A blaze tore through the Westover on 80 apartments in Mesquite Wednesday evening, drawing multiple engine and ladder crews to the US‑80 corridor. Officials have not yet released a cause or injury count.

A midwifery partnership with Diana Health helped Texas Health Allen report higher births and lower cesarean rates in 2025, hospital officials say.

MilkShake Factory will open in Preston Valley on Saturday, July 11, with handspun shakes, sundaes and opening-day giveaways. The new outpost brings the chain's chocolates and signature shakes to North Dallas.

Twenty Dallas ISD campuses will start the 2026‑27 year in late July under an ADSY early‑start pilot that adds instructional days and Saturday sessions. District leaders say the change aims to curb summer learning loss.

A Fort Worth driver led troopers on a pursuit that ended in a creek crash; a child was found in the vehicle and the driver was arrested and charged.

Chick‑fil‑A is expanding across the Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs: Prosper and Melissa are open, and Royse City, Azle and a DFW Terminal A spot are coming online this week and summer.

Target will open its first Little Elm store on July 26, adding roughly 200 jobs and a large grocery-forward store to the US 380 corridor.

HOPS Kitchen and Bar, from Hush owners Donny Wu and Tommy Zheng, will open a 7,200‑sq‑ft Chinese steakhouse in Old Town Keller with a whiskey bar and speakeasy.

UT Arlington will pilot a paid, yearlong teacher residency starting fall 2027, placing about 10 residents at Trinity Basin Preparatory with district-paid salaries and sustained mentorship.

Wok Star opened a West Village outpost with soup dumplings, hand‑pulled noodles and orange chicken plus a roomy enclosed patio for Uptown diners.

Southbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway at West Park Boulevard in Plano were closed after a fatal crash, police said. Drivers were urged to seek alternate routes.

Highs near 98°F Monday with heat index into the low 100s and gusts to 30 mph. Cooling centers are available across the city.

Seritage signed an option to sell a Dallas Valley View property for $50.76M, but the closing window stretches into 2028 and the project ties into the Mavericks’ arena search. Investors say the price helps the balance sheet but the timeline and entitlements create execution risk.