Dallas County Judge Expects Local COVID-19 Vaccine Availability Possibly by Dec. 11

NBC DFW Local News 12/2 5:25A Larry Collins

It appears North Texas could be very close to COVID-19 vaccine distribution across North Texas. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins gave NBC 5 a likely timeline of the first vaccinations in the county....

Retired Dallas County Deputy Constable Dies From COVID-19

NBC DFW Local News 12/1 8:06P Sophia Beausoleil

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a DeSoto man who died last weekend due to complications from COVID-19. Jeffrey Hopkins, 66, was known to make others laugh, help those in need and was a...

Federal COVID-19 Relief Money to End as Pandemic Worsens

NBC DFW Local News 12/1 6:32P

The federal relief money Dallas County and other local governments have used to pay for testing and other COVID-19 services must be used by Dec. 31. But positive cases and hospitalization are on the rise, with an ongoing need for all of those...

Dallas Mayor Requests ‘Disproportionately Affected' Minority Communities Be Prioritized for Virus...

NBC DFW Local News 12/1 4:45P Maria Guerrero

A panel of advisors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted at an emergency meeting Tuesday in favor of a recommendation allowing health care personnel and residents at long-term care facilities to be the first populations to...

Robotic Floor Cleaner Helps Teach Students Coding at Plano School

NBC DFW Local News 12/1 3:30P Wayne Carter

A new piece of technology designed to make it easier for school custodians to keep a campus clean had a surprisingly different effect at a school in Plano.      It s kind of like a robotic vacuum cleaner on steroids a self-driving robot...

5-Year-Old Dies in Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash Thanksgiving Night, Authorities Say

NBC DFW Local News 11/30 9:21P

A 5-year-old boy died after he was ejected from a vehicle that rolled over during a crash Thursday in Dallas, authorities say. The crash happened at about 9:48 p.m. Thursday where Interstate 35E and Northwest Highway come together, according to...

State Mandated COVID-19 Restrictions Likely to Trigger Later This Week

NBC DFW Local News 11/30 7:58P Jack Highberger

North Texas is three days away from a roll-back of relaxed state COVID-19 restrictions as cases climb statewide. Per an order issued by Governor Greg Abbott in October , if COVID-19 hospitalizations make up 15% of a regions hospital capacity for...

Mountain Lion Spotted in Dallas County: TPWD Confirms

NBC DFW Local News 11/30 5:43P Holley Ford

There s a large mountain lion roaming around Dallas County, officials confirm. The animal was recently seen on private property in Rowlett, according to biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Surveillance video from Stephanie...

Dallas County Adds 702 COVID-19 Cases Monday, 5 More Deaths

NBC DFW Local News 11/30 3:25P Frank Heinz

Dallas County added another 702 new cases of COVID-19 Monday along with five more deaths attributed to the virus. Of the cases reported Monday, the county said 684 were confirmed cases and 18 were...

Final Push for Salvation Angel Tree Adoptions

NBC DFW Local News 11/30 11:12A

Monday marks the final, big push for adoptions in the annual Salvation Army Angel Tree program. The last day to go online and adopt is Tuesday . At last tally, 20,000 angels are in need of adoption in this year s big push to provide Christmas to...

COVID-19 Testing Sites Reopen After Holiday, Possible Uptick in Demand Monday, Officials Say

NBC DFW Local News 11/28 6:18P Lili Zheng

Officials at a COVID-19 testing site in Dallas say they expect an uptick in testing demand on Monday. Samia Zia, director of strategy and integration for the Parkland Health & Hospital System, acts as an operational lead for their testing sites,...

Dallas County Reports 982 Cases of COVID-19, 4 Deaths

NBC DFW Local News 11/28 2:41P

Health officials in Dallas County on Saturday reported 982 additional cases of COVID-19 and four coronavirus-related deaths in an update that included data through Wednesday. The numbers are the first the county has released since Wednesday...

Retailers Hopeful Holiday Shopping Weekend Will Be Beacon of Hope in 2020

NBC DFW Local News 11/27 5:27P Alanna Quillen

Black Friday and the shopping weekend could be a beacon of hope for struggling stores. On Friday, retailers across North Texas and the country kicked off the holiday shopping season with deals both in-store and online after a devastating economic...

Dallas County Adds 1,368 COVID-19 Cases Wednesday, 6 More Deaths

NBC DFW Local News 11/25 4:31P Frank Heinz

Dallas County added another 1,368 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday along with six more deaths attributed to the virus. Of the cases reported Wednesday, the county said 1,185 were confirmed cases and...

Up to 50% Won't Respond to Contact Tracing Calls in DFW: NBC 5 Investigates

NBC DFW Local News 11/24 9:55P Scott Friedman and Eva Parks

Even as COVID-19 cases soar, contact tracers trying to slow the spread are sometimes running into resistance. NBC 5 Investigates has learned, in some recent weeks, as many as half of people who have...