Second Tarrant County inmate escape in two days prompts sheriff to defend jail security
A trustee's walk‑off from a county laundry facility raised fresh questions about oversight and inmate supervision.
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A trustee's walk‑off from a county laundry facility raised fresh questions about oversight and inmate supervision.
According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, just after 5:05 a.m., crews were called to a structure fire at a home in the 1700 block of South Marsalis Avenue.
DPD said two officers discharged their service weapons, and one officer was struck in the vest by a bullet and is expected to be OK.
The inmate escaped while he was was being transported by van from a court appearance in Downtown Fort Worth.
A spokesperson with the city of Weatherford said, just before 1 a.m., crews from both the city and Parker County ESD responded to the blaze.
In a letter to parents and staff, Ponder ISD superintendent James Hill said one of its students, Caden Nowicki, was snow sledding when he was critically injured.
In Grapevine, police said Highway 114 was shut down due to a multiple-vehicle crash involving semis.
Three young brothers died after falling through the ice on a pond near their temporary home. Their mother says the tragedy unfolded in seconds as she tried to pull them out.
"We are devastated by this unimaginable loss, and ourthoughts are with the family, friends, and all who knew and loved these children," Bonham Independent School District said in a letter to families.
Police said that a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler and pulling the two girls on a sled.
One man is facing charges, and nearly a dozen ATVs are impounded after Dallas police responded to multiple scenes.
When emergency responders arrived and helped the caller, who was identified as the man's wife, they found her husband unresponsive in a nearby pond.
DART said it's prioritizing the safety of its riders, operators and frontline teams while maintaining service on its most frequently used routes.
Crews are working to repair a large water main break in Trophy Club as the below-freezing temperatures and wintry mix conditions continue Sunday.
Early Sunday, Jan. 25, at least 21,000 customers were without power after freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across the state Saturday.