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Mesquite, TX - May 21, 2013 - Today, the National Weather Service out of Fort Worth is predicting that conditions are right in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area for strong to severe storms to develop this afternoon into the evening hours as the storms move across from the northwest to the southeast. These storms have the potential to produce very high winds and large, damaging hail. There is also a potential for tornadoes to develop.

Mesquite police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one victim shot and in critical condition.

It was a good day to be an incumbent city council candidate in Mesquite on May 11. After the final unofficial results were released by Dallas County Elections, the incumbents swept the three contested races.

For anyone looking to acquire a new pet or in need of vaccinations for their current pet, Mesquite Animal Services has just the event for you. The shelter will host an adoptahon from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at the Mesquite Animal Shelter, 1650 Gross Road.

Texans, take note: seat belts do more than protect lives. They can prevent $200 or more in fines and court costs from leaving a driver's - or a passenger's - wallet.

The city of Mesquite has been named a Playful City USA by KaBOOM! Mesquite joins 217 municipalities across the nation to receive the honor.

Adventurous spirits visiting the Mesquite Public Library this summer can enjoy movies, crafts, games and special entertainment - besides getting to read some great books. And children, teens and adults alike have the chance to win prizes by turning in logs tallying the books they've read.

With early voting now closed, Mesquite voters have one last opportunity to give their input into the city leadership. According to Dallas County, only 1,294 people chose to cast their ballots during the early election period.

The city of Mesquite has unveiled a new fee structure for its swimming pools that provides current residents with a price break on admission and passes cost increases for operations and maintenance to nonresidents.

The Mesquite City Council approved a waiver to allow a business, located at 1210 North Galloway Ave., to erect an alternative screening wall to what is called for in the city's code. The city code currently requires an 8-foot masonry screening wall to serve as a buffer between a commercial use and residential. With the council approval Monday, May 6, the business owner will be allowed to substitute an 8-foot wood or wrought-iron fence with masonry columns.

Children who attend the Boys and Girls Club in Mesquite were treated to a unique opportunity when Dallas Cowboys' tight end Jason Witten's SCORE Foundation and Albertson's joined forces to renovate and develop a learning center at the facility.

Terrell police arrested Armando Fuentes, 29, at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, after a vehicle chase involving a flatbed truck that began in Terrell came to an end near the intersection of Americana Lane and Galloway Avenue in Mesquite.

As more and more motorists venture out onto the highways, state officials are looking for ways to keep everyone safe as they travel.

Parents looking to help their young children develop character and learn social skills will soon have a new option. McKinney resident Deb Mathis will begin offering Soccer Shots to residents in the east side of Dallas County.

NEW YORK - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the indictment of four defendants for forging approximately 400 ATM and credit cards and using those cards to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims' accounts. The defendants - Garegin Spartalyan, 40, Aram Martirosian, 34, Hayk Dzhandzhapanyan, 40, And Davit Kudugulyan, 42 - are charged in a 405-count indictment with criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree, criminal possession of a forgery device, and criminal possession of forged instruments in the second degree.

The city of Mesquite's Real.Texas.Festival. drew large crowds both days of the event this year despite some cloudy and windy conditions on Friday, April 26.

Dallas County Health and Human Services announced on May 1 its collaboration with the DEET Education Program, Washington, D.C., to provide free insect repellent to low-income seniors in Dallas County to help protect against West Nile virus.

History was made during the Real.Texas.Festival. Battle of the Bands competition this year. For the first time since the event's inception, the festival crowned a two-time winner. The Dallas-based teenage rock band One Soul returned to successfully defend the title they claimed last year.

The smell of barbecue was ever-present at the Real.Texas.Festival. thanks to the annual Taste of Mesquite BBQ competition. The contest had a record number of cookers this year, with 59 entries into the competition. Last year's contest had 38 cookers.

The Mesquite Symphonic Band is gearing up for its annual summer concert series, Music in the Park. This will be the 22nd year the free outdoor concerts have been performed by the band.

The city of Mesquite honored a local soldier with a Key to the City during the Real.Texas.Festival. on April 27. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Purkey was given the award by Mesquite Mayor John Monaco on the Real.Texas.Festival. stage.

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