East Dallas

Salvador Ruiz’s handmade skyline behind an East Dallas restaurant crafted from Styrofoam, cardboard and found objects has become a Casa Linda Plaza attraction.

Artist Antonio Lechuga was shot while jogging, a victim of gun violence. The experience not only transformed his life but also how he creates art, using thick blankets or cobijas, to paint collages.

From art representing childhood memories to art depicting low rider culture to the trauma of immigration enforcement, the exhibition “Chicano” at Art on Main gallery encompasses the work of over 50 North Texas artists.

Antonio Lechuga taught himself to sew after the shooting and opened a new chapter in his career.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

Anthony Paz Torres pleaded guilty to five federal hate crimes for killing one person and attempting to kill four others at a tire shop on Buckner Boulevard in 2015, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday.

Police chief Eddie Garcia said officers were responding to an armed encounter call at the time of the shooting.

The southeast community of Joppa, one of the original freedmen’s towns of Dallas, is holding a community cleanup of what will be their first multipurpose center.

Update: Fans of Lakewood Theater descended on a dumpster outside the iconic movie house Thursday to rescue antique seats, trashed to give crews more room…

Several Dallas police officers and SWAT members were involved in an hours-long standoff this morning in East Dallas with a man who shot a woman and then…

A group of parents who live around White Rock Lake in East Dallas wants to split from the Dallas Independent School District. That’s right, the group…

Summertime, fresh air, blue skies can bring to mind healthy fresh produce, though you don’t expect it to happen near downtown Dallas! Commentator Joan…