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Northwest ISD's VR Eaton High School senior Martin Graham returned home from the Special Olympics USA Games with silver and bronze medals, but for Martin and his family, the week was about so much more than the medals, according to Northwest ISD. "This week has been one of the mo...
As the new school year approaches, recent graduates from Allen are helping make back-to-school shopping a little less stressful for some North Texas families through a nonprofit they launched while still in high school. Pathway Packs, founded two years ago by twin brothers Amalan...
Elizabeth Mojica Garcia, 66, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Funeral services:2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Elizabeth was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood alongside her pare...
Elizabeth Mojica Garcia, 66, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Funeral services:2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Elizabeth was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood alongside her pare...
Editor’s note: Transcript provided by CoverGov and Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Keller ISD trustees unanimously approved a $346.1 million budget for the 2026-27 school year at the June 25 special meeting, delivering a spending plan that includes teacher step pay increases,...
LONGVIEW – Jeanne Anne Marti Pharis, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 6, 2026. Graveside Service: 9 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery, in the Garden of the Christus. Visitation: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2026, in the Sandburg Su...
Loving mom Virginia Ann Bartley joined the community of saints on July 9, 2026. Ann was born on December 12, 1930 to Ruby Fay and Joseph Robert Burnett in Fort Worth. She spent much of her childhood on the North Side and graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1948. She l...
“Who wants to go first?” During the last week of the spring semester, a few dozen graduate students, in a mix of sweatshirts and business attire, chatted softly around tables as they awaited the start of their Agentic AI class, a new course in the University of Texas at Dallas’ M...
Galleria Dallas has teamed up with the Dallas-based nonprofit Catch Up & Read to offer story times throughout the month of July. The story times at the mall are Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. On Wednesdays, Storytimes will feature local children’s authors, including Jenn Hi...
Project Transformation North Texas is a nonprofit focused on literacy, leadership development and community engagement. Since the program started in 1998, organizers said they have helped more than 10,000 students improve their reading skills through the summer. "We have more tha...
Rev Partnership announced that Dr. Karen Molinar has joined the organization as Chief Executive Officer. A respected educational leader with decades of experience serving students, educators, and communities across Texas, Dr. Molinar brings a deep understanding of public educatio...
Exactly what your weekend needs Find out what's "Weekend Worthy" with our arts & culture newsletter. Sign up for essential Fort Worth-area events and news — free. Sign up for free Happy Thursday, Do you remember the first time you learned about American icon Marilyn Monroe? I sur...
Wally Funk, who lived in Grapevine, has died, according to the city. In 2021, Funk was celebrated by the city of Grapevine for her historic space flight aboard Blue Origin. The mission was six decades in the making, as Funk, known as a trailblazer for women in aviation and space ...
Joseph Lewis Collins passed on Sunday, June 28, 2026 in Arlington, Texas, at the age of 87. Born Sunday, February 19, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Joseph was the son of Edward Collins and Pauline Collins, and was a resident of Arlington, Texas. Raised in Pennsylvania’s Hill ...
Joseph Lewis Collins passed on Sunday, June 28, 2026 in Arlington, Texas, at the age of 87. Born Sunday, February 19, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Joseph was the son of Edward Collins and Pauline Collins, and was a resident of Arlington, Texas. Raised in Pennsylvania’s Hill ...
Andrew Garcia has been in the United States for about six months. His mother, Liz Orozco, said the 14-year-old started reading and understanding more English at Fort Worth ISD’s International Newcomer Academy. But speaking his second language in the classroom and following a teac...
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite reminds me of Woody Allen. I understand if you or she might not appreciate that comparison, but I can’t come up with a better one. Her four-hand comedy is as tense and funny and insightful about married couples as Woody’s best work. I’ve been missing tha...
Michael Onyango Hanford Ogwel was born on October 14, 1984, in Kisumu, Kenya, to John Ogwel Nyangwatho and the late Mary Akelo Ogwel, who preceded him in death on April 23, 2026. He spent his early years in Kenya before he moved to Seattle with his parents and siblings, Stanislaw...
Rush was supposed to play four dates within the span of about a week at Dickies Arena but had to cancel a couple times: one for immigration issues crossing into the states from Mexico, more recently for frontperson Geddy Lee, who’s battling laryngitis and bronchitis. The makeup s...
ARLINGTON – Shirley Ann Feddock, 87, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2026. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Shirley was born on November 19, 1938, i...
ARLINGTON – Shirley Ann Feddock, 87, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2026. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Shirley was born on November 19, 1938, i...
FORT WORTH: Gill Children’s Services welcomes Mr. Jeffrey Bartolotta, Mr. John Peloza, Ms. Anne Wright, and Ms. Lorena Vargas to the Board of Directors. Jeffrey Bartolotta serves as the Principal of Kirkpatrick Middle School. He has helped launch student enrichment programs such ...
The Major League Baseball draft kicks off All-Star week this Saturday, July 11. Several Texans will be among the names called between Rounds 1 through 4 Saturday and 5 through 20 on Sunday. The number 1 overall pick could be Argyle's Grady Emerson, who attended Fort Worth Christi...
More than 16,000 Texas FFA members and guests are in Fort Worth this week for their annual convention. You won't miss 'em. The blue corduroy jacket they wear is the organization's official uniform, even on triple-digit July days. Community service is another tradition. Several st...
Richardson's oldest surviving home is taking another step toward a new future as restoration work continues on the historic Miss Belle's House. The Texas Historical Landmark is being placed on its permanent foundation at Huffhines Park, allowing crews to begin restoring the home'...
The Dallas doctor who is considered "the father of aerobics," Kenneth Cooper, is looking back on 60 years of contributions to soccer and fitness. Many will be familiar with the 12-minute run test Cooper developed to measure cardiovascular fitness in 1968 while he was a flight sur...
Arlington resident Angel Espinoza grew up playing and watching soccer. His admiration for the sport lingered into adulthood and led him to become the owner of Stash VHS, a vintage store selling old-school jerseys, tees and jeans. When Espinoza learned that the FIFA World Cup woul...
As the World Cup nears its conclusion, one Fort Worth youth sports organization says the tournament's impact is extending far beyond the matches. Diamond Hill Northside Youth Association says youth soccer participation has increased by 100% over the past year. The organization ad...
The old piece of plastic looked like something made by hand because, well, it was. Students on I.M. Terrell Academy’s robotics team cut it with a Dremel tool, bent it with a heat gun and screwed it into place. It worked, mostly. The new piece was different. Smooth. Precise. Laser...
It was a marriage and law firm meant to be. When Cade and Jennifer Lovelace met in law school at Texas Tech over two decades ago, they immediately clicked – both romantically and professionally. They're still clicking as the husband-and-wife duo attorney firm and owners of Lovela...
The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas is sharing a message from the president as it celebrates America's 250th birthday with free admission and parking. Guests celebrating America’s semiquincentennial at the center will be able to see a rare copy of the Declaration of ...
A Texas property sale can look simple at first. The buyer likes the land. The seller likes the offer. Maybe the place has a small house, a barn, a stock tank, a gravel road, and a few old fence lines that need work. Then the title work comes back, and one old sentence about miner...
FORT WORTH – Jose "Joe" Rodriguez Pedroza, 86, passed away on June 25, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; with a visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 11 a.m. An inte...
Kevin Vasquez wanted to find a way to get people off of their phones and back into real-life conversations. Vasquez, 24, is currently studying business and entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Arlington. "I am working toward one day owning a cafe and restaurant where I ...
Listen up, Fort Worth! Welcome to The Soundcheck, a biweekly music column keeping you in the loop on what’s happening across the Tarrant music scene. As summertime heats up in Panther City, keep cool indoors with these live music offerings taking the stage this July. Celebrate a ...
A Fort Worth business and a non-profit partnered to help workers who are sometimes overlooked for opportunities. Fred's Texas Cafe has a workday program through a partnership with Stone's Throw Farm. The nonprofit was started by Jackson Stone's family to create work opportunities...
Southwest Christian School (SCS) has named Andy Compton as CFO. A seasoned finance leader, he joins from GBC Food Services, drawn by SCS's Christ-centered mission. He looks forward to building relationships and strengthening the school's impact....
Jason Wellspeak did not set out to start a petting zoo business — at least not at first. His neighbor needed a last-minute save for a kids birthday party after their previous plans fell through, so he brought some of the animals from his ranch to their house. Mothers in attendanc...
The Dallas Mavericks introduced new head coach Dusty May, who is taking over for Jason Kidd. The Mavericks and Kidd mutually agreed to part ways after five seasons together that included a run to the NBA Finals. May won a national championship in his second season at Michigan, bu...
We now know the 9 teams playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Texas this week, with two more games left in Dallas in July. Monday, the knockout rounds continue with Brazil vs. Japan at noon CST in Houston. Brazil, a 5-time tournament champion, kicks off its knockout-round...
Fort Worth ISD is looking to redevelop one of the schools it closed this spring. The district released a request for proposals for the purchase and development of Charles E. Nash Elementary, a 99-year-old campus near the Trinity River and downtown that closed May 21 as part of FW...
As North Texas prepares for triple-digit temperatures at the start of July, homeowners may also need to prepare for higher air conditioning repair and replacement costs. HVAC companies say tariffs affecting imported electrical components and changes in refrigerant rules, combined...
No. Fort Worth ISD’s 2026-27 food service budget is about $2.6 million higher than the amount originally adopted the previous year. However, it is almost $10 million less than last year’s final food service budget, because spending was more than what was initially adopted. The Te...
Children are encouraged to read 15 to 30 minutes a day, but during the summer, that may get lost. A local nonprofit said something free and easy can help parents encourage those reading minutes. "When kids hear someone else read to them, even if it's an audiobook, it helps them t...
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control is making an urgent plea for the community's help as its shelters operate over capacity. The city says more than 600 dogs and cats are currently in its care and is asking residents to consider adopting or fostering an animal to help ease overcro...
Childcare is expensive. On top of the rising costs, a report from the Texas Women's Foundation revealed that more than half of Texas counties are considered childcare deserts. One Fort Worth organization is trying to help. The Center for Transforming Lives (CTL) is a nonprofit th...
TGIF! With three lively FIFA World Cup matches under Arlington’s belt so far and six more to go, I think that’s worthy of a pat on the back. With an abundance of World Cup matches and festivities buzzing through North Texas, weekdays have started to feel like weekends. But even i...
North Texans are literally opening their doors to soccer fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Maggie Walters is hosting a 22-year-old Japanese college student named Yuto Osato. NBC 5's Noelle Walker first caught up with him two weeks ago. "This is my home. Yeah, I'll be here. I feel...
Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved more than $43 million in new spending during its June 23 meeting. Among the bigger purchases are an $8.1 million bump in a safety fence installation contract, a nearly $7.5 million purchase of insurance and an almost $7....
A 12-year-old Dallas middle-schooler ended up on the streets, where a pimp discovered her. For as little as $50, he sold her for sex. He withheld food unless she worked. She later disappeared into the state's foster care system after suffering from depression. She attempted suici...
A federal lawsuit filed by the Council on American Islamic Relations alleges Fort Worth ISD violated the constitutional rights of an educator whose promotion to principal of Western Hills High School was later withdrawn. The lawsuit centers on Shayma Alzubi, a longtime educator w...
A few days before Messi Monday, a North Texas family learned their World Cup tickets, purchased on a third-party platform, couldn’t be delivered. They asked NBC 5 for help. ‘COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS’ Wearing Argentina’s away jersey, 15-year-old Cade Tolin headed to Dallas Stadium t...
To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. The Keller ISD finance department presented an optimistic 2026-27 budget to school trustees at their June 11 meeting: a spending plan that would close a looming...
Tasha Hampton and her husband pushed their two children in a wagon through a sea of people in Fort Worth’s Cultural District on Juneteenth. The Mansfield mother had spent recent years educating her family about the federal holiday as a way to connect to their Black heritage. Now ...
NBC 5 is continuing our summer literacy series Reading With You, with the help of local nonprofit Reading Partners North Texas. As part of their Take Reading With You online series, they have posted free, online handouts to help kids retain what they read. "Our curriculum experts...
Alyssa was midway through a passage about the seasons changing when the timer cut her off. Sixty seconds. That’s all the time the second grader had to finish. Teacher Jean Tocco marked Alyssa’s stopping point on an assessment sheet to determine the number of words she can read pe...
Listen up, Fort Worth! Welcome to The Soundcheck, a biweekly music column keeping you in the loop on what’s happening across the Tarrant music scene. Interested in music focused on the intersection of education, activism and the history of the Black community? What about music wi...
When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, most say they want to follow in the footsteps of a parent or an idol. But Dena Stanley knew from a young age that she wanted to carve her own path. Born in Oklahoma City and now a resident of Fort Worth, she is describe...
As the white father of a Black boy, I’ve come across what I’m calling the degrees of Blackness. Regarding skin color, darker is worse — my kid has been called “burnt” by fellow Black students because he’s directly from West Africa. (I won’t repeat all the lovely epithets hurled a...
Editor’s note: A featured pet may be adopted by the time you inquire, but many more are always waiting to meet you through the Humane Society of North Texas. At the Humane Society of North Texas, adoption is about changing lives, one match at a time. Learn more about adoptions at...
