December 2021 - DailyNewsDallasTexas

Friday, December 31, 2021

Police Warn Citizens To Not Ring In New Year With Celebratory Gunfire

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – As many people ring in the new year by watching fireworks shoot up in the sky, police will be on the lookout...
Read More

Mental Health Experts Offer Advice On Beating The Post-Holiday Blues

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — The holidays are almost over, and it’s not uncommon to experience the post-holiday blues. “The holidays are som...
Read More

Freezing Temps Are Coming; It’s Time To Winterize Your Home

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – We may have just had the warmest Christmas day on record, but that’s surely going to change into the new yea...
Read More

Dallas Police Shut Down Alleged Chop Shop

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM)  – On Friday, Dec. 31, Dallas Police shut down an alleged chop shop after discovering several stolen vehicles on a Dalla...
Read More

No License Needed As Fish Fall From The Sky In East Texas City

TEXARKANA, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — As spotty showers cross the Metroplex, there was something other than water falling in one Texas city recen...
Read More

Acting And Comedic Great Betty White Dead At 99

HOLLYWOOD (CBSDFW.COM) — Just weeks before her 100th birthday, the American treasure that was actress and comedian Betty White has died. W...
Read More

Texas Asks FEMA For More Federal COVID Testing Sites, Medical Personnel, Antibody Treatments

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – On December 31 Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas and the Texas Department of State Health ...
Read More

FAA Warns It May Be Forced To Delay More Airline Flights Because Of COVID

(CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning that more air travel headaches may be in store, even as airlines ca...
Read More

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Restaurants Already Strained By Staffing Crisis Hit By COVID-19 And Flu

IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – When Maacs Grill in Irving had two employees call in sick last week, the restaurant shut down for several...
Read More

Dallas’ Parkland Hospital Seeing Number Of COVID-19 Patients Almost Double Every Few Days

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The COVID-19 omicron variant is spreading through Dallas like never before. On Thursday, Dec. 30, new COVID-19 ...
Read More

Body Found In Vehicle Pulled From Pond In North Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM)  – A woman was found dead after first responders recovered a vehicle from a pond in North Fort Worth on Thursday, De...
Read More

1 Killed, 3 Injured In Helicopter Crash Near Houston

LIVINGSTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – One person is dead and three more are injured after a helicopter crashed northwest of Houston on Thursd...
Read More

Parker County Sheriff Releases Photos Of Suspect In Storage Facility Burglaries

PARKER COUNTY  – The Parker County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for information on a man they say is involved in a string of ov...
Read More

ERCOT Says Texas Electric Generators Ready For Winter Weather Following On-Site Winterization Inspections

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced Thursday, Dec. 30 it has completed on-site inspections of ...
Read More

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Reunion Tower Prepares For Biggest NYE Display Ever, Including Drones For The First Time

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – They say “everything is bigger in Texas.” And that’s surely the case this New Year’s Eve. The countdown to the ...
Read More

1 Air Traffic Control Tower Closed At DFW Airport Due To Health-Related Staffing Shortage

DFW AIRPORT (CBSDFW.COM) – The Federal Aviation Administration put a “ground stop” in effect at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airpor...
Read More

Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted In Jeffrey Epstein Sex Abuse Case

NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – A jury in New York on Wednesday convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of grooming minors for sexual abuse at ...
Read More

Denton Announces More Temporary Facility Closures Due To COVID-19

DENTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM)  – After closing its animal shelters temporarily yesterday, the City of Denton is closing other facilities for t...
Read More

Fort Worth Police ID Suspected Gunman In Tow Truck Driver Shooting

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM)  – Fort Worth Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man suspected of shooting a tow truck dri...
Read More

Texas Oil Billionaire William ‘Tex’ Moncrief Jr. Passes Away At 101

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil and gas empire ov...
Read More

Officials Plead For North Texans To Get Fully Vaccinated And Stay Safe As COVID-19 Cases Surge

DESOTO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM)  – Officials across DFW are pleading for North Texans to get fully vaccinated and stay safe as COVID-19 cases sur...
Read More

Garland Police ID Suspected Shooter In Triple Murder, Searching For 14-Year-Old Abel Elias Acosta

GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Garland Police have identified a 14-year-old boy wanted for allegedly shooting and killing three teens a...
Read More

Cook Children’s Spiritual Care

A child's illness and hospitalization can be a difficult time for any family. from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://ift.tt/3qzwPpN
Read More

Taylor Bears

Making children feel special, one bear at a time. from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://ift.tt/3sYgPkf
Read More

Parkland Hospital Reducing Visiting Hours As COVID-19 Cases Rise

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Parkland Memorial Hospital is set to reduce visiting hours to 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily on inpatient care units, beginni...
Read More

Prepare To Hunker Down As The Strongest Cold Front Of The Season Moves Into North Texas

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Let’s start this here weather story with a Haiku: This record warmth Unusual so deep in winter Find coat...
Read More

Search Continues For Missing Texas 3-Year-Old Lina Khil

SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM) — It has been nine days since anyone has seen a missing three year old girl in Texas. Police in San Antonio say t...
Read More

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Dallas County Public Health Committee Moves COVID-19 Threat Level To ‘Red’

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County’s Public Health Committee has moved the COVID-19 threat level back to RED for Stay Home, Stay Safe. It...
Read More

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Remembers John Madden, Hall Of Fame Coach, Broadcaster, Who Died At 85

(CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a wee...
Read More

Fort Worth’s ‘The Warm Place’ Named PGA Tour Charity Of The Year

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The mementos are everywhere and the memories will never fade in The Warm Place nestled in the heart of Fort ...
Read More