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NBC 5 and The Salvation Army invite you to help children and special needs adults in our community by participating in the Angel Tree program. The Salvation Army hopes to collect over 250,000 donated Christmas gifts for local recipients in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, and Ellis counties.

Friends and family will celebrate the life of Marquel Ellis Jr. at One Community Church in Plano on Monday.

Marquel Ellis Jr. was shot, and later died, at a party Saturday in Plano. Kemond Smith, 17, is charged with murder. Ellis’ father and football coach both sat down to speak with NBC 5.

Ellis county officials update on damage that occurred in Midlothian and surrounding areas. The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday afternoon that an EF-1 touched down in Midlothian.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has gone 40 days without any measurable precipitation.

The Guyger defense team seeks to have the trial moved to one of six nearby counties: Collin, Grayson. Kaufman, Ellis, Rockwall or Fannin.

A fine, a lost pet or a visit to the emergency room — things you might not think about when you’re setting off fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Legal observers were surprised by the relatively light, 47-month sentence received Thursday by President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was convicted in August on charges of tax and bank fraud. “As a former prosecutor, I’m embarrassed,” said NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner, speaking Thursday on MSNBC. “As an American, I’m upset … I am just as...

NBC 5 and The Salvation Army invite you to help share holiday cheer to children and special needs adults in our community by participating in the Angel Tree program.

Storms that caused the National Weather Service to trigger Tornado Warnings left a trail of damage in the Hill County town of Hillsboro Saturday.

Crews have contained a large grass fire in Ellis County.

Crews have contained a large grass fire in Ellis County.

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 in partnership with Communities In Schools (CIS), Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities, Albertsons and Tom Thumb, collected $578,362 in their second annual Supporting Our Schools initiative, over a $200,000 increase in contributions compared to last year.

Dallas County is the latest county to implement a burn ban.

More than half of Texas’ 254 counties are under a burn ban.

if you plan to set off a fireworks show of your own this 4th of July, there are a few things you should know before you start the show.

Lupe Valdez has made late but final 2017 tax payments on property she owns in Dallas and Ellis counties, according to online records and her campaign.

Drivers got to use the newly opened 360 Tollway for the first time this weekend.

An elevated threat of fire has been issued for areas north of Interstate 20 on Saturday.