Yes. The Fort Worth ISD board of managers moved the first day of school during an April 28 meeting. The first day is Aug. 10, a day earlier than the calendar that elected trustees approved in Dec. 2025. Managers also shifted days off for students, including setting the last day o...
Less than 24 hours after body camera footage of Romo's traffic stop in Milwaukee was released, many questions centered on an exchange between the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and a Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy after Romo was ordered to perform field sobriety tests. In t...
A quality university education includes experiences beyond the classroom which help prepare a student for a productive career. With that in mind, many TCU undergrads do internships. Others study abroad. And a select few augment their formal studies by dressing up as an anthropomo...
Kristyn Harris, award-winning Burleson singer, trick rider, and rancher, grew up giving concerts under the Texas sky to her family’s animals. The accolades from her music career form a long landscape in Western Swing. “Joyful” is how she described her music to me, strumming her g...
A Wilmer City Council member charged with terroristic threat is speaking publicly about his arrest, saying the interaction that led to the charge was misunderstood and taken out of context. Moses Garcia was arrested by Wilmer police two days before speaking with NBC 5 alongside h...
OPENING Above and Below (NR) This action thriller is about a group of yachters who are attacked by pirates at sea. Starring Laura Marano, Donncha Tynan, Ryan Bertroche, Christina Ochoa, Louis Mandylor, and Antonio Banderas. (Opens Wednesday) Bhai Tera Star Hai (NR) Raghav Juyal s...
As summer wanes and people start taking those last trips before school starts, it’s a good time to consider disease prevention. Earlier this spring, a massive outbreak of norovirus made the rounds, and now you’re learning everything you never wanted to about cyclospora. In additi...
A federal judge decided that Fort Worth ISD will not be forced to reinstate educator Shayma Alzubi as principal of Western Hills High School. Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas issued his decision Tuesday after he found the reassignment — and later promotion — d...
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS – Kelly Waide Moore, 61, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Funeral Service: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Kelly was born on Aug. 11, 1964, in Fort Worth, Texas to Tommy and Elizabeth Moore. In his younger years Kelly moved aro...
FORT WORTH – Michael Glen Brauer, age 79, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on July 19, 2026. Born on Oct. 6, 1946, in Greenville, South Carolina, Michael was the only child of Henry and Stella Brauer of Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Poly High School and went on to earn 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...
Texas' tax-free weekend returns Aug. 7-9, giving back-to-school shoppers a chance to save up to 8.25% on qualifying clothing, footwear and school supplies. NBC 5 Responds compiled a list of commonly overlooked items that qualify for the Texas tax-free weekend. Items that qualify ...
Mexican soccer star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is joining Atletico Dallas. Hernandez is the first player signed by the USL Championship expansion club, which will begin play next year in the second tier of U.S. professional soccer, below Major League Soccer. Hernandez signed a...
A 40-acre data center campus proposed by Dallas developer Crow Holdings may spell the end of Dallas' Market Hall building. No closing date has been publicly announced. But the building, once touted as the world's largest privately owned exhibition hall, appears to no longer serve...
The city of Richardson unveiled its new Silver Line Arch near US 75,just south of the President George Bush Turnpike. The project is 10 years in the making; installation started earlier this year. The arch is about 400 feet long, according to the city, and 80 feet high. It also f...
If you’re expecting a Supplemental Security Income payment in August, don’t be surprised if it shows up early. August payments will look a little different because the Social Security Administration is sending August SSI benefits on Friday, July 31, since Aug. 1 falls on a Saturd...
For Andy Woodward, every chess game lives on, not as a score, but as a story that he can replay, move by move, from memory. Andy, 16, has thousands of chess games stored in his mind. "It feels really great to just be among the top players for my age in the world," Andy Woodward s...
The Dallas Cowboys' first training camp practice is Wednesday, July 29 in Oxnard, CA. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer is trying to improve on his 7-9-1 record and take the Cowboys back to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. "It's our time now. And now what we do on the fi...
Hundreds of North Texas families are expected to gather in South Dallas this weekend for a free health expo designed to help children and parents prepare for the upcoming school year. The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas will host its 4th annual Back-to-School Health Expo presented by...
It may be July, but Ronald McDonald House of Dallas has announced railcars for the 2026 Trains at NorthPark are available for purchase for the holiday season. Proceeds from the more than 600 hand-painted railcars will go towards supporting RMHD's mission of serving families with ...
Several people, including three children, were displaced after a fire damaged multiple apartments at a far north Dallas apartment complex Tuesday night. According to Dallas Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to the Prestonwood Trails Apartments on the 6300 block of Keller Spring...
FORT WORTH, TX — Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG) has officially earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national honor a museum can receive.Accreditation from AAM places FWBG among an elite group of institutions nationwide. Of the nation's e...
LanCarte Commercial announces the lease of 4300 Garland Drive, a 5,000-square-foot industrial facility in Fort Worth’s Cascade Heights industrial submarket. Benson Williams of LanCarte Commercial represented RF Manufacturing in the transaction. The property generated strong inter...
Tomorrow's professionals performing today Once upon a time someone likely said about a young actress or actor in one of their first ever stage roles, "That Meryl Streep really has talent" or "Watch out for Anthony Hopkins, he's going far in show business." From Oscar winners to c...
The four-day festival takes place on Historic Main Street September 17, 18, 19 and 20 GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (July 28, 2026) – Raise a glass to GrapeFest® – A Texas Wine Experience,presented by Bank of the West, as it celebrates four decades of wine, tradition and community.The Largest...
Carol Dean Holbrook Moody, age 83, of Arlington, Texas, passed peacefully from this life on July 26, 2026. A devoted wife, loving mother, treasured grandmother and great-grandmother, faithful servant of the Lord, and friend to everyone she met, Carol leaves behind a beautiful leg...
Fort Worth’s hottest period so far this year arrived last week. Topping out at 106 degrees, the temperature was the highest since 2024, according to the National Weather Service. The 2026 high was recorded July 21-22, NWS meteorologist Brennen Darah said in an email. Those two da...
North Texas shined as host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Arlington, organizers said at a Fort Worth panel discussion Tuesday. The success of the region’s nine games in June and July came through partnerships between cities and federal, state and local authorities, said Mo...
Tierra and Tianna Stephens were adamant about not going to the same university. Then, when the 18-year-old twins both decided to go to the University of Oklahoma, they were adamant about not sharing a dorm room. Now, a couple weeks before classes start, the Young Women’s Leadersh...
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo told a sheriff's deputy he was on his way to see his grandparents and had consumed "zero" drinks during a traffic stop in Milwaukee that led to his arrest last week. Romo was booked on one count of allegedly operating while intoxicated ...
Courtney Siegel Landes admits that her 18-year-old self would not have expected her to be where she is today. But now, as a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor at Fort Worth’s Lena Pope, she points to the late Evelyn Siegel — a Fort Worth artist, volunteer and activist...
Ahead of the new school year, Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved more than $22 million in new spending. The July 21 purchases include $4.1 million in general contracting and building maintenance services, $3 million for fire alarm equipment and services, ...
Truc Manh Nguyen passed on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the age of 59; Truc was born on Friday, April 7, 1967, in Vietnam to Hoa Nguyen and Hoa Ho. Truc was a resident of Arlington, Texas. Truc will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memories s...
Roberto Rodriguez, born on Nov. 13, 1990, in Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on July 22, 2026, in Joshua, Texas. At the age of 35, Roberto left this world far too soon, leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. Robert was a devoted father who found his greatest joy i...
DECATUR – Kieth Leroy Van Dam, 77, passed away on July 23, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 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. Cryptside Servic...
In Loving Memory of Our Beloved Dad Rest in peace, Dad. You fought so hard with incredible strength, courage. Even through life's hardest battles, you never stopped showing us what it means to be brave, to love unconditionally, and to keep going no matter the circumstances. Thank...
Surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC 5 shows the confrontation that investigators said led to the arrests of a Wilmer city councilman and the city's acting police chief. The video captures the moments after Wilmer City Councilman Moses Garcia approached an employee at a...
The Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau is celebrating record-breaking tourism success following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to a report released Tuesday, Arlington hotels generated a record $31 million in room revenue during the tournament. The city hosted nine match...
While the Dallas-Fort Worth area continues to be recognized for its strong economy, new numbers released Tuesday highlight a growing divide between economic growth and the number of families struggling to put food on the table. More than 6 million Texans are facing hunger, an 11%...
Texas lawmakers and university leaders defended the early implementation of Senate Bill 37 on Tuesday, saying public universities are seeing record enrollment while continuing to review and revise academic programs under the new law. Senate Bill 37 gives university regents appoin...
Fort Worth Municipal Court will be present with their Court in the Community Warrant Forgiveness event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 8, at Southwest Community Center, 6300 Welch Ave. in Fort Worth. Court in the Community will assist up to 120 individuals — first-come, first-...
In Tarrant Area Food Bank’s 13-county service region, food insecurity rose 35% from 2019 to 2024, while the population grew by only 10% in that same time period. That rate comes from Feeding America’s Mind the Meal Gap, an annual study of food insecurity rates published today ref...
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches, players and the front office know it...
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst units in franchise history. Cowboys coaches, players, and the front of...
The best of the internet’s cat videos are coming to the big screen next week. CatVideoFest is a 70-minute selection of all things feline —silly, cuddly, sentimental and comedic—that’s playing in independent theaters in the U.S. and Canada. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit cat...
Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Friday. The 98 people had illnesses that started between Nov. 21 and June 30, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No deaths have been re...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference on Tuesday regarding a sex and human trafficking investigation at an adult bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard. Ryan Raybould, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, announced federal grand jury indictments aga...
A judge ruled that most of more than a dozen songs cannot be heard at the murder trial of Dallas rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Fellow rapper Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot tied to Noble's death. Noble was s...
Eight months after walking out of the Tarrant County Jail, Channing Walker-Ragsdale is building a future he once struggled to imagine. The longtime Fort Worth resident, who spent years battling addiction and cycling in and out of incarceration, now runs his own personal training ...
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches and players know it too. "I mean, you...
Hospital first earned certification in 2022 ALLIANCE, TEXAS, – Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance has once again earned Primary Stroke Center certification* from Joint Commission, offered in collaboration with the American Heart Association. Having first earned the n...
Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale of Cornerstone Plaza, a 51,664-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Southlake, Texas. A Newmark Retail Capital Markets team of President, Head of Retail Capital Markets Conor Lalor, Senior Managing Director Kyle Minter and ...
Quorum Architects, a commercial architecture and interior design firm, announces the addition of Architectural Intern Eylul Basak Cetinkanat to the firm’s growing Municipal Design team, known for working with municipalities across Texas....
The City of Fort Worth is helping small and emerging nonprofit organizations strengthen their skills and prepare for future federal funding opportunities through a new capacity-building initiative. The big picture: The Neighborhood Services Department has launched its inaugural P...
Daniel Hale Elliott, 67, passed away on July 19, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Daniel was born on Dec. 12, 1958, in Iraan, Texas, to Jimmy and Peggy Elliott, where he was also raised. Iraan was always home in his heart, and the values he learned there shaped the hardworking, genero...
In Nov. 2018, voters approved an $800 million bond package for JPS Health Network so the county medical district could undergo a renovation that would allow it to keep up with other area hospitals. Nearly eight years later, all eight construction projects for the master facility ...
Sylvia Nolasco, 51, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Sylvia was born on Jan. 11, 1975, in Sarasota, Florida, to Senon and Irene Flores. She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where she attended North Side High School and graduated...
LAKE WORTH – George Torrez, born on April 14, 1953, in Fredericksburg, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026. He was a cherished son of the late Nicolas and Emerejilda Torrez and will be remembered with love by his surviving sisters, Teresa Salazar and Manuela Torrez and...
Last week, Tarrant County announced the first human case of West Nile Virus this year. However, municipalities have been reporting West Nile-positive mosquito pools since mid-May. Curious to see where mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus have been found in your city? Check out the ...
Lauren Ballentine, 27, loved spending time with her grandmother growing up and especially loved when they went shopping. However, you would never find the two at a classic shopping mall looking for new clothing. The two preferred to scour through piles of vintage offerings at ant...
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Mary Janeway Grace Ponte, 91, passed away on Aug. 5, 2026. Mary was born on Aug. 23, 1934, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Grace Abel Janeway an…
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