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🌱Teens Charged In East Dallas Murder + Holiday At The Arboretum

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Morning, neighbors! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your brand-new copy of theDallas Daily.


First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 52.


Here are the top stories today in Dallas:

  1. Two teenagers face murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man Friday afternoon in Far East Dallas. Officers were dispatched about 4:20 p.m. to the 1700 block of Barnes Bridge Road, near Garland Road, where they found a man lying on the ground who had multiple gunshot wounds. The man, identified as 22-year-old Isiah Thompson, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Geovani Arreguin, 19, and Luis Angel Martinez, 17, each faces one count of murder. (The Dallas Morning News)
  2. It's the most wonderful time of the year at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. This year's Holiday at the Arboretum, on view through December 31, is even more wonderful with a new 50 ft. tall Dazzling Musical Tree, adding extra twinkle to the garden's festivities. The tree, which overlooks White Rock Lake, features more than 42,000 lights, swirling and dancing to holiday music. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
  3. A woman was killed, and a man critically injured, in a Saturday shooting outside Dallas Academy Sports + Outdoors. (FOX 4 Dallas)
  4. County Judge Clay Jenkins will officially be filing for re-election, seeking his fourth term as Dallas County's top official. (The Dallas Morning News)
  5. A Dallas woman was arrested after verbally assaulting, then punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)

Today in Dallas:

  • Keep America Beautiful National Conference (All Day)
  • Dallas, Get your Sam's Club Membership and Donate 25% to Action Against Hunger! (9:00 AM)
  • Senior Advisory Board Meeting - City of Rowlett (10:00 AM)
  • Youth Services Take-N-Makes - Watauga Public Library (10:00 AM)
  • Curbside Craft for Adults- Gratitude (10:00 AM)
  • How to Fund Your Business (11:00 AM)
  • The FRIENDS Experience (12:00 PM)
  • Inside Perkins - Southern Methodist University (12:30 PM)

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Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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