Adamson High School English teacher Israel Alfaro was hailed a hero after pulling a pilot out of a fiery gas balloon crash.
Lana Del Rey and country artist Nikki Lane shopped at Bishop Arts’ Rare Heart Vintage and Dolly Python.
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The newly revitalized Longhorn Ballroom reopened.
15 people were arrested by FBI and Dallas Police in Oak Cliff on drug and firearm charges.
Nine schools in District 7 welcomed new principals.
Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving sported a South Oak Cliff 2022 state championship hat during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
After eight years of advocacy and a $1 million restoration project, the Japanese Garden at Kidd Springs Park opened in June.
The track field at John Kincade Stadium was named after Sha’Carri Richardson, a Carter High School alumna and the “fastest woman in the world.”
An Adamson senior was awarded a trip to NASA and a summer internship with a local tech company.
Marco Antonio Gonzalez, who trafficked methamphetamine through his car dealership Hampton Motors, was sentenced to life in prison.
Dallas banned short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods.
A cyber attack took Dallas city and police websites offline.
Oak Cliff-based rapper and former tiger cub owner Trapboy Freddy, pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in federal court in May. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Oak Cliff barber-turned-comedian Ralph Barbosa was featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Bird, Lime and Superpedestrian were permitted to bring back e-scooters and e-bikes.
Pasos for Oak Cliff founders partnered with Netflix for a new rom-com.
Restaurant Beatrice and Lucia made the James Beard finalist list.
A missing leopard, a dead vulture and two stolen tamarins brought chaos to the Dallas Zoo.
Integrity Foundation’s leadership academy gifted nearly 100 bikes to Faith Family Academy students who had perfect attendance or whose parents attended meet the teacher night.
The 175-year-old pecan tree that sits on a patch of land on North Beckley Avenue was declared historic.
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A new West Dallas fire station replaced the 70-year-old facility.
Former South Oak Cliff High School girls basketball coach Gary Blair was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
