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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Supporters fight to stop execution of Texas man convicted in daughter's ‘shaken baby' death
The clock is ticking for an East Texas man set to die by lethal injection in just two days. In 2003, Robert Roberson was found guilty of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, who prosecutors said killed from shaken baby syndrome. His supporters are urging the governor to issue a stay – giving them more time to appeal the case that they...
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Community honors Atatiana Jefferson five years after death
Oct. 12 marks five years since 28-year-old Tatiana Jefferson was shot and killed by a former Fort Worth police officer. As he continues to serve an 11-year prison sentence, neighbors say they’re doing what they can to never forget Jefferson’s life. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards was there as the community kicked off a weekend-long celebration.
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Fort Worth community gathers for parade, festival on 5th anniversary of Atatiana Jefferson's death
In Fort Worth’s Hillside community, Oct. 12 is a day to set aside time to celebrate Atatiana Jefferson’s life and remember how she died.
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North Texas family searches for answers after deadly hit and run crash
A North Texas family is grieving the loss of a Dallas paramedic killed in a hit-and-run crash while police continue to search for the person responsible.
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Dallas police release pictures of vehicle allegedly used in hit-and-run crash that killed paramedic
A North Texas family is grieving the loss of a Dallas paramedic killed in a hit-and-run crash while police continue to search for the person responsible.
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AT&T continues to fight copper theft in North Texas
AT&T has announced a new weapon in the war against copper theft – a crime the provider says now disrupts phone and internet service to someone in North Texas every single day. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with AT&T and local leaders about the ongoing threat and possible solutions.
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Family deals with back to back hurricanes
This is just the beginning of cleanup in many parts of the state, including many neighborhoods dealt a one-two-punch by both Milton and Helene. Allie Spillyards spoke to a family with Dallas ties figuring out where they go from here.
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Back-to-back hurricanes deal one-two punch leaving some Floridians wondering what comes next
Evacuated Floridians are concerned to move back after back to back hurricanes cause destruction.
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AT&T offers $10K reward for info on copper cable thefts in Dallas-Fort Worth
AT&T is offering a cash reward for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of thieves involved in the recent spate of copper cable thefts across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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Texans still helping with aftermath of Helene as Milton heads to Florida
Currently, resources like Texas Task Force 1 are rediverting to Florida as Hurricane Milton makes landfall. This move comes as cleanup continues in several states, including Tennessee and North Carolina. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with some North Texans on the ground assisting as the second storm approaches.