Wise County

Some of the most severe damage from Saturday’s storms came in the Wise County town of Bridgeport. An exotic animal shelter is facing thousands of dollars in repairs after powerful winds leveled structures and brought down trees. The Center for Animal Research and Education is home to lions, tigers, and other big cats, but none of them are as...

Some of the most severe damage we’ve seen from storms last weekend is in the Wise County town of Bridgeport. An exotic animal shelter faces thousands of dollars in repairs after powerful winds leveled structures and brought down trees on Saturday. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard takes us inside the massive cleanup effort now underway.

Rodeo legend and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper died Tuesday afternoon after his home caught on fire in Wise County. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has the story.

Rodeo legend and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper died Tuesday afternoon after his home caught on fire in Wise County.

A semi truck overturned on U.S. 287 in Wise County, spilling tens of thousands of dollars in dimes and triggering a massive recovery effort. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has the story.

An overturned 18-wheeler dumped millions of dimes on the road in Wise County. The crash happened Tuesday morning, closing down southbound lanes of U.S. 81/287 in Alvord.

A crash early Tuesday morning left millions of dimes scattered across the highway in Wise County and closed down southbound lanes of U.S. 287.

An overturned 18-wheeler dumped millions of dimes on the road in Wise County. The crash happened Tuesday morning closing down southbound lanes of U.S. 81/287 in Alvord.

A man is dead after a shooting involving Decatur police on Tuesday night, police say.

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.