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FC Dallas returns to Mansfield to open Leagues Cup play

FC Dallas is looking for their first win since returning from the MLS World Cup Break. They host Queretaro FC in their first Leagues Cup game of the season. The Leagues Cup is an international World Cup-style competition between MLS and Liga MX , the Mexican top soccer league. Th...

NBC5 DFWAug 2, 2026

Local

Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall agrees to a multiyear contract extension

A key member of the Mavericks’ roster will be in Dallas for the foreseeable future. Forward Naji Marshall has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Mavericks, the team announced Sunday. Marshall, 28, averaged 15.2 points per game as he played a pivotal role alongside ...

NBC5 DFWAug 2, 2026

Local

Connecticut Sun faces Dallas Wings, looks to stop 4-game slide

Connecticut Sun (7-22, 2-11 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (18-11, 8-6 Western Conference) in Arlington; Sunday, 6 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun comes into the matchup against Dallas Wings as losers of four in a row. The Wings have gone 8-5 at home. Dallas is second ...

NBC5 DFWAug 2, 2026

Local

Jerry Jones sits down with NBC 5 to talk offseason, AT&T Stadium, and Tony Romo

Jerry Jones knows this has been a quiet offseason for the Dallas Cowboys; he’s hoping the different tune results in a different end-of-season song than it has for the last 30 years. “Well, let me just say this, it just again shows me the psychology of things,” Jones said. “I thin...

NBC5 DFWAug 2, 2026

parks

Proposed merger of two arts institutions reimagines business model

Nearly 80 years after Margo Jones opened her theater-in-the-round in Dallas’ Fair Park and launched the American regional theater movement, Dallas Theater Center and AT&T Performing Arts Center announced a proposed merger that represents a new chapter for the regional theater ind...

NBC5 DFWAug 1, 2026

Local

Evolution Is Not Erasure: Why South Dallas Can Grow Without Losing Its Soul

Fear has a way of filling the gaps where understanding is missing. And few conversations in Dallas are filled with more fear, or more misunderstanding, than the conversation about the future of South Dallas. Mention new development, updated zoning, or affordable housing, and the ...

Dallas WeeklyJul 31, 2026

safety

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

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 there was no suspicion of foul play....

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

schools

Free school supplies for 1,500 local students

More than 1,000 North Texas students will get a hand up ahead of the start of the 2026-2027 school year. It’s all thanks to the Dream Center Dallas, volunteers, businesses, churches, and other local community partners. The Director of the Dream Center Dallas, Kacie Kintz, said th...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

parks

Dak Prescott setting high expectations for Dallas Cowboys and their offense

When Dak Prescott arrived at training camp Tuesday, he wore a vintage T-shirt celebrating the Dallas Cowboys’ last Super Bowl win as a statement of intent. After 10 years in the NFL without a meaningful playoff run for an organization that has not claimed a championship since the...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

safety

CBS places Tony Romo on leave ‘until further notice' following OWI arrest

CBS placed NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave “until further notice” more than a week after he was arrested in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating while intoxicated . The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was arrested in Milwaukee on July 23 after police found an “open bottle of an a...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

Local

Dallas clinical trial testing new approach to ALS gives patients & doctors hope

When Sunny Brous was 25, she noticed something strange. The muscles in her hand seemed to twitch, and her hand felt weak. She says the issue became an eye-opener during a co-ed softball game. “I couldn’t close a glove,” she recalled. What followed was an 18-month search for answe...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

schools

Dallas ISD's future doctors dissect pig hearts during summer camp

Summer break, like so many things, has changed. Teens from 16 different Dallas ISD schools hoping to pursue a career in medicine are taking part in a summer future doctor’s program where they come together to take notes, dissect, and study how the body works. Ararh Cho and Lily R...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026

safety

A/C and electrical outages force Dallas Fire Station 43 crews to relocate

Dallas Fire Station 43 remains out of service after air conditioning and electrical problems forced firefighters and paramedics to relocate, leaving some nearby businesses concerned about emergency response times during one of the hottest stretches of the summer. The station, loc...

NBC5 DFWJul 31, 2026