Dallas will participate in the nationwide Light It Blue initiative on Thursday by illuminating the skyline in blue to honor essential workers on during the coronavirus pandemic.

Frisco Police are looking for a suspected thief at a department store, Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is planning to give her daily COVID-19 update at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

An online Dallas fundraiser is simultaneously supporting area restaurants and feeding children in need.

New numbers from the Texas Workforce Commission are painting a clearer picture of the urgent effort to bring their infrastructure up to par with unprecedented demand.

Dallas city officials say they will close all of the city’s 397 parks during Easter weekend to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

A North Texas school district has some tips on how to keep your students safe while learning online.

A Fort Worth middle school teacher is being placed on leave after being charged with child exploitation by the Department of Justice.

As thousands of North Texans struggle amid the COVID-19 economic downturn some are coming up with creative ways to help those hardest hit.

As the Texas Work Force Commission continues to work to upgrade both their website and ability to field thousands of calls daily from the newly unemployed, the previously unemployed say a kink in the system made filing impossible for weeks.

The National Institutes of Health is now testing the drug that some claim is an effective treatment for COVID-19.

Many churches holding Easter services online or other alternative methods.

The city of Rockwall says they will not open public pools this summer at Gloria Williams Park and Harry Myers Park due to COVID-19.

A 53-year-old Dallas man died Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, officials with Collin County Health Care Services say.

The gray concrete canvas of the downtown Dallas Sheraton Hotel parking garage is getting a pop of color with a hopeful message.

Denton County health officials say another 28 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and that two others have died after becoming infected with the virus.

Employees plan and prepare three to four days each week to distribute meals at the 47 school pick-up locations around the district.

Dallas County health officials say another 108 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and that two others have died after becoming infected with the virus.

Tarrant County health officials say another 49 people have tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, including 22 in Fort Worth.

The Dallas County Commissioners Court held an emergency meeting Thursday morning to approve county-supplied wraparound services for a popup hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Feed the Front Line raises money to buy take-out food from local restaurants — giving those businesses an income – then, volunteers deliver free meals to hardworking health care professionals at local hospitals.

This map shows where cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed around North Texas and across the state.

Skye Dakota Turner was living her dream, performing in 143 shows since Nov. 7, 2019. That is, until the coronavirus pandemic cut her run in New York City short.

The coronavirus is no doubt giving us all anxiety.

Some families in Fort Worth may face a crisis this holiday weekend.

Apollo 13′s astronauts never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Even when their oxygen tank ruptured two days later — on April 13.

A man suspected of committing multiple burglaries in Garland was apprehended by police Monday.

A Fort Worth woman in her 60s is the 20th person to have died in Tarrant County as a result of COVID-19, the health department said Thursday.

A 62-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver as he rode his bike Tuesday evening in Hurst, police say.

Rebecca Creek Distillery is donating 100 gallons of its alcohol-based hand cleaner called “Love, Distilled” to the Dallas Police Association in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $1.3 billion in emergency supplemental funding to community health centers in order to address the coronavirus pandemic.

A bakery in Fort Worth found a way to keep business going, and the creativity is something good.

Dallas police were involved in a pursuit that led them through three cities Wednesday afternoon.

Some couples are getting pretty creative in keeping their wedding dates and still having a ceremony

Providing food, shelter and resources has been the mission of CitySquare in Dallas for decades and the recent weeks with the COVID-19 crisis have risen a sharp rise in need.

Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her.

Johnny Walker was the first Dallas police officer diagnosed with coronavirus. He has now returned to work after making a full recovery.

Healthcare professionals on the front lines are still desperate for more personal protective equipment.

Some 15 state prisons in Texas are on lockdown because of confirmed coronavirus cases, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday.

Wednesday brought some hope in the fight against the coronavirus as Dallas County announced 63 new cases, a noticeable decline from the 90 to 100 reported each day over the last week.

DFW set a record high temperature of 97 on Wednesday, smashing the previous record of 93 set in 1991. The heat will be brief as a cold front will move across North Texas overnight, bringing in more comfortable air and a low chance of a shower or two. Thursday high temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s.

Traditional Jewish seder dinner gatherings are being done virtually to continue tradition.

Dallas County’s top government official says he’s working to expand COVID-19 testing in low-income, predominantly minority neighborhoods following an NBC 5 investigation that found they are where people are the most vulnerable to the dangerous virus.

International Leadership of Texas has provided more than 150,000 student meals since mid-March, when COVID-19 restrictions kept students home.

More than a dozen religious leaders in Fort Worth have signed an open letter urging congregations to only hold worship services for Passover and Easter online.

An 80-year-old McKinney woman who tested positive for coronavirus died Wednesday of a serious underlying medical condition, health officials in Collin County say.

A Rowlett man in his 60s is the 20th person to die from coronavirus in Dallas County, health officials say.

Denton County Public Health reported 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 398.

Saying after saying reminds us of the passion teachers bring to the job. And not distance nor a glass door can quench the fire in Jamie Allen of Heath. She teaches at The Fulton School, a private school that’s now been closed for weeks. Every week, Allen delivers work packets to her students. And in one recent delivery, the...

A Euless man in his 30s is the 19th death related to the COVID-19 virus in Tarrant County, the health department confirmed Wednesday morning.

The Texas Workforce Commission is warning individuals applying for Unemployment Insurance benefits about insurance scams and fraudulent phone calls

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner has announced a pass/fail grading system for the the last two reporting periods of the school year.

Insul-Fab has a sprawling factory in Coppell that is usually busy making things the public doesn’t see, like insulation, foams and adhesives. But now, the company has retooled a production line to make sanitary, medical-grade face shields.

The Parker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect connected with an aggravated assault in late March.

In northwest Fort Worth, there’s a mother-daughter artist duo sharing some cheer with their neighbors at the Marine Creek Ranch community with some amazing works of sidewalk art.

One woman is dead and another witness is injured after an overnight shooting in Southeast Dallas, police say.

Kids in the Bella Ranch neighborhood of Aledo, west of Fort Worth, are spending arts and crafts time designing handmade cards.

A federal appeals court sided Tuesday with Texas in allowing it to ban most abortions while the state is under an emergency order that limits non-essential surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic.

The teachers at J.P. Elder Middle School in the Fort Worth ISD jumped on the bandwagon to be part of a video to connect with their kids.

Two Texas prisons have been locked down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, while inmates at other facilities are making masks to fight the pandemic.

27-year-old Jonathan Dechoudens was arrested for coughing into an officer’s face and claiming to have coronavirus.

Dallas County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to limit some of the powers of the office of Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.

Unprecedented high unemployment along with economic and public health uncertainty will make any job search extremely difficult.

Hunger Busters gives out food Monday through Friday at five locations in Dallas for at least the next three weeks.

The pandemic has made it hard for families to plan a funeral, leaving them to choose which 10 people will be able to attend.

It’s been 21 days since Angie Lima first started feeling sick, and she still gets winded after a long conversation or a trip up or down stairs.

Hundreds of airline employees have tested positive for coronavirus. Now, union leaders for Southwest and American airlines are demanding the companies do more to protect their crews.

The Fort Worth City Council voted Tuesday to extend the city’s “Stay at Home” declaration through April 30, bringing the city in line with the executive order issued last week by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected Texas’ request for a major disaster declaration – denying it millions of dollars in federal relief funding – over the destructive October tornadoes that smashed through Dallas County.

Officers arrested Tuesday an 18-year-old Carrollton woman who threatened to intentionally spread COVID-19, police say.

A man is being accused of targeting the elderly in a scam by going to homes and providing services. The Palo Pinto Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in the area of a man that is going to homes to provide service and duties. According to officials the man is requiring payment from residents for his services. The man is...

Two children are injured after one of them “accidentally discharged” a gun in Fort Worth Monday night, police say.

As America fights the spread of the new coronavirus, doctors say it’s important for people not to touch their faces.

From Denton to DeSoto, schools have been handing out a lot of curbside meals — more than 89,000 have been distributed in Fort Worth alone. When schools first closed, students had to be present in order to receive a meal. But it provided a hardship on parents, so the state relaxed those rules and the lines for meals started to…

Customers of a Dallas restaurant are feeding needy families and keeping workers employed with just one click of the mouse.

City leaders in Fort Worth say they expect a 30% drop in sales tax revenue for the rest of the current fiscal year due to the impact of coronavirus.

Some Texans are struggling to get their unemployment benefits set up, having little luck getting through to the Texas Workforce Commission on the phone and online.

Tyler-based Brookshire’s Grocery is donating $1 million to food banks across Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, along with matching customers’ donations up to $500,000 with the goal to help thousands of people at risk of infection from the COVID-19 virus.

The Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington has been released from the City of Arlington’s and the Tarrant County Public Health’s Control Order effective April 4, city and county officials say.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says members of the Texas Senate are volunteering staffers to assist the Texas Workforce Commission in answering calls from Texans seeking unemployment help.

Health officials announced 29 new cases of COVID-19 in Denton County Tuesday, bringing the countywide total to 366.

Richardson is making some changes to its trash and recycling programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.