Irving News

The Irving Independent School District is 100 years old this year. A lot has changed from year 1909 to present day and one of those changes has been the ethnic diversity of its student body.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other law enforcement officers arrested 81 transnational gang members, their associates and immigration status violators in a six-day operation throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex that ended Saturday night.

Originally published July 1, 2009 at 8:25 a.m., updated July 1, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. BAGHDAD a ' Iraq's government on Wednesday approved a BP-led consortium's offer to develop a giant oil field in the south, moving forward with the only deal struck during a much-hyped but ultimately disappointing international oil auction.

Federal agents and local law enforcement officers have arrested 81 foreign-national gang members, their associates and immigration violators in a multi-day operation that included several cities throughout the Dallas//Fort Worth area, according to a federal press release.

The woman who led authorities on a nearly two-hour chase from Irving to White Rock Lake in Dallas early Tuesday morning was wanted on an outstanding cocaine-possession charge, the Dallas County sheriff's department said.

The City of Irving strengthened its solicitation and handbill ordinance to increase pedestrian and motorist safety, and improve traffic flow and the aesthetics of major roads.

It all started in Room B205. The journalism students who took classes in that room at Irving High School in the 1980s encountered a once-in-a-lifetime-type teacher in Sherri Taylor , who clearly left her mark.

A scuba diver's drowning remains a mystery for Irving police who believe it was an accident.

The death of a 27-year-old man who drowned while diving for golf balls Wednesday is being investigated as an industrial accident, authorities say.

It's a marriage made in heaven: The new Cowboys Stadium looks like a giant aquarium, and American Idol is the biggest whale in pop culture.

A 27-year-old man drowned while diving for golf balls at an Irving country club Wednesday night, according to officials.

Investigators searched for clues Wednesday to identify a man who fell to his death during the weekend from an elevated highway that was under construction.

Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez seems disinclined to chat about his new salary contract, which is truly breathtaking.

Every time Irving raises its water and garbage collection fees, 71-year-old Karen Sloat feels the financial squeeze in her fixed income.

The King and I is so anchored in performance tradition that it's the hardest Rodgers and Hammerstein musical to bring something fresh to.

Via Real restaurant offers the clientele a unique and interesting place to have Sunday Brunch at, in fact the place has a comfortable style and the dcor of is warm and inviting with its brick walls and a splendid view.

When theaters around the country attract the attention of the venerable Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, it's usually because they've done something wrong - and R&H isn't shy about shutting down a show it thinks has betrayed the intentions of the most successful writing team in the history of the American musical theater.

Coppell Mayor Pro Tem Karen Hunt shakes hands with Sadak Shaik, lower right, vice-president of the board of directors of the Manara Academy after the Coppell City Council approved the school's request for a zoning change.

DART's "Car of the future" Irving, Texas. June 3, 2009 Irving leaders are working to ensure that the third and final phase of the DFW Orange Line includes a direct connection between Terminals A and B at DFW International Airport as originally promised by Dallas Area Rapid Transit .

Irving, Texas. June 15, 2009 The Irving Police Department has announced that this summer they will begin a "Summer Hoops" program for students ages 10-14. This free program is designed to provide a safe and secure option for this age group of kids who might otherwise have trouble staying busy during the summer.