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'It's a joy to be free again,' says exoneree who served 30 years in Dallas

A parolee who served more than 30 years for a crime he didn't commit was exonerated this morning in a Dallas courtroom. Cornelius Dupree, who was cleared by DNA evidence after serving more than 30 years for a ...

 

Dallas toddler dies 5 weeks after being scalded; mother's boyfriend remains in custody

Dallas toddler dies 5 weeks after being scalded; mother's boyfriend remains in custody

A Dallas toddler has died after police say he was dropped in a pot of boiling water. Dallas police told The Dallas Morning News in a story Tuesday that 16-month-old Jabraylon Bables appeared to have been dipped in boiling water. The toddler died Saturday from injuries and infections, 36 days after police say he was deliberately burned.

 

Tornadoes Touch Down in North Texas

Authorities say tornadoes have damaged several North Texas homes and a school and overturned several vehicles on an interstate highway near Dallas.

 

Dallas Mother Ruled Insane, Not Guilty of Throwing Sons From Overpass

A Dallas woman accused of throwing her two children from a freeway overpass and then jumping off the 20-foot-high span has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A judge in Dallas ruled Thursday in the trial of Khandi Busby, who was charged with attempted murder and injury to a child. The judge then ordered her to spend roughly 30 days in a state mental institution, MyFoxDFW.com reports.

 

Police enter Waxahachie bank to find robber gone, workers locked in vault

Police enter Waxahachie bank to find robber gone, workers locked in vault

Two employees at a Waxahachie bank were locked in a vault this morning while a man robbed the bank and fled, police said. The robbery occurred about 7 am, shortly after the drive-through opened at ...

 

Flight attendant takes baby after slap from mother

Police say a Southwest Airlines flight attendant took a baby from her parents on a flight from Dallas to Albuquerque after the mother slapped the crying child.

 

Badu gets fine, probation for nude stroll

Badu gets fine, probation for nude stroll

Erykah Badu must pay a $500 fine and serve six months on probation for her naked stroll through downtown Dallas, Texas, while making a music video last March, a city official confirmed Tuesday.

 

Man Pleads Guilty to Using AIDS as Weapon

Man Pleads Guilty to Using AIDS as Weapon

A man pleaded guilty in a Dallas court Thursday to having unprotected sex with women without telling them he had AIDS, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Nathaniel Tumbwe will be sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon -- the possible transmission of his disease.

Senh: When you think about it, it makes sense. AIDS does kill, and it kills slowly too.

 

More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium dynamited

More than 20,000 watch as Texas Stadium dynamited

More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground....

 

Shooting reported at Dallas bank

Shooting reported at Dallas bank

Shots were fired inside a Dallas bank and several people might have been wounded, KXAS TV reported as police raced to the scene.

 

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