The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest marks the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday after an eventful year for the annual wiener showdown and one of its stars. Contest sponsor Nathan’s Famous was sold in January to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods. A few...
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Entry to the FIFA Fan Festival Dallas is temporarily suspended as severe thunderstorms and lightning move through the area, forcing attendees to seek shelter.
For the third consecutive season, the Flower Mound girls golf team proved it belongs among Texas’ elite. The Lady Jaguars qualified again for the UIL Class 6A state tournament, continuing a run that has cemented Flower Mound as one of the top girls golf programs in the state. The team has finishe...
A ruptured pipeline in north Arlington caused more than 100,000 gallons of domestic wastewater to overflow from a regional collection system, utility officials announced Sunday.
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Archer, a staunch conservative who represented the Houston area in Congress for three decades and chaired the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has died. He was 98.
A coordinated holiday crackdown by Dallas police and fire officials resulted in the seizure of nearly a ton of illegal fireworks and multiple citations on the Fourth of July, authorities said Sunday.
A Missouri mother of five was fatally shot while buying slushies with two of her young children after gunfire erupted outside a BP gas station.
A World Cup quarterfinals berth is on the line for the U.S. men’s national team. After eliminating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the Round of 32, the U.S. will now take on Belgium in the Round of 16. The last quarterfinals berth for the nation was in 2002, when the team fell to Germany 1-0. ...
A person is dead and another is injured after a fight over a female led to a deadly shooting on July 4th, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Officers said around 8:18 p.m., they received calls for a shooting in the 5900 block of Wilbarger St. When they arrived, they found a lar...
The World Cup is trimming from 16 to eight. Teams are punching their tickets to the quarterfinals as the matchups get tighter with the level of quality also increasing. France and Morocco booked their respective spots first and will meet in a rematch of the 2022 semifinals. Les Bleus are on...
A fire that started in an outdoor kitchen spread into the attic of a Flower Mound home Saturday night, prompting a two-alarm response and mutual aid from neighboring fire departments. The Flower Mound Fire Department was dispatched about 8:20 p.m. to a large home on Point De Vue Drive near Grapev...
The Fourth of July may be over, but the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary continues with a new historical exhibit that will give Denton County residents a glimpse into the nation’s past. Flower Mound’s chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will celebrate the semiquincentenn...
A dispute over a woman at a large Fourth of July gathering ended in a double shooting Saturday night, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized, police said.
North Texas residents are bracing for a tumultuous week of weather, starting with storm risks Sunday before shifting into a sweltering, humid game day Monday and culminating in the region's first triple-digit heat wave of the season.
Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder. The five-day preliminary hearing that starts Monday will be the first time m...
What started with a friendship bracelet has resulted in wedding rings. Taylor Swift, the pop superstar, and Travis Kelce, the football champion, have officially tied the knot. The couple, both 36, were married Friday at Madison Square Garden, according to Swift’s publicist. The news was announ...
The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved. Like President Donald Trump, Burgum said he was 100% sure that vandals ...
Folarin Balogun will play in the round of 16 after all. The American star will have his one-game red-card ban suspended, Dan Sheldon and Adam Crafton of The Athletic reported and U.S. Soccer later confirmed Sunday. “We accept the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and are pleased that F...
World Cup fans came from overseas for the cheering. But they’re also doing a lot of chewing, delighting their hosts with rave reviews of North American cuisine. “It’s greasy, it’s disgusting, but it’s absolutely glorious,” Jack Goodwin, a soccer enthusiast from London, said about the American ...
A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aimed to become the first American woman to row across the mid-Pacific solo has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii. Hundreds gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor Friday night on her 21-foot ...
Blood donations often dip during the summer, so Carter BloodCare is stepping up and offering some enticing thank-you incentives at a pair of southern Denton County donation sites. Carter BloodCare will offer a $50 e-gift card to any donors with the O negative blood type, as well as a $25 e-gift c...
Watch the full fireworks display from Klyde Warren Park in Dallas on July 4, 2026.
Watch the full fireworks show put on in Fort Worth from July 4th, 2026.
Whether it’s boiling hot out or you’re just exhausted, it pays to have some convenient protein options ready to go. Not only do they make your life a little less stressful, no-cook proteins can also make it that much easier to hit your daily protein goal. We all need protein to support muscle ...
One hundred fifty people from 50 nations gathered Saturday at the home of the United States’ first president to celebrate not only the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding but also their first day as American citizens.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke in Kerrville on Saturday to mark one year since the deadly Hill Country flooding that claimed 136 lives across Central Texas.
A man was killed and three family members were injured Friday after a lightning strike at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District said in a statement that crews were dispatched to the scene of a lightning strike involving multiple people. When authorities arriv...
The Mexican dream at this World Cup can be summed up in a phrase: “And what if we do?” The question omits the ending — and what if we do win? — but captures the hope of two generations of Mexicans who were used to defeats and have waited 40 years to see their national team make it to the quart...
A South Carolina sheriff announced that investigators now believe 4-year-old Javeayah Harris is dead.
The Nathan’s hot dog eating champions retained their crowns Saturday as both Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo continued their impressive, digestive runs at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.
Record-setting heat is suspected in 22 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations. Nearly 156 million people in the eastern two-thirds of the nation were under heat alerts issued b...
The annual Arlington Independence Day parade was held Saturday morning, drawing an expected 75,000 visitors to Downtown for the city's 150th anniversary and the country’s 250th birthday.
Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time. France advanced to play Morocco on Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. With an extreme heat warn...
Egypt’s head coach has reportedly moved on after a confrontation with a Dallas police officer at the team’s hotel before their World Cup match. But at least one Dallas city council member is calling for an investigation.
President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hou...
A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow evidence of his affiliation with Satanism because it was relevant to “future dangerousness.”
As we celebrate Independence Day this month, our hearts swell with pride knowing that 2026 launches America’s 250th anniversary, the Semiquincentennial, a profound milestone in the greatest story of human freedom ever told. For two and a half centuries, generations of brave Americans have sacrifi...
State Rep. Nate Schatzline resigned from the Texas House Thursday after being appointed as Gov. Greg Abbott's senior advisor on election policy.
A North Texas woman has been found guilty of murder after investigators said she left her infant child in a hot car outside her workplace in Frisco. Frisco police said 27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel left her 15-month-old child inside a vehicle in August 2025. Investigators said the child was ...
A pilot sustained minor injuries after a helicopter crashed into a tree while refueling at a private airstrip in Parker County on Friday afternoon.
Hello Bartonville! I hope everyone is enjoying the summer season and taking advantage of all that makes Bartonville such a wonderful place to live. As many of you have already noticed, Phase III of the E. Jeter Road Improvement Project is now underway. While these necessary improvements will enha...
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