Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped kill a man in a northeast Dallas liquor store last month, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained Monday. Undray Devon Ross, 26, and Eric Charles Walker, 28, were jailed last week in connection with the killing of Cedrick White. Ross is charged with murder, and Walker is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Their attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment. Demontaye Deshone Nixon, 23, was jailed earlier this month on a murder charge in the slaying. Investigators said Nixon shot White and repeatedly slammed a display shelf on his head.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Since spring 2020, several miles of I-635 across Dallas County have seen closures for construction. Here’s what we know about the project’s timeline, cost and scope. What is the I-635 project? TxDOT is reconstructing an 11-mile segment of I-635, from U.S. 75 to I-30. The goal is to improve both safety and mobility across this stretch, all the way from North Dallas to Mesquite. The project will expand existing free lanes, and tollway lanes will be rebuilt, per TxDOT. I-635 will eventually have 10 free lanes, two tolled lanes, continuous frontage roads and improved intersections with side streets. Why is…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces Monday to “maintain peace” in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kremlin recognized the area’s independence. The announcement raised fears that an invasion was imminent, if not already underway. The Kremlin decree, spelled out in an order signed by Putin, left unclear when, or even whether, troops would enter Ukraine. But it brought swift promises of new sanctions from the U.S. and other Western nations and underscored the steep challenges they face in staving off a military conflict they have portrayed as near-inevitable. The Kremlin’s announcement came just hours…
Garland police are asking the public for help finding a woman who was last heard from Monday morning. Hoi Cer, 66, was last heard by a family member about 4 a.m. inside their home in the 1000 block of Forest Ridge Drive, near North Plano Road and Walnut Street in Garland. Cer left the home on foot and does not drive, police said. She is described as an Asian woman who is between 4-foot-6 to 4-foot-8 and between 120 and 130 pounds. Cer has short red and white hair with brown eyes, and she was last seen wearing black plants…
Leonid Regheta fortifies himself these days with constant calls to family in his native Ukraine, as well as poetry and prayer. Like others in North Texas born in Ukraine, the pastor is watching with anxiety as Russian troops continue their buildup at the borders of his homeland of 43 million people. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated tensions when he formally recognized the independence of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions in the eastern part of the country. Regheta mixed his prayers of hope with the gravity of war. “As a pastor, I would like people to pray for Ukraine in…
A line of storms moved through North Texas Monday evening before an expected cold front whipped into the area, paving the way for possible wintry weather midway through the week. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Plano, McKinney, Carrollton, Frisco, Denton, Lewisville, Allen, and other parts of North Texas expired at 10 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch was also issued for parts of Dallas-Fort Worth through 2 a.m. Tuesday with a potential threat for hail. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Oklahoma and Texas until 2 AM CST pic.twitter.com/Gq7aBQScku —…
Texans are split on how much they trust local librarians and school leaders to review and remove books from public schools, according to a new poll from and the University of Texas at Tyler. The fight over which books belong in school libraries continues to escalate ahead of the primary elections. Republicans have targeted several titles – many written by LGBT authors and people of color – that explore race, gender and sexuality. Gov. Greg Abbott heightened tensions late last year when he called on state education officials to develop standards to prevent the presence of “pornography and other obscene content” in…
Personal injury lawyer Thomas J. Henry has been making a splash with commercials boasting multimillion verdicts in civil lawsuits. It’s the first time many in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have heard of Henry. But he’s a household name in South Texas, where people refer to him by his initials “TJH.” There, he and his family are known for their flashy lifestyles as well as their giving. Here’s what you need to know about Henry and his family. Henry splurges on parties. He threw his daughter a $6 million quinceñera and a $4 million 18th birthday bash for his son. Pitbull and Nick Jonas performed…
Truck driver Eric Mesker doesn’t mind working nights, sometimes 14 or 15 hours at a time. There’s less traffic, and he gets to sleep in after a long shift. The 37-year-old driver for Fort Worth-based Sisu Energy pulls those night shifts two to three weeks a month, hauling fracking sand for the transportation company serving the oil and gas industry. He spends the rest of the month with his family in North Texas. And he’s bringing home between $14,000 to $15,000 each week he works. “There [are] guys that just stay out there,” Mesker said. “All the time. There’s work,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating after an officer fired a weapon while serving a felony warrant in the north Houston area. Monday afternoon’s shooting occurred at Greenspoint Mall in the 12300 block of the North Freeway. A team looking into the rise in so-called ‘Glock switches’ had developed a suspect as part of their investigation. HPD Assistant Chief Thomas Hardin told that police had learned the 19-year-old suspect was at the mall and was armed. The man, whose identity has not been released, was wanted on an open felony warrant for criminal mischief out of Beaumont. We’re told…
