‘I couldn’t forgive myself if I got out and she didn’t’ | Brother saves 2-year-old sister from mobile home fire

Last Saturday morning, Dallas Fire Rescue said crews responded to a report of a fire at a mobile home in the 2600 block of Lombardy Lane shortly before 6:30 a.m. DALLAS, Texas — Apolinar Moreno has always provided for his family. The father of six, and his wife, spent the last 10 years at a … Read more

Father charged after infant found unresponsive, pronounced dead at hospital Friday night

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An infant was found unresponsive at the Oso Bay Apartments on the 7500 block of McArdle Road on Friday night.  The infant’s father, 31-year-old Juan Castro has been charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury and abandoning and endangering a child.  Around 7:45 p.m. Friday, officers were flagged … Read more

Illinois trooper riding motorcycle dies in crash

28-year-old Corey S. Thompsen with the Illinois State Police served the community for nearly five years. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An Illinois State Police Trooper died while on-duty after being hit by a truck on Friday. According to ISP, 28-year-old Trooper Corey S. Thompsen was finishing a traffic enforcement detail travelling east on East Leverett Road … Read more

Alleged drunk driver arrested after crashing and killing another driver in Grand Prairie, police say

According to police, the driver who was killed was traveling with hazard lights on and at slower speeds. GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The Grand Prairie Police Department said it arrested 20-year-old Hector Garcia for drunkenly crashing into another car and killing the driver Saturday morning.  According to police, around 1:40 a.m., a car was traveling … Read more

Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don’t

Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate. LEWISVILLE, Texas — Deep in the heart of Texas’ sprawl, the city of Lewisville embodies the Lone Star State. Bisected by Interstate 35 and ribboned with six- and eight-lane thoroughfares lined with chain … Read more