After a police vehicle crashed into her house, Texas homeowner felt left on her own to pick up the pieces
On a cold night in mid-December, a Grand Prairie homeowner woke up to a loud bang to find a police vehicle had crashed into her house.
On a cold night in mid-December, a Grand Prairie homeowner woke up to a loud bang to find a police vehicle had crashed into her house.
Through further investigation, detectives discovered Nix had an accomplice.
The 72-year-old former police chief had been battling Lewy body dementia.
It happened before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bardin Road and New York Avenue – just south of I-20.
The legislation will change the way license plates are issued in Texas: No more paper, only metal tags.
Paper tags have long been blamed for massive fraud across the state. CBS News Texas first exposed the problem back in 2017.
Police officers around the country have a lot of work to do to rebuild their public image and the Grand Prairie Police Department has found a novel way to do it.
Police officers have a lot of work to do to rebuild their public image – but the Grand Prairie Police Department has found an unusual way to do it.
As a judge sentenced Hoffman to 12 years behind bars, police officers sat in silence, filling every row in the gallery.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim found in a Grand Prairie field on Jan. 18 as Kayla Kelley.
The Grand Prairie Police Department's annual Santa Cop event helps take a little pressure off their shoulders by providing each family with a box of toys, toiletries and sometimes even a new bike.
Hundreds of North Texas police officers came together Monday to honor the life of one of their brothers in blue who was killed in the line of duty.
During his pursuit of the vehicle, Tsai reportedly lost control of his squad car, causing it to strike a light pole.
DeSoto Police fear the worst after finding the abandoned vehicle of a depressed woman who went missing on Sunday, February 6.
The Grand Prairie Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a female pedestrian on January 14 in the 2300 block of W. Main Street.
The Grand Prairie Police Department is investigating after a nine-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car the Trader's Village private parking lot.
At 8:15 p.m., the driver of a passenger car was traveling east on IH-30 Service Road when he struck a stranded SUV in the lane of traffic with no lights on.
Some officers with Grand Prairie PD made hundreds of students in the school district smile. The delight came with the delivery of free shoes and socks.
For three days his story has gripped a Grand Prairie neighborhood in fear, now a missing West African Banded Cobra has joined Twitter to talk about his travels through the city.
The City of Grand Prairie unveiled a giant mural on the side of a wall at 6th and Main Street honoring three officers who died in the line of duty.
It was just before 10:00 p.m. on August 4 when a shooting in Grand Prairie injured one person and left another dead, now police are asking for help identifying the shooter.
A 28-year-old man is in custody after police say he shot his brother in the neck in Carrollton and later fired a weapon at officers in Grand Prairie.
Police in Grand Prairie are investigating what they are calling the non-accidental death of a baby.
The Grand Prairie Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash that ended fatally early Saturday morning.
The driver of an unauthorized vehicle that tried to enter the White House complex on November 21 is from North Texas.
Neighbors said they knew something was amiss while watching the flames.
The shooting happened just after 5:30 p.m. at a home in the 2400 block of Irion Avenue near Northeast 28th Street.
Students must be accepted to college to graduate high school and start working with college counselors from a young age.
"So in three-and-a-half months, we've had five deaths," said Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County Precinct 2 commissioner. "Somebody needs to be paying attention."
It's storm season in North Texas. CBS News Texas meteorologists are looking at the possibility of severe storms in the metroplex starting Friday afternoon.
Neighbors said they knew something was amiss while watching the flames.
The shooting happened just after 5:30 p.m. at a home in the 2400 block of Irion Avenue near Northeast 28th Street.
Students must be accepted to college to graduate high school and start working with college counselors from a young age.
"So in three-and-a-half months, we've had five deaths," said Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County Precinct 2 commissioner. "Somebody needs to be paying attention."
It's storm season in North Texas. CBS News Texas meteorologists are looking at the possibility of severe storms in the metroplex starting Friday afternoon.
A scammer a North Texas woman met on Instagram claimed to be a German cardiologist, and for months, the two messaged back and forth, building what she thought was a true relationship.
They found him guilty – now four jurors are explaining how they were convinced to convict Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz.
Texas police departments have the discretion to determine the frequency and extent of additional driving training for their officers. While some require driving training yearly or every other year, others do not.
Some departments opt to melt the firearms down, while others choose to crush them. However, there are instances where firearms, or at least parts of them, escape destruction altogether.
Several police departments told the CBS News Texas I-Team they were unaware of this practice, even though it was stated in the contracts they signed with the company, Gulf Coast GunBusters.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Starting in September of 2024, the year-long residency will allow new teachers to work with veteran teachers before taking on their own classroom.
Senators give the green light to a foreign aid package that includes a possible ban on TikTok in the U.S. Here's what experts say could happen next.
The bond includes upgrades to city streets, parks and public safety facilities. The largest single ticket item in this year's bond includes $50 million for the newly proposed Dallas Police Department's new training facility.
People who have experienced extreme weather are especially likely to say climate change needs to be addressed right away.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Kelli and Michael Regan were looking for a new dog. The breeder they found online asked them to pay with gift cards.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
Organic option is best when buying certain produce, especially blueberries, nonprofit group says in analysis of chemical residues.
The $872 million most likely excludes any amount UnitedHealth may have paid to hackers in ransom.
More than 20 people have been stricken after getting fake or mishandled injections in homes and spas, feds warn.
George Schappell and sister Lori, of Reading, Pa., were the world's oldest conjoined twins, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Texas law SB 14 prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
After more than 40 years in business, 99 Cents Only Stores, a discount chain, announced on Thursday that it will close all 371 of its locations and cease operations.
"This is huge, HUGE! If we don't plan appropriately, A, we won't have workers. Or B, we'll have so many people on the streets that nobody can get to the events."
The WNBA team says there's now a waitlist for season tickets.
Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months, Tomas Hertl had a goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights and the reigning Stanley Cup champions opened defense of their title with a 4-3 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars.
The teams were meeting in the playoffs for the third time in five years, with the Clippers having won both previous series.
The Dallas Cowboys have signed free agent running back Royce Freeman.
An attorney for the accuser says they plan to refile the lawsuit in Collin County.
Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Peter Frampton have been named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Taylor Swift broke her own records, Spotify said, and now owns the record for the top three most-streamed albums in a single day.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
The singers first dated in 2003 and delighted fans when they rekindled their relationship in 2023.
Rain chances should remain relatively low, as the area stays capped.
A Tarrant County commissioner is now calling for a U.S. Justice Department investigation after two Tarrant County inmates died in custody over the past week.
Next to its existing chapel in Fairview, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has plans for a temple.
Students begin sit-ins at the University of Texas-Dallas' Administration Building until their demands are met to end complicity in the "ongoing genocide in Gaza."
For seniors from Harmony Public Schools, today was their day. They announced to their classmates where they'll be attending college next year.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!
Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at several Texas Health hospitals were dressed in creative costumes for Halloween.
Is that the smell of cotton candy, beignets and brisket wafting over Fair Park? It sure is, and we are here for it!
No one puts these dolls back in their boxes. Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth are pretty in pink!