Gun Background Checks Smash Records Amid Coronavirus Fears
FBI figures show that March had the most background checks since the system began in 1998.
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FBI figures show that March had the most background checks since the system began in 1998.
The Reserve at Richardson plans to test all 500-plus residents and staff there as soon as they have the test kits to do it.
Despite the increase, Denton County Public Health (DCPH) did not receive any additional positive results for Denton State Supported Living Center residents or staff.
The businesses named on the Texas Attorney General's list of price gouging complaints grows by the day, but none of those CBS 11 checked could be verified.
Consumer advocates suggest immediately informing lenders of a financial hardship due to COVID-19 before potential late fees kick in.
The CBS 11 I-Team contacted the IRS for clarification. An IRS official said more information will be released in the coming day about this issue.
The Corsicana-Navarro County Public Health Department is reporting its first death from coronavirus, a 47-year-old woman from Rice.
The officer, who is the department's only case at this point, has been in quarantine since Tuesday, March 24.
When placing an order online, just use the code word, "COMMUNITY" and the restaurant will take $10 off $20 and $5 off $10.
Biles said she's focusing on making sure she can handle the mental challenge of having to hit reset following the postponement.
Choo has donated $1,000 to each of the club's 190 minor league players, totaling $190,000.
"The State of Texas is committed to supporting Texans who are enduring significant economic hardship due to the spread of COVID-19," said Governor Abbott.
With an unprecedented collapse in oil demand, that has sent crude crashing to 18-year lows, the world could soon run out of room to store all the unneeded barrels of oil.
Two more Tarrant County residents, a man and a woman, have died from the coronavirus.
Two more deaths in Dallas, a man in his 50s and a woman in her 80s, are the 14th and 15th from coronavirus in the county.
Oklahoma's head coach Lincoln Riely expressed optimism about the 2020 NCAA football season on a conference call Tuesday, March 31st.
There's a call for shoppers to give WIC recipients priority at grocery stores as their benefits were replenished to start off the new month.
For the third time in two months, the execution of a death row inmate in Texas has been delayed.
The current supply of ventilators at eight Dallas hospitals is meeting the demand of patients admitted with the coronavirus.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban doesn't sound optimistic about the season starting anytime soon. He appeared on ESPN's 'Get Up' this morning and said he has "no idea" when the NBA season might return.
Dirk Nowitzki and The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation have stepped up in a big way to help out North Texans affected by the coronavirus outbreak with a donation of more than $100,000.
A fourth Dallas Police Officer has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
In an effort to keep both residents and its officers safe during the coronavirus pandemic, the Dallas Police Department is continuing to encourage the use of its online reporting system for non-emergency crimes.
The Bureau of Prisons will begin confining federal inmates, at the more than one dozen Texas locations and across the country, to their cells for 14 days in an attempt to prevent coronavirus exposure.
In today's Ones For Texas, a North Texas couple has found a way to celebrate their friend's wedding from home, while residents in Fort Worth are providing free lunches during these trying times.
The optical retailer says it contained the intrusion the same day, launched an investigation, and is offering complimentary credit monitoring to individuals whose Social Security numbers were involved.
The Amarillo cold‑case homicide was resolved after modern DNA testing linked evidence from the killing to a previously overlooked suspect with a history of knife attacks.
Police say the dog was found dead in a backyard. Neighbors say they had warned authorities for months.
Police say the Infiniti collided with a Nissan Frontier before hitting a light pole Friday afternoon at a busy Plano intersection.
Construction will start later this year on African Shorelines, which will be home to penguins and flamingos.
The optical retailer says it contained the intrusion the same day, launched an investigation, and is offering complimentary credit monitoring to individuals whose Social Security numbers were involved.
The Amarillo cold‑case homicide was resolved after modern DNA testing linked evidence from the killing to a previously overlooked suspect with a history of knife attacks.
Police say the dog was found dead in a backyard. Neighbors say they had warned authorities for months.
Police say the Infiniti collided with a Nissan Frontier before hitting a light pole Friday afternoon at a busy Plano intersection.
Construction will start later this year on African Shorelines, which will be home to penguins and flamingos.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A growing number of solar customers across the country have been left in limbo following a company's closure or bankruptcy.
The Pentagon website, which was last updated on July 22, still showed only 14 killed in the conflict as of Friday.
The issue has divided conservative rural areas that have helped Republicans dominate state politics.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
If the daylight saving time bill becomes law, most of the country would stay on daylight saving time year-round, while states that already observe standard time, like Hawaii and most of Arizona, could continue to do so.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Texas health officials are urging families to safely wash, handle and cook produce as Cyclospora cases rise.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
Arike Ogunbowale had 24 points and Paige Bueckers added 21 for the Wings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
Fudd is the only rookie participating and currently ranks 10th in the WNBA with 50 made triples so far this season – the most among all rookies.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.
Throughout family hardships, divorce, and losing her voice to Lyme disease, Shania Twain became the top-selling female country artist of all time. She talks about her biographical new album, "Little Miss Twain," in which she reflects on her life with a smile.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
