4-alarm fire destroys Irving hotel near DFW Airport

A four-alarm fire broke out at the Comfort Inn Hotel in Irving around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Fire crews worked quickly to rescue everyone before the building collapsed.

2 Dallas teens arrested in connection to 10 aggravated robberies

Dallas police say they have arrested two 17-year-olds who may be connected to at least 10 aggravated assaults in the city.

First state psychiatric hospital to be built in Dallas County

At the southwest corner of Harry Hines and Medical District is where the new psychiatric state hospital is going to be built in Dallas County. It was approved last legislative session, but the facility will serve six counties in North Texas. Some say its 200 beds aren't enough.

North Texas volunteers helping homeless residents, homebound elders stay cool during heatwave

The pastor of Our Calling says he knows of at least two homeless people who have died from chronic heat exposure. Volunteers are going out to try and get these folks off the streets. Other organizations like the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas are doing their part to help our most vulnerable residents stay cool.

DART slowing trains down due to extreme heat

The speed reduction will be in place until 9 p.m. Tuesday and again Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.

North Texas brothers busy baking cookies for summer cash

Meet the Cookie Bros. Jordan and Jeremiah Jolly are too young to go out and get a job. But that hasn't stopped them from finding a way to work and earn money this summer.

Fire burns northeast Dallas apartment building

An overnight fire forced people out of their apartment homes in northeast Dallas. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

Arrest made after Dallas man shot dead in Grand Prairie parking lot

When his family moved from Dallas to Nigeria in 2006, Walter Umukoro was just 5 years old. Seventeen years later, their American dream has become a nightmare. An 18-year-old has now been charged with his murder.

Dallas exhibit features powerful stories from teen Holocaust victim's diary

A powerful new exhibit is open at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. It's inspired by the diary of a 14-year-old girl who was living in a Polish ghetto. Unlike Anne Frank, whose family was wealthy, Rywka Lipszyc's story is that of the more typical Jewish family.

North Texas teen starts summer business cleaning grills

A North Texas 14-year-old is cashing in this summer by doing a job most of his adult neighbors hate -- cleaning barbecue grills.

Suspected drunken driver arrested for fatal hit-and-run crash

Dallas police said 33-year-old Jesus Espinoza drove onto the shoulder, hitting a stranded driver and a man who was helping her. The woman died in the crash.

Dallas County raises COVID-19 threat level to orange

The rising number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has prompted Dallas County to raise its threat level.

NorthPark Center Santa Claus is retiring after 32 years

The jolly ol’ Saint Nick that has warmed the hearts and lives of families at NorthPark Center in Dallas is hanging up the reindeer reins for the last time.

Police seek driver who fled crash that killed 19-year-old in Irving

A 19-year-old was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Irving last month, and police are working to find the other driver involved.

Monkeypox continues spreading across North Texas

There are 76 cases of monkeypox that have been reported in the state over the last month. 28 of those cases are from the North Texas region. Officials say vaccines are the best way to prevent symptoms, but not everyone who wants one can get one.