Allie Spillyards joined NBC 5 in October 2017. She’s a general assignment reporter who often works out of Dallas or Collin county. You can usually catch her stories on NBC 5 at 10 p.m.
Allie is a North Texas native who was born and raised in Wylie.
She’s made several stops in the southeast, working most recently at WIS in Columbia, SC where she anchored weekend mornings and covered general news. While in Columbia, she reported on the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and followed the controversy over removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. She also covered the historic flooding in October 2015 that destroyed hundreds of homes and left 17 people dead.
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Prior to South Carolina, Allie worked as a reporter at WCNC in Charlotte, NC.
She started her career at WVLT in Knoxville, TN as a general assignment reporter. She then helped launch a weekend morning newscast as an anchor before moving to weekday mornings.
In 2017, Allie was awarded a fellowship to train in computer assisted reporting with Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Allie’s a proud graduate of the University of Missouri where she learned her way around a newsroom at KOMU both on and off air. She has a bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in political science. While there, Allie spent a semester in Brussels, Belgium as an intern at Reuters.
Now that she’s back in North Texas, Allie lives in Dallas with her husband, Blake, and their spoiled rotten rescue pup, Roux. She’s thrilled to be back home, telling stories from familiar communities and reporting news that impacts friends, family and neighbors.
The Latest
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Wall of Service memorial unveiled in Rockwall
Standing alongside Lake Ray Hubbard, at the start of Heroes Memorial Bridge, organizers revealed the the Heroes Memorial Park Monument. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards talked with families of those honored.
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First of its kind monument honoring first responders who died by suicide unveiled in Rockwall
The Heroes Memorial Park Monument now stands alongside Lake Ray Hubbard to honor first responders and members of the military who’ve died by suicide.
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City approves donation for new Dallas deck park
Dallas’ next deck park is one step closer to reality. This week, the city approved a $23 million gift in exchange for naming rights of what’s become known as the Southern Gateway Park. That 5-acre project spanning I-35 E between Ewing and Marsalis Avenues was designed to bridge Oak Cliff. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on the donation’s significance...
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Deck park designed to bridge southern Dallas gets big donation, new name
Nearly 70 years after the construction of I-35 ripped through Oak Cliff, a massive undertaking to mend both a physical and economic divide is crossing the finish line.
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Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia will move to Austin to oversee public safety
Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia is leaving for Austin to take on a civilian role. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards and Larry Collins tell us more.
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Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia leaves to take civilian role in Austin
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is leaving for a civilian role in Austin. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports many city leaders in Austin were just as suprised by the news as folks in Dallas.
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Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia quits, headed to Austin to oversee public safety
Less than six months after agreeing to an extension to stay in Dallas through May 2027, Chief of Police Eddie Garcia is retiring from law enforcement.
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North Texas parents react to Instagram's new ‘teen accounts'
Meta has introduced new ‘teen accounts’ on Instagram to give parents more control over what their teens see and who can contact them. However, some parents feel the new tool doesn’t go far enough. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Instagram announces account changes for teens promoting safety, parental control
On Tuesday, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, announced that users 18 and older will automatically be placed into a new type of private account.
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Community leaders hold ‘Stop the Violence' rally after recent crime
Amid fears of school violence and the recent shooting death of a student, community leaders are speaking up and spreading the word about resources available to both kids and families. That included a rally held in Oak Cliff. Here’s NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards.