🌱 Dallas Has The Worst Traffic + Decrease In Homicides In 2022

Hello all. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Daily. Follow along to find out everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 56 Low: 37.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Dallas officially made the list for the worst traffic among major U.S. cities. Coming in at No. 14 in a list of 25 major cities, the report from INRIX said traffic in Dallas cost drivers about $953 last year. Other Texas cities made the list like Houston (No. 9) and Austin (No. 18). (CW33 Dallas)
2. For the second year in a row, Dallas Police Department reported a decrease in homicides for 2022. The police department tallied 214 murders; however, this number doesn't include homicides which are considered justifiable or those incidents when the department is not the lead investigator in the city. According to The Dallas Morning News, the homicide count for 2022 was 243. (Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)
3. A two-time escapee from jail is back behind bars – this time, in Dallas. Tyler Charles Payne, 31, escaped from the Choctaw County Jail in Mississippi on Christmas Eve – for the second time – before he was arrested in Dallas. Police were pursuing a stolen Porche on I-35, which Payne was driving, when it crashed. Payne was ultimately taken to the Dallas County Jail. (KXII)

Today in Dallas:

• Dallas KidsWorld Market At Dallas Market Center (8:30 AM)
• Parent Café At Community Partners Of Dallas (10:00 AM)
• Chris Distefano At House Of Blues Dallas (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you a "Yellowstone" fan? See you you can be part of the spinoff "1883: The Bass Reeves Story" filming in North Texas here. (Visit Dallas via Facebook)
• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this week? Check out the list of events happening in and around Dallas this week at the link! (CultureMap Dallas)
• It's officially Girl Scout cookie season! Kick it off with the cookie cocktail bar at Sweet Tooth Hotel on Elm Street. Get all the details at the link. (CultureMap Dallas)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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.