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A lot can change in four years, and there may be no area more starkly affected in dallas than the cost of housing. An analysis by real estate and rental platform Zillow Group Inc. shows the income needed to comfortably afford a home in Dallas is up by $53,679 since January 2020. That puts the […]

Sundays can be days for catching up on things, including local stories you may have missed in last week’s daily digital editions of The Birmingham News. So, to help you out, here are some of the stories our readers found most interesting. Hoover trash pickup: Thousands of local AmWaste customers with Wednesday/Saturday garbage pickups will […]

Joann Collier departed this life on March 06, 2024. She will always be known for her love of family and adventure. She and her beloved husband Mike shared in many outdoor adventures. The countless stories of hiking, biking, and spelunking will remain as treasured memories. If you were to pass Joann on a trail, you […]

Checotah (Okla.) wide receiver Elijah Thomas committed to the in-state Sooners last summer, and the Top247 prospect was a nice win for Emmett Jones and the Oklahoma staff. Several other schools threw their hat in the ring for Thomas, but there haven’t been many whispers to Thomas looking elsewhere. Red Oak (Texas) wide receiver Taz […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city’s Transportation Commission voted unanimously to suspend A1’s towing & Hauling permit for 30 days during a hearing Thursday. Members said the penalty was due to various ordinance violations concerning the fees they were charging for towing and storage. Police say A1’s Towing vandalized semi truck after booting it A1’s Towing […]

A man died after being shot late Wednesday in an arlington neighborhood. Officers responded about 10:15 p.m. to the 2400 block of Hollandale Circle, near Carter Drive, after someone reported hearing gunshots and seeing a man lying on the ground, police said. They found the victim, who had an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was […]

SAN ANTONIO — Plano East completed a monumental feat Saturday night, winning the Class 6A state championship in boys basketball and capping off a perfect 40-0 year. Only two other teams in dallas-area history finished as undefeated state champions — Duncanville in 5A in 2007 and Lincoln in 4A in 2002. Plano East is the first […]

Image Young Thug is kicking off the new year with some positive energy. The Punk rapper recently helped a stranded motorist fire up his vehicle. “Just gave this man a jumpstart,” he said on his Instagram Story while panning the camera to the driver’s truck on the side of the road. “I don’t know why […]

By: Angel B. Dukha III - 54 seconds ago Brooke Van Sickle. —PVL IMAGES Petro Gazz had the services of Brooke van Sickle for four games now in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). And the Filipino-American hitter has gotten better each time she steps on the court. Van Sickle credits her improvements to her teammates. […]

5-Year-Old Boy Finds Dinosaur mansfield, Texas (NewsFix) – Dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes. Well, it also turns out so do Dino-diggers. "Over the past few years, we've found a lot of really amazing things, but this is by far the most awesome thing we've found." Yeah, dallas zoo keeper Tim Brys and his […]