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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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North Texas Trash Bag Titan Now Seeks to Bag Sunken Treasure

By Kelly DearmoreApril 17, 2023

Moving from North Texas to the Bahamas to search for Spanish sunken treasure sounds pretty sweet.

Newly Unsealed Records Paint Convicted Murderer Daniel Perry as Racist, Anti-Protester

By Kelly DearmoreApril 14, 2023

Daniel Perry murdered Plano native Garrett Foster. Newly revealed posts and messages suggest he’s a racist.

Collin College in Plano Among Rash of ‘Swatting’ Incidents in Texas

By Kelly DearmoreApril 13, 2023

A number of Texas colleges were victims to “swatting” hoaxes that reported active mass shooters on campus.

Local NPR Affiliate KERA News to Leave Twitter ‘for the Time Being’

By Kelly DearmoreApril 12, 2023

The announcement comes hours after NPR announced it would no longer use any of its more than 50 Twitter accounts after they were labeled “state-affiliated media” last week.

Mother of Local Teen Killed by Fentanyl Urges Others to ‘Fight Against This Epidemic’

By Kelly DearmoreApril 12, 2023

A North Texas mother talks about the dangers of fentanyl after losing her middle school student son.

‘A Surging Jump’: Murder Numbers in Dallas on an Alarming Rise

‘A Surging Jump’: Murder Numbers in Dallas on an Alarming Rise

By Kelly DearmoreApril 12, 2023

Violent crime may be slightly down, but Dallas murders are on a startling rise.

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Tanks a Lot: The NBA is Investigating the Tanking Mavericks ‘Roster Decisions’

By Kelly DearmoreApril 10, 2023

All of the talk about Mark Cuban and the Mavericks tanking sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

Unconscious Teen Revived with Narcan in a Carrollton Middle School

By Kelly DearmoreApril 6, 2023

Another student from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD had to be revived with Narcan while on campus.

Two Bills Seek to Erase the Line Between Church and State in Texas Schools

By Kelly DearmoreApril 6, 2023

Should the Ten Commandments be required reading in all Texas classrooms?

Students Across Dallas Walk Out of Classes in Protest for Stricter Gun Laws

By Kelly DearmoreApril 5, 2023

On April 5, students from around the U.S. walked out of class to demand action.

For School Shooting Survivors, Healing Can Be a Scary Process, Counselors Say

By Kelly DearmoreApril 5, 2023

For thousands of students, their healing journey only begins when the cameras leave to cover a different school shooting tragedy.

It’s Been a Long Time Since the Rangers Started Off Like This

By Kelly DearmoreApril 3, 2023

How long has it been since the Texas Rangers started off 3-0? Well, I’ll tell ‘ya.

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Plano ISD Candidate: ‘Drug of Pornography’ Threatens Schools More Than Guns or Fentanyl

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 31, 2023

In the midst of school shootings and Fentanyl-related deaths in North Texas, one North Texas school board candidate says porn is a bigger threat to students.

Texans React to Nashville Congressman’s Apathy Towards School Shootings

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 29, 2023

Texan responses to the Covenant School killings in Nashville ran from fiery to apathetic.

Suspect Arrested in Thomas Jefferson High School Shooting

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 23, 2023

A suspect was arrested late Wednesday night for the shooting at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, the second North Texas school shooting this week.

After 25 Years in Prison, Local Man Exonerated for 1997 Deep Ellum Murder

After 25 Years in Prison, Local Man Exonerated for 1997 Deep Ellum Murder

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 23, 2023

After being in prison for 25 years for a murder he didn’t commit, a Dallas man is exonerated and set free.

Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins Looks Back on When COVID-19 Hit Dallas 3 Years Ago

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 22, 2023

Three years ago, on March 22, 2020, Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins made an announcement that would take the COVID-19 pandemic from the front pages into North Texas homes.

Arlington Lamar High School Shooting Victim Named by Family, Suspect Still Being Held

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 21, 2023

The student killed on Monday at Lamar High School in Arlington has been identified. The alleged shooter is still being detained in Tarrant County.

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UPDATE: Student Killed, Suspect Arrested Following Shooting at Arlington Lamar High School

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 20, 2023

A suspect has been arrested and two students are recovering following a shooting on the campus of Lamar High School in Arlington.

McKinney Sen. Angela Paxton, Ken Paxton’s Wife, Is Pushing All the Republican Hot Buttons.

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 17, 2023

Library books, social media, gender-affirming care and separation of church and state are all targets of Sen. Paxton’s during the current legislative session.

Bally Sports Southwest Problems Are Nothing New for Mavericks, Stars and Rangers Fans

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 16, 2023

For more than two years, it hasn’t exactly been easy to watch a Mavericks, Rangers or Stars game on television. That probably isn’t going to change any time soon.

DART electric bus in Dallas

DART’s First Electric Long-Range Bus May Be the Future of Local Mass Transit, or Maybe Not

By Kelly DearmoreMarch 16, 2023

A new long-range electric bus for DART should soon provide answers for what the future of mass transit in Dallas will look like.

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