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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski posts a video to social media Tuesday of himself sneaking onto Southlake Carroll's Dragon Stadium football field.Photo Credit: Snapchat - gronk This story uses functionality that may not work in our app....

Brett Favre quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys? Tony Romo leading his hometown Green Bay Packers?Apparently it's not that farfetched. D-Line Takes Another Hit, Irving Suspended 4 Games On The Doomsday Podcast, former Cowboys beat writer Ed Werder...

Live video from Texas Sky Ranger will appear in the player above. From time to time the signal may go black — this is normal and the video should return soon.Authorities had to round up several pigs after a semi crash that has shut down Interstate 45 in...

Police said at least one person was wounded in a shooting during a fight at a Fort Worth bar early Thursday morning. Fort Worth police said a fight broke out between a group of regular customers and a group of first timers at 40s & Shortys in the 3900...

Pamela Tucker said she can't wait to get rid of her home's shingles once and for all.They're made by Tamko, a building products manufacturer. Southwest Cutting Flights to Cuba, Citing Poor Performance She had a number of shingles to choose from, but...

The news team at Southwest High School in the Fort Worth Independent School District won top honors at the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference.
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An unconventional North Texas Boy Scout troop has fallen victim to an all-too-common crime.Late last week someone stole the travel trailer used by Arlington Troop 517 from the parking lot of Arlington's First United Methodist Church. Widow of Dallas...

Sexual assault poses a hidden danger on cruise ships, with minors often the victims, according to NBC News, which spoke with 10 victims of sexual assaults or members of their families.Some of those assaults were barely investigated, they said, and most...

A proposed Dallas Area Rapid Transit fare increase has received push back from the Mayor's Poverty Task Force.DART board members proposed a 20 percent increase across the board on fares, except the mid-day pass (from $1.75 to $2) and the paratransit pass...

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 13-year-old girl from Lancaster.Shavon Le'Faye Randle was last seen in the 1300 block of Southridge Drive at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Widow of Dallas Police Officer Files Lawsuit Randle was described as...

A North Texas teenager is focusing on getting an education so he can have a better life.Joshua Reddick, 18, has been an inspiration to those who know him. He recently graduated from Haltom High School, at the top of his class, but walking across that...

Some bus drivers for Dallas County Schools vented their frustration at administrators Wednesday after learning their pay and benefits may be slashed as the century-old agency struggles to recover from a financial mess. The DCS Board is trying to close a...

There has been yet another violent case of road rage in North Texas. A 33 year-old man was shot in North Richland Hills overnight. He stopped his car outside of a Waffle House and called for help. Now he's being treated for non-life-threatening...

Remember the Jetsons? They were the futurist family who had anything they wanted at the touch of a button. But now, those technologies aren't too far off. Technology will do it for you but when you add it all up, you're spending a lot of money to solve...

The widow of fallen Dallas Police Officer Lorne Ahrens is suing the "Assist The Officer" Foundation, claiming her family hasn't received any donations.
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Dallas police are looking for a person involved in a sexual assault that happened on Monday afternoon. According to the Dallas Police Department, a man went into a woman's apartment near Spring Valley Road and Maham Road, threatened her with a weapon and...

Dallas Cowboys defensive end David Irving is the latest member of America's Team to face a suspension for violating league policy, the team confirmed Wednesday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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The University of Texas System is considering allowing UT Southwestern to partner with Texas Health Resources to build a new medical office building and hospital in Frisco.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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A 17-year-old man described as a “violent fugitive” is wanted for a murder in Mansfield and an attack in Arlington, according to law enforcement sources.Taymor Travon McIntyre, a rapper from Arlington, was arrested in the murder of 21-year-old Ethan...

Governor Greg Abbott announced that NTT DATA is putting its new North American headquarters in Plano. A Texas Enterprise Fund grant of $7.5 million has been offered to NTT DATA for the creation of more than 6,300 jobs. Widow of Dallas Police Officer...

A Washington, D.C.-based civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against Uber under the American with Disabilities Act —which prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities— alleging that the ride-hailing company has chosen to not to include...

A North Texas woman had to get creative to include her husband in their maternity photos after he was unexpectedly deployed overseas.Photo Credit: JLG Photograpy By Anggelhy Lardizabal and Rachel Webb Pallone
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Volunteer fire departments are facing a shrinking number of firefighters and smaller career departments are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for the pool of candidates.North Texas is growing and so are fire departments to keep up with growth....

A billion dollar plan to repair Dallas streets, parks and buildings received strong support from the City Council Wednesday.In a 13 to 2 vote, Council Members approved a resolution to put a bond referendum of about $1.025 billion before voters in...

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson will partner with the Texas Attorney General's Office to investigate voter fraud in the county.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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Police in Allen and Arlington will soon be equipped with body cameras.The two police departments are the latest of a growing list of cities across the nation adding body cameras to their arsenal. Widow of Dallas Police Officer Files Lawsuit Tuesday...

As fast as North Texas is growing it might surprise you to know that the growth comes in spite of a significant skilled labor shortage in the local construction industry.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is calling for change in the juvenile corrections leadership after detainee escapes and allegations of sexual activity between detainees in confinement.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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The Dallas Morning News city editor Rudy Bush joins NBC 5 to talk about the Dallas City Council voting Wednesday on whether to send a $1 billion bond package to voters in November.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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Whataburger wants to set the record straight. They aren't going anywhere.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
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A 24-year-old All-Pro linebacker from North Texas is considering returning to the NFL after retiring in January due to a congenital neck condition.Photo Credit: Getty Images This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open...

According to real estate agents, the relocation of 1,600 employees of XTO Energy in Fort Worth may help balance the housing market.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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Fort Worth ISD school board will allow the superintendent to move forward on a new school property that would alleviate crowding at Tanglewood Elementary School.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click...

The legal equivalent of a barroom brawl among owners of Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth pits longtime friends and family members against each other.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
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Fort Worth city leaders have appointed a four-member task force to address simmering racial tensions that have festered since a controversial police arrest in December.Photo Credit: NBC 5
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Authorities say hundreds of shoppers and hotel guests were safely evacuated after a grease fire at a mall along the San Antonio River Walk poured thick smoke into the tourist area.Photo Credit: WOAI
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The University of Texas at Dallas ordered a campus-wide evacuation Tuesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web...