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City of Dallas ends 2020 with highest number of murders in more than 15 years The city ended the year with 251 murders, including two killings that occurred in the final hour of 2020, according to a departmental spokesman. Author: Tanya Eiserer Updated: 6:31 PM CST January 1, 2021 As Dallas rung in the New Year, it rang out one that’s been very violent. The city ended the year with 251 murders, including two killings that occurred in the final hour of 2020, according to a departmental spokesman. Those numbers mean that the city has recorded its highest number...

Seven Finalists for Dallas Police Chief Face the Public Ken Kalthoff © Provided by NBC Dallas The seven finalists for Dallas Police Chief faced off Wednesday in an online forum, the one opportunity for the general public to meet and learn about them. The finalists were culled from 36 applicants for the job being vacated by Chief U. Renee Hall who was hired from Detroit three years ago. Hall announced her resignation in September. Assistant Chief Lonzo Anderson has been appointed by City Manager T.C. Broadnax as Interim Police Chief. In the 2017 hiring process, finalists were...

Credit Ken Lund on Flickr Following nearly a year of controversy, the Coalville City Council has granted an approval for a second version of the Wohali residential/resort development west of Interstate 80. The Council unanimously voted Monday night for a proposed rural golf resort community, with 125 residential lots and 303 nightly rentals. The Council vote gave a Master Plan Development and Phase One Preliminary Subdivision Plat approval to Wohali. The community debate over the property goes back to 2018, when it was annexed by the city. The developers proposed a mixed-use project of over 1...

Children. my goal at the end of the day when i started the dovetail project was to break the cycle. i grew up in a community where a lot of young men faced the same issues i was facing. no one was doing anything about it. there aren't too many places where a father can go and get the help and support he actually needs. being able to have those resources that you actually need in order to make an impact on your child's life, like employment or some type of assistance, is key and very important. i really wanted to be the person who built the hub for that. >> sheldon smith, a really inspiring guy...

Tonight is the tenth annual cnn heros. anderson cooper and kelly ripa are hosting the show. we'll have reporters on the red carpet starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. you'll have celebrities that'll recognize each hero. we'll take a closer look at one of the honorees, sheldon smith. >> i was taught to overcome because i didn't have a father figure around to teach me what fatherhood was. it doesn't come with a map or a manual. sometimes you can learn from others or you learn on the fly. >> trying to do better so my son doesn't have to go through what i went through. >> amen. >> 70% of african-americ...