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March 2024

Here’s How North Texas School Districts Are Handling The Total Solar Eclipse

FOX 4 took a sampling of districts large and small to see how they are approaching the eclipse. Decisions are split about whether parents can sign in as visitors or whether or not an absence to view the eclipse as a family will be excused. Here are their responses. DALLAS – Many North Texas school districts are […]

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Dallas Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Distributing Over 142,000 Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

A Dallas man’s fate was sealed with a 20-year prison sentence after admitting to a fentanyl distribution scheme involving over 142,000 counterfeit pills. Terrill Antwan Ray, convicted for a sprawling drug operation across North Texas, was sentenced Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge David Godbey, who highlighted the “staggering” quantity of drugs linked to Ray’s

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Increased Threat From Rifles Prompts Dallas County Sheriff’s Department To Get Better Vests

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown sought a grant that is paying for vests that are designed to be more resistant to rifle bullets. Yfat Yossifor The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is getting extra money to better protect deputies from rifle bullets. The department applied for a state grant last year and learned this year it

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Suspects Steal Luxury Vehicles After Breaking Into Several Homes In Gloucester County

Residents in Mantua Township and Mullica Hill say they are stunned and scared after a series of home invasions and high-end vehicle thefts. Harrison Township Police Chief Ronald Cundey said surveillance video shows four suspects breaking into Scott Hollander’s home on Balis Court in Mullica Hill around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Hollander said his pregnant wife

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Manasquan-Camden Basketball Debacle Exposes Ongoing Racial Tensions In New Jersey

  This month, a trio of referees made a bad call at a New Jersey high school basketball game and declared the wrong team the winner. The firestorm that resulted — with national headlines and internet vitriol fanning the flames — exposed racial tensions in our state. The spark was lit during a semifinal game between the

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Second-Ever CosMc’s, A McDonald’s Spinoff, Opens In Texas. Here’s What’s On The Menu

Roughly three months after the announcement of a McDonald’s spinoff chain, the first Texas location of CosMc’s is now open. According to USA TODAY, the new fast-food spot, located at 6033 Campbell Road in Dallas, opened its doors on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: What is CosMc’s? CosMc’s is a retro, space-themed restaurant that a McDonald’s release described

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Here’s When Hail, Damaging Winds Hit Dallas-Fort Worth; Up To 2 Inches Of Rain Possible

Strong to marginally severe storms are possible in Dallas-Fort Worth by Thursday afternoon with hail and “downburst thunderstorm winds” that will mostly hit areas along and south of I-20, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth office forecast. Heavy rainfall will accompany the storms with up to 2 inches expected east of the I-35, and the NWS warns

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