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.
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Sachse family's ‘Do It for Declan' annual run raises money to fight rare fatal genetic disorder
The Sink family hosts ‘Do It for Declan’ 5K raising awareness and money for research into Sanfilippo syndrome. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports the fatal genetic disorder impacts their son’s brain and nervous system.
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Runners lace up to raise money, awareness as Sachse 10-year-old battles rare, fatal genetic syndrome
The Sink family hosts ‘Do It for Declan’ 5K raising awareness and money for research into Sanfilippo syndrome, the fatal genetic disorder that impacts their son’s brain and nervous system.
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Frisco police investigating possible double murder-suicide
Three people were found dead in a Frisco home on Friday night. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke to a neighbor about the incident.
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Frisco police investigating possible double murder suicide after finding three dead inside home
Police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community.
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Church leader out on bond after arrest on child pornography charge
A Grapevine minister who’s worked with children in local schools, a community center and a church is out on bond. Grapevine police say he was arrested on a child pornography charge. It’s a discovery police say was made after he was investigated for allegedly spying on those seeking shelter with the church.
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Associate pastor arrested for possession of child pornography: Grapevine Police
Grapevine Police said they arrested a man for possession of child pornography found while they investigated a report of invasive visual recording.
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Dallas bar crowd rallies to pay for treatment for paralyzed Green Beret
Loved ones gathered in a local bar to to rally around Anthony Luciano and his family.
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A community rallied to support a paralyzed Green Beret
Anthony Luciano’s loved ones gathered in a Dallas bar to raise money for his stem cell therapy after he was paralyzed. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the moving story.
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Shoppers turn to bin stores to find best bargains in North Texas
Bin stores are taking over old retail spaces across North Texas.
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SMU Mustangs fans excited for ACC Championship game
Along the Boulevard on Saturday, fans couldn’t help but look back, reflecting on where they came from as they prepared for the thing no one saw coming – a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship their first year in the ACC. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with fans at the game.
