Wylie community comes together to remember, honor sisters fatally shot at Allen outlet mall
"Their smile, their laughter and their loving nature will forever be cherished in our memories," said Cox Elementary School Principal Krista Wilson.
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Raised in Richardson, Erin Jones is proud to call North Texas home.
Her passion for journalism began in elementary school. For a 5th grade graduation memory book, she was asked what do you want to be when you grow up? She wrote journalist.
Erin attended Plano Senior High School and went on to receive a degree in journalism from the University of North Texas' Mayborn School of Journalism. During her time there, she reported and anchored for Denton County Community Television and NTDaily.com.
After college, Erin worked as an anchor and reporter at news stations in Sherman, Tulsa and Austin.
At KOTV in Tulsa, she got her first share of severe weather covering multiple tornadoes. Her investigation into sex offenders registering as homeless to avoid detection on the state's sex offender registry mapping led to changes in the mapping system. She was part of a morning show that received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.
In Austin, Erin worked as an evening reporter for KVUE and covered the deadliest hot air balloon crash in America's history, bombings that terrorized the city for weeks and the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Erin now lives in north Dallas and in her free time enjoys getting outdoors, being active and playing with her dogs. She loves traveling and collects coffee mugs from the places she visits.
She enjoys meeting other North Texans and listening to their stories.
"Their smile, their laughter and their loving nature will forever be cherished in our memories," said Cox Elementary School Principal Krista Wilson.
The Dallas Asian American Historical Society is bringing attention to the fact that at least five of the Allen mass shooting victims were of Asian descent.
There will be a celebration of life for LaCour Monday at 11 a.m. at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen.
"[My dad] was at the mall that day shopping like any other American," said Jasmine Walker, Irvin's daughter.
"My family has lived here for a long time and my aunt was here that day right before it happened," said Alexandra Quintana. "I'm just, I'm tired of this."
As parents picked their kids up from Cox Elementary School, they had to explain why two of their classmates – second grader Sofia Mendoza and her sister, fourth grader Daniela – are no longer here.
North Texas has large airports, a central location in the country and a surplus of highways. These three things make the DFW area a major hub for drug distribution.
The family of Aaron Martinez, who was shot and killed three days ago, say they want to see the man charged with his murder also charged with a hate crime.
McKinney residents are voting on a $200 million bond package that would fund most of the city's plan to expand McKinney National Airport, adding commercial flights.
One North Texas business owner recommends small business owners with more than $250,000 in deposits should diversify banks.
On what would have been Ja'Shawn Poirier's 17th birthday, a memorial was held at Lamar High School.
A new bill being considered by state lawmakers says Texas schools could offer stipends of up $25,000 to teachers or other staff members who opt to be armed on campus.
Neighbors reported hearing two big booms and then came out to find two kids on the ground.
Is commercial air travel coming to McKinney? Voters are deciding on a multi-million dollar bond package that could find a large portion of the airport expansion.
Medal of Honor recipients got a big welcome as they arrived in North Texas Wednesday afternoon.