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A surrogate mother asked a Dallas County court to order medical care for the baby she’s carrying. The State of Texas just stepped into a multi-state battle over who will be the parents of a baby. This is a developing story, and NBC DFW hopes to learn more in the days ahead. Accor...
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FORT WORTH (KXAS)—A North Carolina pastor was detained by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and had a stroke while in custody, according to his family. Now, he’s in a Fort Worth area hospital, and they’re worried about the medical care he’s getting. ICE said the past...
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Chrysler is recalling nearly 50,000 vehicles over a seat belt defect that could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
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The City of Fort Worth and the Estate of Atatiana Jefferson announced a proposed settlement that would pay $11.25 million to Jefferson’s family. Jefferson’s two nephews will have their portion of the funds placed in a trust until they reach the age of 18, according to the stateme...
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Dallas Police have released officer body camera footage from an Aug. 6 officer-involved shooting stemming from a Porsche robbery in the Cedar Crest area....
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Dallas Police released officer body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting on Park Lane after officers responded to a stabbing call.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation ...
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As firefighters and EMS professionals face intense workplace stress and pressure, the Alvarado Fire Department has a new companion to help provide compassionate care: Roscoe the goldendoodle. Roscoe is the personal dog of firefighter Amy Garay, and now, thanks to a grant from the...
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Community college can offer a more affordable route to a degree — but some schools stand out among others. See which community colleges ranked highest in a new analysis....
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Bella is back on top. U.S. News & World Report in July updated its list of the 100 most popular dog names in America , and Bella reclaimed the No. 1 spot from Luna. Bella and Luna have swapped between the top two spots since 2023, the outlet said. Rounding out the top five was Ma...
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Russian authorities have released U.S. citizen Robert Gilman after four years in a Russian prison, where an advocacy group said he became gravely ill and was near death....
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The Texas Classroom Commission held its first meeting Monday, where Gov. Greg Abbott laid out three priorities for the group.
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Wildfire season ramps up between August and October in Texas, and local firefighters have already been busy fighting back fast-moving flames in multiple communities, including Stephens County, about 1.45 hours west of Fort Worth. The Bufford Creek Fire has burned over 3,000 acres...
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Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish avoided additional jail time Tuesday when she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor alcohol-related driving charge that stemmed from her 2022 arrest in Georgia after someone called 911 about a driver asleep at the wheel at a traffic light. Other charg...
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New video shows an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pulling a gun on a Northern Virginia woman who was driving her car in Falls Church Monday afternoon. The agents accused the woman of trying to run them over. But the woman says she didn’t put them in danger. Carolina Mo...
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A 23-year-old man was charged with murder after video footage captured him trailing a neighbor on a bicycle and shooting him multiple times in his parked car, leading to an hours-long SWAT standoff....
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United Way of Tarrant County hosted three community events across Fort Worth and Haltom City, giving out free school supplies, backpacks, and food boxes....
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As the sun rose on Tuesday morning, it had all the signs of back-to-school. There were proud parents, perfect hair, new school supplies and a mariachi band; it is Texas after all. Hexter Elementary near White Rock Lake made sure the whole neighborhood could take part as they chri...
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An Arkansas high school football player discovered a venomous snake in the helmet he was wearing during practicing for almost an hour last week. The two-foot-long snake had found its way under the padding of the helmet on Thursday, staying hidden until the student noticed an unus...
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A Chick-fil-A worker went above and beyond — and down the street — to help a customer. On July 8, Kingsley Ifedi was traveling by car in Duluth, Georgia, when he witnessed a Chick-fil-A employee from the chain’s Sugarloaf Road and Satellite Boulevard location on the run. The work...
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One of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers peaks this week, offering a chance to see shooting stars cross a particularly dark sky, thanks to the new moon. The Perseid meteor shower has been underway since mid-July, but is expected to peak overnight from Wednesday...
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Fort Worth will open its first dedicated LDS temple in 2027.
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President Donald Trump is now demanding Iran pay compensation for the families of those killed in the bombing of the USS Cole and thousands of others who have been killed in combat and in protest against Iran....
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician Chuck Redd , whom the arts center sued for canceling a Christmas Eve concert after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the building’s facade. Superior Court Judge Tany...
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Students at Dallas ISD schools returned to class on Tuesday, the first day of the 2026-27 school year for the nearly 130,000 students in the district.
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Toyota is recalling about 655,000 of its Camry vehicles globally, the automaker confirmed Tuesday, due to a display error that may deactivate safety indicators like turn signals and hazard lights during startup. Most of the now-recalled cars were sold in the U.S. — where more tha...
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Four surgeons and six operating room teams at Methodist Dallas Medical Center completed a 13-hour domino kidney transplant that saved three lives in a 3-way exchange....
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A woman was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after being stabbed in the neck at a Plano hotel, prompting an investigation by the Plano Police Department’s Family Violence Unit....
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The Dallas Cowboys defense is looking much improved after one of the worst seasons in franchise history. The Cowboys have a new defensive coordinator, Christian Parker ; two new first-round picks, Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence ; and they added San Francisco 49ers linebacker De...
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The Dallas Cowboys are headed south to Woodland Hills, CA, for joint practice against the Rams. Last year, the Rams embarrassed the Cowboys at joint practice. The Rams went on to go 12-5 and lose in the NFC Championship – a game the Cowboys have not reached in 30 years. The Cowbo...
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Dallas residents can weigh in tonight on a proposed budget that reduces library hours, eliminates over 100 positions, and merges departments to balance the city budget....
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Dallas County commissioners are considering a proposal from Housing Forward to place a property tax measure on the November ballot to fund homelessness solutions and housing....
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The Dallas Cowboys are returning one of the most successful passing attacks from 2025. While the headliners remain Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy has a firm grip on the third receiver spot. NBC 5’s Pat Doney sat down with Flournoy at camp to talk abo...
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New details about one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur — could finally come to light in the upcoming trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis . Davis, 63, is accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that also wo...
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Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa is expected to present his recommended Fiscal Year 2027 budget Tuesday afternoon, offering the first detailed look at how city leaders plan to address a significant budget shortfall while maintaining services for the city’s more than 1 million re...
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An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shortly after takeoff Monday, when the crew reported a bird strike that led to an engine issue. Air traffic control audio captured the urgency of the moment, as the pilot declared “mayday, mayd...
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Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of dying, a group advocating for him said Tuesday. Robert Gilman was on his way to a U.S. military hos...
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President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran , according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the plan. The Washington Post was first to r...
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The Dallas Cowboys offense, led by quarterback Dak Prescott, does not appear to be afraid of expectations. The team is returning all 11 starters from one of the top offenses in the league last year. Prescott’s been saying the goal is to be the “Greatest Offense There Is,” or GOTI...
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JPS Health Network has been down since at least Monday, Aug. 3. Patients who use MyChart cannot log on to check or schedule appointments or find out about medication refills. People on Facebook have expressed their worries, frustrations, and confusion. JPS initially said that it ...
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A Florida man accused of driving 110 mph in a 60-mph zone was arrested early Aug. 1 under the state's "super speeder" law after telling a deputy he was rushing to catch his cheating girlfriend....
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A coveted Cooper Flagg rookie card was found in his home region of New England. Members of RhodyBreakers, a group within the Baseball Cards of Rhode Island card shop, unpacked the prized rookie card of the Maine native Monday night during a live stream . The card has drawn attent...
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In the early 1970s, two gold plaques were launched into deep space aboard Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, each engraved with a message from humankind to any extraterrestrial life that might find them. Since then, astronomers have continued to listen and look for life beyond Earth, ide...
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One chilly weekend in January, excavators began transforming what is normally one of Dallas’ most congested roads – Interstate 30 – to make way for the $888 million Canyon project. The work kicked off an effort to widen the downtown thoroughfare for a growing North Texas, but als...
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Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track “I’m So Happy,” on Sept. 25. “Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I kn...
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An arrest affidavit details a deadly incident last month in Deep Ellum that involved a man being pushed down stairs. The affidavit says three people were leaving a bar on Main Street when they got into a verbal argument with 21-year-old Josiah Gomez while on the stairway from the...
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Luigi Mangione is due to appear in a New York courtroom Tuesday for what could be the final hearing before his state murder trial begins next month. Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty to several state charges in connection with the December 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthca...
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A 29-year-old Black woman from Mississippi was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson last week. The body was discovered Aug. 3 in the 500 block of Road of Remembrance, the Jackson Police Department said in a statement. The Hinds County Coroner’s Office ide...
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Usher is shutting down rumors that he’s been sending out an imposter to perform in his place during his recent joint tour with Chris Brown. Fans have been doing double takes for days after footage from a recent “The R&B Tour” concert has convinced many of them that the man perfor...
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In a rare mention of his personal life, Brad Pitt says in a new interview that he has never been suicidal “except for one little period” that was related to “family stuff.” The 62-year-old Hollywood icon made a short reference to his family situation in an interview with Esquire ...
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The ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy , the mother who in 2023 killed her three children in Massachusetts, has catapulted into the spotlight the severe mental health condition known as postpartum psychosis. It’s left many parents and concerned loved ones to wonder what cause...
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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their World Cup debuts as members of the U.S. women’s national team next month. The trio will try to help the U.S. win its fifth consecutive FIBA World Cup title. The young stars will be joined by Olympic medalists A’ja Wils...
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Brandon Nimmo singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday night to snap a five-game road losing streak. Texas has won five of its last six overall and is a half-game behind AL West-leading Houston. Nimmo and El...
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There is a new artificial intelligence curriculum headed to some North Texas high school classrooms thanks to a new grant given to the University of Texas at Dallas. The world is changing, and students must change with it. That’s the message at Uplift Schools across North Texas a...
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Toronto Tempo (10-22, 5-9 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (19-14, 8-8 Western Conference), Arlington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo takes on the Dallas Wings after Marina Mabrey scored 36 points in the Tempo’s 107-95 loss to the Atlanta Dream. The Wings hav...
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Texas Rangers (60-59, second in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (45-74, fifth in the AL West), Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 7:38 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cody Bradford (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, five strikeouts); Angels: Ryan Johnson (2-6, 7.11 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 3...
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The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s night’s drawing has ballooned to $975 million after no winning tickets were sold for Monday’s $905 million grand prize. Monday’s winning numbers were 6, 37, 54, 55, 64 with a Powerball of 10. While no one hit the jackpot on Monday, if you liv...
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Search and rescue efforts were underway early Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least 169 people and leaving many trapped under the debris of damaged and destroyed buildings. Monday’s 7.4 magnitude ...
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President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war. The Trump administration is hoping that m...
