Billy Chemirmir, accused of killing 22 older women, goes on trial again

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 10/2 4:18P CBS Dallas Fort Worth

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) After Mary Brooks was found dead on the floor of her Dallas-area condo, grocery bags from a shopping trip still on her countertop, authorities decided the 87-year-old had died of natural causes. Even after her family...

Man Accused of Killing 22 Older Women Goes on Trial Again

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/2 4:47A The Associated Press and NBC DFW

After Mary Brooks was found dead on the floor of her Dallas-area condo, grocery bags from a shopping trip still on her countertop, authorities decided the 87-year-old had died of natural causes. Even after her family discovered jewelry was missing...

Hydro Panels Provide Safe Drinking Water Alternatives to Community

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/1 6:00P Allie Spillyards

On the property purchased years ago by her parents and handed down to her, Phyllis Gage welcomed those fighting for change. “We need some help here in this community. We need running water,” she said. Sand Branch, a former freedman s community...

Hydropanels help small Dallas County community get reliable drinking water

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 10/1 5:13P Nick Starling

SANDBRANCH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) Most people take running water for granted, not thinking twice when they turn on their faucets. But one small Dallas County community has been without drinkable water for decades. Now, thanks to new technology,...

Fishing Discouraged After Fish Kill Along Turtle Creek in the Park Cities

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/29 1:23P

The City of University Park says no one would be fishing in the pond at Williams Park or in the nearby portion of Turtle Creek after a fish kill was reported Tuesday morning. University Park says it immediately notified the Texas Commission on...

Police Praise Vigilant Neighbors in Case of 79-Year-Old Woman Who Was Tied Up During Burglary

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/29 12:57P Maria Guerrero

The family of an elderly woman who was tied up while her home was burglarized in Collin County is expressing gratitude for the quick action of neighbors and police. Police in Murphy are now...

Child testifies to 'horrors' suffered at hands of convicted sex offender Matthew Allred

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 9/29 11:35A Annie Gimbel

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - "In the face of her abuser and a courtroom of adults, a 10-year-old child stood firm and truthfully testified to the horrors that she experienced." Matthew Allred, 34,...

Good Samaritan dressed in black rescues woman from burning car

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 9/29 5:02A Annie Gimbel

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The Dallas County Sheriff's Office is praising a Good Samaritan who pulled a woman to safety from a burning car. Law enforcement officials are praising this man, who pulled a...

Man Killed in Gun Battle With Dallas Police Officers

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/28 4:24A

A man who opened fire on Dallas Police Wednesday morning has died in a shootout with police officers, the department says. Dallas Police said officers were called at about 5:35 a.m. to reports of an...

Judge's Antisemetic Views Tainted Murder Trial of Texas 7 Escapee, Prosecutors Say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/27 2:55P Krista M. Torralva - The Dallas

One of the Texas 7 prison escapees convicted in the murder of an Irving police officer should get a new trial because the judge in his 2003 capital murder trial held antisemitic views, Tarrant County prosecutors said . Randy Halprin, who is...

Dallas health center providing free birth control for uninsured residents

WFAA.com (Local News) 9/27 9:11A

An HHM Health representative said patients only need to be a Dallas County resident with no insurance for birth control. Scheduled appointments are mandatory.

Human Remains Discovered, Identified as Missing Woman in Dallas County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/27 6:46A

Authorities have confirmed that human remains discovered in August 2021 in an unincorporated area near Lancaster belong to a missing woman. According to Dallas County authorities, the remains were discovered in an open field in the 1700 block of...

Grocery Store in Southern Dallas Food Desert to Reopen

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/26 2:04P Ken Kalthoff

Some parts of North Texas have a grocery store on every major corner. Other areas, especially portions of southern Dallas, are food deserts with fresh food miles away. The only grocery store in a food desert around Simpson Stuart Road and Bonnie...

Dallas County Hosts Webinar for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 9/26 11:54A Sophia Beausoleil

Dallas County is joining the effort to spread awareness of a program that can make it easier for public employees to pay off their student loan debt. The county held a webinar Monday morning in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education...