A shelter-in-place has been lifted in Mansfield after reports of a fire threatened nearby homes, according to officials. Fire crews were on the scene of a fire incident in Mansfield and issued a shelter-in-place Monday afternoon, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The shelter-in-place was in effect for the 5500-block area of Jessica Lane. According to the Mansfield Fire Department, the fire was a large trash pile that was threatening nearby houses. Rendon, Mansfield, Kennedale, Forest Hill, Crowley, Edgecliffe Village, and Fort Worth Fire Departments all responded. There were no explosions, evacuations, or injuries, according to the Mansfield FD.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
A firefighter with Dallas Fire-Rescue is recovering after being burned while fighting a fire Monday morning. DFR said the firefighters were called to a vacant, boarded-up home on the 300 block of Terrace Drive at about 4:17 a.m. after receiving several calls to 911 about smoke in the area. When firefighters arrived at the house, the one-story home was engulfed in flames. After about half an hour, firefighters declared the fire tapped out. One firefighter suffered burn injuries to his upper body and was hospitalized. DFR said the firefighter was later discharged and sent home and is expected to make…
Arlington police say they will release edited dashboard camera video Tuesday showing a shooting involving officers after a woman was gunned down by her ex. According to the department, Chief Al Jones will show “relevant portions of dashboard camera footage” during a news briefing at about 1 p.m. The briefing will be streamed live at the top of this page. Arlington officers fatally shot 42-year-old Shannon Boyd at “Red” Kane Park on June 9 after police said they saw him pull out a gun and shoot a 40-year-old woman during an argument. Police provided first aid to both Boyd and the…
An Azle man is being held on multiple charges, including murder, after a missing woman’s body was found hidden in his backyard. Shane Breshers is charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and murder in the death of Heather Treibly, a woman who had not been seen since May 27, the Azle Police Department said in a news release. Azle Police said they launched an investigation after receiving a missing persons report on June 1 about Trebily. On Wednesday, June 12, officers responded to a home in the 100 block of Ty Lane after reports of a suspicious incident. After…
An online marketplace sale for rare coins in Arlington led to alleged theft and shooting on Saturday evening. According to the Arlington Police Department, officers were called to a parking lot near The Parks Mall around 6:35 p.m. on June 15 after a man called 911 and stated that he shot someone who robbed him. The caller, 23-year-old Edgar Ipina, reportedly told police he was selling rare coins online. He had arranged to meet a buyer in the parking lot, later identified as 34-year-old Booker Ross. Authorities said when Ross arrived, Ipina showed him the coins, and that’s when Ross…
Expeditious is not the timeline for everything. A Fort Worth family may hold the clue to solving an 80-year mystery. 90-year-old Agnes Stamps home is filled with photos of family, but there’s someone missing in the pictures; 1st Lt. Tommy Taylor. “He was my mom’s grandmother’s sister’s son,” Stamps daughter Laura Thomas said. “This was the first time we’d heard of him, was when the genealogist contacted me.” A genealogist contracted by the Army to find Taylor’s living relatives. “I’m the last (oldest) living relative,” Stamps said. “So It’s nice to find out.” Stamps swabbed her cheeks to send a…
A new company is calling Texas Home after its headquarters moved to Mesquite for lower taxes, cheaper property, and a better business environment. Governor Abbotts and city leaders came to North Texas for the ribbon cutting. We know more about what will fill a city-owned business park in South Mesquite. The Vehicle Accessory Group will move in with around 470 planned jobs to make the location its new headquarters. The company’s chairman, J. Pearson, told NBC 5 that they closed plants in Buffalo, New York, and Anaheim, California, to move their production line here. A business incentive program from the…
A North Texas native is among the victims killed during last weekend’s Juneteenth celebration in the City of Round Rock. The free festival took place at Old Settlers Park, about 20 minutes north of Austin. Lyndsey Vicknair was well-known and loved by many in Mansfield. “I’ve known Lyndsey Vicknair since she was a child. She was baptized in this church,” Dr. Michael Evans, Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, said. “She is a Mansfield High School product. She is, I think, the symbol of what you would want in an All-American young woman. Her parents have a business here in Mansfield. They’re…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston doctor may spend up to a decade behind bars if convicted of obtaining children’s medical records without authorization. Ethan Haim, 34, from Dallas, is alleged to have obtained Texas Children’s Hospital patients’ personal information, including their names, treatment codes, and attending physicians from the TCH electronic system. Haim is accused of getting this information under false pretenses and intending to cause malicious harm to TCH. According to the four-count indictment, Haim was a Baylor College of Medicine resident and had previous rotations at TCH as part of his residency. In April 2023, authorities said he…
CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies have arrested the suspects wanted in a scooter theft connected to a DoorDash order last week. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said surveillance video shows someone taking the scooter from the front porch of a Cypress home on the afternoon of June 10. spoke to the victim, who vowed never to use DoorDash again after using the app to place a Chick-fil-A order. Her doorbell camera caught the incident. A gray car pulled up to her home, and the driver got out and dropped the order off on her porch. Shortly after, a barefoot…
