Five stories that have North Texas talking: Indictments are likely to come soon in the John Wiley Price investigation; Dallas County announces it will take in 2,000 immigrant children; two of the Dallas Zoo鈥檚 stars are featured in People; and more.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is scheduled to meet with prosecutors on Wednesday to learn about the years-long federal inquiry against him. Price鈥檚 lawyer, Billy Ravkind, told that indictments are likely to come in the next several weeks. He says possible tax evasion charges against Price concern him. Price isn鈥檛 interested in a plea deal, Ravkind told the newspaper. No criminal charges have been filed, and Ravkind denies any corruption. 鈥淣ews of the planned meeting comes exactly three years after federal agents searched Price鈥檚 home and office,鈥� 鈥淭he search warrant cited a number of possible violations, including theft and bribery involving federally funded programs, tax evasion, fraud and money laundering.鈥� And . KDFW-TV (Channel 4) Read 四虎影院鈥檚 earlier coverage and .
- Community meetings could begin by the end of the week to discuss the thousands of immigrant children who will soon be cared for in Dallas County. "On Saturday, at the Democratic state convention, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced plans to open facilities that will house Jenkins says plans to transfer some of the immigrant children to Dallas County began a little over a week ago. Local religious leaders returned from the Rio Grande Valley where they visited cramped holding centers with children eating in rooms with open toilets."
- The Dallas Police Department raised some eyebrows when it recently posted a video on its blog of earlier this month. "Officers Brad Uptmore and Matthew Parson responded to the report of a distraught man who was clinging to the rail of a bridge at West Northwest Highway and Harry Hines Boulevard near Dallas Love Field. At first, the officers tried talking to the man to convince him not to take his own life. He threatened several times that he was going to jump. The man, who was armed with a knife, eventually dropped his weapon over the bridge. The officers then approached the man and took him into custody. He was taken to a local hospital."
- Two of the biggest stars are featured in People magazine. Winspear, a cheetah, and Amani, a black Labrador retriever, get a They鈥檝e been raised together since They鈥檝e bonded like brothers, People says. Amani likes to lick Winspear, who will purr. 鈥淭hey grew even closer last January when Winspear鈥檚 brother These dog-cat partnerships are becoming more common at zoos, including San Diego and Cincinnati, People says. Catch up on 四虎影院鈥檚 coverage of these (And .)
- Two Texans appeared on 鈥淩ising Star,鈥� the new ABC reality singing show, Sunday night. Will Roth of Watauga wowed the crowd with his performance of 鈥淪weater Weather鈥� by The Neighborhood. Egypt Dixon of Texarkana sang 鈥淔ancy鈥� by Iggy Azalea. The show premiered last week, so Roth moved on to the next round, but Dixon didn鈥檛 advance. During the show, 鈥渧iewers vote in real-time via an app to determine if the singer will advance,鈥� ABC says. Here鈥檚 鈥淲ill describes himself as a nerd and a true gentleman. He is a vet tech by day, who sings to the animals to comfort them as they are being put down, and at night, he is a private investigator. Will loves videogames and Game of Thrones, archery and camping. Though he鈥檚 quiet in everyday life, he says he鈥檚 a lion on stage, and is driven by moving people emotionally through his music.鈥�
