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A woman was arrested Friday morning after leading police on an almost 30 minute chase from Dallas North Tollway to Mesquite. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop the woman for a traffic violation about 4:55 a.m. near Frankford Road on the southbound side of the tollway, DPS

Mesquite honored four city employees with Real. Texas. Service. Champion awards during the City Council meeting on September 18. The Real. Texas. Service. Champions program celebrates employees who provide exemplary customer service and achieve accomplishments that merit special recognition. The fol

Fall is just around the corner which means Halloween and the holiday season are not far behind. This can be an expensive season for many families. The National Retail Federation says the average family will spend more than $83 per person on Halloween and nearly $1,000 per family for holiday gifts. D

Homeowners in Kaufman County vow to fight any effort by the city of Mesquite to annex their land before a change in state law that would make such expansion more difficult. "That's crazy," said Ronna Smith. "Just leave us alone." Smith and her husband, Bart, built a home on a spacious country lot ab

The ninth annual North Texas Giving Day raised $39 million within 18 hours, surpassing last year's $37 million. "Today's amazing outpouring of generosity underscores how much North Texans care about each other and the nonprofits that keep our region strong. Even as our community rallies with the nat

CHANTILLY, VA (WUSA9) - A man threatened to kill McDonald's employees in Virginia when his food wasn't ready fast enough, Fairfax County Police said. Kyle Harris, 19, walked into the McDonald's at 4424 Chantilly Shopping Center Thursday evening and ordered food with two of his friends-Erisk Cruz and

Carmel Foster was released from prison in July. She spent five-and-a-half years behind bars for illegally injecting women with gel to enhance their breasts. "It doesn't seem harmful," Foster said. "It didn't seem harmful at the time but now I know the consequences a person can suffer behind it." One

HICKORY HILLS, Ill. - A man is dead and a person is in custody after a murder in a suburban Illinois fast food restaurant, according to WGN. Johnny Franklin Price, 35, had just started his shift as the overnight manager at Arby's on 95th Street in Hickory Hills when he was killed. Officials wouldn't

McKINNEY - Hayley McDaniel and Christine Chambers have a special - albeit macabre - bond. They both dated the same murderer and lived to tell about it. At different times they fell for the charms of Jason Lowe, getting a glimpse of the Richardson man whom one Collin County prosecutor called a mons

A Dallas man was arrested last week after police say he beat, kidnapped and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend. The 25-year-old victim told police she escaped after praying to God for help and her abductor's car stalled, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Laderick Sullivan, 26, was arrested

A 39-year-old Irving man was arrested on a child sex assault charge after fighting with a woman at a middle school football game over his relationship with a 13-year-old girl. The woman told Dallas police that Juan Jose Rodriguez "had no other reason" to be at the game other than to see the girl, w

Four years ago, Erleigh Wiley was a judge under armed guard. Prosecutor Mark Hasse had been killed as he walked to the Kaufman County Courthouse. His boss, Kaufman District Attorney Mike McLelland, and his wife Cynthia, had been gunned down in their Forney home. Terror reigned. No one knew who was

The executive director of the agency that regulates Texas energy received a choice: Turn in her resignation or get fired. Problem was, the elected commissioner who made the demand did not have official approval from her colleagues. The encounter this week laid bare longstanding dysfunctions at the

Robert E. Lee Park, long named for Confederate General, will temporarily be called Oak Lawn Park Dallas' Robert E. Lee Park has a new name Friday and soon so may several city streets named for Confederate generals. During a special session Friday morning, the City of Dallas Park and Recreation board

The latest case of a positive Ebola test in the United States sparked immediate concerns about who may have been exposed and helped shed light on how the potentially deadly virus is, and isn't, spread. Craig Spencer, a doctor who recently returned from West Africa, where he was on an Ebola assignmen

The abandoned east Oak Cliff house where a kidnapped 13-year-old girl was found shot to death this summer will be torn down next month. Shavon Le'Feye Randle (via GoFundMe) District Attorney Faith Johnson said Friday morning that her office had finished collecting evidence related to the death o

A driver of an 18-wheeler was hospitalized after the truck hit a concrete barrier underneath a bridge early Saturday in far east Dallas. Cleanup is expected to take hours and traffic was piling up on the westbound lanes of Interstate 30 mid-morning Saturday. The 18-wheeler hit a guardrail and the d

Lawrence E. Hodges will discuss and sign Raised From the Dead at noon Sunday, Sept. 24, at SMU Barnes & Noble, 3060 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. Soman Chainani will sign Quests for Glory at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Barnes & Noble, 2601 Preston Road, Frisco. Pamela Salzman will discuss Kitchen Matter

A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing new alarm in a country reeling from two still-more-powerful quakes this month that have killed nearly 400 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the new temblor was centered about 12 miles (19 kilometers) southeast of Matias Romero in the st

President George W. Bush waves to the camera as U2 Frontman Bono flashes his signature peace sign. (Courtesy photo) The Bush Center has announced the Forum on Leadership, hosted by President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, a new annual gathering that will bring together leading voices for i