Your Wednesday Morning Headlines, March 22, 2023

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 3/22 2:11A CBS Texas

Students return to classes at Lamar High School today. Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD o host a meeting on fentanyl dangers tonight. Dallas Police are expected to release body cam footage of this weekend's officer-involved shooting.

Coach Ken Carter to speak at the Pot of Gold luncheon benefiting Rainbow Days, Inc.

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 3/20 4:24A Sharon Adams

Rainbow Days to Host 26 th Annual Pot of Gold Luncheon  Featuring Keynote Speaker Coach Ken Carter  Rainbow Days will host its 26 th annual Pot of Gold Luncheon at the Westin Dallas Galleria on...

Beloved Dallas Theater Finds New Home in Downtown Carrollton

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/18 10:27A Alanna Quillen

After saying goodbye to a city it called home for more than 40 years, a beloved and long-time staple of the Dallas theater scene has found a new home. Pocket Sandwich Theater cut the ribbon this week...

Plano Family Shares About Daughter's Fentanyl Death to Warn Other Parents and Teens

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/17 3:53P Vince Sims

Sienna Vaughn s parents describe her as a typical teen. She was just a really fun 16-year-old, her mother Stephanie Vaughn said. One night hanging with a friend in their home took a tragic turn when...

Grapevine Air Force Vet Who Stormed Capitol in Combat Gear Sentenced to Prison

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/17 10:21A Michael Kunzleman | The Associat

A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Larry Brock joined...

16-year-old dies after taking Percocet laced with fentanyl

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 3/16 6:24P J.D. Miles

PLANO (CBSNewsTexas.com) A Plano family's nightmare sheds more disturbing light on the deadly toll fentanyl is taking on children. A high school cheerleader has died after taking what she thought was a pain pill but was actually laced with...

Rent Increases Once Again Gain Steam, Forcing Some From Home

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/15 4:45P Allie Spillyards

In the next few days, movers will arrive to help Donna Cathey pack up and move from Grapevine to Lake Worth. It’s a choice she says she was forced to make. Just a couple of weeks before Christmas I...

Grapevine's Great Wolf Lodge May Get $17 Million Renovation, Expansion

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/15 11:00A Mitchell Parton, Dallas Morning

Grapevine’s Great Wolf Lodge water park resort could get a $17 million makeover. Planning documents submitted to the state for the resort describes renovations to public areas and additions that include a grand staircase, arcade relocation,...

Increased Fentanyl Overdose Deaths a ‘Wake Up Call' on Need for Action, Texas Lawmaker Says

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/10 4:49P Lili Zheng

There is proposed legislation that would create a more effective way to track the prevalence of fentanyl overdoses, says a Texas lawmaker. Texas state Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-North Richland Hills, said the bill will bring together different...

Fifth Person Arrested in DOJ, DEA Probe Into Carrollton Fentanyl Overdoses

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 3/10 11:48A NBCDFW Staff

A Flower Mound man is facing a drug charge after federal investigators say he supplied drugs containing fentanyl to a juvenile who overdosed, officials with the Department of Justice said Friday....

Teen charged with supplying fentanyl pills to Carrollton trafficker

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 3/10 8:48A Alex Keller

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) A Flower Mound teen accused of supplying fentanyl to a drug trafficker linked to at least one juvenile overdose has been arrested. Authorities announced on Friday afternoon that Stephen Paul Brinson, 18, was arrested on...

Spring Break is almost here! Fun things to do across North Texas

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 3/9 12:30P Alex Keller

(CBSNewsTexas.com) If you're looking for something fun to do during Spring Break, there are plenty of options available across North Texas. Looking for something to keep the kids active? Many local libraries, recreation centers, and community...

Juliette Fowler Communities Named First Southwest Regional Site in America for Mural Mosaics...

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 3/9 12:05A Elizabeth Lenart

The 10-by-20-foot mosaic mural to be unveiled March 29 will feature artwork from 1,500 artists from Southwestern states and throughout North America, including residents and staff from Juliette Fowler...