Family-owned Oak Cliff restaurant closing doors after nearly 40 years
For nearly 37 years, the cafeteria y loncheria has been serving up Nuevo Laredo-style Mexican food, becoming a staple in the community.
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For nearly 37 years, the cafeteria y loncheria has been serving up Nuevo Laredo-style Mexican food, becoming a staple in the community.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
The report also says a company had submitted a Texas 811 ticket about a week before the explosion.
One person was arrested at the scene.
Kendrick Brown, 51, is being held in the Dallas County Jail charged with murder.
When they arrived at the one-story residence, it was fully engulfed in flames, and crews were told at least two people were inside.
Jose Lopez believes he's only alive because his unit is on the back side of the Oak Cliff building that exploded.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
An investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board is still underway to answer questions about what went wrong.
The 38-year-old was one of four sisters, a wife and a mother of two.
Relatives describe Marisol Perez as a devoted parent as they prepare for a Sunday vigil.
Geoff Henley, who represents the Clyde apartments, said photos showed an Addison-based company's truck was at the site in Oak Cliff.
DFR said at about 12:47 p.m. Thursday, crews responded to a gas leak call at a complex in the 400 block of East 9th Street.
The nonprofit is currently helping 23 families, and Mission Oak Cliff will be holding a donation drive from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
The Jefferson Boulevard and Houston Street viaduct is how thousands of people get into downtown from the south every day.
Officers were called to a home along Emhouse Street around 2:30 a.m.
The incident has renewed neighborhood concerns about long‑standing problems tied to the vacant home.
Toderick Austin, 25, and Jayveion Burnley, 18, were taken into custody.
A decade-long effort brings new green space, recreation areas, and renewed hope to a neighborhood long divided by Interstate 35E.
On the last day to register before the primary runoff election, a voting coalition in Oak Cliff helped young voters get on the rolls.
A South Dallas "food desert" will soon have fresh produce and a new city-funded market planned for Oak Cliff.
A retail revival of sorts is happening in the heart of Dallas' east Oak Cliff community, and residents are taking note.
Marcus Reeves Jr. was shot outside an Oak Cliff home. Police now say the teen who called 911 is the same person accused of pulling the trigger.
Neighbors say wrecks have plagued the Tyler Street roundabout for two years and question whether new barriers will be enough.
After 30+ years, Oak Cliff's Rudy's Chicken is closing. Fans are lining up for one last taste.
