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For nearly 75 years WFAA has been serving the community of North Texas. From the groundbreaking 24-hour live coverage of the Kennedy assassination to 24-hour continuous Facebook Lives, WFAA has led the charge in innovation and leadership in all forms of media. As North Texas changes, we change with it. Our products have evolved to go beyond “the news” to include original digital content, programmi

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After years of controversy surrounding the Arlington Carmelite monastery, Bishop Michael Olson has announced the foundin...
13/12/2025

After years of controversy surrounding the Arlington Carmelite monastery, Bishop Michael Olson has announced the founding of a new Carmelite monastery in North Texas, approved by the Pope.

This new monastery comes after years of controversy involving the prior Carmelite monastery based in Arlington.

A Fort Worth jury has convicted four family members for their roles in a multimillion-dollar tax refund fraud scheme, fe...
13/12/2025

A Fort Worth jury has convicted four family members for their roles in a multimillion-dollar tax refund fraud scheme, federal officials announced Friday.

Investigators said the Arlington family continued to submit false returns even after warning letters from the IRS.

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after the latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulat...
13/12/2025

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after the latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate.

Sen. John Cornyn is urging the Trump Administration to tighten vetting and monitoring procedures for Afghan nationals ad...
13/12/2025

Sen. John Cornyn is urging the Trump Administration to tighten vetting and monitoring procedures for Afghan nationals admitted after the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Scrutiny of a Biden-era resettlement program increased following the ambush of two National Guard members.

13/12/2025

The weekend of the marathon will bring a dramatic change in the weather. Here's what to expect.

MAVS ON KFAA: The Mavericks host the Nets tonight after winning four of their last five games. Catch the game tonight at...
12/12/2025

MAVS ON KFAA: The Mavericks host the Nets tonight after winning four of their last five games. Catch the game tonight at 7:30 on KFAA (Channel 29)!

Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks (9-16) are back home after losing to the OKC Thunder to take on the Brooklyn Nets (6-17).

A new plan at the Capitol, “Operation Double Nickel," would let Texans 55+ lock in property tax savings 10 years earlier...
12/12/2025

A new plan at the Capitol, “Operation Double Nickel," would let Texans 55+ lock in property tax savings 10 years earlier and raise homestead exemptions for all homeowners. Big savings for some, big questions for others.

The average Texas homeowner is 58, so millions would no longer have to worry about appraisals anymore.

King Charles III said Friday that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the...
12/12/2025

King Charles III said Friday that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year.

King Charles III says that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year. He's encouraging others to take...

Dallas County jury awards $44.1M in fatal I-35W pileup case, finding trucking company and driver grossly negligent in th...
12/12/2025

Dallas County jury awards $44.1M in fatal I-35W pileup case, finding trucking company and driver grossly negligent in the crash that killed Christopher Vardy and five others

A Dallas County jury awarded $44.1M against a trucking company for a fatal crash during the 100-plus car pileup in Fort Worth in Feb. 2021, a press release states.

BREAKING | A small plane veered off the runway, coming to a stop in a ditch near the Bourland Field Airport on Friday, a...
12/12/2025

BREAKING | A small plane veered off the runway, coming to a stop in a ditch near the Bourland Field Airport on Friday, according to the FAA.

A small plane "overextended" a runway at Bourland Field Airport near Cresson Friday and came to a stop in a creek, officials say.

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At WFAA, we have always been a pioneer- that is just The WFAA Way. We have led the charge in innovation in all forms of media: first television station located in Dallas, first to break the news of the JFK Assassination, first station to use a helicopter, first in the nation to unveil the first computerized local newsroom, first website in DFW television station- we do it for you, our audience. We believe in order to be the best we must strive to be the best every single day. We must boldly dare to disrupt, blaze trails untraveled, and celebrate the lives of North Texans and beyond.

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