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The North Texas Food Bank held its first Black History Month celebration on Saturday to recognize Black community leaders who give back year-round.

Tarrant County’s first drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites have opened.

After the winter storm in North Texas caused plumbing issues across the state, the city of Mesquite is committing to step in and help its residents who are still without water.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal battle against San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and the city’s top leadership has entered a new phase. Paxton has filed a petition in a state district court in San Antonio seeking to strip McManus of his job. Paxton has been tangling with San Antonio in a state district court in Austin s...

An unusually heavy winter storm knocked out electricity to millions of Texas homes and left many people without water service, but it also left inmates at the state’s largest county jail vulnerable, hungry and cold. Advocates and lawyers say Harris County Jail inmates have told them of stinking jail toilets that couldn’t be flushed, no ...

Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler died Saturday at the age of 82, the sheriff’s office says.

Ten days without running water is almost unfathomable for most of us. But that’s exactly what many of our neighbors have endured.

A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in the November slaying of a man found dead in a pickup in east Oak Cliff, Dallas police say.

The American Rodeo is back in North Texas with 11 days of events in Arlington and Fort Worth leading up to the finals at AT&T Stadium.

The voices of six Black women are coming together in a profound art exhibit on display through this weekend in Dallas.

Texas has reported 290 more deaths from the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is plummeting. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that the state’s pandemic death toll from COVID-19 now totals 42,575. The state’s confirmed and probable coronavirus cases rose by 7,332 to...

People without a means of transportation to vaccine appointments at Texas Motor Speedway now have access to a free bus service.

President Joe Biden’s climate adviser said the deadly winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas and other states is a “wake-up call” for the United States to build energy systems and other infrastructure that are more reliable and resilient in the face of extreme-weather events linked to climate change. Gina McCar...

A student at the University of North Texas is among the youngest North Texans to die from the virus.

North Texan Michelle Carter was ready to defend her gold medal in shot put, but then the pandemic hit. She’s had to wait an extra year for the Tokyo Olympics. “It’s been slow,” she said. “I’m home all the time.”

President Biden visited Texas for the first time as president on Friday, checking on recovery efforts in the state after last week’s massive winter storm knocked out power to millions.

Griddy can no longer operate in the state of Texas. ERCOT, which runs the state’s power grid, has yanked Griddy’s right to do business saying the company has failed to pay some of its bills.

An early retirement program at Dallas Area Rapid Transit left the agency with too few bus drivers. Passengers tell NBC 5 they have been left without a ride at times in recent weeks.

FEMA will open a COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center Friday at Globe Life Field in Arlington and will eventually transition to AT&T Stadium.

In March 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a tip that there was an illegal excavation that occurred on a Native American cultural site at the Cross Bar Management Area north of Amarillo. Two men were then caught illegally excavating Native American artifacts.

The catastrophic Texas blackout was a wider failure than the state’s power grid, which teetered on the brink of an even bigger collapse during a freeze that knocked out electricity to 4 million customers, energy executives said Thursday.

Lewisville waives plumbing and electrical work permit fees to assist with restoring every home in the city that was impacted by the winter storm last week.

The largest acquisition of parkland in 20 years by the City of Dallas was completed this week with 83 acres for the planned Five Mile Creek Greenbelt.

10 days and counting without running water. That is the reality facing countless families across DFW, including many living in apartment communities. Residents at one Plano apartment complex who demanded answers from their management, instead got the police called on them.

Many companies and groups across the nation are rushing to provide aid to Texans after last week’s winter storm left millions without power, food, water and access to other resources.

The University of North Texas is rolling out a new layer of protection against COVID-19 starting next month. It’s an effort to protect students and bring back some sense of college normalcy.

Across the big four counties in North Texas Friday there were 45 more COVID-19 deaths and another 2,299 new reported cases of the virus.

Shaza Alsharaa made 700 meals over three days for people who were in the emergency shelter at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center last week.

The daily effort of fighting hunger will happen at events all over North Texas Friday.

An Irving police officer rescued an owl during last week’s winter storm. Officer Kotlik found the owl on the cold ground. The officer picked it up and wrapped it in a blanket. As the officer was trying to find a shelter, the owl got its strength back and flew away.

A Dallas area native and actor who allegedly used a crutch to assault police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol last month is set to appear in court on Friday, the FBI says.

The Dallas City Council will vote on an Emergency Home Repair Program on Wednesday.

The State Fair of Texas has announced that the 2021 food and beverage concessionaire application and the 2021 commercial exhibits application are now open.

Collin County Judge Chris Hill says he’s rescinded the COVID-19 disaster declaration he put in place last March at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. In an email Friday, Hill announced the declaration had been rescinded and said “constitutionally protected rights do not cease to exist in the midst of a crisis.” He added, &#822...

The City of Carrollton has announced that residents may be eligible for up to $5,000 in assistance with home repairs through the City’s Emergency Home Repair Program.

Beth Bentley and Jason Hernandez are on a mission to preserve history in Old East McKinney. “Legacy Keepers of Old East McKinney was formed in light of the upcoming redevelopment opportunities coming to the part of the city east of Highway 5,” Bentley said. “We started seeing a lot of the people who could tell the stories dying and we…...

Several municipalities around North Texas are asking residents to boil their water to eliminate bacteria as water pressure drops at treatment plants around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Lead Custodian Joe Olvera went above and beyond to make sure the winter blast last week didn’t damage the school he’s worked at for the last 21-years.

Ruthie’s Food Trucks continued their mission of providing for their community Friday by feeding 150 staff members at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.

The history of Black people fighting for the right to vote goes back centuries, and it’s the cause Dede McGuire, host of syndicated radio show DeDe in the Morning, took up just before the 2020 presidential election.

A batch of thunderstorms is bringing heavy rain and large hail and has put thousands in the dark overnight.

An Indiana man took action after seeing millions in Texas lose their power and water during the historic winter storm.

Lightning strikes from overnight storms may have caused more than a dozen house fires across North Texas.

Across the big four counties in North Texas Thursday there were 46 more COVID-19 deaths and another 2,178 new reported cases of the virus.

Southfork Ranch partners with American Red Cross to provide a blood drive on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.

The North Texas Municipal Water District has lifted its request to curtail or limit non-essential water use within its service area.

Texas officials are taking a page from Corpus Christi’s playbook and stepping up efforts to vaccinate seniors against COVID-19. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Save Our Seniors initiative at a news conference in Corpus Christi on Thursday. Abbott says more than 1,100 National Guard troops will be deployed to help communities identify homebound...

The questions have carried into the night at the state capitol as lawmakers continue to press for answers from the people who run and oversee the state’s power system. All trying to figure out what caused the deadly and destructive outages that swept across the state last week.

A MedStar paramedic is getting a new car in honor of his heroic actions during the massive Fort Worth pileup on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Finding a vaccine has been a frustrating process for many North Texans. But when one Plano woman couldn’t get one last month, she didn’t give up.

On Thursday, managers of Texas’ power grid are expected to receive a lashing in the first public hearings about the crisis at the state Capitol — where the belief that less government is better is reflected in a part-time Legislature that meets just once every two years, and only for 140 days.

From day one of last week’s storm, North Texans have looked out for each other. Some organizations are still at it, providing for those still in desperate need of community care.

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who may have been involved in a shooting outside a Fort Worth Applebee’s last fall.

There have been no showers, flushing toilets or washing the dishes for some west Fort Worth residents for seven days.

Police are investigating a fatal car accident that took place southbound of the 1500 block N. State Highway Loop 12 on Sunday.

A Carrollton woman and her dog got a surprise Thursday as she was about to get the mail from her front porch, a bobcat! Kay Hawkins posted a video on social media showing a bobcat relaxing near her front door in the Oak Hills neighborhood of Carrollton. In the post, she commented, “OMG I was about to go get the…

A North Texas family building their dream home near Sanger was dealt one loss after another. NBC5’s Maria Guerrero spoke to a father of four who is finding hope in the midst of tragedy.

The City of DeSoto is asking for volunteers to help bring water to seniors in need at an apartment complex that’s been without water for more than a week.

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price will deliver her final State of the City address in a live-streamed event on Thursday.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has announced that the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund will distribute $500,000 in grants to 25 local organizations that are helping residents who are recovering from last week’s winter storms.

Renters like Jason Bartel are concerned about the development of mold since the flooring, wall and other materials in their apartments have neither been removed nor replaced.

After a week without running water, residents of the Villas Del Solamar Apartments in Dallas say they finally got water back on Wednesday.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that USDOT’s Build America Bureau has provided a $908 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit for the Silver Line Regional Rail Project.

Country Music Hall of Famer and 10-time Grammy award winner Willie Nelson’s postgame concert will take place Saturday, Oct. 2, as part of the 2021 National Soccer Hall of Fame Weekend.

Dallas County’s COVID-19 vaccination hub at Fair Park has resumed giving shots this week after vaccination efforts were postponed last week due to severe winter weather.

A man is dead after a shooting at a Dallas hotel on Wednesday night, police said.

The board that oversees ERCOT held an urgent meeting Wednesday morning to discuss the winter storm that crippled most of Texas last week. They offered apologies for the devastation the power outages have caused and pledged to gather the facts to help lawmakers determine how to prevent it from ever happening again.

Three men have been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography after separate investigations by Rockwall police.

A local clinic is offering free virtual counseling sessions for people who are struggling with the mental health toll the storm has caused.

A pet tiger found in San Antonio last week during several days of subfreezing temperatures has a new home in Henderson County.

NBC 5 viewer Glen Clark emailed iSee@nbcdfw.com a picture of a car nearly swallowed by a sinkhole in Fort Worth.

The music of Texas is as diverse as the people who live here.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating whether 17 deaths across the county last week were related to the winter storm that walloped the state.

The first two COVID-19 vaccine sites run by the federal government opened in Dallas and in Arlington on Wednesday and expect to give 3,000 COVID-19 shots a day at each location.

Governor Greg Abbott took to the airwaves late Wednesday, promising action to prevent a repeat of the power crisis that devastated the state. He again pointed a finger squarely at ERCOT for assuring the public Texas would have enough electricity to weather a winter storm.

A Dallas ISD librarian wants to make sure her students see glimpses of themselves in some of the books they read, so she brought in a special guest to drive home the importance of representation in literature.

Though the winter storm has passed, some North Texans are still working to get their homes back in order.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will deliver a televised statewide address Wednesday night.

Jennifer Faith, the widow of James Faith Jr. who was shot and killed while on a walk in October of 2020, was arrested on a federal charge for Obstruction of Justice in relation to the murder investigation of her husband, according to the Dallas Police Department. James Faith was shot multiple times and killed while walking his dog with his…...

Dallas County is reporting 25 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday along with another 789 new cases of the virus.

Tarrant County Public Health added another 11 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday along with 470 new cases of the virus. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients, meanwhile, are down to 11% though ICUs are 95% occupied.

Denton County Public Health reports an additional 575 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday with no new deaths.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reports six new COVID-19 deaths in Collin County Wednesday along with an additional 438 newly confirmed and probable cases of the virus.

Fair Park reopened on Wednesday after Dallas County received 15,000 new doses of the Moderna vaccine for those who need their second shot. But, with so many needing their second dose at once, it led to people waiting hours. Last week’s freeze delayed 20,000 people from getting their booster and this week the county is focused on completing th...

YMCA branches located nearby in-need locations will join the Dallas County Health and Human Services to help Dallas residents register for vaccinations starting Wednesday, Feb 24.

Over the next two weeks, priority is being given to the country’s smallest employers applying for access to emergency loans.

The field is growing to fill Congressman Ron Wright’s seat in the special election for Texas’ 6th Congressional District scheduled for May 1.

An assembly line of volunteers gathered Wednesday morning, ready for another round of packing meals and water for students who have been doing without basic necessities since last week’s deep freeze.

Republican David Spiller, a Jacksboro attorney, won the special election runoff for Texas House District 68 on Tuesday.

Eight people were injured after a crash in southeast Dallas early Sunday.

As officials of Texas’ power grid defended how they managed last week’s massive power outage, another ERCOT board member stepped down Wednesday.

Fort Worth residents who experienced damages to their home during the winter storm could qualify for assistance with the Waterline Assistance through Emergency Repairs (WATER) and SmartRepair programs.

The Grapevine Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a thief who took advantage of storm victims last week.