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Sunday, Aug. 9, marks two weeks since a 19-year-old college student from North Texas was killed in a crash by an accused intoxicated driver. Crystal De Luna's mother said she was out with her boyfriend when the two were crashed into on US Highway 380 and 377. Cross Roads Police a...
What's your definition of dirty, baby?What do you consider pornography?Don't you know I love it 'til it hurts me, baby?Don't you think it's time you had sex with me? Gregg Araki’s twelfth feature film, the first in over a decade, is named after George Michael’s 1987 anthem “I Wan...
Former Arlington police officer Jay Six’s work for the River Legacy Foundation and the River Legacy Nature Center is often found hiding in plain sight. Whether it's building birdhouses he sells to benefit the center or sealing the building’s door to keep in cold air during the su...
LEGO lovers can get an up-close look at a unique new display in Richardson. A miniature brick replica of the Richardson Public Safety Campus is now on display in the main lobby, free for residents and other visitors to enjoy. Detective John Capers estimated it took around 200 hou...
Lakeside police and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services are searching for a couple after a joint investigation found that four children under the age of 10 tested positive for fentanyl. Police said investigators are looking to question Auston Patrick Green and ...
A couple who had been wanted after an investigation found that four children under the age of 10 tested positive for fentanyl have been captured. The Lakeside couple were apprehended and taken into custody on Sunday, Aug. 9, around 11:34 p.m., according to police. They have been ...
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV and then hit by an unoccupied Waymo vehicle late Friday night, according to Dallas police. Police said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Maple Avenue. NBC 5 obtained surveillance video of the incident. The video shows two...
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV and then hit by an unoccupied Waymo vehicle late Friday night, according to Dallas police. Police said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Maple Avenue. NBC 5 obtained surveillance video of the incident. The video shows two...
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV and then hit by an unoccupied Waymo vehicle late Friday night, according to Dallas police. Police said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Maple Avenue. NBC 5 obtained surveillance video of the incident. The video shows two...
Fort Worth’s efforts to find funding for a pilot park ranger program are on pause again after this summer’s effort to secure funding from the city’s Crime Control and Prevention District board for fiscal 2027 didn’t get through. “We did not get approved, so this is not moving for...
In its first year of operation as part of the Fort Worth Fire Department, the city’s emergency medical services system is operating within budget expectations, delivering consistent medical outcomes and starting to improve ambulance travel times. Records obtained by the Fort Wort...
Mental health conversations have changed across North Texas over the past several years. More people are recognizing that emotional well-being deserves the same attention as physical health, whether they are dealing with anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, or major life changes....
Fort Worth’s outdoor sirens were built for major public threats. Tornado warnings can activate them. So can extreme wind or very large hail. A lightning cell approaching one concert lawn or athletic field may never meet those citywide thresholds. A lightning alert system gives ve...
JPS Health Network is experiencing a network outage for the fifth day in a row. This comes after the hospital system “detected suspicious activity” in its system and subsequently “initiated downtime procedures,” according to an email sent from JPS’s information technology departm...
The Dallas Police Department unveiled a portrait of fallen Officer Darron Burks during a ceremony at the department's South Central Patrol Division, reaffirming its commitment to preserving his legacy two years after he was ambushed in his squad car. The ceremony served as a sole...
Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert hints that layoffs could be coming for city employees as Dallas prepares a budget she says will impact its workforce. Tolbert addressed employees Friday in a YouTube video, saying the city must look closely at how it can best serve Dalla...
Fort Worth Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose body was found last month near railroad tracks in the West Meadowbrook neighborhood. Police said the man’s body was found on July 6 in the 2000 block of East Lancaster Avenue, not far from Sycamore Creek. ...
After two bullets struck the exterior of a new Northwest ISD middle school campus, the district is taking a nearby gun range to court after its owner admitted a "goober" could shoot over a protective berm toward the school. NBC 5 obtained a copy of the court filing (embedded belo...
Fort Worth Fire Chief Raymond Hill will retire Sept. 1, concluding more than three decades of service to the City of Fort Worth and a career marked by leadership, innovation and a steadfast commitment to public safety. Chief Hill joined the Fort Worth Fire Department as a firefig...
Fort Worth interim fire chief Raymond Hill is set to retire at the start of September, according to a city announcement Aug. 6. The announcement saddles the city with the task of filling the top fire department role for the second time in less than a year, and comes amid difficul...
With profound sadness, we announce the unexpected passing of Krista Lin Thompson of Mansfield, Texas, on Aug. 1, 2026. Her passing was sudden and tragic, leaving an immeasurable void in the hearts of all who knew and loved her. Memorial Service: 12 – 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2026,...
Area leaders are pledging support for a new plan for an aging mall property that has been in decline for several years. Now, they believe, the story of Ridgmar Mall is finally getting an ending — and a new beginning. Ramrock Real Estate, a Dallas-based private equity firm, announ...
Police arrested a former Weatherford ISD teacher on Thursday and charged him with improper relationship with a student. The district identified the teacher as Chase Liles and said he resigned from Weatherford ISD on Wednesday, one day before his arrest. Weatherford ISD said it co...
On Friday mornings, the line outside Goldee’s Barbecue begins forming hours before the doors open. People unfold lawn chairs along Dick Price Road in southeast Fort Worth. They talk, play games and wait for trays of brisket, pork ribs, turkey and house-made sausage. The line is p...
A Royse City family is demanding accountability after newly released video showed a police officer forcefully detaining a mother, her daughter and others outside a neighborhood pool. The family filed a formal complaint with the Royse City Police Department, which confirmed it has...
One person is in custody after an off-duty Dallas ISD police officer was critically wounded in a shooting late Thursday morning outside a Walmart and Sam's Club in North Dallas, sources confirm to NBC 5. Dallas Police responded to a call to assist an officer with an ambulance out...
What to KnowDallas ISD police officer critically wounded in a shooting in North Dallas Thursday morning.Police officials say the officer was flagged down by a person in crisis on a nearby highway and the officer drove that person to the Walmart parking lot where the shooting took...
What to KnowDallas ISD police officer critically wounded in a shooting in North Dallas Thursday morning.Police officials say the officer was flagged down by a person in crisis on a nearby highway and the officer drove that person to the Walmart parking lot where the shooting took...
Dallas Police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer in a residential neighborhood near Forest Lane and Preston Road. According to police, the shooting took place on the 5900 block of Williamstown Road. Police said no injuries have been reported, but there is sti...
No one was injured when a Dallas police officer fired on an armed robbery suspect early Thursday morning. Dallas Police said officers were called at about 920 a.m. to a robbery in progress on the 3500 block of Sunnyvale Street, where an armed person stole a vehicle. According to ...
Savory, sweet, and drinkable creations are competing once again for the Texas-sized honor of a Big Tex Choice Award at the State Fair of Texas. This year's finalists have been narrowed down from 30 semi-finalists to feature five savory, five sweet, and five "sipper" items. The Bi...
There are many reasons to lament the decline of romantic comedy films at the box office, but One Night Only gives me another reason: Monica Barbaro would slay in them. This week’s new comedy is the best showcase ever for the actress, way better than her Oscar-nominated turn in A ...
While I don’t completely understand where Christian Nationalists are coming from, I do know where they came from. Some of them, anyway. While attending public elementary school, my weekends as a fourth grader included going to church with my grandfather, the hellfire-and-brimston...
Lon Burnam, the former Texas state representative arrested during a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting, has been released from jail and is now considering legal action against County Judge Tim O’Hare. At about 1 p.m. Tuesday, Burnam, 73, was carried out of the courtroom b...
After just under a year spent fighting a $25 million shortfall, Arlington city staff are proposing a $769 million budget in the upcoming year. If adopted, the city expects to have a surplus of roughly $3.4 million to put into its reserve funds. However, officials told council mem...
His name was Mr. DeVore. When I was in ninth grade, he was my world geography teacher. Somehow, he recognized the 14-year-old punk me had some talent for social studies. Once when I was through with my work early (a usual occurrence), he sent me with an older student from one of ...
OPENING Alterity (NR) Johnny Remo’s horror film is about a group of ghost hunters who discover a government secret in an abandoned shopping mall. Starring Emi Curia, Bryan Eubank, Kelvin Hodge, Lucas Hart, Brittney Rae, and Jeremy Sumpter. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Cookie Queens (...
Dallas voters may be asked to approve nearly a billion dollars in debt this fall to help the city deliver a long-promised new police academy and help provide financial flexibility in making ongoing contributions to the city’s police and fire pension fund. The proposed $960 millio...
Dallas voters may be asked to approve nearly a billion dollars in debt this fall to help the city deliver a long-promised new police academy and help provide financial flexibility in making ongoing contributions to the city’s police and fire pension fund. The proposed $960 millio...
Tarrant County and several jailers should be added back to the wrongful death lawsuit of Anthony Johnson, Jr. over their failure to provide him adequate medical and mental health assistance, an attorney for the Johnsons argued Tuesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard ...
Dallas police announced Wednesday that two girls, ages 5 and 13, who were last seen early Wednesday morning near South Akard Street carrying pink, glittery backpacks, have been found. According to police, officers used drone units to find both of the girls, who have been taken to...
Two girls, ages 5 and 13, were found safe Wednesday after Dallas Police issued a critical missing alert and launched an early-morning search involving officers, investigators and drones. Police received the initial call at about 5 a.m. after the girls were last seen in the 1400 b...
Fort Worth’s certified tax rolls for this year grew only 0.89%, pushing the city’s projected general fund budget shortfall for 2027 to $77 million from an estimated $49 million in June, city staff said Tuesday. That means the city will have to pare spending further or figure out ...
Tarrant County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to delay approving polling sites for the November midterm election, after agreeing that the lists proposed by the county elections administrator included too few locations. Clint Ludwig, the administrator who oversees the cou...
Phillip Adrian Ortega II was called home by the Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Though his family grieves deeply, they do so with the hope and assurance found in their faith in Christ, trusting in His promise that they will one day be together again. Funeral Service: 9 a.m. Thurs...
A Dallas man is behind bars after police said he drugged and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl who had run away from home. Dallas police arrested 62-year-old David Klepak after investigating the alleged assault at an East Dallas duplex along Winton Drive. Officers remained ou...
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare directed meeting attendees to leave the commissioners courtroom Tuesday when some audience members clapped after he instructed them not to. Lon Burnam, a former state lawmaker representing Tarrant County from 1997 to 2015, was carried out of the co...
Kay Mullendore Granger, the first Republican woman to serve as Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee in Congress, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Aug. 2, 2026 following an aggressive late battle with Alzheimer’s. Her life was the stuff of legend. Her remark...
When temperatures start climbing into the triple digits, Texans know it’s officially Hatch season. Central Market’s annual Hatch Chile Festival returns Aug. 5-18 with this year’s theme, Hit the Hatch Jackpot, featuring two weeks of smoky flavors, chef-prepared specialties, and fa...
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, announced the arrest of two men in connection to the death of an American Airlines flight attendant who went missing in Medellín earlier this year during a crew layover in the South American country. In a statement posted on X over the weeken...
Authorities in South America have arrested three people in connection to the death of an American Airlines flight attendant who went missing in Medellín, Colombia, earlier this year during a crew layover. The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, announced in a post on X that two men...
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare kicked the public out of a commissioners court meeting Tuesday after the crowd erupted into jeers and began chanting "shame" as the commissioners discussed reducing the number of polling locations open during the November 2026 midterm election. The...
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare kicked the public out of a commissioners court meeting and had a former state lawmaker arrested on Tuesday after the crowd erupted into jeers and began chanting "shame" as the commissioners discussed reducing the number of polling locations open du...
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s death was personal to all who knew her, including U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey. “In this world of partisanship that you see, Kay ran this congressional seat the way she ran the city, in a very bipartisan way,” Veasey, a Fort Worth Democrat, told the Fort W...
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University has partnered with TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being platform for college and university students, to offer Texans 24/7, on-demand free and equitable access to medical care. The partnership extends the services available t...
Kay Mullendore Granger, the first Republican woman to serve as Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee in Congress, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Aug. 2, 2026 following an aggressive late battle with Alzheimer's. Her life was the stuff of legend. Her remark...
BURLESON – Rex William Cross, aged 78, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Rex was born on Aug. 23, 1947, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and was raised by his adoptive parents, Lois Piowaty and Sydney Cross. A lifelong protector of his community and countr...
More than 650 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras are installed across Dallas, and police say the technology is helping solve crimes. But as the network grows, so does opposition from privacy advocates — and an increasing number of the cameras are becoming targets of vandal...
Dallas police say no fugitive is out of reach as the North Texas Fugitive Violent Criminal Task Force continues its efforts to track down some of the region's most dangerous suspects. "We will continue to go after the worst of the worst every single day in the city of Dallas," Da...
Firefighters are working to put out a brush fire in Bear Hollow on Monday evening. Officials say the fire has burned about 400 acres and is 10% contained. Bear Hollow is near Wizard Wells, Texas, about 65 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Texas A&M Forest Services is on the scene wi...
