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Bodies of 2 missing swimmers recovered from Lake Ray Hubbard
DALLAS – Search teams recovered the bodies of two people Friday morning who jumped off a boat into Lake Ray Hubbard and didn't resurface. Members of the Dallas Police Department dive team found the bodies around 8 a.m. Friday, according to DPD. The Dallas County Medical Examiner will release the identities of the victims after their families have been notified.Dallas Fire-Rescue says it was dispatched just before 8 p.m. Thursday to a location near Windsurf Bay Park, in the southwest portion of the lake. The search was suspended late Thursday night and resumed early Friday.DFR spokesman Jason Evans said 911 callers reported that multiple people jumped off a boat into the lake, but two of them did not come out. Evans said both were men in their 30s.Units from Dallas Fire-Rescue, DPD, and the Texas Game Warden's office were part of the search.
Community reports sightings of 88-year-old woman who has been missing since June 8
DALLAS — It has been more than three weeks, and the Polk family has more questions than answers. “By no stretch of the imagination has it been anything less than difficult,” said Philip Polk. His mother, 88-year-old Myrtle Polk, is in the early stages of dementia and has...
Two 18-year-olds plead guilty to robbing USPS workers across DFW
DALLAS - Two 18-year-old men pleaded guilty to a string of robberies targeting postal workers all over the metroplex. The two men were tracked down back in April after committing a robbery at an apartment complex in Fort Worth. They were already on the radar of investigators due to cell...
Dallas man caught smuggling immigrants in McLennan County indicted by grand jury
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Dallas man arrested in April on charges he was smuggling four immigrants from Mexico to Dallas was indicted Tuesday. Guillermo Ramirez Hernandez, 46, was charged by a McLennan County grand jury with four counts of smuggling of persons. Three of the charges are third-degree felonies, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A fourth count is a second-degree felony, with a penalty up to 20 years, because it alleges Hernandez was trying to smuggle a person younger than 18.
Search for 2 swimmers in Lake Ray Hubbard will resume Friday
DALLAS - Dallas Fire-Rescue will resume searches on Friday for two swimmers who went under the water at Lake Ray Hubbard and did not resurface. Fire crews were called to the lake shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday. 911 callers said multiple people jumped from a boat to swim in...
Woman sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering 15-year-old, setting body on fire
ELLIS COUNTY, Texas - A suspect in the 2012 murder of a 15-year-old in Ellis County has pleaded guilty to the crime. On Tuesday, Jennifer Puente pleaded guilty to murder and tampering with a corpse charges in connection to the death of Moriah Gonzales. On March 17, 2012, Gonzales' body...
Man found fatally shot in breezeway of Dallas apartment complex, police say
DALLAS — A man was found shot and killed in the breezeway of a Dallas apartment complex Thursday, police said. Officers responded to the apartment complex in the 7800 block of Marvin D. Love Freeway northbound service road shortly before 11:30 p.m. and found Tyrer Pearson, 51, shot in the breezeway, according to a news release. Pearson died at the scene, according to DPD.
Trackdown: Help find suspect accused of murdering former OU football player
DALLAS - In this week's Trackdown, law enforcement is asking for help finding a man who escaped house arrest while awaiting trial for the robbery and murder of a former University of Oklahoma football player. Antwan Franklin was arrested and charged with capital murder in 2022. Police believe he murdered...
Man Drinks Beer as Another Man Gets Robbed at Knifepoint in Texas
Dallas Drama: Man Sips Beer While Another Gets Robbed at Knifepoint. The video at the bottom of this article captured a terrifying scene in Dallas. A man, later identified as 'Brandon,' was robbed at knifepoint right after attending a Taking Back Sunday concert. But that's not the most unbelievable part....
'Most embarrassing day of my life' | One year ago, Dallas woman went viral in 'not real' plane outburst
DALLAS — It was Fourth of July weekend, one year ago, and we were all introduced to the viral "not real" Dallas plane woman. The incident happened on July 3, 2023, though Tiffany Gomas was not identified as the woman in the viral video until nearly a month later in a video she posted apologizing for her actions. Gomas was on an American Airlines plane that was heading from DFW Airport to Orlando. The plane was still at DFW Airport when the incident unfolded.
Dallas shooting: 2nd Pleasant Grove parking lot murder suspect is a 15-year-old
DALLAS - A second suspect is behind bars for a deadly shooting in a Pleasant Grove parking lot last month. Dallas police said the 15-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder. His name and photo will not be released because he is a minor. On June 9,...
Body found near pond in Glenn Heights
The Glenn Heights police are investigating the death of a man who was found near a pond on Tuesday. The Glenn Heights Police Department was called to the scene at the 1600 block of Waters Edge Drive after reports of a body found. Family had reported the man, who was...
Yellowstone rangers, armed person exchange gunfire at national park
(NEXSTAR) – Law enforcement rangers at Yellowstone National Park confronted an armed individual at the park early Thursday morning, a Yellowstone spokesperson said. The individual was killed after “an exchange of gunfire” with the rangers, the park said in a press release. A ranger was also injured in the confrontation, but was recovering in a […]
Dallas police seek public's help to locate man wanted in connection to robberies and burglary
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating Larry Eugene Grant, wanted in connection to a series of robberies and a burglary. Grant, a 34-year-old, is accused of burglarizing a home in the 3800 block of Gannon Lane on June 14, 2022, and robbing a business in the 8300 block of Abrams Road on December 10, 2023, according to a statement from the Dallas Police Department.
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