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There's a new requirement for all airline passengers beginning in May | What you need to know in Texas

2 days ago | wfaa.com | Ugochi Iloka

HOUSTON — We're less than one month away from the REAL ID deadline in Texas and you might have to wait weeks to get a new license at some DPS offices in the Houston area. You'll need to have a REAL ID by May 7, meaning you'll want to check to see if your Texas driver's license has a gold star. If it doesn't, you need to schedule an appointment to get a new ID in order to go through TSA checkpoints in the airport.
WFAA Weather Alert Day | A stormy pattern is setting up in North Texas

2 days ago | wfaa.com | Mariel Ruiz

DALLAS — Watch live radar and regular forecast updates from our meteorologists on our Smart TV streaming app WFAA+ and download the WFAA mobile app for alerts from our weather team as they come. Thursday brings a good chance for showers and storms this week. A disturbance will move through southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the afternoon, right when temperatures are peaking. This could help spark some thunderstorms. WHEN Thursday.
El Reporte del Tiempo en Dallas-Fort Worth: Las tormentas regresan al Norte de Texas.

3 days ago | wfaa.com | Mariel Ruiz

DALLAS — Mira el radar en vivo y las actualizaciones del pronóstico en la aplicación de streaming WFAA+ y descarga la aplicación WFAA para recibir alertas de nuestro equipo. Disfruta del tiempo tranquilo mientras dure ya que las tormentas regresan al norte de Texas. Lo Que Necesitas Saber: Lunes seco y tranquiloVarias oportunidades de tormentas esta semanaBajo riesgo de tormentas severas Esta semanaLa semana comienza tranquila, seca y cálida.
Judge rules that Pepper the library cat can't stay

5 days ago | wfaa.com | Andrea Carden

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Some folks in Fredericksburg are unhappy after a beloved library cat named Pepper was told to pack her treats and toys and hit the road. A viewer told us that the Gillespie County Commissioners Court and a judge held a closed meeting on Tuesday and decided their beloved kitty named Pepper must go.
Teen killed, 3-year-old and two others injured in Garland shooting, police say

5 days ago | wfaa.com | Zachary Yanes

GARLAND, Texas — Garland Police are investigating a shooting that left one dead and three others, including a 3-year-old, injured Friday night, police say. According to a news release from the Garland Police Department, officers responded to the 3800 block of West Walnut around 6:30 p.m. to the report of a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, police said officers learned that a 3-year-old, a 15-year-old, a 19-year-old, and a 42-year-old had been shot.
Southbound lanes of I-35W closed at Heritage Trace Parkway following wreck involving several motorcycles

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Zachary Yanes

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Multiple lanes of southbound traffic on I-35W are shut down Saturday night following a crash involving several motorcycles, officials say. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the crash involved about 15 motorcycles, several of which were on fire at some point. TxDOT camera footage in the area of Heritage Trace Parkway shows a major traffic backup as numerous emergency vehicles have responded to the scene.
Azle High School teacher, coach arrested for having an improper relationship with student, school district says

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Zachary Yanes

AZLE, Texas — Azle High School teacher and coach Carlos Font, 37, was arrested on Thursday after a former student reported to police that they had an improper relationship with him several years ago, the school district said. According to a statement from Azle ISD, Font has worked for the school district for seven years as a teacher and assistant coach in multiple sports, including softball. This was his first year as head coach of the softball team.
Texas looks to expand child care pilot program to boost access

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Adriana De Alba

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Inside the Ready, Set, Jump Early Learning Center, owner Felicia Davis can see a remarkable shift — not only in her teachers, but in the children they serve. “If you have the teacher feeling good, being able to come to work worry-free and be able to just solely focus on the children, it helps the child in the long run,” Davis said.
Meet Laura and Billie Mays, the Irving couple celebrating their 80th anniversary

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Dia Wall

IRVING, Texas — On April 17, 1945, Laura and Billie Mays got married in the Oak Cliff living room of a Methodist preacher. The Irving couple just marked their 80th wedding anniversary after a life filled with faith, family and fun. Both Laura and Billie were born in Greenville, Texas, and let Laura tell it, it was love at his very first sight! “We were at a church youth gathering and we were, I think, 13 years old,” he smiled. “She’s going to be it for the rest of my life.
Source: Gregg Popovich transported from San Antonio restaurant in ambulance after 'medical incident'

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Luke Whitney

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs' Hall of Fame head coach Gregg Popovich was transported in an ambulance after suffering from a "medical incident" Tuesday night, a source tells KENS 5's Nate Ryan. ESPN also reported the news, saying Popovich was seen outside a San Antonio restaurant following the incident. San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a medical incident at a restaurant on Tuesday night and he is now home, stable and doing fine.