The Latest Breaking News from Dallas

CDC raises Dallas County COVID-19 level to red

DALLAS — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have raised Dallas County’s COVID-19 level to red as cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Texas Democrats hope quiet Dallas convention sets table for November upset of Abbott

AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas Democrats arrive in Dallas this week, don’t look for them to generate national headlines as the Republicans did in Houston last month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Southwest hits worker milestone before all the other major airlines

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has hired 10,000 employees since January, bringing it back to pre-COVID staffing levels faster than the other major carriers.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Texas power grid operator issues 2nd conservation alert this week

DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued a conservation appeal for Wednesday as triple-digit temperatures continue to hit the state. It is the second time this week that the power grid operator has asked Texans and businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Match Group and AT&T have donated to anti-abortion politics, both to fund abortion travel

Dallas-based Match Group, which operates dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, recently told employees that it would suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which supported the overturn of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Girl tragically killed in horror attack by neighbour's THREE dogs 'as owner watched'

Four-year-old Lea Freeman was brutally killed in a horrific dog attack in Dallas, USA, which allegedly saw three dogs attack the youngster as the owner reportedly watched

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

AT&T is bringing high-speed fiber internet to 750 McDonald’s restaurants

Dallas-based telecommunications giant AT&T is partnering with fast food chain McDonald’s USA to bring high-speed business fiber internet to 750 restaurants.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

5 things to know about lawyer Sidney Powell amid Jan. 6 committee revelations

WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell, the Dallas lawyer who was once a key member of Donald Trump’s legal team until the former president’s personal attorneys publicly disavowed her, has been the subject of renewed focus as the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot continues its bombshell public hearings.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Former Cowboys running back Marion Barber died from heat stroke, autopsy says

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III died from heat stroke last month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.

Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”

The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022