Police say Irving resident accused of sexually abusing children befriended neighborhood families
Averil Cardwell is charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and has been released on bond.
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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.
Averil Cardwell is charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and has been released on bond.
A vigil was held Monday night for Zechariah Trevino, who was fatally shot Friday at a Whataburger in Fort Worth, where he worked. His 17-year-old cousin was also critically injured.
Thursday night, several outraged members of a North Texas LGBTQ organization showed up to Princeton ISD's school board meeting – they were panning to host a Pride event at the high school this summer.
On Thursday, the Public Utility Commission is expected to discuss and possibly take action on a plan to redesign Texas' electricity market.
Rockwall ISD held a school board meeting Tuesday evening where dozens of parents and student athletes spoke in defense of the Rockwall-Heath head football coach.
"It's been a nightmare of a week," Dr. Okojie said. "It really has. My son was diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis and Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition."
Last month, Duncanville High School took home the state's top high school football title in the Class 6-A Division One state championship, their second time to do so.
For more than two weeks, garbage has been piling up in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff.
At Tuesday night's Fort Worth City Council meeting, there was debate on whether to rename the Hillside Community Center after Atatiana Jefferson.
Frisco, with a population of more than 200,000, does not have its own animal shelter, so stray pets are being brought to Collin County Animal Services in McKinney. Residents say it's a big issue.
Beginning CPR and having quick access to an AED can save lives. Karen Schrah knows this firsthand, and her nonprofit is making sure others do too.
An investigation into Allen ISD involves a student with special needs, whose mom says they are not being met.
District officials say Go-To-Green can save lives in active shooter situations. Not only does it serve as a surveillance system, but it shows which way people should go to get away from a gunman.
"Watching Damar Hamlin go into cardiac arrest made me think of my own cardiac arrest in 2018 because I was standing there talking to someone and next just fell to the ground," said North Texan Julie Coon.
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