Balch Springs

The city recognized the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” who passed through Balch Springs during her historic walk in 2016 to make Juneteenth a national holiday.

More than a month after record-breaking rain flooded out many North Texans, time and money are running out for Balch Springs families who still have no place to go.

The struggle is just beginning for many families in Balch Springs who woke up to find their homes flooded. A state of disaster has been declared in Dallas County after torrential rainfall flooded homes, stranded dozens of motorists on streets and highways that looked more like canals and delayed air traffic at local airports.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared a state of disaster late Monday afternoon after torrential rainfall flooded homes in Balch Springs and Dallas, stranded dozens of motorists on streets and highways that looked more like canals and delayed air traffic at local airports.

Families in the North Texas suburb are picking up the pieces after a brush fire burned through at least 20 homes on Monday.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals took the rare step Wednesday in the landmark case of Roy Oliver, who was convicted of murder in the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.

A Texas appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and 15-year sentence of a white former Balch Springs police officer who fatally shot Jordan…

Late Wednesday night, a Dallas County jury sentenced former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver to 15 years in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000…

Many residents in Balch Springs, Texas, haven't been following the trial of Roy Oliver, the white former police officer who was found guilty of murder in…

Updated, 8:22 p.m. CTRoy Oliver, a former police officer in Balch Springs, Texas, was found guilty of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of unarmed…

Former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver took the stand Thursday, testifying he shot into a car full of teenagers last year because he thought his…

The trial of former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver continues this week in Dallas.He’s facing murder charges for shooting into a car full of…