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Fort Worth Chief of Police Neil Noakes vows to solve the problem of untested rape kits, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Fort Worth Oct 22

‘Completely unacceptable,' FWPD chief apologizes to rape victims for testing delays

The chief of police in Fort Worth, Texas vowed Tuesday that all options were on the table as his department works to clear a backlog of rape kits, brought to light by NBC 5 Investigates.

Fort Worth Oct 16

Irving, Arlington update procedures for handling rape kits after NBC 5 investigation
driven to death Oct 16

New safety measures planned for deadliest street in Dallas

Fort Worth Oct 14

Fort Worth leaders pledge action after NBC 5 investigation finds 901 untested rape kits

Fort Worth city leaders are promising to fix the problems uncovered in an NBC 5 investigation that found, hundreds of times, Fort Worth police have missed state deadlines for testing sexual assault ev...
Fort Worth Oct 15

Woefully understaffed, Fort Worth's rape kit backlog climbs to more than 900

The Fort Worth Police Department has failed hundreds of times to test sexual assault evidence kits in the amount of time required by state law. NBC 5 Investigates raises serious questions about how th...
Dallas Oct 3

Speed limits drop on Loop 12, Central Expressway headed into Downtown Dallas

Less than a month after the Dallas City Council voted to change the speed limit on Central Expressway, the signs making the change enforceable were swapped out on Thursday.
Dallas Sep 30

Crash injuring six children highlights Loop 12 danger zone again

Dallas police say a weekend crash that left six children injured was caused by a speeding driver who had been drinking and ran a red light at an intersection along Loop 12/Ledbetter Boulevard. a stree...

driven to death Sep 25

Headed ‘to the pokey.' DFW-area police warn extreme speeders of possible arrest

There’s a crackdown on speeding on U.S. Highway 75 with one North Texas suburb putting drivers in jail if they’re clocked driving at triple-digit speeds.
driven to death Sep 11

Dallas lowers speed limit on Central Expwy after NBC 5 Investigates reveals extreme speeds

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to reduce the speed limit on a portion of U.S. 75 Central Expressway, after NBC 5 Investigates shined a light on extreme speeds and speed-related crashes on that roadway.
driven to death Sep 8

Dozens of 'emergency' traffic safety changes planned for Loop 12

With at least six pedestrians killed in crashes along Loop 12 this year, transportation officials are making “emergency” changes to make the road safer.
Dallas Sep 6

Passenger in car that hit & killed student on E. Ledbetter Drive/Loop 12 charged with murder: DPD

Dallas police are investigating the death of a teenager who died Friday morning after being hit by a car on E. Ledbetter Drive near Marsalis Avenue, the deadliest roadway for traffic crashes in the city.
driven to death Aug 28

Dallas considers lowering speed limits on city's deadliest road

After a monthslong investigation into crashes on Loop 12, Dallas city leaders are considering lowering the speed limit on part of the busy roadway.
Texas DPS Aug 9

Short staff, dropped appointments lead to massive delays in getting a Texas driver's license

Data obtained by NBC 5 Investigates reveals what’s leading to delays getting DPS appointments. Meanwhile, the Texas DPS tells us it will seek approval for virtual appointments to trim monthslong waits at license offices.
insurance Jul 30

More Texas homeowners see double-digit insurance rate hikes as disaster costs pile up

New data obtained by NBC 5 Investigates reveals how dramatically Texas homeowners insurance rates are rising as insurance companies try to re-group from a string of disasters with losses topping $1 billion each.
texas Aug 17

Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas

An 824-page investigative file offers a visceral picture of an officer’s attempt to prosecute librarians amid a nationwide movement to criminalize books.
severe weather May 29

Timelines for Oncor restoring power are unclear, as thousands of families wait

When asking when will the power be restored? Clear answers are hard to come by.
Dallas Jul 30

Triple-digit speeds on Central raise concerns about expressway turned speedway

After NBC 5 Investigates recorded drivers regularly topping 100 mph on Central Expressway, a Dallas City Councilmember wants to ask the state to lower the speed limit and to provide state troopers to help enforce it.
Fort Worth May 16

Fort Worth streets identified as dangerous years ago are still among the most deadly

An analysis of crash records by NBC 5 Investigates found that some of the deadliest streets in Fort Worth are the same ones identified in a study done five years ago. NBC 5 Investigates asked, ‘What is going to be done to address those troublesome locations?’
Dallas May 8

Dallas County DA uses tech tools in building case against Rashee Rice

A special team of Dallas County prosecutors making the case against Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is using high-tech tools to collect data from cars, and even mobile phones, to gather evidence.
traffic May 2

Could your phone help save you from a wrong-way driver?

New emergency alert systems, including a concept developed by friends of a North Texas crash victim, could provide critical, life-saving warnings about wrong-way drivers and prevent deadly head-on collisions.

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