6 North Texans have been named Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars
Every year, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition recognizes students who are driving advancements in STEM.
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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.
Every year, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition recognizes students who are driving advancements in STEM.
As rescue efforts continue in Turkey and Syria following catastrophic earthquakes, a group of North Texans are doing everything they can to help.
The Prosper ISD school board unanimously elected Debra Smith as board president and Kelly Cavender as board vice-president following the resignation of Andrew Wilborn.
Investigators say they led a fentanyl ring which led to at least ten student overdoses and three deaths.
Owners of the house say it was broken into before the holidays.
The ice buildup on trees can really cause problems. Oncor said once it gets to about a quarter of an inch to a half inch - branches can snap and fall on power lines.
For the last 24 hours, Andrew Ventura's truck has served as a second home.
Dallas residents are reacting to newly released body cam video that shows a Jan. 7 Memphis traffic stop that eventually leads to five officers beating Nichols relentlessly.
Thursday night, thousands of North Texans assisted the federal government with its annual nationwide count of people experiencing homelessness.
Averil Cardwell is charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and has been released on bond.
A vigil was held Monday night for Zechariah Trevino, who was fatally shot Friday at a Whataburger in Fort Worth, where he worked. His 17-year-old cousin was also critically injured.
Thursday night, several outraged members of a North Texas LGBTQ organization showed up to Princeton ISD's school board meeting – they were panning to host a Pride event at the high school this summer.
On Thursday, the Public Utility Commission is expected to discuss and possibly take action on a plan to redesign Texas' electricity market.
Rockwall ISD held a school board meeting Tuesday evening where dozens of parents and student athletes spoke in defense of the Rockwall-Heath head football coach.
"It's been a nightmare of a week," Dr. Okojie said. "It really has. My son was diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis and Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition."