Family attacked in Illinois stabbing spree praises son, dog for saving their lives
NBC DFW
by Maggie Vespa and Rebecca Cohen | NBC News
52m ago
A mother who was injured in an Illinois stabbing spree Wednesday said that if it wasn’t for her son, who was also attacked, she and her daughter might not have survived after the attacker entered their home. Darlene Weber and her children, Jacob Vollman, 21, and Cathy Gilfillan, 23, described the assault. Christian Soto is accused of going on a rampage Wednesday afternoon, ultimately killing four people and injuring seven others, including Weber and her kids. “I mean, this is, like, my knight in shining armor, and he’s my son. It was like God sent him to me and sent me a gift in a small p ..read more
Visit website
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
NBC DFW
by Beth Harris | Associated Press
52m ago
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed. Gossett always thought of his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from an early age and propelling him forward, toward his Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He earned his first acting credit in his Brooklyn high school’s production of “You Can’t Take I ..read more
Visit website
What is Good Friday? Here's what to know about the holy holiday
NBC DFW
by Danielle Smith
2h ago
In the springtime, families around the world celebrate Easter. For many Christians, Easter is an important holiday with church services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For others, it’s a secular celebration with bunnies, treat-filled baskets and decorated eggs. But two days before Easter Sunday is another important Christian holiday. Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. Keep reading to learn about the meaning behind Good Friday and how Christians observe it: More Easter Content: White House 23 hours ago The White House expect ..read more
Visit website
I-30 westbound lanes shut down after fatal crash
NBC DFW
by NBCDFW Staff
2h ago
I-30 westbound at Brentwood Stair Road in Fort Worth is shut down due to a fatal auto vs. pedestrian crash according to a Fort Worth Police report. MedStar confirmed one person died on the scene. Check back and refresh this page for the latest update. As developments unfold, elements of this story may change ..read more
Visit website
‘The best minds in the world': Engineers, cranes descend on Baltimore to begin bridge wreckage removal
NBC DFW
by Lea Skene, Brian Witte | Associated Press
3h ago
The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews on Friday can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers still missing days after the disaster and blocked the city’s vital port from operating. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the crane, which was arriving by barge and can lift up to 1,000 tons, will be one of at least two used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the cargo ship that hit it this week. “The best minds in the world” are working ..read more
Visit website
Sweet 16, Elite 8 games will mean big bucks for Dallas
NBC DFW
by Ben Russell
3h ago
March Madness will mean big bucks for the Dallas area this weekend. The American Airlines Center will play host to the South Regional of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Two Sweet 16 games will be played on Friday night – Second-seeded Marquette University will play against the Eleventh-seed North Carolina State University Wolfpack at 6:09 p.m., and then the top-seeded University of Houston Cougars will tip off against the fourth-seeded Duke University Blue Devils at 8:39 p.m. The winners of those two games will play one another in the Elite 8 round on Sunday, with the winner ..read more
Visit website
Here's a new, ‘twisted' look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy
NBC DFW
by Asher Klein
3h ago
Black holes — how do they work? New images of the magnetic field of the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, may help us understand them a little better. The new view of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* that was provided by the Event Horizon Telescope suggests that all black holes have a similar structure, according to astronomers at Harvard and the Smithsonian Institute who shared the imagery on Wednesday. The imagery shows a fiery swirl around Sagittarius A*, and a similar one around another supermassive black hole, M87*, seen through polarized light, according to ..read more
Visit website
West-leading Stars wrap up playoff spot, beating Canucks Thursday for 6th straight victory
NBC DFW
by The Associated Press
5h ago
Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. “You have to do a lot of work, starting six, seven months ago, to give yourself the opportunity to be one of those 16 teams that plays for the Stanley Cup,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “So, I’m just proud of our group. You go through all kinds of adversity through the year, injuries and different things, but we found a way every week to find a way to wins games.” Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots ..read more
Visit website
Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
NBC DFW
by Jeff Amy | Associated Press
8h ago
Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet services, require porn sites to verify users are 18 or over and mandate additional education by schools on social media and internet use. The House passed the measure 120-45 and the Senate approved it 48-7. The bill, which Republican Sen. Jason Anavitarte of Dallas called “transformative,” now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp for hi ..read more
Visit website
Mob in Mexican tourist city beats woman suspected of killing 8-year-old to death
NBC DFW
by Fernanda Pesce | Associated Press
10h ago
A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous Holy Week procession. The mob formed after an 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday. Her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. Security camera footage appeared to show a woman and a man loading a bundle, which may have been the girl’s body, into a taxi. The mob surrounded the woman’s house Thursday, threatening to drag her out. Police took the woman into the bed of a pol ..read more
Visit website

Follow NBC DFW on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR