North Texas

Businesses and communities around American Airlines Fort Worth headquarters and DFW Airport could be hit hard by the loss of spending power from furloughed employees.  The furlough of 19,000 American Airlines workers starts this month unless Congress approves a new stimulus package that saves airline jobs. Restaurants like Simply Burgers, across Highway 360 from the Fort Worth headquarters, is already…

The Regional Transportation Council recently approved $23.5 million in federal funding for construction of 12 active transportation projects in Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties. The entities awarded funding will contribute $3.5 million in local match, bringing the total investment in the region’s bicycle and pedestrian facilities to $27 million as part of the 2020 Transportation Alternatives Call for Projects. The…

Some Texas children living south of the border are having difficulty going to school or getting medical help because of a paperwork mess some child advocates blame on the state of Texas.

Helen Kerwin, a North Texas-native, moved to Mexico City where she works for a nonprofit, IMUMI, that helps parents retrieve U.S. birth certificates for their children. Kerwin talks about the struggle of obtaining documents from Texas and how programs like EVVE can help U.S. citizens living in Mexico.

Texas Ranger’s Wives have raised more than $20,000 to open a chapter of EmpowerHER, a nonprofit organization serving girls and young women who have experienced the loss of their mothers.

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that small gestures can make a big impression. In a year when so many have lost so much., a North Texas man is thankful for the kindness of a stranger who made a reunion nearly four decades in the making possible.

A soldier from North Texas has returned home after being in Afghanistan for the past two years.

Sgt. Jacob Munoz returned home to Princeton after being in Afghanistan for the past two years. He was deployed while his wife was pregnant, barely made it home for his daughter’s birth, and went back overseas. The family was reunited Thursday.

The American Red Cross has deployed supplies and disaster workers in preparation for Tropical Storms Laura and Marco.

By way of Zoom, Scott and Shari Butler celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in a way they never expected. They were sad they couldn’t have the whole family gather with them, but were moved to tears when about 40 people from near and far joined them virtually.

While many movie theaters are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart is making it possible for viewers to still see movies on the big screen.

A North Texas police officer came to a mother’s aid this week in a stressful situation every parent has experienced in public. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports.

A historic day at one North Texas fire department, for the first time ever a father and daughter are working together under the same roof.

The Lavon Lake watershed has been selected by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to receive watershed protection funding.

A North Texas family wasn’t going to let shutdowns and social distancing stop them from celebrating their parents 50th wedding anniversary. By way of Zoom, Scott and Shari Butler toasted and celebrated their golden anniversary in a way they never expected.

When field trips canceled because of the coronavirus, Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch in Pilot Point lost a major source of revenue.

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There’s so much uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school year, we know thousands of North Texas children will start school online, but whether they’ll head back into the classroom this fall is still unknown. NBC 5 health reporter Bianca Castro talks to licensed clinical social worker Awstin Gregg about the impact the uncertainty is having on children and advice for...