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Podiatrist reveals the No. 1 exercise to do daily to ease plantar fasciitis pain

Ever felt a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel when you try to walk? It could be plantar fasciitis, a frustrating problem that affects the tissues in the bottom of the foot. “It’s one of the most common foot conditions we treat,” Dr. Ebonie Vincent, a podiatrist and board-certifie...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 20, 2026

Water main break leads to boil water notice for Lantana

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued a boil water notice for Lantana. The notice is due to a water main break and power failure. No contaminants were detected in the water. The notice was mandatory because the water pressure fell below 20PSI. Customers are bei...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 19, 2026

Menendez brothers' next parole hearings tentatively set for February 2027

The Menendez brothers could have their second appearances before the California Board of Parole in about five months. Lyle Menendez’s hearing is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 23, with Erik Menendez’s set for the following day, Feb. 24. The new dates are more than a year earlier ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 19, 2026

Florida GOP candidate says Trump has 'gone too far'

A Republican congressional representative in a heated reelection bid in Florida released a new ad saying President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in his immigration enforcement practices in the country....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Amazon FTC settlement update: More Prime members qualify and payout increased to $200

Amazon will be dolling out additional payments and to more customers as part of its $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. In 2025, Amazon settled allegations brought by the FTC that it misled customers into enrolling in its Prime membership and then deliberat...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 18, 2026

Dallas libraries will remain open 6 days a week

Neighborhood libraries in Dallas will remain open six days a week thanks to a late-night funding restoration by Dallas City Council members.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 17, 2026

Photos show Trump with apparent Kennedy Center demolition information

Photos of President Donald Trump on board Air Force One appear to show him looking at information on the demolition of the Kennedy Center , which indefinitely shut down Wednesday. A federal judge then ordered the administration to provide 30 days’ notice before any changes, inclu...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 17, 2026

Dallas leaders approve $5.7 billion budget for 2026-27

Dallas City Council approved a $5.7 billion budget that includes cuts, layoffs, and reduced hours for several Dallas facilities. FOX 4's Amelia Jones has more....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 17, 2026

Dallas leaders debate $5.7B proposed budget

The Dallas City Council is set to vote on a $5.7 billion budget that includes employee layoffs and cuts to city services. So far, there's been a lot of discussion and debate, with different groups expressing their frustrations....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 16, 2026

Dallas leaders approve $5.7B budget that includes layoffs and cuts

The Dallas City Council votes Wednesday on a $5.7 billion proposed budget that cuts nearly 300 positions, reduces library hours, alters employee healthcare, and slightly lowers property taxes while preserving public safety funding....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 16, 2026

Dallas City Council approves record budget totaling nearly $5.7 billion in 10-5 vote

The Dallas City Council has approved the largest budget in the city’s history, totaling $5.66 billion . The budget passed in a 10-5 vote after a debate that lasted much of the day. After an all-day discussion and several amendments, the budget was approved on Wednesday night. Dal...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalSep 16, 2026

House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections

House lawmakers will leave Washington on Wednesday night for the last time before the November midterm elections, after GOP leaders said they were canceling votes set for Thursday. The change in schedule means that the House won’t vote on Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 16, 2026

‘Not a place to scroll': NYC's new public bathrooms auto-open door after 10 minutes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the installation of 17 new public bathrooms is underway across New York City, part of his previously announced effort to bring free, accessible facilities to public plazas and high-traffic areas that haven’t reliably had...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 16, 2026

Texas data centers could face penalties over water reporting

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's water development board to start penalizing major water users if they haven't complied with water use reporting requirements....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 15, 2026

House panel votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt

The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend the full House find billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with subpoenas related to its probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The bipartisan vote was unanimous, 41-0. Black, ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 15, 2026

Trump's Kennedy Center board votes to close immediately for renovations

The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees voted Tuesday to close the iconic performing arts venue “immediately” for a two-year renovation. Board members claimed the memorial is on the brink of bankruptcy and needs to close for extensive renovations. They cited a partial ceiling coll...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 15, 2026

Yella Beezy's murder-for-hire trial delayed

The murder-for-hire trial against Yella Beezy has been delayed a few months. Jury selection was set to begin on Monday, but lawyers for the Dallas rapper asked for more time....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 14, 2026

McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate to vote on Monday for the first time in three months, noticeably more frail after he was hospitalized for a June fall in his home . McConnell’s lengthy absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and on...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 14, 2026

Democrats and activists plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterms

Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up. Activists are planning mas...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 14, 2026

Continuance granted Monday in Yella Beezy capital murder trial

Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, the second trial connected to the high-profile 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3, is on hold for now after a continuance was granted in the trial. Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, is accused o...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalSep 14, 2026

Bo French faces backlash over posts criticizing UT student demographics

Texas Railroad Commission Republican nominee Bo French is facing backlash from fellow Republicans after posting social media comments that mischaracterized a photo of celebrating University of Texas football fans as evidence of Americans being displaced by foreigners....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 13, 2026

Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist social media post

Several prominent Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned a racist post by Bo French, a GOP candidate for statewide office to regulate Texas’ oil and gas industry . French, who is running for state railroad commissioner, posted a photo of students of South Asian descent at the Univ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 13, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel to air Talarico interview on YouTube instead of ABC

Late-night television talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has made the decision to pull an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico from network TV and air it on YouTube due to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 11, 2026

Democrats hold counter-rally at Dallas City Hall

Texas Democrats held a rally at Dallas City Hall on the second night of the Republican Midterm Convention just a few miles away, encouraging people to get out and vote. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 11, 2026

FULL: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s RNC Midterm speech

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson delivers his full speech at the 2026 Republican midterm convention. Johnson discusses his decision to leave the Democratic Party, public safety, policing, taxes, homelessness, economic development and his vision for Dallas as “America’s next financial ca...

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 11, 2026

‘Go and vote:' Trump, Vance urge Dallas RNC Midterm Convention goers to save majorities

President Donald Trump returned to the stage on the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, imploring the crowd to “go out and vote” to save his party’s majorities in Congress. Trump praised his own Vice President JD Vance, who deliver...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 10, 2026

Trump makes dubious pledge to give every U.S. adult $5,000 if GOP wins

President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections , an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more th...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 10, 2026

Trump rallies base during Dallas GOP midterm

President Donald Trump delivered remarks on the first night of the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas as he tries to rally his voter base ahead of November's elections. FOX 4's Casey Stegall has more....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 10, 2026

Republicans aim to energize voters with midterm convention

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton took to the podium on the first night of the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, while his opponent James Talarico has spoken on the event. FOX 4's Steven Dial has more....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 10, 2026

Bernie Sanders-endorsed challenger defeats Providence mayor in a Democratic primary

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost his Democratic primary Tuesday night, NBC News projects, with Rhode Island state Rep. David Morales, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed democratic socialist, prevailing. Morales tapped into the progressive energy that has fueled a slew of challenges to i...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 9, 2026

Republican Midterm Convention: When will Texas leaders speak each night

Republicans will hold its first ever midterm convention in Dallas this week and the program will feature several key Texas Republicans as the party looks to rally and unify voters ahead of the November elections....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsSep 8, 2026

From the Lockerbie bombing to 9/11: How attacks on flights changed air travel forever

Taking a commercial flight from a U.S. airport generally requires a boarding pass to get anywhere near a gate, security screening controlled by the federal government and careful attention to the contents of carry-on bags. It wasn’t always this way. Travelers once passed through ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 8, 2026

What to watch as Republicans gather in Dallas for Trump's unusual midterm convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will descend on Dallas this week for a two-day convention dreamed up by President Donald Trump to rally his supporters for this year’s midterm elections. Trump has said he wanted to channel the kind of political extravaganza that each party holds eve...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalSep 8, 2026

Hood County Commissioners postpone discussion on multiple data center proposals Tuesday

Hood County Commissioners were scheduled to discuss and potentially take action on Tuesday on multiple proposed data center projects that have generated months of debate among residents, developers and local officials. The Hood County Commissioners Court met at 9 a.m., with an ag...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalSep 8, 2026

Check your voter registration status before Oct. 5 deadline

With the Nov. 3 midterm election less than two months away, now is the time to check your voter registration status while there is still time to fix any potential issues. You cannot vote in the next election if you have not registered. You can check your voter status at VoteTexas...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalSep 7, 2026

As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don't want them

Dawn Vogel, a Republican county supervisor in rural Buchanan County, Iowa, doesn’t have a lot in common with the leading democratic socialists in Congress. But on this bit of policy they agree: Data centers are proliferating across the American landscape too fast. Vogel voted ear...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesSep 7, 2026