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‘Never too late': Grand Prairie councilman faces fear, learns to swim as adult

NBC DFW Local News 5/26 7:12A Alanna Quillen

As Memorial Day marks the start of a busy summer swim season, one North Texas city leader is proving that learning to swim isn’t just for kids — it’s a skill every adult should consider, no matter...

‘The overhead was crushing me’: Daisha Board Gallery moves from Tin District to Oak Cliff

KERA News 5/23 3:00A Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access

Daisha Board Gallery will start taking appointments at the Oak Cliff Assembly in June.

Shaping the future of health care: Making dentistry safe for service animals

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 5:00A Stephanie Patrick

Entering the 2023-24 academic year, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas faced a challenge: adapting its classrooms and clinics to the needs of a service dog on campus every day while...

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price won't face charges after allegedly assaulting a woman at...

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 5/20 6:18A Julia Falcon

A Dallas woman is claiming that Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price assaulted her while she was working at a polling place on Election Day. According to the Dallas Police Department, officers met Cynthia Stairs at the Frank Crowley...

Man accused of killing Houston woman in Dallas over "touching a Mercedes" released on bond

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 5/15 10:43A Doug Myers

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Houston-area real estate agent in downtown Dallas last month has been released from the Dallas County Jail, according to jail records. Long Family Kendrick Finch...

‘Dallas Bike Ride' returns this Saturday to support growing cycling community

NBC DFW Local News 5/15 2:40A Alanna Quillen

One of Dallas most beloved outdoor events is rolling back into town. The Dallas Bike Ride makes its much-anticipated return on Saturday, May 17, following a hiatus post-COVID. The event kicks off at 8...

Man arrested, charged with murder after stabbing grandma's husband, police say

NBC DFW Local News 5/14 7:24A Lauren Harper

A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing his grandma s common-law husband to death with a steak knife in South Dallas. Dallas police said officers were called to a stabbing at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 4500 block of Helen...

Celebrate National Salad Month with Deals at Mendocino Farms

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 5/13 5:51A Teia Collier

We love a good salad, and since May is National Salad Month, we leaned into a local favorite, Mendocino Farms .  Mendocino Farms will be highlighting their crave-worthy salads and offering a special...

Plea hearing for alleged 2024 Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooter rescheduled for third time

Local News - CBS Dallas Fort Worth 5/13 5:02A Julia Falcon

The plea hearing for the alleged teen gunman in a 2024 shooting at Dallas ISD's Wilmer-Hutchins High School has been rescheduled for a third time. Ja'Kerian Rhodes-Ewing, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting on April 12, 2024, was...

North Texas arts organizations funds slashed by National Endowment for the Arts

NBC DFW Local News 5/12 12:41P Alicia Barrera

Federal grant money for arts organizations across the nation and in North Texas has been canceled. Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) slashed funding, affecting nearly 25 local art and culture groups. The cuts happened...

Bodies of 2 men recovered, identified after drownings reported at Joe Pool Lake

NBC DFW Local News 5/12 11:34A NBCDFW Staff

The bodies of two men pulled from Joe Pool Lake over the weekend were identified Monday. The Grand Prairie Fire Department said they were called at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday after witnesses reported two men fell off a boat and into the lake and didn...

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UPDATE: Bodies of two men recovered from Joe Pool Lake after drowning incident

DFW Scanner 5/11 8:41A dfwscanner

At approximately 4:26 p.m. on May 10th, the Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team responded to a report of two possible drownings at Joe Pool Lake. Witnesses reported that two males fell off a boat without life vests, and did not resurface. The...