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Every day, NBC 5 is trying to sort through the confusion surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. One of the biggest concerns is the waitlist process is largely online and may be leaving senior citizens out of the process. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports.

Healthcare workers in rural parts of Texas, where medical resources aren’t as widely available, are working in overdrive to combat the pandemic.

Sad news for Eagles fans. The band’s performance scheduled for March 17 at American Airlines Center in Dallas has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Fans who have tickets to their concert will be notified once the rescheduled show is determined. Officials from the American Airlines Center released the following statement: “ In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation and…

With fears of COVID-19 quickly spreading across the United States, one North Texan currently living in Beijing has been actively sharing his personal experience with friends and family online during the height of the outbreak. Jonathan Betz has been living in China for more than two years. For the last few weeks he’s been sharing updates and posting videos...

With fears of COVID-19 quickly spreading across the United States, one North Texan currently living in Beijing has been actively sharing his personal experience with friends and family online during the height of the outbreak.

North Texas attractions and businesses are getting ready for the surge of people over Spring Break. Concerns over coronavirus are changing the way some of them prepare. Leah Brock and her family, from Indiana, are spending their Spring Break at the Dallas Zoo. She’s not worried about the growing coronavirus outbreak. “I’ve read up on it. We wash our...

A Dallas woman learned Hands Only CPR during her own recovery from a heart event; three years later, she used her training on her husband — twice.

It’s that time of year again: Watery eyes, runny nose, and lots and lots of sneezing. Allergy sufferers know “Cedar Fever” well. The culprit? Cedar pollen. Specifically, we’re talking about Mountain Cedar, which is also known as Juniper. Mountain cedar season runs from late December to February, so, unfortunately, it’s just getting started. As the pollen becomes airborne down...

Cedar pollen is in full bloom in Central Texas, as can be seen in this video captured by Steve Mierl near Lake Travis. (Video Courtesy: KXAN)

A diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis can be a death sentence for some.  It’s when the aorta of the heart is blocked. A Denton man caught the condition just in time and in an unlikely way. Jarrell Clark has a big heart to match his big personality, but the hospital volunteer, who goes by the nickname Gator, says his...

Jarrell Clark, a hospital volunteer, discovered the main valve of his heart was blocked while undergoing screening for gastric bypass surgery.