Warmer daytime temperatures arrive in North Texas after cold Friday morning

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/24 10:37A Scott Padgett

The end of the week has arrived, bringing warmer daytime temperatures to North Texas. However, Friday morning has been quite cold, with temperatures in the teens to low 20s. CBS News Texas The...

Fort Worth police release video of 2 separate shootings involving officers

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/24 7:37A Steven Rosenbaum

FORT WORTH Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes released 911 calls and body camera video from two separate incidents in which police shot at suspects, one of whom was killed. Both encounters happened on the same day, Wednesday, Jan. 15. At a news...

Feeling Alive in 2025: Declutter your life with a Dallas-based home organizer

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/24 3:53A Nicole Nielsen

DALLAS As the new year begins, many people are looking for ways to improve their lives. For Annie Schmidt, the key to transformation lies in a clean, organized space. Schmidt, a Dallas-based home organizer, remembers the early days of the...

Annual homeless census to start in North Texas Thursday night

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local) 1/23 4:05A Alanna Quillen

North Texas is taking critical steps to address homelessness, with volunteers hitting the streets tonight for the annual Point-in-Time Count. The federal government mandates this census in the last 10 days of January to help assess the scale of...

Feeling Alive in 2025: Finding strength through sobriety

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/23 3:02A Lacey Beasley

Sobriety can be a challenge entering the new year, though one North Texas woman showed with grit and determination any goal can become a reality. Cheri Chafin begins every day at 5:30 a.m. working out with a sober friend. On Tuesdays, she then...

Mild winter day ahead for North Texas with rain chances on the horizon

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/23 2:50A Scott Padgett

Temperatures across North Texas started out below freezing Thursday morning, but wind chills didn't drop to dangerous levels. With dry air still in place, the region experienced another great sunrise,...

Schools in Massachusetts' second largest city won't coordinate with ICE, warn about agents at bus...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/23 2:03A Brandon Truitt

WORCESTER - School bus drivers in the second largest city in Massachusetts are urged to keep students on the bus if an immigration agent is waiting for them. There have been no reported cases of students being detained at bus stops, but just this...

Denton Black Film Festival returns for the 11th year

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local) 1/22 11:12P NBCDFW Staff

The Denton Black Film Festival has returned for its 11th year in North Texas, and NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the Denton Black Film Festival Institute invite you to attend. The theme for 2025 is “Resilience, and the festival brings together...

Denton 911 dispatcher hears own address in structure fire call

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 1/22 3:35A Alanna Quillen

A North Texas 911 dispatcher experienced a nightmare she never expected – hearing a house fire broadcast over the radio during her shift, only to learn it was her own home. Maria Castrejon, a 911...

Fire destroys Prosper's largest food pantry, leaving community in need

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/21 10:23A Amelia Mugavero

PROSPER Prosper's largest food pantry caught fire over the weekend, destroying nearly everything inside. Jill Stillman Volunteers were able to step inside the Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors food...

Overturned 18-wheeler blocks ramp from I-35 to eastbound 635 in Dallas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/21 10:06A S.E. Jenkins

DALLAS An overturned semi-truck has blocked the ramp from northbound I-35 to eastbound 635 in northwest Dallas. CBS News Texas The Dallas Sheriff's Office said traffic will be shut down or diverted...

Houston airports closed as winter storm dumps several inches of snow in South Texas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/21 9:54A Julia Falcon

All airports in Houston shut down on Jan. 21 as a winter storm barreled through South Texas. Effective at 12 a.m. Tuesday, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport suspended flight...

High-profile Jan. 6 cases with North Texas ties: Who got pardoned by Trump?

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/21 5:46A Steven Rosenbaum

Amid a flurry of executive actions on his first day back in the Oval Office, President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 defendants convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. In the four years since the riot, Mr. Trump...

Gusty winds drop "feels-like" temperatures to single digits across Dallas-Fort Worth

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/21 5:45A Scott Padgett

First Alert Weather Days remain in effect through Wednesday morning due to "feels-like" temperatures in the single digits. The cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service has also...