New blood test evaluates concussions, brain injuries
When it comes to young people, the Texas Education Agency says traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has become known as the "silent epidemic."
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Raised in Richardson, Erin Jones is proud to call North Texas home.
Her passion for journalism began in elementary school. For a 5th grade graduation memory book, she was asked what do you want to be when you grow up? She wrote journalist.
Erin attended Plano Senior High School and went on to receive a degree in journalism from the University of North Texas' Mayborn School of Journalism. During her time there, she reported and anchored for Denton County Community Television and NTDaily.com.
After college, Erin worked as an anchor and reporter at news stations in Sherman, Tulsa and Austin.
At KOTV in Tulsa, she got her first share of severe weather covering multiple tornadoes. Her investigation into sex offenders registering as homeless to avoid detection on the state's sex offender registry mapping led to changes in the mapping system. She was part of a morning show that received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.
In Austin, Erin worked as an evening reporter for KVUE and covered the deadliest hot air balloon crash in America's history, bombings that terrorized the city for weeks and the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Erin now lives in north Dallas and in her free time enjoys getting outdoors, being active and playing with her dogs. She loves traveling and collects coffee mugs from the places she visits.
She enjoys meeting other North Texans and listening to their stories.
When it comes to young people, the Texas Education Agency says traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has become known as the "silent epidemic."
In response to the teen fentanyl overdoses and deaths lately across North Texas, Dallas ISD leaders hosted a community meeting to talk about it Tuesday night.
Dr. Nora Abdullah said her two-week trip was not nearly enough time.
Damaging winds, large hail and even isolated tornadoes are all possible during Thursday evening's commute.
The ongoing effort to make Dallas' nighttime establishments safer continues.
Over the past year, the local Ukrainian community has hosted multiple events to protest the Russia-Ukraine war and raise money for those affected.
Businesses believe having the Copper Star Certification will bring in more patrons – they said the more people feel safe, the more likely they are to visit.
The Cowtown Marathon is just days away and this year, a Fort Worth woman is planning to cross the finish line to celebrate beating cancer.
The federal government's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program is partnering with local communities to screen a documentary on the dangers of fentanyl.
In DeSoto, this year's Grammy Music Educator Award winner Pamela Dawson is sharing the love.
The Second Gentleman of the United States, Douglas Emhoff, is in Dallas to attend an annual gathering of Jewish teens from around the world.
Over the last week and a half, the Turkish American Association of North Texas has been working non-stop to send relief supplies to those affected by the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Nationwide consumer prices rose .5% percent in January, up more than 6% over the past year.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said what happened to Nichols takes the profession back, "I will say this, nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop."
The Turkish American Association of North Texas has been working non-stop to help those who have lost everything following the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.