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Kelly Dearmore

Kelly Dearmore is news editor of the Dallas Observer. He’s held the position since November 2022. Since joining the team, Kelly has covered topics such as state and local politics, crime and public safety, education and immigration. A native Texan, Kelly has contributed to other publications including Texas Monthly, Dallas Morning News, Success Magazine and Cowboys & Indians Magazine.

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‘Treated Worse Than Inmates’: Many Dallas County Employees Still Missing Pay

By Kelly DearmoreJuly 12, 2023

Some people missing money detail a frustrating process with little to no communication and no apologies.

7 Years After the July 7 Police Attacks in Dallas, ‘Killer Robots’ Aren’t Very Active

By Kelly DearmoreJuly 7, 2023

Many wondered if bomb-equipped robots were a sign of things to come after Dallas police used one to kill Micah Zavier Johnson

Death, Drugs and Political Battles Dominate North Texas News in 2023 So Far

By Kelly DearmoreJuly 5, 2023

Gun violence, fentanyl and politicians in hot water have shaped current events in Dallas and beyond this year.

3 People Killed, 8 Injured: See Crowd React to Deadly Fort Worth Shooting.

By Kelly DearmoreJuly 4, 2023

Police are still unclear why the shooting south of downtown on Monday night took place after the annual ComoFest.

Allen Police Release Bodycam Footage of Outlet Mall Gunman Confrontation

By Kelly DearmoreJune 28, 2023

The more than five-minute video depicts an officer chasing down shooter Mauricio Garcia on May 6

It’s Oppressively Hot In Dallas Right Now, But it’s Not 1980 Hot.

By Kelly DearmoreJune 27, 2023

As scorching as this week in North Texas is, things were somehow worse 43 years ago.

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The Ticket’s George Dunham and the Bird Dogs Have a Purpose with Jub Jam

By Kelly DearmoreJune 27, 2023

The popular Dallas sports radio host and bandleader is hoping to reach his goal of raising $1 million.

What’s Next, Now That Dallas Kicked Most Short-Term Rentals to the Curb?

By Kelly DearmoreJune 21, 2023

After months of debate, Dallas City Council outlaws most Airbnb and other short-term rental properties operating in the city.

Interim Texas AG: Protecting Transgender Students Under Title IX Is ‘Illegal’

By Kelly DearmoreJune 20, 2023

The elected attorney general of Texas may be taking it easy while he’s suspended from his duties these days, but that doesn’t mean the office he once inhabited is any less busy. And make no mistake, the office, under the leadership of interim Attorney General John Scott, is still chasing…

Legendary Sports Radio Host Norm Hitzges of 1310 The Ticket Announces Retirement

By Kelly DearmoreJune 16, 2023

George Dunham remembers the man who, after nearly 50 years, will say goodbye to the North Texas airwaves.

‘Main Source of Supply’ in Carrollton Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Pleads Guilty

By Kelly DearmoreJune 14, 2023

Villanueva, 22, has been called the “main source of supply” connected to the rash of teen drug poisonings and deaths.

‘Closeted Support’: Texas Rangers Only MLB Team To Not Host LGBTQ Pride Event

By Kelly DearmoreJune 13, 2023

Globe Life Field in Arlington will be the only major league park to not host a night celebrating the LGBTQ community.

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Buoy, Oh Buoy! Greg Abbott Wants a Border Wall in the Water.

By Kelly DearmoreJune 9, 2023

The Texas governor announced an unusual way to combat illegal Rio Grande crossings

‘Still in a War Zone’: Allen Fire Department Releases Timeline of Outlet Mass Shooting

By Kelly DearmoreJune 7, 2023

The new report details a harrowing minute-by-minute scenario where lives were lost and likely saved by first responders from a number of cities.

Overdose Mapping Is Coming to Dallas To Help Fight Fentanyl, Opioid Abuse

By Kelly DearmoreJune 1, 2023

In September, all Texas cities will be required to track and report drug overdoses to law enforcement.

25 Days After the Mass Shooting, Allen Premium Outlets Reopens Today

By Kelly DearmoreMay 31, 2023

Stores in the mall will begin to open today, with some others opening on Thursday. New security measures will also be in place.

A Historic Civil Rights Home Reopens its Doors in Fair Park

By Kelly DearmoreMay 29, 2023

For more than 30 years, Juanita J. Craft was a trailblazing leader and passionate advocate for the Black community in Dallas. Until her death in 1985, she was a vocal fighter for civil rights and led the charge to desegregate the Texas State Fair. She did much of her work…

‘Aggravating Persistence’ Helps Exoneration of Dallas Man After 25 Years

By Kelly DearmoreMay 26, 2023

In 1998 a Dallas man was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he said he didn’t commit. He’s now free.

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While Under Investigation, AG Ken Paxton Faces Off With Speaker Dade Phelan

By Kelly DearmoreMay 25, 2023

The high-profile Republican war of words has made an already wild final week of this Legislative session even more so.

More Details on Allen Mass Shooting Victims, Shooter Emerge

By Kelly DearmoreMay 24, 2023

More than two weeks after Mauricio Garcia killed eight people, reports shed light on his possible motivation and the lives of those he murdered.

After More than 20 Years, Pleasant Grove’s Auscultation of the Heart Hits American Soil

By Kelly DearmoreMay 24, 2023

Pleasant Grove is a band of brothers that plans on staying that way long after they celebrate their record’s re-release.

Was the Allen Mass Shooting a Hate Crime? Authorities Still Haven’t Said.

By Kelly DearmoreMay 18, 2023

Police say Mauricio Garcia was a white supremacist. Asian American groups in North Texas want police to declare the killings were racially motivated.

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