Getting pulled over can be nerve-racking for anyone. Seven-year-old Jacob Hudson was especially nervous when his mom was stopped for speeding in McKinney. “He was freaked out, he was so distressed when this was happening, wanting to get out of the car, wanting to run,” said his mom Adrianne Hudson. Jacob, a Frisco second grader,…

“To have someone from the outside say, hey I’ve been there- I’m here for you, it means a lot to our families and it means a lot to us, too.” Donna Butler isn’t really the crafty type. But, at age 86, she’s making an exception. “It’s not real difficult,” Butler said. “They’re already cut and…

DFW’s job market is the hottest in the country. In June, the bureau said that among the 12 largest metropolitan areas in the country, Dallas was No. 1 for both total number of jobs added year-over-year and job growth rate. It pays to be a medical professional in Dallas-Fort Worth. Pulling data from the U.S….

In July, Dallas County Schools will be shut down forever. In November 2017 voters acted swiftly to close the 172-year-old agency after more than 100 reports from NBC 5 Investigates revealed corruption and staggering financial mismanagement that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. DCS officials signed risky contracts to outfit school buses in 12 local school districts with exterior cameras…

John VanBuskirk was the oldest graduate in the inaugural class at the UNT Dallas College of Law downtown. John VanBuskirk was in his late 60s and settled into retirement when he saw that a new law school was opening in downtown Dallas. So he applied. And he got accepted. Now, a little more than four…

A 13-year-old Fort Worth swimmer is launching a campaign to encourage other kids to learn water safety to prevent drownings.   No matter the weather, the water is where Madison Huertas wants to be. “It’s so relaxing to me, almost calming, because when you’re in the water, you don’t have to think about anything else,”…

Anyone traveling through the city of Celeste can see the signs of what once was. Once a thriving railroad community, you’ll see what used to be the grocery store, you’ll see what used to be a booming downtown, but what you won’t see is a reason to stop. “Every small town needs something unique, like…

Most high school students do not build a house as a part of their curriculum, but several kids in Irving are doing just that in geometry class. It is a creative way of learning mathematics — in and out of the classroom — at MacArthur High School. What looks like a construction site is actually geometry in action. “We’re…