Wise County

Firefighters in Wise County are preparing for the most dangerous fire conditions in nearly 15 years. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard reports on how first responders are working to prevent disaster.

The area northwest of DFW is facing an extremely critical fire risk Friday. NBC 5 went to Wise County, where first responders are trying to prevent brush fires from turning into potential disasters. “Because tomorrow’s humidities are going to be extremely low, the wind speeds are going to be extremely high,” said Jason Paradise, Fire Chief with the Boyd Fire…

The capital murder trial for the man accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand was scheduled to begin this spring but is now being pushed into next year.

The National Weather Service confirmed a second tornado touched down in North Texas on Tuesday morning.

The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a welfare check that turned into a death investigation. Two people have been found dead inside a home in the small town of Newark, north of Fort Worth.

The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two people found dead in a Newark home Wednesday afternoon. A third person was found injured at the residence.

Police in Newark are investigating a double homicide. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office says during a welfare check officers found three victims – two dead and one injured. The Texas Rangers are helping with the investigation.

A student working on his solo license was flying a single-engine Cessna 152 and went off the runway after landing at Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Texas. The airport manager said the student walked away unharmed. 

A crash on US 287 near Hubbard Street in Wise County left five people injured and two dead Saturday.

Friends and family will attend the funeral for fallen Wise County deputy Lex Love on Oct. 8. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

The funeral for a Wise County deputy who was killed in a crash while on duty will take place on Tuesday.

The funeral for Lex Love, a Wise County deputy who was killed in a crash while on duty, will take place on Tuesday. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

Deputy Lex Love was killed in a crash on County Road 4421 Wednesday night while responding to a call. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Lex Love was killed in a crash on County Road 4421 Wednesday night while responding to a call. He was 26 years old and leaves behind two young children. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard spoke with the Wise County sheriff, who’s remembering his deputy gone too...

A deputy with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office was killed in a crash Wednesday while responding to a call.

The capital murder trial for the man accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand is scheduled to begin next spring.

A Bridgeport man was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies Wednesday night after he lunged toward them while holding a skinning knife, the sheriff’s office says.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the four people killed and 10 seriously injured in a major rollover crash Wednesday.

Four people are dead and 10 others are injured after a major rollover crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wise County on Wednesday morning. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.

Four people are dead and 10 others are injured after a major rollover crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wise County on Wednesday morning, the Texas DPS says. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.