
Sydney Persing
Reporter at WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX)
@WFAA reporter in Dallas. @UNCMJschool alum & former @GoHeels athlete. Jewish Jersey girl, cat mommy to Fenway. Most proud to be my parents' daughter.
Articles
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1 week ago |
kvue.com | Sydney Persing
DALLAS — Police are investigating a video of the accused Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooter, Tracy Haynes Jr. WFAA sources say the video was filmed shortly after gunshots wounded four of his classmates. The video was initially posted on Instagram, and our sources confirmed its authenticity Wednesday. Police have not yet revealed a motive in this case, but those sources tell WFAA they are using the clip not just to figure out what happened, but also possibly why it happened.
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1 week ago |
tspantx.com | Sydney Persing
“I thought I was just helping someone out,” Milton Nieto told WFAA. DALLAS — Tuesday, a man named Milton Nieto said he was driving when a young man flagged him down asking for a ride. Only later did Nieto learn, he told WFAA, that the man he drove to a gas station was the wanted suspect in the Wilmer-Hutchins High School shooting. “It was kind of chilling, you know,” Nieto said. Nieto told WFAA he drove by Tracy Haynes, who later turned himself in, shortly after the shooting.
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2 weeks ago |
wfaa.com | Sydney Persing
PRINCETON, Texas — Troy Scheffman was a devoted husband, father and a pillar in his McKinney church and Princeton community. Now, he's being remembered not only for his heroic final act, but also for the way he lived — with love, faith and service. “He was my best friend. My mentor,” said Rick Barber, who went to church with Scheffman at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church. The two also served together in The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal service organization.
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4 weeks ago |
tspantx.com | Sydney Persing
The combination of construction on Commerce Street and closures on Elm and Main Streets have deiminated foot traffic, business owners sayDALLAS — The double whammy of city construction and police traffic restrictions is pushing Deep Ellum businesses to the brink, with some telling WFAA they have lost up to 60% of their revenue.
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4 weeks ago |
koco.com | Sydney Persing
This is what 27 year old Cana Rinaldi looked like during her bachelorette trip to Dallas. I just didn't deserve it. And this is what she looked like after. Nobody does, but I, I didn't either. The Oklahoma bride-to be said she and her bridesmaids were leaving *** club in East Dallas when *** random man ran up and punched her in the face. It's just shocking. It's just hard to believe, um. It just feels like *** lot of my experiences were taken away from me.
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