Dallas Irish Fest to be seasoned with Canadian flavor
The spirit of Canada, so prevalent during the Vancouver Winter Olympics, will be felt in equal earnest on March 5-7 when the 28th annual North Texas Irish Festival at Dallas? Fair Park, spotlighting the Irish influence on the French Acadian regions of Eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and other provinces along the eastern Canadian seaboard).

Recession did a number on Texas in 2009, Dallas Fed report finds
Recession did a number on Texas in 2009, Dallas Fed report finds

1,000 Texans Trapped in Homes Freed by Texas Ramp Project Volunteers
DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past four years 1,000 Texans with limited mobility have received safe, independent exit and entry to their homes with wheelchair ramps provided free of charge by The Texas Ramp Project. "The Texas Ramp Project built a beautiful, wonderful ramp for me, which gives me the freedom to come and go," said one ramp recipient.

Dallas nonprofit leader answers call to rescue Haitian orphans
LARA SOLT/DMNAfter the Jan. 12 earthquake, five siblings were left without parents, and a Dallas woman took the first steps toward her new children.

Liz Carpenter, Texas humorist, women's rights crusader and aide to Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, dies at 89
AUSTIN - Liz Carpenter, a Texas humorist and women's rights crusader who trolled the corridors of power in Washington as a journalist and trusted aide to Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, never shedding her common touch and flair as a friend-maker, party-thrower and mentor, died Saturday morning in Austin. She was 89.

Wintry Weather Continues To Plague Parts Of Texas
Heavy snow continued to fall Sunday on parts of Texas as a wintry spring storm continued to move eastward.

Spring snowstorm blankets North Texas
As much as six inches of heavy, fluffy, sticky snow blanketed North Texas on the first full day of spring. Collin County appeared to get the most accumulation. "An upper-level low got east of Collin County and stopped," explained WFAA-TV meteorologist Steve McCauley. More than five inches of snow was measured in Frisco Sunday morning, with impressive totals at other locations' 6.0" Farmersville ...

$23M TIGER Grant Awarded for Dallas Streetcar
The Downtown Dallas Streetcar project has been awarded $23 million in TIGER Grants.The TIGER (Transp...

Flurries fall, temps near freezing across Dallas area
Dallas-area residents woke up this morning to find snow on the ground. Today is the second day of spring, and meteorologists are calling for high temperatures in the lower to mid-40s.

Snow arrives in Dallas County
DALLAS ? While the season has changed  ? at least officially ? one more wintry snow blast headed to North Texas Saturday night. "It's already freezing here in Decatur," said WFAA-TV meteorologist Steve McCauley at 6 p.m. Saturday. "It's 40 degrees colder than what we were this time yesterday. The snow is moving in an easterly direction. It will be covering much of North Texas for this evening ...

Texas, Baylor find recruiting sweet spot in Dallas with Tiffany Moore, Odyssey Sims
The talents of The Dallas Morning News All-Area girls players make them highly sought-after recruits for big-time women's college basketball programs.

AMA Supercross heads for Dallas, Reed still out
The 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, makes its first visit to the great state of Texas this weekend and a return to historic Dallas and the inaugural visit to the brand new, state-of-the-art Cowboys Stadium located in Arlington. Monster Energy Supercross last visit to Dallas was in 2008 and if history is any indication, Saturday night will surel...

2 face sentencing Friday in Dallas City Hall corruption case
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn is expected to sentence former Dallas lawyer John Jerome Lewis, 47, and Kevin James Dean, 45, an asphalt company owner and former Texas Christian University football player, to about three years in prison each.

Sens try to stop Texas-sized skid in Dallas
With one win since returning from the Olympic break, the Ottawa Senators are losing their chance at a Northwest Division title. A playoff appearance also could be in jeopardy if their losing streak lasts much longer.

2 sentenced in Dallas City Hall corruption case
Two lesser-known defendants in the Dallas City Hall corruption case were sentenced to federal prison today. The sentences followed guilty pleas by John Jerome Lewis, a former Dallas lawyer, and Kevin James Dean, an asphalt company owner and former Texas Christian University football player who was on the San Francisco 49ers for one season. Lewis, 47, received a year and a day in federal prison ...

North Texas Family Pleads For Health Care Reform
On the eve of the expected vote on health care reform, a North Texas woman gave a passionate plea to President Barack Obama. "Where are you when we need you?" Cheri Killion said while her sister remains critically hospitalized.

Texas Health Plano designated an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility
The Texas Department of State Health Services recently designated Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano as an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, recognizing the hospital?s multi-disciplinary trauma team.

Meyers double-threat for UT-Dallas
Mallory Meyers is happy now being able to focus on just one sport at UT-Dallas. Meyers, a former high school standout in softball and basketball at Smithson Valley, tried juggling both sports her first two years with the Comets, but decided in December to devote all her efforts to softball.

Celtics step up in Texas
DALLAS - Only quality wins need apply. Under coach Doc Rivers' recently-stated guideline, the principle...

Losses pile up as Senators collapse in Dallas
There were bright moments in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars.