The Dallas Police Department is still reviewing a public integrity unit investigation that cleared former Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic Brad Cox. Meanwhile, the city is trying to withhold evidence in a lawsuit that alleges Cox kicked a mentally ill man in the face while he was detained on the ground.
Some have accused Dallas College of pressuring hundreds of laid-off employees to sign NDAs in exchange for severance pay.
Three new gas wells near an Arlington daycare center are expected to be operational early next year.
The Navarro County District Attorney’s Office has arranged a trial date for Michael Police, a former Navarro College student accused of possessing drug paraphernalia amid claims that a campus cop had racially profiled the Black former student-athlete. Navarro County District Attorney William Thompson sought the trial date for early January 2022…
Five states – Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida and Texas – saw the highest rates of fatal holiday car crashes per 100,000 drivers. Additionally, the fatal collisions in Connecticut, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina and Wisconsin were more likely to involve drunk or impaired drivers.
As his brother’s mental health spiraled, Devon Pickard grew alarmed. He had spent the last five years working as a diving instructor in Hawaii and had just moved back to Van Zandt County, where he lived with his father while he tried “to regroup and figure out what’s next.” Meanwhile,…
In April, North Texas’ Mark Middleton was arrested in connection to the U.S. Capitol riot. Now, he’s running for state House.
Peggy had just left the hospital when she went to visit her cannabis dealer in Denton. A retail cashier in her mid-60s, she was struggling to pay her bills and buy the drugs prescribed to treat an inoperable brain tumor. She needed the cannabis to give her an appetite when…
In a tweet about immigration, some said Gov. Greg Abbott appeared to confuse South America with South Africa.
Parents in Arlington are up against a French energy company that wants to frack near their children’s school. Tonight, the fight goes to City Council.
Buyers beware: Texas is the No. 2 state for puppy fraud.
Every year, Dallas County gives people the ability to expunge certain criminal offenses from their past. This year, the county expunged 800 offenses.
In August 2017, hundreds of white nationalists traveled from across the country for the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, marched on a university campus in a torchlit rally and attacked community members and protesters around the city. By the time the unrest was quelled, one of the neo-Nazi…
Ahead of Thanksgiving dinner, experts provide tips for encouraging holdouts to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Another former employee is suing Collin College. He’s alleging retaliation and race- and disability-based discrimination.
Cities like Plano say sexually oriented businesses can’t be open at certain times. Dallas is considering similar restrictions.
Finis Prendergast passed nearly three years in what he calls “the depths of hell.” Some days were spent “literally starv ing on the floor.” At other times, his surroundings became so rancid Prendergast could barely breathe. “The air smells like urine,” he told Vice in February. “I think they counted…
For some, the longer the JFK Jr. fiasco in Dallas lasts means the longer they’ll have to wait to see their loved ones.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, here’s how to keep your stress levels low at the airport.
Austin says you can still be a first responder despite prior cannabis use. Should North Texas first responders get the same treatment?
The Dallas Observer’s Twitter account has been hacked. Despite what you might see in your Twitter feed, we are not offering sweet deals on PlayStation 5 consoles. We play on a gaming laptop and use Steam. Oh, and we’re still a local newspaper reporting on life in Dallas. We’ve contacted…
Damon Finney’s wife knew he was sick when they set off on their honeymoon on July 27, but she didn’t imagine it was coronavirus and never expected it would kill him. The response to his death from his employer, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, was another bitter surprise. “He didn’t…
