Tales of Texas – Juanita Craft

NowMagazines.com 10/27 7:22A Now_Staff_2

Names of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and John Lewis are known to everyone nationwide, young and old. But here in Texas, much of the progress toward equality was...

AYA Medical Spa Collecting Non-Perishable Food Items for North Texas Food Bank

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 10/26 11:00P Brynn Bagot Public Relations

This holiday season, AYA Medical Spa Dallas will be collecting non-perishable food items to support the North Texas Food Bank.  From November 1 through the end of December, patients and new clients who bring in items to donate will receive 20% off...

Dallas Zoo Mourns Loss Of Another Giraffe; 19-Year-Old Auggie Died Of Age-Related Issues

CBS DFW News 10/25 2:53P CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) The Dallas Zoo announced Monday, it s mourning the loss of another giraffe. Nineteen-year-old Auggie passed away this weekend after dealing with age-related health issues that led...

Dallas Zoo Announces Death of Adult Giraffe, Shares Update on Earlier Calf Death

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/25 12:37P Matt Jackson

The Dallas Zoo is dealing with another tragic loss within its giraffe herd. Auggie, a 19-year-old male, passed away over the weekend. Zoo officials said Auggie had been dealing with age-related health issues that led to liver failure. The Dallas...

‘Hold Him Accountable’: Parents Outraged After Teacher Let Student Make Wooden Gun Toy In Shop...

CBS DFW News 10/22 9:11A CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

PHILADELPHIA (CBS Philly) The Philadelphia School District is investigating after a parent says a teacher let his child make a gun-shaped wooden toy. That shop class project now has a teacher in the...

Big Tex To Be Dismantled Wednesday After Welcoming Millions Back to Fair Park

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/20 2:18A

After welcoming North Texans back to Fair Park for another year, Big Tex is riding off into the sunset Wednesday and being dismantled. Crews will begin dismantling the giant cowboy at 10 a.m. Wednesday, signaling the end of Big Tex s 69th year as...

State Fair Food Vendors Donate to Fair Park Community

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/18 12:05P Noelle Walker

More than 2.2 million people attended this year s State Fair of Texas and as construction crews broke down displays on the fairgrounds, fair food vendors lined up to donate their excess products. This is my happiest day at the State Fair of...

Volunteers Needed For Rolling Stones Concert At Cotton Bowl

CBS DFW News 10/18 9:00A CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

The Rolling Stones return to Cotton Bowl Stadium on November 2, 2021. Fair Park First needs volunteers to help with wayfinding, check-in, and general customer service.

Dallas Zoo Considers Changing Giraffe Care After Death of 3-Month-Old Calf

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/14 8:17A

The Dallas Zoo is working to determine how a 3-month-old giraffe suffered a severe leg injury that caused the calf to be euthanized in early October, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News . The Dallas Morning News reported that...

Injured Dallas Firefighters Identified As Police Investigate Burglaries At Scene Of Apartment...

CBS DFW News 10/14 12:59A CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — More than two weeks after an explosion at a south Dallas apartment complex there s a different kind of investigation taking place at the scene. Some people who live at the Highland Hills Apartments say they are victims again...

State Fair of Texas to Close Early Sunday Due to Severe Weather Threat

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/10 12:35P

The State Fair of Texas will close early Sunday night due to the threat of severe weather in North Texas. The fair asked fairgoers to leave Fair Park by 8:30 p.m. Sunday. All modes of severe weather will be possible, with damaging winds being the...

Four people shot near the State Fairgrounds in Dallas

DFW Scanner 10/10 4:07A dfwscanner

The Dallas Police Department is investigating a late night shooting that injured four young individuals, including one teenager. Police responded to a shooting at South Blvd and Meadow Street around 10:00pm Saturday evening, just a few blocks...

Football Fans Bring the Energy to Fair Park for Red River Showdown

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/9 11:11A Alanna Quillen

The State Fair of Texas is best known for its food, rides, games and the big man with the big hat. But Saturday was set aside for a showdown. Orange and crimson united under the Lone Star Flag, where everyone had something to say. “When I say...

Dallas Zoo's 3-Month-Old Giraffe Euthanized After Major Leg Injury

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/5 3:28P

A giraffe born this summer at the Dallas Zoo was euthanized Sunday after suffering an injury zoo officials say is catastrophic for giraffes. Marekani, born on July 4 , had a dislocated right elbow, fractures to her radius and ulna, and a fracture...

Dallas Zoo’s 3-Month-Old Giraffe Calf ‘Marekani’ Euthanized After Catastrophic Injury

CBS DFW News 10/5 12:38P CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) The Dallas Zoo is mourning the sudden loss of three-month-old giraffe calf, Marekani. Late in the day on Saturday, October 2, she was observed walking with a limp, but shifted into...