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A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced to 190 years in federal prison in a case where he was convicted of injecting drugs into IV bags, leading to at least one death. He was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to a total of 2,280 months, which the judge ordered to be served consecutively. Doctors began to suspect an issue with the IV bags in August 2022, after a 18-year-old patient’s condition became critical during a routine sinus surgery, prosecutors said. Video presented as evidence also showed Ortiz “repeatedly retrieving IV bags from the warming bin and replacing them” shortly before the bags were taken into surgery, prosecutors said. Doctors testified at the trial, noting that the medical emergencies occurred shortly after new IV bags were hung during the procedures.

Persons: Dallas anesthesiologist, Raynaldo Ortiz, Simonton, Ortiz, Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr, Scott, Melanic Kaspar, Prosecutors, Ortiz “, John Kaspar, Fort Worth, Kaspar, ”, ” Ortiz, David Godbey, “ Organizations: Dallas, Attorney, Northern, Northern District of, Baylor, Attorney’s, NBC News Dallas, District, Texas Medical Locations: U.S, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, KXAS, Dallas, Fort

☆ Downtowns Are Full of Empty Buildings. Universities Are Moving In.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Michael Kimmelman | More About Michael Kimmelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’ll say straight off: It’s not architecture for the ages, but it’s an interesting, high-end model of an urban quad and a good example of how struggling downtowns are finding a glimmer of hope as satellite campuses. In design jargon, the term is “adaptive reuse,” which is the same story as turning empty office towers into apartment buildings. Universities like Hopkins are not the ultimate cure-all for what now ails downtowns across America, though, especially since they don’t pay property taxes like for-profit companies. Downtowns are still struggling. WeWork, which presently rents more office space than any other company in the United States, filed for bankruptcy this month.

Persons: David Rockwell, Hopkins, Paul Levy Organizations: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Rockwell Group, Philadelphia’s Center City District Locations: Pennsylvania, Washington, Texas, New York, America, United States, downtowns

☆ Check out how different the massive screen on the outside of the Sphere looks up close
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas lights up the skyline, but the screen looks a lot different up close. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But did you know that up close, the massive screen on the outside of the Sphere doesn't look like a screen at all? There are 1.2 million lights on Sphere, according to KXAS-TV, making it the world's largest video screen. U2 Sphere show tickets are already selling out or commanding price tags from the mid-to-high hundreds of dollars to even $1,000-plus territory.

Persons: —, It's, @CasinoCompWallet, Bono, Adam Clayton, Bram van den Berg, U2, Kevin Mazur Organizations: Service, Hollywood Locations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ Search for missing Texas woman continues as car found and person of interest arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A search is underway for a Texas woman who was reported missing a week ago and whose car was subsequently found in a desolate area before authorities took a person of interest into custody. NBC DFWFriends reported Kayla Kelley, 33, missing on Jan. 11 after not hearing from her for several days. Her car was subsequently found "in a remote area of Frisco," a city about 30 miles north of Dallas, the Collin County Sheriff's Office said. The Collin County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office could not immediately be reached. A local nonprofit, Search One Rescue Team, which helps law enforcement with lost and missing cases, told NBC affiliate KXAS of Dallas that the sheriff's office and the Texas Rangers enlisted their help in the search Friday and Monday, respectively.

☆ FedEx driver allegedly told investigators Texas girl was still alive after he struck her with vehicle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A FedEx driver panicked after striking a 7-year-old girl in Texas with his work van and threw her in the truck, where he killed her, authorities said. Horner allegedly told investigators the child was not seriously injured when he accidentally backed the truck into her. Horner also told investigators he even spoke to the girl in his van where she told him her name, the affidavit said. Investigators also learned the FedEx truck was equipped with cameras that captured one-minute clips, the affidavit said. Horner, after allegedly admitting he killed the girl, also allegedly told investigators where to find her.

Officer Carol Darch and Dean had been responding to a call at Jefferson’s home when Dean, who is white, fatally shot Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew. Darch said Dean took the lead as they approached the house and moved toward Jefferson’s backyard. According to police and body camera footage, Dean failed to identify himself before firing his weapon and striking Jefferson. Aaron Dean arrives to the 396th District Court in Fort Worth on Dec. 5, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the first day of his trial in the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean, who resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department before his arrest, was indicted by a Texas grand jury in December 2019 on a murder charge.

☆ FedEx driver kidnapped 7-year-old Texas girl who was found dead Friday, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A FedEx contract driver in Texas was arrested Friday and accused of kidnapping and murder in the death of a 7-year-old girl who went missing two days earlier, officials said. The driver, Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, has been arrested on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping, Akin said. Athena arrived home from school Wednesday afternoon like she normally does and around 6:40 p.m. her stepmother reported the child missing, Akin has said. Horner delivered a package at the home around the time she was discovered missing, Akin said Friday night. Police investigate the disappearance of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Paradise, Texas, on Thursday.

Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. No suspects were being sought, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown said at a news conference. The shooting appeared to be a murder-suicide, Clay Jenkins, the judge, or chief executive, of Dallas County, said at the scene. Law enforcement outside the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday afternoon. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported the building housing the medical examiner’s office was evacuated.

☆ She told a 911 operator her marriage was over. Her ex fatally shot her while she was on the phone, police said.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man fatally shot his former partner Thursday while she was on the phone with a 911 operator, telling authorities the couple's marriage had recently ended, police in Texas said. Lewisville police investigate what they described as a domestic violence murder-suicide that took place before dawn Thursday. "A short time later, while the female was on the phone with 911, multiple gunshots could be heard, and the call went silent," the department said. Witnesses who dialed 911 reported that the man shot a woman multiple times before he died by suicide, the department said. If you or someone you know is facing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence hotline for help at (800) 799-SAFE (7233), or go to www.thehotline.org for more.

Organizers with Stop TxDOT I-45 said expanding in the area would hurt the predominantly Black and Latino communities along the stretch. Kendra London joined Stop TxDOT I-45 three years ago when she learned of the state’s plans to expand the highway. Stop TxDOT I-45 and Allendale Strong are two of more than 70 groups across the country that comprise the Freeway Fighters Network, a coalition of groups advocating for the dismantling of harmful highways and urging city leaders not to expand highways or build new ones. “We hadn’t actually stopped building new highways that still harm communities, predominantly communities of color. “We should be thinking about long-term repair,” Hood said, highlighting the Black communities affected by the highway.

☆ Potential mass shooting at Texas homecoming football game thwarted after police receive tip
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Police said a tip helped them stop a potential mass shooting at a Texas high school homecoming football game and led to the arrests of two 18-year-old men. An AR pistol and a 60-round magazine were found in the vehicle, Everman Emergency Services said in a Facebook statement. A Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputy received a tip about a "credible and potentially imminent threat" at the game. Gipson and Cooper are in the custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff's office said the two suspects face several felony charges, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.

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