Claire St. Amant

Managing Editor

Named one of Editor & Publisher’s 25 Under 35 in the newspaper industry, Claire St. Amant has written for the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle and D Magazine. She has earned many writing accolades, including a Stephen Philbin Award for online legal reporting. St. Amant got her start as a reporter at People Newspapers, where she covered everything from cops and courts to education and real estate before being promoted to assistant managing editor.

A graduate of Baylor University and a returned Peace Corps volunteer, St. Amant is a native Texan who has also lived in South America and Eastern Europe. She credits surviving the Ukrainian winter to “This American Life” podcasts and Smart Wool socks.

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Serious Store Opening

Microsoft lures customers to new NorthPark store with free Tim McGraw concert

By Claire St. Amant

11.06.14 | 4:42 pm

When Microsoft first announced plans to open a brand-new store in NorthPark Center, the technology company was mum on the details. Now, in addition to naming an opening date of ...

Crime & Punishment

FBI nabs serial armed robber in Dallas

By Claire St. Amant

11.06.14 | 1:39 pm

A man who admitted to robbing seven Dallas businesses in 2013 has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Dallas FBI ...

Spa Danger

Ritz-Carlton massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting Dallas client

By Claire St. Amant

11.05.14 | 2:11 pm

A woman who regularly received massages at the Ritz-Carlton Spa in Dallas is accusing her massage therapist of sexual assault. Roderic Henderson, 37, was arrested May 2 for an incident ...

Missing Person Investigation

Disturbing new details emerge about man last seen with Christina Morris

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 4:12 pm

According to a newly released search warrant affidavit, the last man seen with Christina Morris lied to police, scrubbed his car clean and had visible injuries in the days after ...

Radio Rumblings

Texas Rangers leave ESPN Radio for 105.3 The Fan

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 2:15 pm

After a lackluster 2014 season, the Texas Rangers are turning over a new leaf — in one respect, at least. The Rangers have entered into a new multi-year agreement with CBS ...

Links We Love

Being Bill Murray, Alex from Target and more links we love right now

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 10:01 am

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

Unusual Lawsuits

Judge backpedals on controversial ruling in favor of Fort Worth mega church

By Claire St. Amant

11.03.14 | 2:18 pm

Nearly two months after awarding a $100,000 life insurance policy to a Fort Worth mega church and not the deceased man's children, Denton County judge Robert Ramirez has ...

Links We Love

Foodies gush over McDonald's, Queen Elizabeth tweets and more links we love

By Claire St. Amant

10.25.14 | 11:02 am

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

This Week's Hot Headlines

Bullet train routes and Cattle Baron's Ball top 5 most popular stories this week

By Claire St. Amant

10.25.14 | 9:00 am

Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there's a lot we all probably missed. But we're looking out for you, kid. Here are the most ...

Disturbing News

Police discover more than 1,000 videos illegally recorded in DFW public restrooms

By Claire St. Amant

10.24.14 | 4:37 pm

Police now believe a single man is responsible for recording more than 1,000 illegal videos in Dallas-area public restrooms. Andrew Crawford Boden, 65, was initially arrested in June on ...

Links We Love

Shia LaBeouf Live, Obama's voting booth antics and more links we love

By Claire St. Amant

10.22.14 | 3:01 pm

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

Voices of TEDxSMU

TEDxSMU speaker Greg Harris talks rock 'n' roll and changing the world

By Claire St. Amant

10.22.14 | 8:38 am

In an industry that prides itself on being anti-establishment, Greg Harris is the man. And as the CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Harris has ...

Family Wants Answers

Reward climbs to $25,000 in case of missing Dallas-area woman Christina Morris

By Claire St. Amant

10.20.14 | 4:40 pm

The reward for information about the disappearance of Christina Morris is now $25,000. The 23-year-old-woman disappeared without a trace from the Shops at Legacy in Plano on August 30 ...

Bullet Train Update

Jump on board at public meeting for high-speed train from Dallas to Houston

By Claire St. Amant

10.20.14 | 12:04 pm

If you're a Dallas-Fort Worth resident interested in learning more about the high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston, you'll get your chance on Tuesday. A meeting seeking ...

Failing Upward

Dallas Cowboy Joseph Randle lands undie-lievable endorsement deal after shoplifting arrest

By Claire St. Amant

10.20.14 | 11:00 am

Suffice it to say that Dallas Cowboy running back Joseph Randle has had an eventful — albeit unusual — week. First, the second-year player out of Oklahoma State ran for 52 yards ...

Links We Love

Bulldogs shaming their owners, drunk J. Crew models and more links we love

By Claire St. Amant

10.18.14 | 11:06 am

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

This Week's Hot Headlines

Hot fall restaurants and disturbing Ebola developments lead 5 most popular stories

By Claire St. Amant

10.18.14 | 9:01 am

Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there's a lot we all probably missed. But we're looking out for you, kid. Here are the most ...

Ebola Update

Dallas hospital worker quarantined on cruise ship for Ebola monitoring

By Claire St. Amant

10.17.14 | 7:59 am

An employee from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is now quarantined on a cruise ship off the coast of Belize for Ebola monitoring. The woman, who boarded the cruise ship ...

Ebola Update

Dallas nurses with Ebola get shipped off to more experienced hospitals outside Texas

By Claire St. Amant

10.16.14 | 12:16 pm

Two Dallas nurses who contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas are being transferred to more experienced hospitals for care. Amber Vinson has ...

Cowboys In The Courtroom

Sexual assault lawsuit between Jerry Jones and former stripper is over

By Claire St. Amant

10.16.14 | 10:35 am

A month after it was characterized as a "frivolous extortion attempt," the sexual assault lawsuit former stripper Jana Weckerly filed against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been dismissed — at ...

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Serious Store Opening

By Claire St. Amant

11.06.14 | 4:42 pm

When Microsoft first announced plans to open a brand-new store in NorthPark Center, the technology company was mum on the details. Now, in addition to naming an opening date of ...

Crime & Punishment

By Claire St. Amant

11.06.14 | 1:39 pm

A man who admitted to robbing seven Dallas businesses in 2013 has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Dallas FBI ...

Spa Danger

By Claire St. Amant

11.05.14 | 2:11 pm

A woman who regularly received massages at the Ritz-Carlton Spa in Dallas is accusing her massage therapist of sexual assault. Roderic Henderson, 37, was arrested May 2 for an incident ...

Missing Person Investigation

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 4:12 pm

According to a newly released search warrant affidavit, the last man seen with Christina Morris lied to police, scrubbed his car clean and had visible injuries in the days after ...

Radio Rumblings

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 2:15 pm

After a lackluster 2014 season, the Texas Rangers are turning over a new leaf — in one respect, at least. The Rangers have entered into a new multi-year agreement with CBS ...

Links We Love

By Claire St. Amant

11.04.14 | 10:01 am

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

Unusual Lawsuits

By Claire St. Amant

11.03.14 | 2:18 pm

Nearly two months after awarding a $100,000 life insurance policy to a Fort Worth mega church and not the deceased man's children, Denton County judge Robert Ramirez has ...

Links We Love

By Claire St. Amant

10.25.14 | 11:02 am

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

This Week's Hot Headlines

By Claire St. Amant

10.25.14 | 9:00 am

Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there's a lot we all probably missed. But we're looking out for you, kid. Here are the most ...

Disturbing News

By Claire St. Amant

10.24.14 | 4:37 pm

Police now believe a single man is responsible for recording more than 1,000 illegal videos in Dallas-area public restrooms. Andrew Crawford Boden, 65, was initially arrested in June on ...

Links We Love

By Claire St. Amant

10.22.14 | 3:01 pm

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...

Voices of TEDxSMU

By Claire St. Amant

10.22.14 | 8:38 am

In an industry that prides itself on being anti-establishment, Greg Harris is the man. And as the CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Harris has ...

Family Wants Answers

By Claire St. Amant

10.20.14 | 4:40 pm