Grand Prairie is standing out on the map, thanks to a brand new project being unveiled on Wednesday that will make play easier for children of all abilities. Officials will cut the ribbon on the new “PlayGrand Adventures”, an all-inclusive playground which will now be open to the public. The playground is located on the 172-acre Epic Central campus, just…

It will be one of the largest specialized playgrounds for children of all abilities in Texas and one of the largest public playgrounds of any type in the southwestern U.S.

Two police chases broke out after Grand Prairie officers spotted a group of cars allegedly street racing Sunday night.

Two police chases broke out after Grand Prairie officers spotted a group of cars allegedly street racing Sunday night. One of the drivers took Grand Prairie police on westbound Interstate 30. The vehicle started smoking and eventually broke down. The driver pulled over onto the shoulder near the Hulen Street exit, police said. Both drivers were taken into custody. There…

Police in Grand Prairie are investigating the death of a 2-month-old. Officers were called to the 50 block of Spring Creek Circle on Friday, Dec. 20. When officers arrived, CPR was being performed on the infant. The infant was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased. Grand Prairie Detectives, in conjunction with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office…

Arlington and Fort Worth police are searching for a man whose vehicle was found Saturday under circumstances police say are suspicious. Evan Deshaun Lacey’s family last saw him around 7 a.m. Tuesday when the 19-year-old was leaving their home in Arlington to go to work in Grand Prairie, police said.  They reported him missing about 9 a.m.Thursday. On Saturday,...

A woman is in jail after police say she fatally stabbed her brother. According to Grand Prairie police, Abigail Contreras, 20, and her 19-year-old brother, Natanael, were in a vehicle together Tuesday when a physical fight broke out between them. During the altercation, Natanael was stabbed. Abigail drove her brother to an emergency room, where he later died as a…

A driver was killed early Saturday after witnesses say he crossed lanes of traffic and hit a concrete wall in Grand Prairie. The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Belt Line Road. No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries were reported, police said.  The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he…

A Grand Prairie barber who says he specializes in the art of barbering, is helping North Texas men who want full facial hair by giving them fake beards crafted from real, recycled human hair.

Beards appear to be here to stay and some North Texas men are going to interesting lengths to keep up with the trend. Grand Prairie barber Frederick Johnson, known as “Sipp the Surgeon” says these days it’s just as much about what’s on a man’s face as it is about what’s on his head. “The bigger the beard the...

Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie has kicked off again this season and the city is showing off more than 5 million lights along a 2 mile path. NBC 5 photojournalist Konner Barrick caught up with some visitors at the event to see what makes it so special to them.

A second person has died in Dallas County after contracting influenza. Dallas County Health and Human Services Department confirmed the death on Friday of an 81-year-old woman from Grand Prairie. The woman’s death comes just four days after the county confirmed the first flu-related death of the season, an unidentified 36-year-old person. “We have seen an early increase in...

Nine Dairy Queen locations closed their doors for good this week, including in Euless, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Hurst, Keller and Roanoke. A letter was posted to the doors and windows of the restaurants. The nine stores were operated by Lickety Split Food Services, with all the stores opening between 2013 and 2016. The website for the franchising company is…

The racehorses at Lone Star Park are used to life in the fast lane. Helping them stay there is Frank “Pancho” Silva’s job.

The racehorses at Lone Star Park are used to life in the fast lane. Helping them stay there is Frank “Pancho” Silva’s job. “The horses love me and I love them,” Silva said. Silva is an equine massage therapist. “Focus on the muscle that’s tight,” Silva said as he ran his hands down a horse’s back. “His back is...

Grand Prairie has named Assistant Chief of Police Daniel Scesney the city’s next chief of police, effective Jan. 18, 2020.

Grand Prairie has named Assistant Chief of Police Daniel Scesney the city’s next chief of police, effective Jan. 18, 2020. “It is really an honor today, to say that I have appointed Daniel Scesney, as our new chief of police, in Grand Prairie, Texas,” said Tom Hart, city manager. Scesney replaces Steve Dye, who began serving in a dual role…

The driver of a Lamborghini died Friday night after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a guardrail on the Bush Turnpike, officials say. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded about 11 p.m. to the crash at the turnpike near Arkansas Lane in Grand Prairie. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of the Lamborghini was traveling north…

Three people were killed in three crashes in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth and Dallas late Friday night and early Saturday morning. The northbound lanes of the President George Bush Turnpike at Arkansas Lane remained closed until 7:30 a.m. Saturday after a deadly crash that happened at around 11 p.m. Friday night in Grand Prairie. The Department of Public Safety says…

Three people were killed in three crashes in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth and Dallas late Friday night and early Saturday morning.