Brittani Moncrease

1 week ago | wfaa.com | Brittani Moncrease

DALLAS — Their names may not be known, but they are certainly appreciated. “The teacher stayed by the door just in case someone came in,” said a Dallas grandmother. “I want to tell that teacher, thank you for protecting those kids.” Her grandson is a freshman at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Although she would like to remain anonymous, she said she is grateful for the Wilmer-Hutchins High School teacher who protected her grandson during Tuesday’s shooting.

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Edna Harrison praises Oak Cliff’s progress against crime and hopes new Police Chief Daniel Comeaux will further improve community safety. DALLAS — There’s no other neighborhood that Edna Harrison would live in except in Oak Cliff. “Since 1969 up until now,” said Harrison. “It’s always been a Harrison here at this house.”She has seen her neighborhood change a lot, from residents coming together to crack down on drug homes to vehicles speeding.

1 week ago | wfaa.com | Brittani Moncrease

DALLAS — There’s no other neighborhood that Edna Harrison would live in except in Oak Cliff. “Since 1969 up until now,” said Harrison. “It's always been a Harrison here at this house.” She has seen her neighborhood change a lot, from residents coming together to crack down on drug homes to vehicles speeding. “They had to work with a group that came into the area, and they showed us how to get rid of those drug houses. That's what we did, and that one is gone. They renovated it,” said Harrison.

1 week ago | tspantx.com | Brittani Moncrease

The Texas Senate passed a bill to speed up evictions, but critics argue it could harm tenants’ rights. MESQUITE, Texas — It has been almost a two-year nightmare. “At that time when we came in, the house was full of garbage and rotten food and drug paraphernalia,” said Terri Boyette, a Mesquite resident. Boyette has yet to move back into her home because, while away in 2023 visiting her mother, a squatter took over the house.

2 weeks ago | wfaa.com | Brittani Moncrease

DALLAS — Lola Caldwell has always called Pleasant Grove home. “Just the name of it just was attractive to me,” Caldwell said. She moved to Riverway Drive about 25 years ago in the southeast Dallas neighborhood, but for the past few days, she hasn’t been able to drive down her street. “Yesterday it was a swimming pool,” Caldwell said. “Nightmare on Elm Street, something's down there.