Vania Castillo
Vania Castillo is a new evening news reporter for FOX 4 News.
She joins the station from KFOX14 in El Paso, where she was an evening news anchor and lead reporter covering stories of national interest such as mass shootings, the immigration crisis, and border tech expansion.
Vania has a passion for digital and investigative storytelling. She loves to connect and engage with viewers on social media through short-form digital explainers and behind-the-scenes reels.
She is also a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso with a double major in Multimedia Journalism and Digital Media Production.
The latest from Vania Castillo
Dallas rabbi mourns relative killed in Australia Hanukkah shooting as North Texas Jewish community grieves
Following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney that killed 15 people, the North Texas Jewish community felt a deep personal connection after a Dallas rabbi learned a relative was among the victims, leading to heightened security at local celebrations.
Victims in Far North Dallas apartment fire believed to be siblings
Firefighters were called to an apartment on Frankford Road just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Fort Worth apartment fire injures firefighter, leaves dozens homeless
Dozens of residents were displaced and all 16 units of an apartment building were damaged by a fire on the far east side of Fort Worth Tuesday morning.
Arlington City Council to vote on reinstating anti-discrimination ordinance
The Arlington City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on reinstating the city’s anti-discrimination chapter in its city code, a move that follows a temporary suspension of the rules related to federal grant requirements.
Procedural hearing set in capital murder case against Athena Strand suspect
The capital murder case against Tanner Horner, accused of the 2022 kidnapping and strangulation of 7-year-old Athena Strand, is heading to a procedural pretrial hearing on Monday as the trial approaches its scheduled 2026 start date.
Soccer-centric Dallas school excited for World Cup 2026 to kick off
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be a dream come true for athletes around the world. It's also serving as inspiration for young soccer players here in North Texas.
77-year-old Fort Worth woman escapes violent home invasion
A 77-year-old Fort Worth woman who uses a wheelchair escaped a brutal home invasion and beating by dragging herself across broken glass, leading to the arrest of the 21-year-old suspect.
DHS: Afghan TikTok user suggested he was building bomb targeting Fort Worth
An Afghan national was arrested after posting a video of himself on TikTok indicating that he was making a bomb with the intention of targeting the Fort Worth area, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Millions of North Texans head to the airport, hit the road for Thanksgiving travel
An estimated 5.3 million Texans will be traveling by car for Thanksgiving, leading to heavy traffic and long delays. Traffic heading into the airports is also a major headache.
