Hometown Hero: Dallas ISD grab-and-go meals
Dallas ISD feeds more than 100,000 students each school day. Since the coronavirus closed DISD schools, the district has plans to still feed its students. Many of them live in food-insecure homes, food deserts and in challenging situations.
Fox4ward: Performing Arts Academy Looks to Expand
A Plano-based school that helps kids pursue a career in acting, singing, and dancing, is adding students. The head of the NTPA Academy says the skills that students acquire will serve them well on stage, and in life. Dan Godwin has this Fox4ward.
Fox4ward: Showcasing The Beauty of Horses
Nothing says "Texas" quite like saddling up, and going for a ride. In this Fox4ward, Dan Godwin sits down with the owner of a horse farm east of Dallas, where they train champions, but also cater to beginners.
Hometown Hero: Barbara Walker
In 2010 she started volunteering on the front lobby deak at Texas Health Plano. She calls her volunteer service a "JOY." In good times and in bad, she's there for the patients and their families.
Fox4ward: Free Horse Shows in Rockwall
Nothing says Texas quite like saddling up, and going for a ride. And the great thing is, equestrian skills can be picked up at ANY age. In this Fox4ward, Dan Godwin sits down with the owner of a horse farm east of Dallas, where they train champions, but also cater to beginners.
Fox4ward: Giving a Boost to Southern Dallas
An effort is underway in the southern part of Dallas, aimed at lifting people out of poverty, and giving families hope for a better future. In this Fox4ward, Dan Godwin takes a closer look at the Advance Community Fund.
Hometown Heroes: Marjorie and Trevor Hylton
Marjorie and Trevor Hylton were born in Jamaica and have lived and traveled all over the world. For 32 years they've called Garland home and now they’re both volunteers.
On Your Side: Your attempts at recycling may be doing more harm than good
A staggering amount of consumers are recycling wrong, and it comes at a cost of cash, and even safety.
Hometown Heroes: Alz Buddy App
5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's. In Texas almost 400,000 people have the disease. A person develops Alzheimer's every 62 seconds in America.
Fox4ward: A Boost for Veteran-Owned Businesses
A U.S. Marine Sgt. in Plano is heading up a national organization, aimed at helping his fellow vets succeed in business. Some very valuable services are provided free of charge, for those who've worn their country's uniform. Dan Godwin takes a look, in this Fox4ward.
Hometown Heroes: St. Andrew UMC Prom Closet
No cost prom dresses, shoes, handbags and jewelry for high school girls are ready and waiting at the 12th annual St. Andrew UMC Prom Closet.
Fox4ward: Money and the Mind
It's a safe bet that all of us would like to improve our financial well-being. But could our brains be getting in the way, when it comes to money-related decisions? A researcher in Dallas says that could very well be the case. Dan Godwin takes a look, in this Fox4ward.
Trackdown: Help find thieves stealing from people after they leave Balch Springs bank
Since November, at least 10 people leaving a Balch Springs bank have been targeted in what’s called jugging.
Hometown Heroes: Stitch A Wish
For 14 years, expert sewers have put lots of love in the items they make for patients at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth.
Fox4ward: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life
This year is going to be very eventful, for an unusual business in Allen. Billings Productions manufactures animatronic dinosaurs for use all over the world. And their warehouse has become so popular with visitors, that plans are underway for a major expansion. Dan Godwin takes a look, in this Fox4ward.
Consumer Alert: Gas tank design flaw
When Dolores Kollstedt bought her 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, she spared no expense, even paying extra for the burgundy color she wanted. But, she says, most important to her was the idea that driving a hybrid would mean fewer trips to the gas station and greater driving distances on a full tank.
Man killed while taking out the trash in Dallas remembered as person who held his family together
The long shadow of sadness drapes across Lupe Munoz and her daughter, Yessica Vasquez, as they remember her husband, Rogelio Martinez, who was murdered while taking trash out to the dumpster at his Lake Highlands apartment.
Trackdown: Help find Rogelio Martinez's killers
This week’s Trackdown focuses on the senseless murder of a completely innocent man who was simply walking the trash to his apartment dumpster.
Hometown Heroes: Lipscomb Peace Pantry
William Lipscomb Elementary School in East Dallas had educated children for 99 years. For the past year, it's also fed some of them on the weekends.
Fox4ward: "Abyssinia" at the Majestic
The curtain will soon rise on a unique musical production, at Dallas' historic Majestic Theater. The songs and story of Abyssinia are designed not only to entertain, but also to uplift and inspire.