“Everything that I’ve gotten to experience and have this chance, I’m very grateful and I’m not going to take it for granted.”   Of all the kids who play basketball for the Spring Valley Athletic Association, none are more thankful for the opportunity than a group of boys at Lake Highlands Middle School. “Everything that…

For the last 10 years, he’s put his artistic hobbies to work re-creating the portraits of Collin County’s casualties of war. With a home PC, a computer stylus, and at least two different brands of software, a McKinney man is slowly filling the Collin County Courthouse with the faces and names of the county’s heroes….

Dallas ISD elementary students with autism are seeing an increase in social skills, thanks to a robot named Milo. A two-foot tall robot named Milo is successfully teaching lessons to students on the Autism spectrum at Gooch Elementary in Dallas ISD. “People are hard for kids on the spectrum. They can’t make eye contact. They…

For the last four months WFAA has been asking viewers about the “Rise and Shiners” in their lives, people who get up before the sun to make the world a better place. On Friday May 11 the station honored its newest recipient, Pam Spell. Just about everyone in Dallas’ historic Oak Cliff neighborhood seems to…

Identity theft, or identity fraud, once meant crooks were churning out fake credit cards. But as that became easier to detect, a more insidious crime has evolved: the creation of… Identity theft, or identity fraud, once meant crooks were churning out fake credit cards. But as that became easier to detect, a more insidious crime…

For older adults, retirement is a time to rest, play golf or spend summers at the beach. But for one North Texas woman, it’s about something entirely different. Suzanne Stricker, 80, is a New Zealand native, a mother, grandmother and soon-to-be college graduate. “My kids, of course, are proud of me and that’s fun,” Stricker…

“You feel like you’ve accomplished something,” says Sarah Crow, a 15-year-old freshman who built benches this year because she’s too young to work on a house. “It’s an exciting experience.”   It’s Saturday morning and the last coat of paint is going on 1708 McBroom. Fernanda Trevino-Suarez, paintbrush in hand, has managed to coat a…

His yard full of artifacts comes from old downtown Dallas. If you spend just a few minutes with Dallas Park and Recreation Department Director Willis Winters and listen to him describe, in intricate detail, his collection of cornerstones, coping stones, and cartouches, you’d be forgiven if you briefly considered him somewhat of a hoarder. “Certainly…

A little boy was invited to pose in an adorable photo shoot last week after his brother was unable to attend a high school prom with his girlfriend. A little boy was invited to pose in an adorable photo shoot last week after his brother was unable to attend a high school prom with his…