Baylor Scott & White to open new Frisco medical center as Collin County growth surges

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/25 4:13A Alanna Quillen

As North Texas continues to grow at a record pace, Baylor Scott & White Health is preparing to meet the region’s rising healthcare needs with the opening of a brand new hospital in Frisco. The Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco at PGA...

Body of missing Dallas firefighter recovered from North Texas lake, officials confirm

CBS DFW News 6/23 7:41A Briauna Brown

The body of a missing Dallas firefighter was recovered Monday morning after he was reported missing while kayaking at a North Texas lake over the weekend, officials confirmed. The Collin County Sheriff's Office said that at about 7 a.m., the body...

Relief is coming to one of the most congested commutes in North Texas

CBS DFW News 6/17 1:00A J.D. Miles

Relief is coming to one of the most congested commutes in North Texas. Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation will break ground on a project to eventually give residents in a growing part of Collin County easier access to Highway 75....

Collin County reports third measles case. Here's where the person was and when.

CBS DFW News 5/28 3:18A Julia Falcon

A third measles case has been reported in Collin County, health officials announced on Tuesday. The person who tested positive spent time around McKinney from May 19-22, officials said. Collin County Health Care Services didn't say how old the...

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...