Prince Andrew’s settlement with his accuser Virginia Giuffre has ignited fury within the international media, with many outlets dubbing him an “arrogant opportunist.” This claim has been made by royal expert Laura Schäfer and in her new piece for Bunte, stern, FOCUS Online she spoke of the Duke’s “crushing defeat.” Royal expert and commentator Laura Schäfer addresses Prince Andrew’s crushing defeat in the lawsuit for her new piece with for Bunte, stern, FOCUS Online. An excerpt from her piece reads, “It’s a crushing defeat for the Prince. Andrew couldn’t clear his name, couldn’t prove his innocence.” “Instead, he pays huge…
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Brittany Jones watched as roaches crawled on the walls of her small kitchen at Hillcrest Apartments in Mesquite. The oven door sat open, pouring warmth into the unit on a chilly day in February. Turning her broiler on high is the only way Jones, 40, has been able to heat her apartment in the three years she’s lived at Hillcrest, where she and many other residents lack hot water. The water that does come out of their faucets has a foul odor, often described as sewage, and is either cloudy or brown. “I’ve rented in all areas of town from…
Damaging winds and isolated hail are possible overnight and Thursday morning as thunderstorms and a cold front move across North Texas. A line of thunderstorms is expected to move into the region about 2 a.m., passing through Dallas-Fort Worth between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. and leaving the area by 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The strongest chance for severe thunderstorms will be along and north of Interstate 20 and west of Interstate 35W, near northeastern Fort Worth, Jacksboro and Bowie, the weather service said. Threats in these areas could include hail up to an inch in…
Almost nine of every 10 Texans are concerned that water supplies will be exhausted, given current weather trends and the prospect for worsening drought conditions, according to a new poll. The survey by the non-profit group Texas 2036 found that 88% of registered voters voiced strong concerns about future access to water. The poll comes just months after the Office of the State Climatologist warned that days are growing hotter year-round and nights aren’t cooling down as much as they used to, providing less relief from the heat. The Lone Star state will face more 100-degree days, more drought and…
AUSTIN – You hear that people, after almost two years of a COVID-19 lockdown, are angry. If so, you assume that they’d want to take it out on someone at the ballot box. Texans, though, aren’t surging to cast ballots in the first few days of early voting before the March 1 primary: Through close of business Tuesday, just 1.38% of the state’s 17.2 million registered voters had cast in-person and by-mail early votes, according to Sam Taylor, spokesman for Texas Secretary of State John Scott. Hmm. But wait, there’s some drama here, folks, really! If you look past the…
With Russia so much in headlines these days, Lori Feathers, co-owner of Dallas’ Interabang Books, thinks Russian literature may help readers understand the tensions. The bookstore will soon host a “collective read” of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, an 880-page novel often considered the 19th-century author’s best work. “I think it’s really timely right now,” Feathers said. “Policymakers, journalists and the population at large are trying to get inside the heads of Putin and the people around him, and figure out what it is about the Russian psyche or soul that confounds us at times and makes it difficult for us to…
The city of Mesquite is suing the owners of an apartment complex that has violated city building codes and put its residents and their health at risk, according to the lawsuit filed Monday. The owners of Hillcrest Apartments are facing two additional lawsuits from a former tenant and a visitor who say they were injured after apartment ceilings caved in and fell on them in July 2019. Here’s what we know about the lawsuits and the complex. The owners aren’t based in Texas. The 1970s-era complex is owned by two out-of-state companies: Summit Hillcrest Apt, Ltd. in Montgomery, Ala., and CC Hillcrest LLC, which…
A major accident near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport shut down a state highway in Irving on Thursday morning, police said. Irving police said on Twitter about 5:20 a.m. that eastbound State Highway 183 was shut down between Valley View Lane and County Line Road. All traffic to the airport was being diverted to the westbound highway, the tweet said. Police said the highway was expected to be closed for “several hours.” It remained closed as of 6:25 a.m. No information about the crash was immediately available.
Malik Childs, 19, worked throughout high school to save as much money as he could for college. Because he graduated in the top 10% of Mesquite High School’s graduating class in 2020, Childs was guaranteed automatic admission to nearly all state universities. But he still experienced a hesitation that many encounter when transitioning into college. Family obligations often mean some top grads have to care for a parent or sibling or work to support the household, he said. So leaning in to a full-time job was tempting for Childs. But his desire to change the statistics regarding the scarcity of…
Two 18-wheelers crashed in separate accidents Thursday morning and shut down Interstate 35E in Denton for several hours, officials said. Denton Fire Department said on Twitter the crashes happened after 4 a.m. The highway was shut down in both directions between Dallas Drive and Teasley Lane. The fire department said a driver was trapped in an overturned truck in the northbound lanes. No additional information about the accidents was available. TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE 35E still shut down completely for two 18-wheeler accidents NB at Dallas Dr exit. SB one lane open. @DENTONPD @cityofdentontx @DentonScanner pic.twitter.com/RbO9EApEih — City of Denton Fire Department (@DentonFireDept) February 17, 2022 About 5…
