Fort Worth officials convened a closed-door meeting on Friday to address allegations of police brutality involving a woman who was left severely injured and hospitalized. The incident occurred early Sunday morning at 1000 Foch St. when Fort Worth Police were investigating a hit-and-run accident. Carolyn Rodriguez approached officers while recording live on her social media pages. She later posted the video online, prompting police to release security camera footage and body-camera footage on Wednesday. In the videos, Rodriguez is seen questioning officers and following them while recording. An officer eventually instructs her to move across the street or face arrest.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic is rapidly strengthening. Forecasters predict it will bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands as an extremely dangerous hurricane. Hurricane warnings are currently in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, and the Grenadine Islands. Beryl is expected to intensify into a major hurricane by Sunday as it tracks westward into the Caribbean Sea. A major hurricane is classified as Category 3 or higher, with sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). As of Saturday afternoon, Beryl was a Category 1 hurricane, setting a record…
Dallas Police responded to a disturbance call at 5850 Beltline Road at about 6:45 p.m. on Friday night. A preliminary investigation shows a man had committed an aggravated assault family violence with a knife, according to Dallas Police. When officers arrived they found a woman inside a tent and the man holding a knife beside a tent in a wooded area behind an apartment complex. Officers gave orders for the man to drop the knife, but he came towards officers with the knife, according to a report. Officers shot the man and he was taken to hospital where he was…
Twelve-year-old Adam and his mother received a heartfelt welcome at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday, greeted with cheers, applause, and chants by dozens of people. For several months, the nonprofit humanitarian organization HEAL Palestine had been working tirelessly to bring Adam out of Gaza for medical treatment. Adam lost his leg after their home was destroyed by an Israeli bomb, explained Afif Asmar, spokesperson for HEAL Palestine. Asmar further shared that Adam will undergo treatment at Scottish Rite for Children and will be fitted with an artificial limb. Adam is among approximately 12 other children brought to the…
An investigation has been launched following a tragic incident where an 81-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle as he exited a fast-food restaurant on Saturday morning. Police responded to the McDonald’s located at the 700 block of Main Street around 9:25 a.m. on June 29, after receiving reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities discovered that the driver of a red Toyota truck had backed out of a parking spot and suddenly accelerated, striking a man who was walking out of the building. The victim, identified as 81-year-old George Stepp,…
A gathering took place outside a closed Chick-fil-A in Las Colinas on Saturday to honor Patricia Portillo and Brayan Godoy, two employees tragically murdered there on Wednesday. Friends and family gathered to place flowers at the restaurant’s entrance sign and joined in prayer. Oved Argueta, the suspected shooter, is now in custody. The atmosphere was filled with grief, marked by embraces, tears, and heartfelt prayers for Portillo and Godoy. “It’s really hard to grasp what happened because one day he was with us, and the next day he’s gone,” said Jackeline Ortiz. Godoy had been living with Ortiz and her…
Some AT&T customers in South Dallas are experiencing extended outages of phone and internet services, which AT&T attributes to thieves stealing copper wire. One neighborhood particularly affected is Green Hill Road in South Oak Cliff, where residents like Reginald Terry have faced frequent service disruptions. Terry explained that since spring, his AT&T internet has intermittently gone offline for days at a time, a problem shared by his neighbors. Initially, AT&T customer service attributed the outages to storms, even during calm weather weeks. Terry learned the true cause when he encountered an AT&T technician who revealed that copper wire theft was…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston is opening multiple cooling centers this weekend to help residents cope with the extreme heat. A Heat Advisory is in effect for most of Southeast Texas until 7 p.m. Saturday, with heat index values expected to exceed 108 degrees. This heat wave is part of an intense start to the spring and early summer seasons. In southern counties, flooding has severely damaged Matagorda’s W. Revetment Road, the only access to a public boat ramp, due to Tropical Storm Alberto. Authorities are also monitoring the Trinity River for potential dam failure, though there…
KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — One of Houston’s newly-promoted police assistant chiefs is under investigation following the disappearance of property valued at $25,000 from a police substation. Adrian Rodriguez, promoted in April after the HPD’s suspended case scandal demotions, was most recently assigned as commander at the Kingwood substation on Rustic Woods Drive. Last November, old security gates in the back parking lot were replaced with new ones. The old gates were left in a grassy area for months until they disappeared over the weekend of March 23rd, according to sources. obtained part of the Internal Affairs Division (IAD) report, which…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former HISD middle school teacher was arrested Friday after police say he had a 14-year-old student perform sex acts on camera and fondled her in a parked car. Dale Vanwright, 63, was a design teacher at Tanglewood Middle School when the crimes allegedly occurred. Court documents say the victim was dating one of Vanwright’s relatives, who happened to be a fellow Tanglewood student, at the time. (Eyewitness News isn’t saying how they’re related in order to protect the victim’s identity). Police say the victim eventually began doing video calls with Vanwright after school. In a February…
