Thousands without power across Texas as winter storm sweeps through state

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/25 3:27A Briauna Brown

Thousands of Texans are without power Sunday after a winter storm bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain swept through Saturday. As of 9:30 a.m., over 25,000 Texas Oncor customers are without power, with the majority in East Texas, south of...

Five years later, the 2021 deep freeze that left millions in the dark still looms over North Texas

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 1/25 1:00A Sergio Candido

As North Texas endures another stretch of winter weather in 2026, the conditions are reviving memories of one of the most devastating cold events in state history: the February 2021 deep freeze that crippled the power grid and left millions...

Early voting suspended in Collin County due to winter weather

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 1/24 5:31A NBCDFW Staff

The Collin County Elections Department says they re closing all polling locations this weekend due to winter weather. Early voting is currently underway to fill unexpired terms on the Frisco and Plano city councils. In Plano, Shun Thomas is...

City of Sachse Prepares for Winter Weather

City of Sachse News Flash 1/23 6:25A

The City of Sachse is preparing for extreme cold and winter weather and is urging residents to take steps now to stay safe. City crews are ready to respond, and residents are encouraged to plan ahead and stay informed.

Celina ISD head football coach retires amid investigation into son's conduct

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 1/14 7:08A Hannah Jones

Celina ISD athletic director and head football coach Bill Elliott announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from his position. According to Celina ISD, Elliott informed district officials of his retirement after more than three decades of...

Ken Paxton, Angela Paxton divorce records unsealed after Collin County judge's ruling

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 12/19 8:26A S.E. Jenkins

A Collin County judge ordered Friday that records in the divorce of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, be unsealed. The order came after attorneys for the Paxtons came to an agreement with a coalition of...

Years after a deadly masked shooting in Frisco went cold, a McKinney man gets life in prison

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 12/18 3:02A Julia Falcon

A McKinney man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 2017 Frisco murder that went unsolved for years before detectives reopened the cold case and uncovered new evidence, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. Kerrico Carr,...

Every Angel Tree child adopted this year as Salvation Army urges gift drop-offs

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 12/16 12:02A Larry Collins

For the first time in several years, every single Angel on the Salvation Army Angel Tree has been adopted — ensuring thousands of children and older adults will have something special this holiday...

Woman charged with capital murder in 3-year-old son's death in child abuse case

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 12/9 7:18A Steven Rosenbaum

The mother of a 3-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder after her son died at a Dallas hospital. McKinney PD confirmed that Chelsea Berg, 30, was arrested on Monday. Her boyfriend,...

CAIR and Gov. Abbott head to court over ‘terrorist' designation

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 11/25 10:54P Phil Prazan

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is heading to federal court to try to clear its name. This comes after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared the group a terrorist organization late last week. Over the past few years,...

Celina police found 38 victims in former coach Caleb Elliott's child pornography case, chief says

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 11/18 8:28A Julia Falcon

The Celina Police Department says its seven-week-long active investigation into Caleb Elliott's child pornography case has concluded, according to its police chief. Tuesday afternoon, CPD Chief John Cullison said after reviewing Caleb Elliott's...