Southwest Airlines leaders painted an increasingly bleak picture of the airline’s situation in messages to employees Monday, describing planes that are only 20% full, an upcoming voluntary leave program and a need for “billions of dollars of immediate liquidity within weeks.”

An American Airlines baggage handler at DFW International Airport left work this week after being diagnosed with COVID-19, raising the total to three company employees now out with the fast-spreading virus. The baggage handler has not worked in several days and notified the Fort Worth-based airline of the diagnosis this week, according to a source close to the company. On…

American Airlines is offering most of its union workers unpaid, voluntary leave for up to a year as well as early retirements as it pushes to reduce payroll costs while COVID-19 saps travel. American’s pilots already came to a deal Sunday night that would offer them voluntary leave with partial pay. The Fort Worth-based airline is now extending an unpaid...

Monday afternoon, Parkland Health & Hospital System opened up drive-thru testing testing for COVID-19 . A spokesperson for the hospital said medical providers tested six people on Monday. The services started at midday according to our news partners at the Dallas Morning News. The purpose of using a drive-thru method is to keep anyone who is infected away from other…

Monday afternoon, Parkland Health & Hospital System opened up drive-thru testing testing for COVID-19 . A spokesperson for the hospital said medical providers tested six people on Monday.

Testing will be available only for current Parkland patients, first responders and other health care workers.

Drive-thru testing for the coronavirus will begin for patients of Parkland Health & Hospital System.

NBC 5’s Bianca Castro breaks down what it means to “flatten the curve” in the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Dallas Morning News reporter Sharon Grigsby discusses the suicide rate among students at Dallas ISD and what the district is doing to get a handle on those numbers.

Cowboys wide receiver Ventell Bryant, who contributed mostly on special teams as an undrafted rookie last year, was arrested early Wednesday morning in his hometown for an alleged DUI, a Tampa police spokesperson said. Bryant, 23, was arrested around 2:45 a.m. ET following a traffic stop for driving without his headlights turned on, police said. According to a police summary…

The Dallas Morning News reporter Nataly Keomoungkhoun joined NBC 5 to discuss the status of the shelters the City of Dallas operated during the height of the Cold War.

Home Depot said it plans to rebuild its Dallas store that was damaged by last October’s tornadoes.

Kay Granger faces a strong primary challenge and Republican candidates by for the chance to oppose Colin Allred in Dallas, The Dallas Morning News‘ political reporter Gromer Jeffers says.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has roared into the lead in Texas in the Democratic presidential race, with Mike Bloomberg and Joe Biden locked in a battle for second, a new Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll has found. With more is The Dallas Morning News politics and government reporter Robert T. Garrett.

The first of 10 crosswalks were installed this week in the neighborhood known as the heartbeat of the North Texas LGBT community. The crosswalks are a part of a larger upgrade and beautification of the Oak Lawn community. There are plans to create more parking and install more ramps on sidewalks and intersections to make sure that inclusion truly includes…

The first of 10 crosswalks were installed this week in the neighborhood known as the heartbeat of the North Texas LGBT community.

When Texans apply for a new or renewed driver’s license, they are asked: “Would you like to join the organ donor registry?” But the actual means of donating organs isn’t nearly as easy as the sign-up. The Dallas Morning News reporter Nataly Keomoungkhoun explains in her report.

Crews were installing rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn — the heart of Dallas’ LGBTQ community.

When elected leaders in Dallas approved another contract for the city’s red-light enforcement program in 2017, officials said the cameras kept the streets safer and reduced some of the most dangerous collisions. But now that they’re gone, what resources does Dallas have to pay for its infrastructure? The Dallas Morning News reporter Hayat Norimine discusses the topic on NBC 5 Today...

A Dallas man who was once a college dropout is now a high-level executive at Ernst & Young. Cheryl Hall of The Dallas Morning News chats with NBC 5 about Ali Master.