Dallas Feb 20, 2020
This Sunday marks two years since a gas leak triggered an explosion inside a Northwest Dallas home, killing 12-year-old Linda “Michelita” Rogers. Since the child’s death, Atmos Energy has worked to replace miles of cast iron and steel pipes across North Texas. Today, a muddy plot of land is all that is left at Rogers’ home along Espanola Drive.. Hurst Dec 27, 2019
Evacuations were underway in Hurst, after a public works department hit a natural gas line Thursday evening. Businesses along West Pipeline Road, between Cavender Drive and Reed Street have been evacuated. Atmos crews were at the scene, working to shut off the gas and repair the line, but that is expected to take eight to 12 hours. Investigators say the…
Only one race up for grabs in upcoming Dallas ISD school board elections
Board president Justin Henry will face off against challenger Ulana Sigler for South Dallas’ seat, while Oak Cliff’s Maxie Johnson files to run for Dallas City Council.
DISD’s deadline for filing to be on the May ballot was Friday. Early voting will run from April 19-24, and election day is May 1.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
The two longest-serving members of the Dallas ISD board of trustees, Edwin Flores and Dan Micciche, are unopposed in May’s elections and will serve three more years.
But that doesn’t guarantee that the board of the state’s second-largest school district facing the challenge of bringing students back from a disjointed and difficult period of learning during COVID-19 will remain static for the upcoming year.
New corn dog restaurant opens in Dallas after Fletcher’s family feud ends
You think you know corn dogs? These new-age dogs are made of elk, dipped in gold, or laced with CBD oil.
Mother-daughter duo Vickie Fletcher and Victoria Jace Fletcher Christensen added a pickle corn dog to the menu, made with Best Maid pickles from Fort Worth, at their restaurant CornDog With No Name.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
Fried stuff-on-a-stick company CornDog With No Name opened a new restaurant in Dallas, at Northwest Highway and Preston Road.
One of CornDog With No Name s meat-free dogs is the cheese: mozzarella cheese, dipped in corn dog batter and fried in peanut oil.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
Street racing only seems to be intensifying and putting additional strain on city resources already spread thin. Some are hoping the new police chief will give a new perspective to tackling a persistent problem.