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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...
Tarrant Area Food Bank announced a new initiative today, placing an emphasis on holistic services with its North Texas partners while sunsetting support for certain mobile pantry agencies. The More Than Food initiative, announced Wednesday morning by the nonprofit, reemphasizes t...
One year after Texas restricted cellphone use in schools, one North Texas district is finding success by looking backward. At Wylie ISD's administration building on Tuesday, tables were covered with photos that looked as if they had come straight from the 1990s. The images showed...
One year after Texas restricted cellphone use in schools, one North Texas district is finding success by looking backward. At Wylie ISD's administration building on Tuesday, tables were covered with photos that looked as if they had come straight from the 1990s. The images showed...
Brooklynn Fox did not finish her audition videos in one take. Not for the University of Southern California. Not for Pace University. And, certainly, not for the Juilliard School. Inside the studio, Christen Reyes watched the dance major from I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA...
More than 90% of people with Down syndrome will get Alzheimer’s disease by the time they are in their early to mid-60s — and they often get it sooner. Clinical research at UNT Health Fort Worth will help scientists better understand the disease in people with Down syndrome and wh...
Studio Sabka is based in Fort Worth’s West 7th district, but its origins stem overseas. The art studio was founded by late Albanian artist Sabaudin Grigor Aleksi Xhaferi, or “Sabka.” His skill in fine art painting, caricatures and scene paintings earned him 27 awards and recognit...
The April 2025 stabbing death of a 17-year-old student athlete at the hands of another 17-year-old during a track meet in Frisco. It is a case that shook the consciousness of Collin County. This week, a Collin County jury found Karmelo Anthony, now 19, guilty of murder. Anthony c...
NBC 5 is Reading With You all summer long, helping parents with ways to keep kids engaged during the months they are out of school to prevent summer slide. The Fort Worth Public Library suggested these titles to get children excited about the 2026 FIFA World Cup and other summer ...
United Community Centers is once again offering its Summer Food Service Program. Parents can take their children 18 and under to get free, healthy meals for children and teens across Fort Worth. It's all in an effort to make sure children in the community have access to nutritiou...
KAI joined Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) officials, community leaders and project partners on May 21 to break ground on the new Seagoville PK-8 Campus in Seagoville, Texas. Part of the 2020 Bond Program, the $53 million campus is a transformational project desig...
LEAGUE Commercial has been selected by Texas Wesleyan University to lead leasing efforts for multiple retail spaces along East Rosedale Street, helping activate a key corridor adjacent to the university's growing campus and creating new opportunities for businesses to serve stude...
Teia Jones wants to help children develop a love of reading. To do so, the educator is curating a learning center library at Palladium City Skyline, a new $65 million affordable housing complex that recently opened in east Fort Worth. “We built our library so children will be abl...
TGIF! I think we were all forced to play soccer as children. Unfortunately for me, my dad was my soccer coach for my elementary school team. He would yell at me from the sidelines, telling me to stop picking flowers at the defense line. What else was I supposed to do, wait for th...
For many students at Oak Cliff's Puede Network, soccer is more than a game…it's now a pathway to one of the world's biggest sporting events. FIFA has selected Puede Network to help lead its player escort program for World Cup matches, giving dozens of the organization's scholars ...
Fort Worth ISD is staring down a $49.8 million shortfall next year — even after closing campuses, cutting staff and slashing spending. The moves lowered FWISD’s 2025-26 shortfall to $12.6 million. But with enrollment falling and costs climbing, state-appointed district leaders wa...
The new structure prepares students for team-based health care delivery. UNT Health Fort Worth has implemented a strategic academic reorganization designed to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, improve operational efficiency and support long-term, mission-driven growth. ...
Editor’s note: Transcript provided by CoverGov. Carroll Independent School District is counting on $8.75 million in land sales this year to offset a projected $1.6 million budget deficit and $1.7 million loss in state funding. These items were highlighted at the June 1 Carroll IS...
Ever since Erin Robinson was a little girl, the 19-year-old has always known she wanted to be a performer. The Grapevine native started out as a competitive dancer and transitioned into acting. “I was like, 'Mom, I want to do this,' and I started doing commercials and print work,...
Summer is a time for fun, but also a time that could mean educational loss for kids. "Kids can lose months of learning during the summer months," Executive Director at Reading Partners North Texas Jennifer Quick said. "Summer reading is so important to combat the summer slide and...
TGIF! Unfortunately for car enthusiasts, your weekend plans have been rained out — the Arlington Classic Car Show is postponed due to weather concerns. But don’t worry, I’ve got plenty of other ways you can spend your weekend indoors. The 2026 NBA Finals have arrived, and I am sp...
UNT Health Fort Worth’s new pharmaceutical sciences PhD program could help meet growing workforce needs in North Texas. While other regions in Texas have schools that offer the program, Rebecca Cunningham, senior associate dean for research and professor of pharmaceutical science...
The RFP is seeking partners for development on tracts of land around the field Fort Worth ISD extended the deadline for the updated Request for Proposals (RFP) for Farrington Field, asking developers to submit proposed plans for the land surrounding the structure to help fund upd...
Chandra Hooper Barnett was removed from Woodrow Wilson High School in 2025 after calling a meeting for Black students only. She's now heading to Lincoln High School....
Grady Emerson was named the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after a stellar senior season that saw him lead Fort Worth Christian to their eighth TAPPS state title game, and Emerson could soon find his name called in the first few picks of the MLB Draft in July. Emer...
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...
Parents, educators and community leaders gathered at the Fort Worth ISD school board meeting Monday evening to voice opposition to the district reassigning a Muslim principal from her position. FWISD reassigned Shayma Alzubi from becoming Western Hills High School’s new principal...
The district plans to prioritize history and community feedback when determining the future of the site.
The Shotwell Foundation, a Hurst-based nonprofit that provides vocational scholarships for students accelerating their careers in trades, awarded its first six scholarships in May to students in the Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District. “We have met with our three par...
According to the suit, the student suffered a severe concussion along with the spinal cord injury, and was temporarily paralyzed.
Location is everything. Two identical food trailers with the same menu can have completely different outcomes simply because of the city they’re in. One city might have favorable laws, high foot traffic, and a thriving street food culture. Another might have strict restrictions, ...
Summit High School Principal Jason Mutterer has a reputation. "He has such a close connection to us," said Malachi Clark, a graduate. You may not remember his name, but you probably remember the gift he gave every graduate last May. "I mean, he wrote 443 letters, and each note wa...
Ronald Makumbi, a Doctor of Pharmacy student at UNT Health Fort Worth, recently was appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to serve as the student regent on the UNT System Board of Regents. Makumbi will serve a one-year term through May 31, 2027. As student regent, he will rep...
Akleysia Angesom did not just want to say she could read. She wanted her friends to say they could, too. As she sifted through books in the Clifford Davis Elementary library May 19, the third grade student said she could now read words — in English — that once felt too big. Tigri...
Arlington’s On-Demand rideshare service received a $350,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to be used throughout the FIFA World Cup 2026 matches. The grant comes from $10 million in federal funds distributed across the Fort Worth-Dallas area to help meet increased ...
The Carroll ISD students competed in five categories to capture the title.
The University of North Texas Mean Green football team will take on the reigning national champions, the Indiana Hoosiers, to kick off their 2026 season Saturday, Sept. 5. The game will take place in Bloomington at 11 a.m. CST. North Texas's first home game will be against UNLV o...
92% of FWCD’s senior class received scholarships, 12 were named National Merit Finalists or Commended Students, 10 will participate in collegiate athletics, and three will pursue collegiate fine arts Fort Worth Country Day’s (FWCD) Class of 2026 has earned more than $15.6 million...
Find out the answer in this fact brief, a service of the Fort Worth Report.
As students across Tarrant celebrate graduation, pets at the Humane Society of North Texas are ready to mark a milestone of their own.
For the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 247 spellers earned spots in the national competition, which began Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The one North Texan who advanced to the finals, Avishka Dudala, has lost the national competition after misspelling "Oconee Bells." Avishka D...
