Opal Lee celebrates 100th birthday as Fort Worth clears way for National Juneteenth Museum

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/7 4:06A Alanna Quillen

Fort Worth activist and civil rights leader Dr. Opal Lee celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday. To mark the occasion, one of the projects most closely tied to her legacy is taking a major step forward. Leaders, supporters and community...

Man surrenders after SWAT responds to barricaded ‘residence' following shooting

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/7 3:27A Charles Nichelson

A man has surrendered to Lewisville police after the SWAT unit was deployed to a residence on Ridgeway Circle. That man had barricaded themself inside following a shooting, according to police. Police said that the man is suspected of shooting a...

Residents at Oak Cliff apartment frustrated after more than two weeks without gas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/7 3:22A Candace Sweat

Residents at an Oak Cliff Apartment Complex are frustrated after going more than two weeks without working gas service. The complex is just a block away from the site of a fatal gas explosion at the Bonnie Apartments earlier this year. Juan...

Oklahoma facing QB questions heading into rivalry week against No. 1 Texas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/7 2:31A Tim Willert | The Associated Pre

Peyton Bowen knows a struggling quarterback when he sees one. The Oklahoma defensive back shared a locker room with Jackson Arnold, who played his way out of Norman two seasons ago, and John Mateer, who may have played his way out of the Sooners’...

Longhorns & Sooners bring dominant defense, struggling offense to Cotton Bowl rivalry

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/7 2:30A Jim Vertuno | The Associated Pre

Top-ranked Texas and Oklahoma square off this week in their annual rivalry, bringing two elite defenses to the Cotton Bowl. They will need them. Offensively, the Longhorns (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) and Sooners (2-2, 0-1) have struggled...

Lucas Roper, 19, indicted in connection with drowning death of Daniel Erving

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/31 5:09A Charles Nichelson

A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Lucas Roper on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair in connection with the drowning death of Daniel Erving at Lake Ray Hubbard. Police initially said...