UNT slashes projected $45 million budget deficit by half after cost-cutting

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 4:32A Milla Surjadi, Staff Writer | Th

The University of North Texas has trimmed its projected $45 million budget deficit to approximately $19 million, President Harrison Keller said at a Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Since February, the university has instituted cost-saving...

Cowboys-Saints joint practice marred by constant fighting during ‘sloppy' day

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 2:36A Newy Scruggs and Joseph Hoyt, St

The Dallas Cowboys joint practice with the New Orleans Saints would have made for a great hockey game. NBC 5 s Newy Scruggs counted at least eight fights, including second-year linebacker Donovan...

Caitlin Clark & Indiana visit Dallas Wings at AAC, aiming for 25th win of season

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 1:49A The Associated Press and Charles

Indiana Fever (24-12, 11-4 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (20-16, 8-9 Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 7 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever will try to earn its 25th win of the season when the Fever visit the Dallas Wings at the...

A new initiative will expand access to grief and trauma care in Tarrant County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 1:26A Deborah Ferguson

A real estate investment firm in Fort Worth is doing something good to change how mental health is understood, diagnosed, and treated in Tarrant County. Sisters Susan Miller and Jessica Miller Essl co-founded M2GVentures . A personal family...

The Rangers beat the Nationals behind Cal Quantrill's 7 innings, Foscue's homer

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 1:14A The Associated Press

Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night. Quantrill (5-4) struck out five and did not issue a walk. Foscue hit a 400-foot home run...

What to know about McKinney council recall effort following mosque site approval

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 1:07A Lilly Kersh, Staff Writer | The

After a chaotic City Council meeting earlier this month over the approval of a site plan for a mosque , a group of McKinney residents is seeking to recall over half the city’s council members. The...

Man swimming near boat drowns at Joe Pool Lake

DFW Scanner 8/16 6:58A dfwscanner

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 15th, the Grand Prairie Fire Department responded to a possible drowning call at Joe Pool Lake. A witness reported that a male was last seen swimming off a boat and did not resurface. The man was not...

Man fatally shot after stealing Fort Worth FD ambulance, driving it to Austin

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/13 10:27A Hannah Jones

A man is dead after stealing an ambulance belonging to the Fort Worth Fire Department and driving it to Austin, officials say. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the ambulance was stolen...

Fugitive wanted for decades in connection with daughter's death arrested in Mexico

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/10 10:50A Dominga Gutierrez

A woman wanted in connection with the death of her 3-year-old daughter in 1996 has been arrested in Mexico, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office. Maria Narez, 48, was indicted in 1999 for capital murder in the 1996 death of...

Arlington ISD launches new virtual learning programs aimed at expanding flexibility for students

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/5 4:30A Alanna Quillen

Arlington ISD is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of two new virtual learning programs designed to give students more flexibility while maintaining access to high-quality instruction and college readiness opportunities. The district...

Village of support helps former inmate build new life in Tarrant County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/28 2:53A Alanna Quillen

Eight months after walking out of the Tarrant County Jail, Channing Walker-Ragsdale is building a future he once struggled to imagine. The longtime Fort Worth resident, who spent years battling addiction and cycling in and out of incarceration,...

Kelsy and the Portland Timbers host FC Dallas after World Cup break

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/22 1:59A Abraham Nudelstejer, Staff Write

For FC Dallas, restarting the season after the World Cup is, as they say in show business, a tough act to follow. Dallas (7-4-4, sixth in the Western Conference) plays the Portland Timbers (5-8-2, 12th in the Western Conference) in Oregon on...

Man drowns at Joe Pool Lake

DFW Scanner 7/17 5:23A dfwscanner

Yesterday at approximately 07:20 p.m., GPFD responded to a possible drowning call at Joe Pool Lake. The Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team conducted a search and recovered the body of a 27-year-old-male. The male swimmer was not wearing a life...

Pregnant women in the first trimester are needed for the study

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/16 2:23A Deborah Ferguson

North Texas women in their first trimester of pregnancy are needed for a new study, and it could mean money, diapers, and personalized food kits. The City of Mansfield and Methodist Mansfield partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for...

FC Dallas returns from 2026 FIFA World Cup break to play at new Mansfield Stadium

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/15 12:16A Charles Nichelson

Professional men s soccer is coming to Mansfield when FC Dallas plays Orlando City SC in a friendly to return to form after more than a month off for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FC Dallas first real game after the break is July 22 in Portland...