Classes canceled at Plano East Senior High School due to power outage, officials say

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 9/11 1:21A Julia Falcon

Classes at Plano East Senior High School are canceled on Thursday, Sept. 11, officials said. The closure is due to a power outage caused by damaged underground lines on Wednesday. Despite overnight efforts to fix the lines, full power has not...

More than 800 runners honor first responders, military members in DFW 9/11 Heroes Run

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 9/7 7:15A Dawn White

Hundreds of people remembered the nation's heroes during the 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth 9/11 Heroes Run in Collin County on Sunday morning. The event also raised money for a good cause. Organizers said 802 participants ranging in age from two to 72...

Frisco Memorial High School hosts first game since stabbing death of standout player

NBC DFW 9/6 2:22A Candace Sweat

Frisco Memorial High School hosted its first home game since the stabbing death of one of its standout players. Rising senior Austin Metcalf died in April after being stabbed by another student during...

North Texas mother tried to cover up her son's hot car death, went to McDonald's on the way to the...

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 9/3 11:20A Julia Falcon

A North Texas mother who was arrested after Frisco police said she intentionally left her 15-month-old child in a hot car earlier this month is now facing a first-degree murder charge. According to an arrest affidavit for Vanessa Esquivel, 27,...

Dallas mom charged with murder after "intentionally" leaving 15-month-old in a hot car, Frisco...

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 8/28 10:10A Nathalie Marie Palacios

A Dallas mother has been arrested after Frisco police determined she "intentionally" left her 15-month-old child in a hot car earlier this month. Detectives with the Frisco Police Department responded...

TEA releases 2024-25 school ratings. See the best/worst districts and charters here

NBC DFW 8/15 8:45A Frank Heinz

The Texas Education Agency released school accountability ratings for the 2024-2025 school year on Friday, with some of the largest school districts in North Texas grading between A and C. The Dallas,...

Frisco ISD prepares for school year as enrollment remains a challenge

NBC DFW 8/14 11:36A Wayne Carter

Inside Frisco ISD s newly expanded Career & Technical Center, Superintendent Mike Waldrip boasted about the partnerships Frisco ISD is forming year after year to help connect its graduates to jobs. We bring in mentors from the business community....

58-year-old Plano man sentenced to 50 years in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a young girl,...

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 8/12 10:49A Briauna Brown

A 58-year-old Plano man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted for the continuous sexual abuse of a child, the Collin County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday....

‘Cherish every morning,' family says after champion HS sprinter dies unexpectedly

NBC DFW 8/11 7:29A Sophia Beausoleil

As students across Texas head back to class this week, they’re also adjusting to a major new rule: Cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, and other personal electronic devices are not allowed to be used during the school day. A new state law bans...

Suspect arrested after shooting on Plano Collin College campus left one person injured

NBC DFW 8/11 6:56A Sophia Beausoleil

As students across Texas head back to class this week, they’re also adjusting to a major new rule: Cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, and other personal electronic devices are not allowed to be used during the school day. A new state law bans...

Exclusive Louis Vuitton luggage now available at auction

NBC DFW 8/11 6:31A Deborah Ferguson

As students across Texas head back to class this week, they’re also adjusting to a major new rule: Cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, and other personal electronic devices are not allowed to be used during the school day. A new state law bans...

Frisco ISD subpoenaed for student names, records in connection to Karmelo Anthony case

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 7/25 1:40A Julia Falcon

The Frisco Independent School District has been subpoenaed to provide the names of students who were present during the deadly stabbing at a track meet at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2, a spokesperson confirmed with CBS News Texas. The subpoena is...

Rain, heat, repeat: Unusually wet July paved way for more mosquitoes

NBC DFW 7/22 7:18A Alanna Quillen

If you feel like mosquitoes are especially relentless this month, you’re not wrong. A combination of unusually heavy rainfall in July, lingering humidity, and rising temperatures has created ideal...

Gov. Greg Abbott signs 2 new bills to strengthen border security and immigration enforcement

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 7/15 11:36A Ken Molestina

Efforts to secure the border and combat illegal immigration in the state of Texas are being bolstered by two new bills signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday. He joined the Sheriff's Association of Texas annual training along with the U.S....

Dallas man sentenced to 38 years in Collin County's first fentanyl murder conviction under new Texas...

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 7/15 3:38A Briauna Brown

A 27-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced for murder in the death of a young woman who overdosed on fentanyl, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced Tuesday. Gregory Noah Honesty, 27, will spend 38 years in prison. The...