Dallas

A 6-year-old boy found Monday inside a locked shed in Dallas had his wrists tied behind his back and was in the shed for at least two weeks, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Dallas-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday morning and said most retail stores will remain closed through the end of the month.

A 36-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, prosecutors said.

A Dallas family is consoling each other via screen rather than with hugs after their patriarch, 84-year-old Cecil “Mac” Hargrove, died from coronavirus early Friday morning.

A Dallas man who has lived under quarantine in Wuhan, China, for the past three months has some advice on how to stay sane.

The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball.

On Monday morning, a crane and wrecking ball were brought in to knock down the remainder of ‘The Leaning Tower of Dallas,’ but knocking a building down with a ball is a tedious process.

Billy Chemirmir, a man accused of smothering more than a dozen women living in North Texas retirement homes and robbing them of their jewelry, has been indicted on two additional charges of capital murder.

People magazine’s pet vet Dr. Evan Antin provides tips for adopting shelter animals ahead of the fourth annual Clear the Shelters event on Aug. 18.

Welcoming a furry addition to a home can be a fun and exciting event. But ensuring a smooth transition for the pet – and the family – takes some preparation and work. Here are some tips from animal shelters about what to do before, during and after the adoption.

In a watershed moment for animal lovers, America has its first no-kill state: Delaware. The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society, which is working with shelters, animal welfare organizations and government agencies across the country to make America a no-kill country by 2025, announced the news at their annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Linda Torelli, director of marketing for the Brandywine...

Photos of a 5-week-old puppy from Dallas are going viral, thanks to her unique look.

Did you rescue a pet at Clear the Shelters this weekend? How about having a breed reveal party?

Across the country thousands of animals are finding forever homes. Watch some of these lucky pets as they meet their new families for the very first time.

A nearly 100-year-old Dallas home was demolished this week by mistake. The home on Richard Avenue was confused with one about a block away, according to JR’s Demolition, which conducted the demolition. Neighbors said they felt powerless Wednesday as they watched a bulldozer plow through the bright pink home that had been owned for decades by a beloved neighbor,...

The support our local stations received from participating animal shelters and rescues, who gave families the opportunity to adopt an animal in need by offering no-cost or waive fee adoptions, or waiving pet spaying and neutering fees, helped make Clear the Shelters overwhelmingly successful. More than 150,000 pets have found their fur-ever homes since 2015.

Jose and Tammy Vega arrived at the Camden County Animal Shelter in New Jersey early Saturday morning in search of a four-legged companion. The couple, who was first in line at the facility for its Clear the Shelters event, fell in love with a 7-year-old stray Chihuahua named Pot Pie. “He was just really calm tempered, my wife looked over...

Ahead of the fifth annual Clear the Shelters animal adoption initiative, NBC and Telemundo stations teamed with Michelson Found Animals for a month-long fundraising campaign. The Fund the Shelters Challenge raised almost $1.6 million for animal welfare groups across the country. The money will help offset the cost of offering reduced or waived fees during Clear the Shelters, as well...

Jason Flatt started “Friends to the Forlorn Pit Bull Rescue” in Dallas, Georgia, to save the dogs no one else wanted. He’s also on a mission to change minds about the stigma associated with bully breeds.

Clear the Shelters, the fifth annual pet adoption drive sponsored by NBC and Telemundo stations, culminated Saturday with more than 2,000 shelters participating in dozens of communities across the country. Animals lovers nationwide lined up early for a chance to find the purrfect pet to take home. Shelters in Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, Missouri, New York and...