Back-to-School and Mental Health: Helping Children and Teens Start Strong

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/13 7:15A Ariana Avalos and Kennedy Newban

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 have partnered with Metrocare to provide tips on how to support your child s mental health as they begin a new school year. As families prepare for a new school year, much of the focus is often on purchasing school...

Coppell ISD is back in session as district campaigns to increase enrollment

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/12 7:54A Sophia Beausoleil

Coppell Independent School District said a marketing campaign to increase student enrollment is working as they try to combat declining numbers. Tuesday morning more than 12,000 students went back to class and the district said they had more than...

Mark Cuban withdraws petition against Mavericks, but dispute isn't over

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/12 5:06A Brad Townsend, Staff Writer | Th

Mavericks minority shareholder Mark Cuban has withdrawn his Rule 202 Petition against team governor Patrick Dumont, and the case has been dismissed without prejudice — but the dispute appears far from over. Late Monday, Cuban’s attorneys filed a...

McKinney mosque faces continued opposition to expansion ahead of council vote

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/3 6:37A Lilly Kersh, Staff Writer | The

Two years after the McKinney Islamic Association halted plans for a larger mosque in response to opposition from neighbors and city officials, the organization is once again seeking approval for an expansion in Collin County. But again, the group...

Wings confirm move to Dallas' American Airlines Center for 2027 season

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/3 5:31A Laura Harris and Charles Nichels

After months of discussion, the Dallas Wings confirmed Monday that they will move to the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the 2027 season. The announcement comes as their tenure at the College Park Center on the campus of the University of...

Parkland takes mental health conversations to the barbershop

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/3 4:25A Deborah Ferguson

A partnership between Parkland Health and a neighborhood barbershop is doing something good to help people talk about mental health. The collaboration led to Shop Talk, where Kutinfed Barbershop in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas was...

Oak Cliff mural, honoring apartment complex explosion victim, to be unveiled

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/31 7:30A Charles Nichelson

A community mural is taking shape in Oak Cliff at the corner of Clarendon Drive and Hollywood Ave. It depicts familiar faces and images from the neighborhood, such as street vendors, lowriders, and roosters. It will honor activist Sylvia Collins,...

Lucas Roper, 19, indicted in connection with drowning death of Daniel Erving

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/31 5:09A Charles Nichelson

A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Lucas Roper on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair in connection with the drowning death of Daniel Erving at Lake Ray Hubbard. Police initially said...

Robbery suspect wounded after firing at Richardson officers during chase, police say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/30 4:14A Laura Harris and Alanna Quillen

A man suspected of aggravated robbery is in the hospital after being shot by police officers early Thursday following a police chase that began in The Colony and ended in Dallas, Richardson Police say. In a statement to NBC 5, Plano Police said...

Richardson Silver Line Arch complete after weekend road work near US 75

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/29 5:48A Charles Nichelson

The city of Richardson unveiled its new Silver Line Arch near US 75,just south of the President George Bush Turnpike. The project is 10 years in the making; installation started earlier this year. The arch is about 400 feet long, according to the...

YMCA to host free back-to-school expo in South Dallas this Saturday

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/29 2:34A Alanna Quillen

Hundreds of North Texas families are expected to gather in South Dallas this weekend for a free health expo designed to help children and parents prepare for the upcoming school year. The YMCA of...

Judge allows some Mo3, Yella Beezy rap lyrics to be heard in murder-for-hire trial

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/28 3:55A Charles Nichelson

A judge ruled that most of more than a dozen songs cannot be heard at the murder trial of Dallas rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Fellow rapper Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot...

Oak Cliff apartment complex suing Atmos over deadly Dallas gas explosion

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/24 10:28A Charles Nichelson

The owners of The Clyde , the Oak Cliff apartment complex destroyed in a May explosion that killed three people, are suing Atmos Energy Corp. The lawsuit alleges the explosion was caused when Atmos failed to properly mark its gas pipeline, which...

City of Garland: Do not throw batteries in trash or recycling

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/24 1:15A Charles Nichelson

The city of Garland wants to remind residents not to trash or recycle batteries. Discarded batteries are a leading cause of fires in waste facilities and collection trucks. The city said when batteries are tossed in the trash, they can be crushed...

Weekend road closures around US 75 in Richardson due to bridge installation work

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/21 4:25A Charles Nichelson

The city of Richardson says parts of US 75, the service road, and the President George Bush Turnpike will be closed this weekend for work related to the DART Silver Line Bridge. They re installing the northside arch on the bridge; the Silver Line...