North Texas tornado caused damage, fatalities overnight Saturday, official says

Plus: ‘Accounts of horror’ from Gaza, hot Sunday, man accused in stepson's death [WEEKEND ROUNDUP]( Good morning, North Texas! Deep playoff runs for the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks, especially games that coincide with the holiday weekend, have meant [big business for the teams and local businesses]( near their home arena. “Every week has been record sales,” said Elias Pope, owner of Hero by HG, a bar and restaurant next to the American Airlines Center. We'll be back in your inbox Monday morning for more. — Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist   Mavericks (2-0): Last result, W 109-108; Next game, May 26 at 7 pm | [Mavs News]( Stars (1-1): Last result: W 3-1; Next game, May 27 at 7:30 pm | [Stars News](   [Late-night tornado kills at least 5, hurts many, destroys homes, Cooke County sheriff says]( Community near Valley View suffered “heavy damage” in the storm late Saturday; gas station where people [...] [Texas Republican platform calls for teaching Bible in schools, blocking abortion drugs]( Voting on 50 pages of platform proposals closed the state GOP convention, with final results expected by [...] [Five thoughts from Stars-Oilers Game 2: This time, Marchment’s goal stands to even series]( The Western Conference finals now shift to Edmonton for Game 3 with the series tied 1-1.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Man accused in death of 3-year-old stepson, Grand Prairie police say]( The boy is believed to have been assaulted at home before arriving at an emergency room, police say. [Sunday outlook: Near record heat in D-FW with a heat advisory for southeast North Texas]( Typical Memorial Day weekend weather [Eiseman Jewels is moving to remodel and expand its NorthPark store]( Tiffany & Co. has been under construction across the corridor since last year. Bachendorf’s expanded in the [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after news of player’s death]( Plano West’s Pierceson Coody is a stroke behind Scheffler heading into the final day at the Charles Schwab [...] [A look at where a house once stood with only steps remaining.]( [Krak Boba expands to Texas with first location in Addison]( The Southern California-based company specializes in milk teas, smoothies, coffee drinks and more. [MORE NEWS](   NEWS [Abeerah Muhammad, RN, speaks during a press conference in Plano.]( Abeerah Muhammad, RN (pictured), an ER/trauma nurse from Dallas, said while she was in Rafah, she experienced a siege and had to be evacuated. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) [‘Accounts of horror’: North Texas doctors share crisis in Gaza after returning from region]( Medical professionals stitching wounds of children with no numbing medication. Children covered with blood crying for their family members. A little boy just a few days old shot in the head while his mother was nursing him. On the second floor of a Plano office building, [these were just some of the accounts]( five Dallas-Fort Worth medical professionals described of the humanitarian and medical crisis in the Gaza Strip. “While we have addressed the physical damage, the emotional and psychological trauma endured by these families has not been discussed, and that is one thing too [that’s going] to last for a long time and their lifetime for sure,” said Dr. Syed Irfan Ali, a Dallas-based anesthesiologist. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   [The Dallas Morning News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X (formerly Twitter)]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2024 The Dallas Morning News • 1954 Commerce St. • Dallas, TX 75201