🌱 Severe DFW Storm Damage + Hensley Field Affordable Housing Proposal

Hello, friends! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your fresh copy of the Dallas Daily. Keep reading to find out all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 59 Low: 39.

Here are the top four stories today in Dallas:

1. Severe storms and at least one reported tornado Tuesday damaged the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area. According to the National Weather Service, severe winds damaged homes, trees, businesses, and more. At least seven people were also reported injured as a result of the storms. (CNN)
2. The Dallas City Council will consider a new master plan to transform Hensley Field, a former naval air station next to Mountain Creek Lake, into affordable housing. Over a period of 20 years, the project would create a mixed-use, mixed-income lakefront development with more than 6,800 homes on the 738-acre site. (The Dallas Morning News)
3. To avoid paying a $108,750 penalty for violating Texas emergency medical services rules, Dallas Fire-Rescue has agreed to random state inspections and other conditions. The Nov. 17 settlement between the city and the Department of State Health Services is the result of investigations that found at least six Dallas Fire-Rescue employees violated state EMS rules. (The Dallas Morning News)
4. On Dec. 12, police gave an update about the impact of fentanyl in Dallas. The department's special investigations division found that more than 60 accidental deaths involving controlled substances had been linked to fentanyl in the last year. Dallas Police Major Devon Palk said the majority of fentanyl in Dallas is laced with other drugs and sold as something else. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)

Today in Dallas:

• Texas Tamaladas: A Family Tradition At Dallas City Hall (8:30 AM)
• Cookies And Crafts With Santa At Fretz Park Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• The Immersive Nutcracker At Lighthouse Dallas (Various Times)

From my notebook:

• The City of Dallas announced that Assistant City Manager, Elizbeth Cedillo-Pereira, will be the special guest on this week's episode of the "Keeping It Real" podcast. Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 15, to listen. (City of Dallas via Twitter)
• The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating 19-year-old Gregory Ellison, a suspect in the homicide on Al Lipscomb Way. Visit the link to see a picture of Ellison. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Patty Belew at 214-671-3603 or email patty.belew@dallaspolice.gov. (Dallas Police Department via Facebook)
• Heads up, house hunters! View the link to see the latest homes for sale and upcoming open houses in the Dallas area, including a four-bedroom in Fort Worth for $396,000. (Dallas Patch)

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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.