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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American Heart Association announces Spanish website for stroke prevention
To close gaps in stroke prevention and treatment among Hispanic and Latino communities, the American Heart Association unveils a new Spanish-language website. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on how knowing the signs and symptoms can help save a life.
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American Heart Association debuts Spanish stroke prevention site for Hispanic Heritage Month
In a pivotal effort to improve stroke prevention and treatment for Hispanic and Latino communities, a new Spanish-language website has been launched.
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Allen police unveil youth boxing gym
Allen Police unveiled a new effort to connect with kids and teens and intervene before they can turn to a life of violence.
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North Texas police supported boxing gym hopes to help youth
Allen Police unveiled a new effort to connect with kids and teens and intervene before they can turn to a life of violence. The Allen Police Boxing gym is the first of its kind in Collin County and a strategy they say has shown great success in other parts of North Texas.
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Community hosts vigil after deadly love triangle in South Dallas
Neighbors and community activists gathered in Dallas’s southern sector four days after a man was gunned down over what they say was a simple dispute. They lit candles in his memory and challenged each other to find a way to stop the violence for good. NBC 5’s Allie spillyards has more.
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‘Stop the violence' vigil held after man murdered at South Dallas apartment complex
Just feet from the site of a murder that happened earlier this week at the Estelle Village Apartments in Dallas, frustrated neighbors gathered Saturday night.
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Family of Fort Worth woman continue to search for her 8 years later
This month marks eight years since a Fort Worth woman vanished from her own apartment complex. Since that time, her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to life behind bars for kidnapping her. The remains of another woman he’s connected to were discovered years after her disappearance. Still, Typhenie Johnson’s family say they’re no closer to finding her. They told Allie Spillyards they’re...
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Family resumes search for missing Fort Worth woman eight years after disappearance
This month marks eight years since a Fort Worth woman vanished from her own apartment complex. Since that time, her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to life behind bars for kidnapping her. The remains of another woman he’s connected to were discovered years after her disappearance.
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Texas Supreme Court issues stay halting Robert Roberson's execution
The Supreme Court of Texas granted a stay late Thursday night effectively halting the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson III.
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Death row inmate in Texas asks Supreme Court to stop his execution
Texas legislators issued a subpoena for Robert Roberson, the Palestinian man scheduled for execution tomorrow for his daughter’s death. This comes after the board of pardons and parole rejected clemency for Roberson. His defense team claims he is innocent, but a legal expert stated that a subpoena may not be enough to stop the execution. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has...
