Shaping the future of health care: Making dentistry safe for service animals

Murphy BubbleLife iReporter 5/21 12:00A Stephanie Patrick

Entering the 2023-24 academic year, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas faced a challenge: adapting its classrooms and clinics to the needs of a service dog on campus every day while...

67-year-old Frisco man sentenced to 70 years in prison for continuous child sex abuse

CBS DFW News 5/20 7:16A Briauna Brown

A 67-year-old Frisco man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of children over a seven-year period, the Collin County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday....

Dallas man charged with murder in fatal shooting in Plano, police say

CBS DFW News 5/19 6:33A Briauna Brown

A Dallas man has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Plano man over the weekend, officials said. Carlos Arthur Schurman Mendes, 44, has been charged with murder in the death of...

Texas leads the nation in hunger, DFW ranks third among U.S. metro areas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/16 8:56A Larry Collins and Alanna Quillen

This week, both the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank have shone a spotlight on a troubling Texas trend of food insecurity and hunger. A newly released study from Feeding America’s  Map the Meal Gap shows that Texas leads the...

Fort Worth surpasses 1M residents, Princeton fastest-growing nationwide, census says

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/15 12:33P Hannah Jones and Vince Sims

The city of Fort Worth just hit a massive milestone, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau . “This is an exciting and significant milestone for Fort Worth,” said Mayor Mattie Parker in...

North Texas man with ties to white supremacist group sentenced to life in prison for firing at...

CBS DFW News 5/13 5:06A Briauna Brown

A Rowlett man with ties to a white supremacist group has been sentenced to life in prison for opening fire on a Plano police officer, the Collin County District Attorney's Office announced....

Grand jury indicts 14 for pro-Palestinian encampment, protest at UT Dallas

CBS DFW News 4/24 7:30A Steven Rosenbaum

A Collin County grand jury returned indictments for 14 people in connection with last year's pro-Palestinian protest and encampment at UT Dallas. According to District Attorney Greg Willis, the 14...

Collin County middle school student tests positive for measles, officials say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/23 7:39A Lauren Harper

In a rare one-on-one interview in his office at the Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Edward Burns reflected on Pope Francis’ time leading the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. “He was very warm, hospitable,...

First known DFW-area child measles case reported in Collin County middle school student

CBS DFW News 4/23 7:09A Julia Falcon

A child in Collin County has been diagnosed with measles, health officials said on Wednesday. It's the county's first reported case. Collin County Health Care Services confirmed the case involving a student at Willow Springs Middle School in...

North Texas father breaks silence as he awaits execution of daughter's killer: "I don't forgive him...

CBS DFW News 4/23 3:48A Marvin Hurst

Mark O'Neil has a son and a daughter. His son is still alive. But O'Neil visits his daughter, Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson, at the cemetery. He said he's been waiting more than 20 years to visit her grave...

Murder suspect's mom says family threatened; victim's father attends press conference

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/17 9:54A Frank Heinz

The mother of a Frisco teenager accused of fatally stabbing another teenager at a track meet earlier this month spoke publicly for the first time Thursday, saying her family has been threatened and...

Reporter notebook: Bond hearing held for teen accused in track meet stabbing

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/17 9:50A Maria Guerrero

Following a bond hearing Monday, the Frisco teenager accused of fatally stabbing another teenager at a track meet earlier this month is free after his $1 million bond was lowered. NBC 5 s Maria...

$1 million bond lowered for teen suspect in fatal Frisco track meet stabbing

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 4/14 8:13A Maria Guerrero, Larry Collins an

What to Know Bond for 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony was originally set at $1 million. Anthony has been charged with murder for the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Anthony has claimed self-defense....

Karmelo Anthony's bond reduced, granted house arrest in fatal Frisco stabbing case

CBS DFW News 4/14 7:22A Briauna Brown

The 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a teen at a Frisco track meet earlier this month has had his bond reduced and will now be on house arrest following a judge's ruling Monday. A Collin County judge agreed to...

Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis addresses fair trial concerns in Frisco ISD stabbing...

CBS DFW News 4/10 6:41A J.D. Miles

The Collin County district attorney is speaking for the first time on how his office plans to prosecute a teen accused of fatally stabbing a Frisco ISD student. District Attorney Greg Willis said the case against Karmelo Anthony could go to a...