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Lawmaker pushes for solutions as Oak Cliff explosion victims go months without gas

State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez is calling for a state review after residents of the Bonnie Apartments in Oak Cliff have gone more than two months without natural gas service following a nearby explosion. The apartment complex is located within Gonzalez’s legislative district. She sa...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Texas power line plan tests property rights across rural communities

Texas has approved a massive expansion of its transmission system to carry more electricity into the Permian Basin. The proposed 765-kilovolt corridors would cross through hundreds of miles of ranches, farms, schools, and rural communities. At a Texas Senate Committee on Business...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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New lawsuit claims Plano ISD failed to act before alleged child sexual abuse

The criminal case against former Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell is expanding as a newly filed civil lawsuit broadens the focus beyond the former educator to include the school district and the principal of Brinker Elementary. Since Campbell’s arrest earlier this month, police ha...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Tanning is getting hot again. Here's what it really does to your skin

Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Ben Affleck wins $1 million for charity on ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire'

Ben Affleck was overcome with glee the moment he won “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire,” jumping up to hug his partner, “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding. Affleck and Ding made it to the final round on Wednesday’s episode of the ABC game show , hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, where they faced...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Fort Worth officers involved in 2 weekend shootings | FULL NEWS CONFERENCE

Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia talks about two weekend police shootings involving his officers. In both cases, the body camera video shows the armed suspects ignoring commands before being fatally shot by police....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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Father of Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to prison

Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School mass shooter Colt Gray, appeared in a Barrow County courtroom Thursday where he was sentenced to prison for his role in the 2024 mass murder....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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Southbound Dallas North Tollway closed at I-635 after roadway incident

All southbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway are closed at Interstate 635 after a crash. The North Texas Tollway Authority told NBC 5 that drivers should expect heavy traffic and significant delays during the evening commute. Texas Sky Ranger flew over the scene, where debris...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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NASA Mars rover finds ‘honeycomb’ patterns on red planet

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a mysterious "honeycomb" landscape unlike anything seen before on Mars. The discovery could unlock new clues about the red planet's past....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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Holocaust survivors share firsthand testimony at Dallas museum

So much of history is something people learn about in books. But for visitors to the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, history is also shared by people who lived it. Small pins representing ghettos, concentration camps and death camps carry tremendous weight. But it is th...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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John Cornyn delays Trump attorney general nominee over agreement concerns

Texas Sen. John Cornyn is at the center of negotiations that delayed a key committee vote on President Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general. On Thursday afternoon, Trump wrote online that he may change course by delaying the nomination of his personal attorney, Todd Blanche...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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North Texans remember longtime civil rights activist Lee Alcorn

North Texas civil rights leader Lee Alcorn died this week at the age of 89, leaving behind a decades-long legacy of advocacy in Grand Prairie and across the region.. Alcorn became involved in civil rights activism in the 1980s and later founded Grand Prairie’s first chapter of th...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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1.5 million hand warmers recalled after death of 83-year-old, 15 fires, 350 burn injuries

An 83-year-old from San Diego died in February after an electronic hand warmer overheated, which — along with hundreds of other injuries — has prompted a recall of about 1.5 million devices. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the Ocoopa Rechargeable Lithium-Ion ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Former peace officer pleads guilty to 2 counts of sexual exploitation of a child

A former licensed peace officer has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Eastern District of Texas. Skyler Douglas Laza, 34, pleaded guilty on July 27, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. Laza pers...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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U.S. Soccer, North American nations reject Infantino's World Cup investor plan

European nations agreed Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The North American soccer body rejected his plan later the same day. The 41-memb...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Fort Worth PD to release video in 2 police shootings

Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia will hold a news conference and release body camera video detailing two weekend officer-involved shootings that resulted in the deaths of suspects Ricky Lindsey and Andrew Ponce....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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UT Arlington asks community to submit World Cup memories for digital archive

Missing the world cup? We’ve got one final way you can keep those memories alive. The University of Texas at Arlington is asking people to submit their best world cup photos and videos to them for a new special digital collection that will preserve the historic moments here in ou...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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States push DHS to explain its noncitizen voter claims

State officials are pushing back on the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that it found tens of thousands of noncitizens on their voter rolls, asking the department to explain how it arrived at its conclusion. Ahead of President Donald Trump ’s primetime speech from the Wh...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Carrollton house fire damages two homes

Firefighters responded to a morning fire that damaged two neighboring homes in Carrollton.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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Man impaled by hiking pole trekked 10 miles down a mountain to get help

David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state’s highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell. The ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Apalachee High School shooter's father sentenced to 15 years

A father who gifted his 14-year-old son an assault rifle that the teenager then used to unleash a mass shooting at a Georgia high school was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. A jury in March convicted Colin Gray on multiple charges , including second-degree murder and inv...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Robbery suspect shot in multi-city chase ending in Dallas

A robbery suspect was hospitalized following a high-speed chase and exchange of gunfire with police spanning The Colony, Plano, Richardson, and Dallas....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026

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Tony Romo had an open bottle in his car when arrested, sheriff's office says

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had an open container of alcohol in his vehicle when he was stopped by police last week and later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence , authorities said. According to one of three citations released ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Dallas father ‘forever grateful' for son's rescue from pounding California surf

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son. “He ran into that water despite those conditions that are deadly. You have 10-foot waves; y...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Rangers shortstop Corey Seager making strides toward return to the Texas lineup

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager took a big step this week toward returning to the lineup and helping Texas in the American League West. Seager hit a home run and made a strong play in the field in the first game of a rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Tuesday night. The 32-y...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions

Texas community college leaders are bracing for cuts because they’re missing out on millions that the schools earned, but the state can’t afford to pay. The administrators spoke publicly for the first time about the stress that the state funding shortfall puts on their budgets du...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Megan Moroney tearfully cancels Denver show mid-performance over illness

County music star Megan Moroney was forced to reschedule her Denver concert after singing just three songs on Tuesday night over an illness that affected her performance. Ball Arena confirmed the cancellation in a statement that said Moroney was “unable to continue” and that the ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Simone Biles says unexpected celebrity ‘stole' her sunglasses at Taylor Swift's wedding

Simone Biles spilled some celebrity drama, revealing that one of her designer possessions was snatched from her at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. The Olympian told attendees at the Faces of Fitness festival in Chicago that her Saint Laurent sunglasses went missing durin...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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UEFA members to boycott FIFA competitions over Infantino's private investors plan

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors was hit hard Thursday by his former colleagues at UEFA, who agreed to boycott all the global soccer body’s competitions in protest. “UEFA and its national associations will not part...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche AG nomination as key GOPers withhold support

Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The Senate Judiciary...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Fort Worth Police release videos from 2 deadly police shootings

Fort Worth Police showed body camera video from two unrelated deadly shootings involving police officers that happened the night of Saturday, July 25, and the morning of Sunday, July 26. Police are investigating two separate officer-involved shootings that happened less than 24 h...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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911 call from Lindsay Clancy's husband brought tears to the courtroom

Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished 911 call her then-husband made after returning from an errand to find she’d strangled their three children in their Massachusetts home. On the roughly seven-minute recording, Patrick Clancy can be heard ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers meet in the series rubber match

Texas Rangers (55-53, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (63-44, first in the AL East) in St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 11:10 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cole Winn (5-3, 6.11 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 88...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Washington Mystics play the Dallas Wings, aims for 4th straight victory

Dallas Wings (18-10, 8-6 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (15-12, 9-5 Eastern Conference); Friday, 6:30 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics will look to keep its three-game win streak going when the Mystics take on Dallas Wings. The Mystics have gone 7-6 at home. Wa...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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U.S. and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution

The U.S. and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution. After a brief respite, the risk of a return to all-out war emerged once more , with the fighting threatening to engulf ev...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 30, 2026

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Police: robbery suspect wounded after firing at Richardson officers during chase

A man suspected of aggravated robbery is in the hospital after being shot by police officers early Thursday following a police chase that began in The Colony and ended in Dallas, Richardson Police say. In a statement to NBC 5, Plano Police said The Colony Police asked them to pro...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 30, 2026

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Seagoville man arrested after hit-and-run, police chase

Seagoville Police arrested a man after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run, fled from police, then barricaded himself in a stranger's home. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 30, 2026