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Indie bookstore Poets Books to close its Bishop Arts location, consolidate in Deep Ellum

KERA News 4/23 11:57P Megan Cardona

After six years of thriving business, Poets Books was told to vacate from its Bishop Arts storefront. Owner Marco Carvazos says its systemic of problems in Bishop Arts.

Annual Dallas film fest marks 20th season. Here's how to catch a screening

NBC DFW Local News 4/22 3:01A Alyson Rodriguez, Staff Writer,

Over the past 20 years, the Dallas International Film Festival has shown over 2,500 films, from over 50 countries, to over 100,000 festival attendees. This year, the festival will take place from April 23 through 30 at various locations...

Dallas to evaluate roadway options for viaducts connecting Oak Cliff to downtown

KERA News 4/13 11:57P Megan Cardona

The proposed change would turn Houston Street into a pedestrian greenway and Jefferson Boulevard into a four lane roadway with two lanes going in either direction.

Juvenile killed in pedestrian crash on Highway 183 in Irving

DFW Scanner 4/13 9:43A dfwscanner

The Irving Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred late Saturday night. Authorities say two vehicles were traveling westbound on the Highway 183 Express Lanes near Belt Line Road. A juvenile climbed over the cement...

Reward offered by FBI for suspect in fatal 2021 Garland convenience store shooting

NBC DFW Local News 4/8 5:06A Sara Sanchez

Abel Elias Acosta is wanted in Dallas County, facing charges including capital murder of multiple persons, in connection with the deadly shooting of three teenagers in Garland. The crime occurred the...

Good Samaritan fatally struck by vehicle after crash in Dallas

DFW Scanner 3/29 5:34A dfwscanner

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatality accident that occurred earlier this morning on southbound Highway 67 in Dallas. Authorities say there were a couple of crashes that occurred in the area. An individual got out of...

1 dead, 2 injured after alleged road rage shooting in Dallas

NBC DFW Local News 3/20 11:34A Alicia Barrera

In South Dallas, one man was shot and killed and two others were injured after an alleged road rage shooting. Police were called to the 4500 block of South Fitzhugh Avenue around 11 p.m. on Thursday. They were like, baa baa, baa baa. It was...

$101M of counterfeit luxury items seized in Rowlett

NBC DFW Local News 3/11 4:16A Laura Harris

Rowlett Police have announced the seizure of $62,000 counterfeit luxury items with an estimated street value of $101 million. They are calling the investigation, which began on February 9, a...