Dallas

Incredible Storm Wreaks Havoc on Dallas, Kills One

By Bethany Erickson / June 10, 2019 /

After a week of storms flittering through, it didn’t seem like Sunday’s would be any different — until it was. Winds up to 71 miles per hour were clocked at Love Field, almost 300,000 were left without power, and a tragic crane collapse killed one and injured six more. If you’ve never seen the Dallas city…

Davis Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges, Hamilton Indicted

By Bethany Erickson / March 1, 2019 /

Former Dallas City Council member Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a local developer, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday. AmeriSouth Realty Group founder and CEO Ruel Hamilton was indicted on two counts of bribery as well, officials said. Documents for both Davis’ plea and Hamilton’s indictments were unsealed Friday. US Attorney Erin…

City Auctions 3.5 Acres on Forest Lane to Church, Sale Not Certain as Below Reserve

By Candy Evans / February 1, 2019 /

Update: Jennifer Gates’ office just sent the following statement: “Following yesterday’s Public Auction sale of the Forest/Nuestra ‘library land’, I want to provide an update to the community.  As you may recall from my previous communications, a minimum bid was set in Executive Session by the City Council. The minimum bid amount was based on…

Best of 2018: When the Disaster Happens, Neighbors Do, Too

By Bethany Erickson / December 29, 2018 /

[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2019! Cheers, from Candy and the entire…

The Best Things That Happened in Dallas, and Hopes for 2019

By Bethany Erickson / December 25, 2018 /

We read a lot of bad news on a near-hourly basis. But today is Christmas, and we’d like to think about the positive things that happened in Dallas this year. And as we head toward a new year, we’d also like to think about what we hope will happen. To that end, we asked a…