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

NBC DFW News 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,...

American Heart Association: Drinking coffee may lower the risk of heart disease

NBC DFW News 7/21 4:20A Charles Nichelson

The Dallas-based American Heart Association (AHA) said drinking a cup of coffee a day actually might not be enough. A new study shows the relationship between caffeine and heart health is complex. The latest research indicates consuming up to 5...

DeSoto siblings become bilingual book creators

NBC DFW News 7/17 4:06A Laura Harris

Amber Gregg has always wanted her children to succeed, but now, they can add author to the list. They are the creators of I Am Loved Soy Amado: A Bilingual Coloring Book of Affirmations. Her son Princeton is 10 years old and her daughter Pilar is...

PDF Accessible Documents & Forms Now Available on City's Website

Haltom City Videos 7/16 9:07A

Haltom City has made 1,465 public document of meeting agendas, minutes, budgets, strategic plans, reports and applications more accessible, with updates meeting

Dallas has one of 25 U.S. theaters showing The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm film

NBC DFW News 7/16 7:25A LINDSEY BAHR | The Associated Pr

Christopher Nolan s The Odyssey is making its world premiere this week. The film opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, but if you haven t gotten a ticket yet, it may be difficult to snag one. The...

Pregnant women in the first trimester are needed for the study

NBC DFW News 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...

Missing man's body recovered from Benbrook Lake

NBC DFW News 7/14 9:23A NBCDFW Staff

The body of a 62-year-old man was recovered from Benbrook Lake on Monday morning. Texas Game Wardens and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began searching Sunday evening for a man seen at about 6 p.m. slipping underwater in a swimming area near...

Protest Rally/March Over Tarrant County Jail Deaths Set for 8am Tomorrow/Tuesday Downtown

Fort Worth Weekly 7/13 10:45A Anthony Mariani

No one will storm the Tarrant County Jail, but the spirit of Bastille Day will be alive as protesters gather at 8am tomorrow/Tuesday at Belknap Street and 100 N Burnett St to draw attention to all the inmate deaths under the oversight of Sheriff...

Ready. Set. Read! Story time with Toast for Charity

NBC DFW News 7/13 1:20A Laura Harris

Ready. Set. Read! is story time with a purpose. Toast for Charity is hosting their event on Saturday, July 18th at the historic Pan African Connection in Oak Cliff. Their objective is to introduce the kids of southern Dallas to the rich history...

Discarded human fetus found along Lewisville Lake shoreline

NBC DFW News 7/10 10:18A Frank Heinz

A human fetus was found deceased Friday morning, intentionally discarded in Lewisville s Lake Park, police say. Lewisville Police said they received a call at about 8 a.m. from a person who found the...

Former Dallas Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland had stage 1 CTE when he died by suicide

NBC DFW News 7/7 7:12A NBCDFW Staff

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had Stage 1 CTE when he died by suicide last fall , according to a post-mortem analysis released by the Concussion and CTE Foundation on Tuesday ....

Bush Center offers free admission over July 4 as former president reflects on America at 250

NBC DFW News 7/3 10:41A NBCDFW Staff

The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas is sharing a message from the president as it celebrates America s 250th birthday with free admission and parking . Guests celebrating America’s...

Texas Personal Injury Law in Practice

Fort Worth Weekly 6/26 8:46A Fort Worth Weekly

Texas personal injury practice has changed substantially over the past two decades. The 2003 medical malpractice reforms, the 2011 Texas Supreme Court decisions on damage caps and pre-suit notice requirements, and the steady evolution of...

The DFW-to-Houston Freight Corridor

Fort Worth Weekly 6/26 8:21A Fort Worth Weekly

The I-45 corridor between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston is one of the most active commercial freight routes in the country. Stretching roughly 250 miles and passing through Corsicana, Huntsville, and Conroe before reaching the northern edge of...

USMNT anthem ‘Take Me Home' has ties to Fort Worth

NBC DFW News 6/25 3:28A Deborah Ferguson

When the U.S. Men s National Team hits the pitch in Los Angeles, fans will bust out in Take Me Home, Country Roads. U.S. Soccer officials picked John Denver s 1971 country folk song as the post-match sing-along. Before he changed his name to...