup during his time with the FC Dallas Academ
St. Louis is a city where families, workers, and business owners rely on trusted professionals when life takes an unexpected turn. After a serious accident, choosing the right legal representation can feel almost as important as finding the right medical care. Injured individuals often face mounting expenses, uncertainty about their future, and difficult decisions about […] The post What to Look for When Choosing a Trusted Personal Injury Law Firm appeared first on Fort Worth Weekly.
D CEO magazine revealed the winners of its 2026 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards during a private event held July 23 at South Side Ballroom in Dallas. Presented in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas, the annual program honors outstanding nonprofit organizations—and the companies and leaders who champion their missions. This year, more than 900 nominations … Continued The post Winners Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards 2026 appeared first on D Magazine.
