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The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint line isn’t like waiting to get on a popular ride at Disney World.

A Dallas-area couple says they were recently asked by a restaurant to either take off their face masks or leave the establishment.

Gas or electricity? Which one was first to trigger more widespread power outages across the state during the February winter storm? NBC 5 Investigates talked to both sides to learn what happened.

North Texas law enforcement agencies and fire departments are participating in the 13th annual Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Motorcade on Wednesday.

An apartment building in Wylie is damaged after a fire on Wednesday morning.

Dallas business owner wants to turn the exterior of Recipe Oak Cliff into a beacon of bounty, complete with outdoor lighting, splashes of color and planters filled with herbs and edible flowers.

A fashionista from Waxahachie wants nothing less than to spread chic girls’ fashion around the world.

Hundreds gathered in prayer outside of Medical City Plano Tuesday night asking for healing for 16-year-old Makayla Noble.

Some Fort Worth firefighters are sounding the alarm over a staffing shortage that they say threatens to push response times higher.

One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a shooting in south Fort Worth late Monday, police say.

Dallas and Tarrant county health directors Tuesday offered cautiously encouraging news to county commissioners about the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Texas is one the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, with people pouring in for good jobs and quality of life — but not necessarily when it comes to making sure their children are promised a quality education.

The jet that crashed into a Lake Worth neighborhood narrowly missing a row of homes was removed Tuesday.

One Dallas officer is charged with fabricating evidence, and a grand jury will decide whether to move forward with charges against five others, in connection to allegations of an illegal search that led to an arrest, police say.

There’s an app for nearly everything, but some North Texas high school students noticed there wasn’t one specifically geared to people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Online-only banks are popular alternatives to traditional banks, offering services like no overdraft fees and early-pay options. But if a problem arises with your account, you can’t just walk into a branch to fix it.

Are you a Starbucks aficionado? Is becoming a barista one of your career goals? If so, DFW Airport has the perfect opportunity for you.

The fight against COVID-19 in North Texas appears to be turning in the right direction, researchers say.

One of two pilots injured in the military plane crash in Lake Worth Sunday morning has been released from the hospital.

Organizers for the State Fair of Texas on Tuesday are set to discuss safety precautions being taken ahead of the fair’s Opening Day on Friday.

An afternoon spent cleaning the closet led to something good for the women doing the work – and women who want to go to work.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is again recalling small toy magnets and recommending parents remove them from their homes after a growing number of instances of kids ingesting them and needing emergency medical treatment.

The Texas Public Utility Commission on Monday announced a statewide search for eight new members for ERCOT’s board of directors.

The city of Fort Worth is now offering third-dose COVID-19 booster shots for anyone who is immunocompromised, plus first and second doses of the vaccine for anyone 12 years of age or older.

NBC 5 is taking a look at the state of schools in our community and where educators are in tackling learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Reporter Wayne Carter is talking with teachers about what they’ve learned since the crisis started and where it’s leading them in the future.

The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board voted unanimously on a proposal Monday not to renew the contract of suspended Heritage High School principal James Whitfield.

Dallas police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a 30-year-old man early Monday morning in the Oak Lawn neighborhood.

The North Texas Heat Research Project looks at how residents live, work and play in the extreme heat.

Firefighters in Fort Worth are battling a house fire Monday afternoon northwest of the Fort Worth Stockyards.

A judge has set a Nov. 16 trial date for a white former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window.

A school crossing guard in Royse City died Monday morning after being hit by a driver who may have suffered from a medical emergency moments before the collision took place, police say.

The holidays are just around the corner and several companies are hiring for the holiday season — with jobs ranging from brick and mortar stores to e-commerce and shipping.

The North Texas cycling community is doing something good to support a nonprofit serving cancer fighters.

Award-winning actress and children’s book author Lupita Nyong’o will headline a fundraising event for a Dallas nonprofit working to empower the survivors of sex crimes.

One North Texas couple’s wedding proposal has become more than they ever could have imagined.

A second Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office employee has died of COVID-19 in the last three days, officials say.

Three people are injured after a crash in Denton County on Saturday night.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Deputy William H. “Howard” Gudgell died of COVID-19 on Friday.

Two pilots were hospitalized and three people were treated for minor injuries after a military jet crashed in a Lake Worth neighborhood Sunday morning, officials say.

A senior corporal with the Dallas Police Department was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated, police say.

One person is dead and five others are injured after a shooting in Deep Ellum early Sunday morning.

More than 95% of Dallas County residents need to be protected against COVID-19 for the county to benefit from herd immunity, according to a new estimate from the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation.

After being canceled last year, many big outdoor fall festivals are making a comeback, but one doctor says COVID-19 safety precautions are still important.

A woman faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter following a crash Friday night in Dallas that killed one of her passengers, officials say.

Southwest Airlines will add nine new nonstop routes from Austin starting in March. Flight destinations include Charleston, South Carolina, Sarasota, Florida and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Two major events return this weekend after they were canceled last year.

While health officials express cautious optimism that COVID-19 hospitalizations are plateauing among adults, they say the situation is growing dire in our pediatric hospitals.

North Texas’ most recognizable buildings will light up Saturday night with a message of hope as part of a nationwide event remembering and honoring lives affected by cancer.

With one week to until opening day at the State Fair of Texas, vendors are hard at work preparing for the fair’s first in-person event in two years.

A Fort Worth developer is making a big bet on his hometown. John Goff is bringing his prestigious Crescent real estate, known to many Dallasites to Cowtown.

Watching the immigration situation of more than 10,000 Haitian migrants at the Texas border is hard for one local mission group.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law in Fort Worth on Friday that commits $2 billion for border security. That’s in addition to the $1 billion previously appropriated by lawmakers.

Children in the Bonton neighborhood of South Dallas will soon have a new place to hang out and spend some time with a good book.

The State Fair of Texas will reopen its gates in just one week, and Big Tex is ready for his big debut.

A group of experts comes together in Dallas Friday, united in the fight against hunger.

Girls in Aviation Day, a special conference happening in Dallas and across the world next week, is aiming to put more women in the skies.

A mother-daughter duo’s idea to give a recipe life for generations to come has become something good for those who serve their communities.

The FDA is set to meet Friday to discuss whether to approve vaccine boosters for all Americans, even though more than two million have already received one. It’s a decision officials in North Texas are closely watching.

Many of the migrants at the Del Rio border are from Haiti. Despite the conditions they face — we’re told that for many Haitians — it is all worth the risk.

A Keller woman made the dress worn by Victory Brinker in her America’s Got Talent finale performance.

Cook Children’s Medical Center is rescheduling all elective surgeries that require inpatient admission to Oct. 11 or later due to the latest surge of COVID-19, according to a statement released by the hospital.

For Texas Muslims, 9/11 set a wave of Islamophobia that still exists today. Nearly 20 years ago to the day, a man who lived in Dallas at the time, feared it was his last day alive.

It’s another sign of the red-hot housing market in North Texas. Renters across our area are reporting major ‘sticker shock’ when it comes to rent increases. In one case, by more than $700.

Isaiah Lopez was a senior at Boswell and his younger brother Elijah Lopez was a freshman, Boswell High School principal Nika Davis confirmed in a statement. Both were killed Wednesday when police say they collided head-on with a large pick-up truck on the 5000 block of West Bailey Boswell Road around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Both of the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are worth well over $400 million. Before you start dreaming of how you’d spend the windfall, just how much would be left over if you were to win?

The Majestic Theatre in the City Center District of Downtown Dallas is celebrating its 100 year anniversary.

A woman and her dog were reunited Wednesday after the pet was stolen along with her phone and SUV outside of her Fort Worth apartment.

The first AT&T Connected Learning Center aimed at bridging the digital divide opened Thursday inside Family Gateway in downtown Dallas.

Denton High School says an unsubstantiated threat led school officials to cancel a pep rally scheduled for Thursday morning.

The City of Alvarado has appointed Allwin Barrow as Interim Police Chief.

Dallas police will provide an update Thursday morning on Operation Pegasus, the department’s effort to curb gun violence in the southeast part of the city.

The University of North Texas at Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank are partnering to bring a drive-thru mobile food pantry to campus on Friday.

Fort Worth State Rep. Matt Krause is challenging incumbent Ken Paxton for Texas attorney general.

A Silver Alert was issued Thursday morning for a missing 81-year-old man last seen Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth, police say.

Horned lizards hatchlings from zoos in North Texas are heading to their new home.

Fort Worth city leaders are breaking ground Thursday on the first phase of a plan to improve the Stop Six neighborhood.

The love between grandkids and grandparents is something good, and a day care in Garland sent NBC 5 pictures to prove it.

Nearly two dozen families were forced from their homes early Thursday after a fire spread through a Northeast Dallas apartment building, firefighters say.

As the latest SpaceX mission launched Wednesday night, Ken Ruffin was glued to his TV screen, joining others with bated breath watching this leap into a new era of space travel.

The city of Arlington has confirmed three positive West Nile Virus mosquito samples. Targeted spraying will occur between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, and Thursday, Sept. 16 at the following locations: South Cooper Street and West Lovers Lane East Mayfield Road and New York Avenue Eden Road and West Lynn Creek Drive Arlington...

A park made up of hundreds of chairs is a destination in Denton.

Abortion providers in Texas say they have seen a sharp drop in patients in the two weeks since the nation’s strictest abortion law took effect.

A committee charged with representing tens of thousands of alleged victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy asked the judge on Wednesday to terminate the BSA’s exclusive rights to file a reorganization plan so that it can file its own.

Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a major crash along W. Bailey Boswell Road in north Fort Worth, according to MedStar Mobile Healthcare.

Deep Ellum is a Dallas neighborhood with a reputation for music that can get loud. But as city leaders push for tougher code enforcement, Deep Ellum is also just one part of a city that makes no noise exception in code enforcement laws.

NFL Alumni worked with partners Saturday to help people gather information about the COVID-19 vaccine.

An 80-year-old New Mexico man who left home to drive to the store ended up 552 miles from home in Granbury, where a volunteer firefighter who is also a pilot flew him back home.

Longtime Denton County Fire Marshal Roland Asebedo died Monday after becoming infected with COVID-19, county officials say.

After a year with no State Fair of Texas, the Big Tex Choice Awards returned Sunday.

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39’s popular Clear The Shelters campaign returns Aug. 23 to Sept.19.

Post Malone’s third annual “Posty Fest” will take place outside of AT&T Stadium on Oct. 30-31.

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