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After receiving its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday morning, Garland has started vaccinating front-line health care workers. Garland’s...

4 teens who tried to rob AT&T store in Garland were locked out by employees, police say The four face charges of aggravated robbery following a police chase that ended in Dallas. File photo.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) Police took four teenagers into custody. Samidre Washington, 18, Jatyrine Stewart, 17, and two 16-year-olds each face one count of aggravated robbery. Stewart, who police say acted as the getaway driver, was faces a charge of evading arrest. The juveniles’ names were no...

Want a free coronavirus antibody test? Donate at this Garland library blood drive Donors also will be entered to win a car for giving blood on Dec. 29. The Central Library will host a blood drive next week with participants getting a free COVID-19 antibody test.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) With the COVID-19 pandemic spiking, many of us have wondered at one point or another if we’ve already had the coronavirus. Garland’s Nicholson Memorial Library System is hosting a blood drive that ...

NAACP leader appointed to open Garland City Council seat After heading the civil rights group’s local chapter for almost eight years, McNeal was appointed to represent District 1 through May. Ricky McNeal, who has served as president of the local chapter of the NAACP for about seven years, has stepped down after being appointed to the Garland City Council.(Courtesy of the Garland NAACP) The president of the NAACP’s Garland chapter has stepped down from his leadership position with the civil...

Garland police are on the prowl for drunken drivers during the holidays The Garland Police Department says officers will be on patrol in both police vehicles and unmarked cars. A Garland police car is shown in this file photo. The department is ramping up patrols over the holidays.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) It’s been a stressful year, so no one will blame you for wanting to kick back a few beers or maybe even spike your eggnog over the holidays. But celebrate responsibly: With Chri...

Carjacking ends with suspect shooting himself in Garland, police say The driver is believed to have stolen a car at gunpoint in Dallas before being stopped by police in Garland. A Garland police car is pictured in this file photo.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) When Wylie police officers followed a car robbery suspect into Garland on Friday morning, the pursuit ended with the man shooting himself, according to the Garland Police Department. The man, who is alive and has yet to be identifie...

If that man is released early from prison. and now the killer is scheduled to be released from jail this summer. 12 years early. park, gavigan has the story. >> he will kill again. he tried to kill me. >> reporter: dale sherman was only 14 years old when michael woodmansee wrapped a bandanna around his neck in 1982. the attempted murder broke open the cold case of jason foreman, the wakefield 5-year-old who had vanished in 1975. patrick strickland was a cop in his 20s at the time and got woodman...

average for regular gas rose for the 21st straight day today, climbing $3.52 a gallon, up another penny from what we saw just yesterday. a month ago we were paying $3.12 on average. a year ago the nationwide average was $2.75 a gallon. right now california, theyve got the most expensive gas prices. statewide ampverage is $3.90. but prices are well over $4 in some places. the least expensivexpensive, ro mountain region. average for regular is $3.30 a gallon. joining me now, senior gas a...