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It’s back to school season, and apparently that also applies to the wizarding world. HBO released the second teaser trailer for “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” on Wednesday ahead of its Christmas premiere. Take a look at the video here: This is the second trailer after...
Hours before Ohio college student and athlete Pierre Damas Bel took his own life, he called his father for help. It was around 8 a.m., and he was sitting inside his car on the side of Interstate 70, struggling mentally and emotionally with the shame of being forced to wear an ank...
A Fort Worth mother is demanding answers after her 5-year-old son left Rufino Mendoza Elementary School unnoticed Monday and was found crying in the street by a stranger about two blocks away. Isabel Barrera was visiting her parents in Fort Worth’s Northside around 11 a.m. when s...
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding of mental health, recognizing warning signs, and encouraging conversations that can help save lives. Mental health challenges can impact anyone, and barriers to seeking help often includ...
A new statewide analysis found 39% of homesteads owe no school district property taxes, including roughly 61% of elderly or disabled homeowners. Nearly four in 10 Texas homesteads now pay no school district property taxes after lawmakers repeatedly expanded the state’s homestead ...
A group of parents says several classrooms at the Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy either don’t have air conditioning or don’t cool well enough. The parents said they’ve been raising the issue since classes started and no one has fixed it. Nancy Cabrera, the mother of a student wh...
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Rankings | Scores Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Rankings | Scores Week 4, Sept. 17-19: Rankings | Scores Week 5, Sept. 24-26: Rankings | Scores Week 6, Oct. 1-3: Rankings | Scores Week 7, Oct. 8-1...
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration’s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses...
Family and friends gathered at a Fort Worth church Saturday for the funeral service of LaTaivia Davis, a young teacher’s assistant remembered for her compassion and unwavering support of others. The celebration of her life follows a balloon release at E. Ray Elementary School, wh...
Below are the Texas high school football scores for games played Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 27-29, 2026. Thursday’s Texas high school football scores Aldine Eisenhower 20, Klein Forest 16 Arlington 38, Byron Nelson 22 Beaumont West Brook 33, Nederland 28 Boerne-Champion 60, ...
King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at ...
Centennial High School graduate Karmelo Anthony was denied a re-trial over the weekend, after the recusal of Collin County Judge John Roach.
High school football season is here, and you can watch some of the biggest games of the season on KDFI 27 (FOX 4+) and the FOX LOCAL app. This week, Arlington Bowie takes on Prosper Rock Hill....
Tablets and computers have become crucial school supplies for many students. But the same devices children use to read text, write essays, solve math problems or research history projects can also offer distractions in the form of games, social media and web browsing. It can be a...
Convicted quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger, who admitted to stabbing four University of Idaho students a year before he proclaimed his innocence and asked to withdraw his guilty plea, has been granted two days in court next year as part of his petition for post-conviction relie...
If you’re cleaning out the closet, a group in Fort Worth wants to do something good with your new or gently loved formal wear and accessories. Volunteers are busy getting ready for the fourth annual “Your Dress, Their Dream” Prom Dress Drive on Sunday, August 30. “Each year, all ...
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) will hold its “White Coat” ceremony for first-year med students. For one student, getting into school took a little more determination than most. Austin Grubbs didn’t grow up wanting to be a doctor. He had to find out what he was m...
The first thing to know about this gas station is that it is not a gas station. There are no pumps. No convenience store. No windshield squeegees. And, despite what one might reasonably expect, there is no requirement that anyone actually purchase gas. It is a designated corner o...
Ponder ISD will not have classes Tuesday, Aug. 25, due to a water main break. A contractor hit a water main, causing a loss of pressure within the town’s water storage tank around 4:15 p.m. Ponder ISD said running water is needed to operate campuses, provide meals and meet the ne...
Less than a week after he announced the Project Safe Schools initiative… calling for school districts to disclose unreported educator misconduct from the last five years, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould says it’s parents who are reporting a...
At the TCU Burnett School of Medicine, first-year medical students settle in for their first class of the day. There are 62 first-year students, including Tatum Hall. The first year is full of firsts. Tatum is also a first. For four years of undergrad, Tatum was on the TCU Showgi...
Following the success of its inaugural competition earlier this year, America 250 is once again looking for collegiate student innovators and entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality with the America’s Startup national competition with an expanded prize pool of over $1 mill...
For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age. Still a fixture of back-to-school shopping lists, it outlines a child’s first letters, erases their mistakes and lets them doodle in the margins when they daydream. For decades, sw...
For many North Texas families, the initial first-day-of-school stress has come and gone, but the transition back to the classroom doesn’t necessarily end after the first day. Mental health experts said the first few weeks of school can help parents and caregivers notice how child...
A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history was a hoax. The Infowars founder...
School is in session and Mandela: The Official Exhibition at the African American Museum at Dallas at Fair Park is a classroom like no other. The immersive exhibition, now on view through Nov. 1, allows students to explore Mandela’s life and work for justice through artifacts, pi...
Expectations Texas Tech expects a repeat after winning its first Big 12 championship and making the College Football Playoff last season. And there’s no reason to think the 12th-ranked Red Raiders can’t do it again, even after a school-record nine NFL draft picks, including six d...
Baylor coach Dave Aranda likely can’t survive another losing season. If not for the unexpected resignation of the school’s athletic director late last season, Aranda might not have been back with the Bears for this one. They are going into Aranda’s seventh season with a new quart...
A Texas appeals court on Friday upheld a judgment finding Alex Jones and his Infowars company liable to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, but sharply reduced the punitive damages they were awarded....
Renovations at Plano Senior High School are causing problems for students, according to a concerned parent and educator. “It’s just kind of been a nightmare for the students,” Levi Sterling said. “It’s really putting them in a very difficult spot.” Students are using the high sch...
Scurry-Rosser Middle School students in Kaufman County were evacuated to the high school and dismissed early following a suspected propane leak.
For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much nervous,” said Iman Fair-Seldon, 5, holding her hands about 4 inches apart. Iman will st...
Fort Worth ISD has put web cameras in grade school classrooms in the lowest-performing schools in the district, but some families say they weren't aware of the cameras before this week. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more....
Fort Worth ISD has installed web cameras in certain classrooms at its lowest performing schools as part of a turnaround program, but some families say they weren't informed of the additions until after the school year started....
The Texas heat can turn a routine practice into a safety risk, and a new UIL heat stress policy is changing how schools determine when conditions are too dangerous for students to be outside. At Flower Mound High School, Head Athletic Trainer Cody Jenschke is following the new he...
Some universities are now allowing students and their families to pay tuition through PayPal and Venmo. Here's what to know.
Fort Worth ISD is defending the use of web cameras in classrooms at certain campuses within its Elevate Network, after some parents and community advocates raised concerns about privacy and a lack of communication from district leaders. The concerns surfaced this week after teach...
A Colorado elementary school teacher was found dead inside her home, and investigators said evidence at the home raised questions about her husband's account of what happened....
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a stark warning for school districts that do not remove books that he believes are offensive.
Federal charges have been filed against a former Forney ISD principal and teacher accused of covering up the teacher's past criminal history and failing to report abuse allegations....
Federal authorities say deception by a Forney ISD principal led to the hiring of a special education teacher who now faces child sex charges. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more on the new federal charges the two are facing....
Despite the 100+ degree temperatures outside, incoming freshman at UT Dallas moved in to college on Tuesday. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more on how students are beating the heat....
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will push to ban Texas public school districts from employing H-1B visa holders.
Civil rights groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas’ law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms.
Vaccination rates for U.S. children entering kindergarten during the 2025-2026 school year decreased according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with vaccination exemptions hitting a record high....
Come out at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 to meet some of the NBC 5/Telemundo 39 news teams and help us clear the Fort Worth Henry’s Animal Campus shelter. Meet NBC 5’s Brian Curtis, the NBC 5 / Telemundo 39 team, and find your furrever new family member. All adoption fees will be ...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce a new initiative to combat abuse in public schools. The FBI and other state and county leaders were in attendance to share the new plan. Ryan Raybould, United States Attorney for the Northern Distric...
Here's which states topped a new ranking of the best states for women’s equality. See which states lead on pay, jobs, education and political representation....
Camila Fuentes, a recent Hockaday High School graduate, has a scholarship to Villanova University, with plans to study civil engineering. Fuentes and her family were going to be making a cross-country road trip before classes start Wednesday. But a day before they were set to lea...
After months of uncertainty and a fundraising push to overcome a loss of more than $60,000 , the University of Dallas men’s basketball team is headed to London. According to the school, the team left Thursday and will play its first game in London Saturday. The trip was thrown in...
Five people were shot outside Virginia State University residence halls early Saturday. One is in critical condition, and the campus lockdown has been lifted....
Heading off to college is exciting, but it also involves new adult responsibilities. That makes it a great time to start getting comfortable with credit, building healthy spending habits and learning how to manage money. It’s important for all students to build a solid foundation...
The suspect involved in a Fort Worth road rage shooting allegedly drove to work after shooting and killing an Everman ISD teacher's aide. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more....
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released its annual report cards on public school districts, campuses and charter schools.
Multiple schools in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD have been placed on “secure” protocol due to an investigation at Colleyville Heritage High School. According to the school district, Heritage Elementary, Heritage Middle, the Early Childhood Development Center, and iUniversity Prep ha...
Texas school districts got their grades today. The Texas Education Agency released its annual A – F accountability ratings to give parents a snapshot of how their district is performing....
School is back in session across North Texas and as families get back into the swing of the daily routine, knowing wat to make for lunch or snack can sometimes be time consuming. To help make parents lives easier, Stacie Ellis, a registered dietitian and nutritionist said making ...
Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Texas Department of State Health Services are investigating possible tuberculosis exposure at MacArthur High School. Health officials recommended tuberculosis testing for students who attended MacArthur High School during the 2025–2...
The Texas Education Agency released accountability scores for all Texas schools Friday morning. The scores grade how well specific campuses and school districts as a whole perform academically and prepare students for college and to enter the workforce.Scores this year cover the ...
Potential tuberculosis exposure at an Irving ISD high school has Dallas County Health & Human Services recommending all returning students get tested.
