To a great extent, Barrett Brown is fueled by cheap tobacco and vengeance. The embattled journalist wants to inflict as much damage as possible on America, and recently, he’s broadened his scope to include the United Kingdom. There, Brown is attempting to claim asylum, largely because he says he’s been…
Late in summer 2020, a group of families from across the country gathered in Washington to discuss police brutality with then-President Donald Trump. Each family had recently had a son, daughter, parent or spouse killed by law enforcement. Also at the table were representatives from a number of national and…
Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Dean Davis, 43, was able to obtain riches through a Veterans Affairs tuition fraud scheme he started several years ago. His attorneys say the feds have it all wrong.
Jakadrien Turner had survived a lot. In early January 2012, at 15 years old, she made her first appearance on CNN. Turner wore a denim jacket and her blondish-brown curls beneath a dark hat as she walked through the DFW airport with her mother, Johnisa Turner, and grandmother Lorene Turner…
Named for a city in the Bible, Joppa was formed by freed slaves after the Civil War. Residents have always called it Joppee, and some say it’s not the place for 14 new townhomes.
It’s believed that all the files were lost when an employee in the Information and Technology Services Department was migrating data between servers this spring. The files were from archived data prior to July 2020.
When Garland Police officers arrived at the crime scene in the 400 block of Forest Gate Drive early on Sunday, they found a dead body, a spokesperson said at press conference Monday. But the initial investigation got stranger from there. The deceased, a 26-year-old named Isabella Lewis, had picked up…
Before a video of a Kaufman County Sheriff’s Deputy pinning her daughter to the ground went viral earlier this month, Antanique Ray was pursuing a career in real estate. The 41-year-old mother supports three kids and one grandchild, and she wanted a better salary than she was making working for…
On Wednesday, a 31-year-old Dallas man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking.
“Jane Doe,” as the 16-year-old is known in court records, was having family problems, and took to the dating app Tagged to vent.
The RIGHT Care program plays a starring role in T.C. Broadnax’s newly proposed city budget, topping the list of highlighted police initiatives. The RIGHT Care pilot program operated a single team in the South Central Dallas Police District starting in January 2018. Officials pegged the pilot’s success to a 20%…
On Jan. 6, North Texas realtor Jennifer “Jenna” Ryan didn’t mince words. Along with two fellow realtors and Trump supporters, she had flown to Washington via private plane. Once at the U.S. Capitol, they allegedly joined the hundreds-strong crowd who raided the building. The crowd included hardline Trump supporters, white…
When Keith Johnson read the police report, he could hardly believe it. “Every time I read it, I was thinking, ‘What am I missing, what am I missing?'” Johnson recalled. “I’ve been a cop for a very long time, and I’ve never heard of something like this.” Johnson, who served 27…
One day in March 2020, Michael Police was not far from his off-campus apartment, sharing a Black n’ Mild cigar with a friend, when a Navarro College Department of Public Safety cop pulled up. Police now plays football for the University of West Florida, but at the time, he was…
This week, the Dallas man accused of killing 4-year-old Cash Gernon was indicted by a grand jury.
When Gov Greg Abbott issued an executive order instructing state police to pull over cars suspected of carrying migrants who might have COVID-19 last week, he sparked the ire of both immigration advocates and the U.S. Department of Justice. Advocates said the order, which empowers Texas Department of Public Safety…
In a video of the incident, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Deputy Conner Martin has Antanique Ray’s daughter Nekia Trigg pinned on her back beneath him. The officer holds Trigg’s arms down with his elbows, using his hands to press hers into the grass. Ray, 41, squats beside them. At one point…
Law enforcement uncovered significant amounts of drugs and cash at a southeast Dallas home last week.
During a meeting with several sheriffs of border counties this past weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants the state to give more money to bankroll local law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws. “Our goal is not to release them,” the governor said. “Our goal is to jail them.” Enforcing immigration…
A quarter of the fatal accidents were drunk driving-related, according to the report. Additionally, the report found that Dallas is home to three of ten deadliest five-mile stretches in Texas.
Protesters calling for action on Marvin Scott III’s death haven’t been involved in any property destruction or violence, but that didn’t stop right-wing militiamen from showing up armed at their demonstration.
Belo Garden will now be Civic Garden. But, there are still marks of the Confederacy and racist figures all over the city.
