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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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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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Gov. Greg Abbott Appears With Embattled House Speaker Dade Phelan For First Time In Heated Primary Season

Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan appeared together Tuesday at a public event for the first time since the beginning of the heated primary election cycle where Phelan has been targeted by a powerful group of Republicans who have managed to push him into a primary runoff. The pair sat beside each other at a brief event

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Man Sentenced For Stealing $2.6 Million Worth Of Food Stamps Across North Texas Stores, Officials Say

“These defendants callously preyed on the needy, disabled, and elderly. My heart breaks for them,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton. DALLAS — A man who admitted to defrauding thousands of people via a scam involving food stamps has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors say. James Peabody, 34, pleaded guilty in August

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