Top news stories of 2022 in Dallas Fort Worth Texas

DALLAS — After a whirlwind yr, 2022 is coming to an in depth.

Here are the highest 10 native stories on WFAA.com that you simply clicked on this yr:

1. Athena Strand: Missing 7-year-old’s physique discovered two days after going lacking in Wise County — December 

Athena Strand went lacking from her Wise County house on Dec. 2. The 7-year-old had gotten into an argument with a member of the family and left her house in Paradise, Texas. 

Her physique was discovered on Dec. 3. Tanner Horner, 31, confessed to police that he had kidnapped and killed Strand. Horner, who was working as a contract FedEx truck driver, had been delivering a package deal to Athena’s household house when she was allegedly kidnapped. 

2. State Fair of Texas closes an hour early after false taking pictures scare on Friday, officers say — October

The State Fair of Texas closed an hour early on Oct. 14 as a result of fairgoers making an attempt to “create chaos” and crowds fearing that pictures had been fired on the fairgrounds, officers mentioned. 

Video and pictures circulating on social media confirmed folks operating and hiding all through the fairgrounds whereas panicked and not sure of what was happening. Other social media customers overtly claimed to have firsthand heard gunshots on the honest.

3. Dallas air present crash: Six useless after two planes collide, NTSB says — November

Two historic navy planes collided and crashed to the bottom on Nov. 12 throughout a Dallas air present, federal officers mentioned. The collision occurred in the course of the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas present. 

Six folks have been killed in the crash, 5 crew members in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and one aboard a Bell P-63 Kingcobra. 

4. North Texas teen who went lacking from Mavs sport was marketed and bought for intercourse in Oklahoma City. Her household says many individuals may’ve stopped it. — May

On April 8, a 15-year-old lady from North Richland Hills went to a Dallas Mavericks sport together with her dad on the American Airlines Center. 

She went to the toilet proper earlier than halftime. She by no means made it again to her seat.

She was discovered a number of days later in a lodge in one other state. 

5. AT&T Stadium amongst doable Super Bowl LVI alternative venue choices — January 

While it wasn’t wanted, the NFL thought of AT&T Stadium as a alternative venue for this yr’s Super Bowl. The Big Game befell on Feb. 13 on the brand-new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

A Dallas Cowboys entrance workplace supply instructed WFAA that the group and league had engaged in preliminary discussions about AT&T Stadium serving as an emergency website for the 2022 Super Bowl ought to at-the-time COVID restrictions in California created issues with enjoying the sport in Southern California.

7. Hostage scenario at North Texas synagogue ends with all hostages secure and suspect useless, authorities say — January 

After an almost 12-hour hostage negotiation on Jan. 15, authorities confirmed all 4 hostages taken on the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, have been alive and secure.

SWAT officers with the Colleyville Police Department responded to the scene simply after 10:30 a.m. The Federal Bureau of Investigations confirmed the id of the hostage taker was Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen.

8. A North Texas faculty district is banning hoodies and limiting attire and skirts — June

A North Texas faculty district has introduced an up to date costume code for the upcoming faculty yr, together with a ban on hoodies and attire. The Forney Independent School District, a district of about 14,000 college students east of Dallas, introduced the modifications in June. 

According to the district’s online statement and YouTube video, officers mentioned there are short- and long-term advantages for the brand new costume code.

9. Wednesday’s Child: He’s been in foster care for many of his life. At 13, all Time needs is an opportunity to be somebody’s son. — May 

Tim is able to be accomplished with the state being his guardian. His massive blue eyes look drained now. He mentioned it is arduous for him to sleep, and he longs for the day he stops transferring from placement to placement.

“Kind of like being in a prison without walls. You got runners, but then where you gonna [sic] go if you run? Absolutely nowhere but right back to where you ran from,” he mentioned. 

10. 2 tickets in Texas gained $1M in Mega Millions. Here’s the place they have been bought. — July 

In July, two profitable Mega Millions tickets have been bought in Texas and acquired in Plano and Prairie View. 

The Plano ticket was bought at a RaceTrac comfort retailer, situated at 1100 W. Park Blvd. The Prairie View ticket was purchased from a Fuel Maxx, situated at 420 University Dr.