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Local Radio Station Works to Break Mental Health Stigmas in South Asian Community – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
On Thursday, family and friends laid six loved ones to rest in Allen. The Towhid family was found in their home Monday morning after police say two brothers made a pact to kill their family before taking their own lives. Authorities said the brothers had been battling depression. It’s a story that has deeply shaken …
Parkland Reports Breach in Protected Health Information Involving Dallas County Jail – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Parkland Health and Hospital System is reporting a breach of protected health information involving the Dallas County jail system. Parkland is responsible for providing healthcare to inmates in the county jail. According to Parkland Health and Hospital System, a Parkland employee sent an email in late January to a Dallas County employee by mistake which …
Dallas-Methodist Health System Breaks Ground on New Emergency Department at Methodist Charlton – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas-Methodist Health System will break ground Tuesday on a major three-story addition to Methodist Charlton Medical Center. Methodist leaders and representatives of EJ Smith Construction, including Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith, will turn the dirt on the new 40,000 square foot Emergency Department. This expansion will almost double the size of the current Emergency …
ERCOT Predicts Record-Breaking Summer Electric Demand, Chance of Outages Low But Possible – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
New numbers by the Texas Department State Health Services found that February’s extreme winter storm killed many more Texans than initially reported. New totals show 111 Texas deaths are linked to the extreme weather event, double the number previously reported. In North Texas, 11 deaths are believed to be linked to the storm. The Houston …
Texas Health Helping Employ High School Graduates With Disabilities – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Francisco Gonzalez just wanted to help students who deserved a helping hand. Gonzalez is the manager of hospitality and concierge services at Texas Health Dallas and he oversees the hospital’s Project SEARCH program. It’s a 1-year unpaid internship providing high school seniors with disabilities an opportunity to learn life skills and hands-on training. “When you …
Texas Was 4 Minutes and 37 Seconds Away From a Blackout That Could Have Lasted Months – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The board that oversees ERCOT held an urgent meeting Wednesday morning to discuss the winter storm that crippled most of Texas last week. They offered apologies for the devastation the power outages have caused and pledged to gather the facts to help lawmakers determine how to prevent it from ever happening again. ERCOT’s CEO, Bill …
Children’s Health Program Helping Families Feeling ‘Safe at Home’ – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
In honor of American Heart Month, we’re highlighting a program at Children’s Health that has become something good for the families of heart patients, especially during the pandemic. A family of a little boy from Dallas can attest to that. “My favorite character is Captain America,” Georgie Castro, told NBC 5, showing off his comic …
Wylie Family Spends Christmas Break Building Desks for Remote Learners – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Almost any weekend in their Wylie neighborhood, if you follow the buzz of power tools, you’ll find the Ames family seeking solace from the pandemic in a cloud of sawdust. “Just kind of being together as a family, it’s a way we can do something during this time,” said Scott Ames. For a long time …
Detectives Hope New Technology Can Break Cold Case That Inspired ‘Amber Alerts’ – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Jan. 13 marks 25 years since 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was kidnapped and killed in Arlington, inspiring the nationwide Amber Alert system for missing and endangered children. Police still working the case decades later announced plans Wednesday to submit items of evidence originally obtained in the investigation to new forensic testing that may yield a more …
Italy ISD Extends Winter Break Over COVID-19 in Staff – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A North Texas school district is extending its winter break because of a surge in COVID-19 cases among its staff. The Italy Independent School District announced Sunday that classes will resume Monday, Jan. 11. “This is partly due to a rise in Covid-19 cases among our faculty and staff,” the district wrote on social media. …
