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Local News

Dallas to use ‘barnacles’ on vehicles with unpaid parking tickets

Dallas will begin using windshield “barnacles" on vehicles with multiple unpaid parking tickets starting Aug. 24, offering drivers an alternative to immediate towing.

Two Dallas ISD students struck in possible hit-and-run on way to school

"It's a disaster": Multiple businesses at total loss after Arlington structure fire

Tarrant County Medical Examiner seeking next of kin for 1986 murder victim

Dallas County leaders honor Oak Cliff apartment explosion victim Sylvia Collins

Former Forney ISD educators federally charged after child sex abuse arrests

Texas News

CAIR calls Abbott’s DFW Airport criticism an ‘anti-Muslim political stunt’

CAIR-Texas blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s criticism of proposed ablution stations at DFW Airport as an “anti-Muslim political stunt.”

Abbott suggests banning public schools from using H-1B visas

South Texas man sentenced to 9 years in prison, linked to 56,000 child sexual abuse files

Ex-Texas Rangers prospect and San Diego Padres coach arrested by ICE at airport

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77

Supreme Court asked to review Texas Ten Commandments in schools law

National News

Ohio couple accused of barging into cruise ship cabin, attacking family and 9-year-old

An Ohio couple was arrested after authorities said they forced their way into a family's cruise ship cabin and attacked two adults and their 9-year-old child after being asked to quiet down.

CBP officers seize $67 million in illegal drugs at San Diego border ports, DHS says

Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’

Buc-ee's opens first Arkansas location as chain expands across US

Vaccination rates for US students entering kindergarten fall as exemptions climb to a new high

'Are you ready to die?': Masked man sought for threats near City Hall

Sports

Von Miller explains choice to sign with Cowboys | Free4All+

New Cowboys defensive end Von Miller spoke to the media today for the first time since signing with the team. FOX 4's Mike Doocy and Jeff Kolb discuss what Miller said in this episode of Free4All+!

Former Rangers prospect detained by ICE

Von Miller describes the "dream" of finally playing for the Dallas Cowboys

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

NFL linebacker, Super Bowl champion O.J. Brigance dies at 56

Von Miller, you are a Dallas Cowboy | Free4All+

Politics

DOJ to give some felons second chance to restore gun rights

A newly finalized Justice Department rule creates a pathway for people with criminal convictions to apply for the reinstatement of their gun ownership rights.

August 18, 2026 5:03pm CDT

Talarico pulls former Cornyn staff member to campaign team

August 18, 2026 11:21am CDT

Walz signs executive order restricting mining near Boundary Waters

August 18, 2026 8:15am CDT

Declassified FBI docs reveal Swalwell had sex with 'Fang Fang' multiple times

August 18, 2026 7:39am CDT

Texas lawmakers hear testimony on surge in foreign CDL crashes

August 17, 2026 5:42pm CDT

Big Bend National Park border wall construction paused

August 17, 2026 2:05pm CDT

Entertainment

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for Texas rock band ZZ Top, died this week. He was 77.

Wladimir Klitschko mourns former fiancée Hayden Panettiere, vows to keep her memory alive for daughter Kaya

Fort Worth's Coyote Drive-In theater to close after 14 years

Hayden Panettiere’s most memorable roles from film and television

Hayden Panettiere's preliminary autopsy released: What it says

Hayden Panettiere's friends and former co-stars share tributes

Consumer

Over a million Jeeps recalled over fire hazard concerns

Over one million Jeep vehicles are part of a nationwide recall over fears that vehicles could catch fire due to an electrical connection in the vehicle's power steering pump.

Jeeps, other vehicles recalled over fire hazard

Buc-ee's opens first Arkansas location as chain expands across US

State Farm dividend checks are in the mail: See if you qualify for a payout

Dreyer’s recalls Outshine fruit bars over glass contamination fears

Nearly 1 million Jeeps, Rams, Dodges and Chryslers recalled

Viral & Unusual

Man busted after customs uncovers bizarre cargo hidden inside 22 pairs of socks

A man was arrested at a Tokyo airport after authorities discovered about 200 lizards stuffed inside 22 pairs of socks in his suitcase, according to reports.