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Dangerous, record-breaking heat expected to continue spreading across U.S.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
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The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
Two people have died as a result of the wildfires that are burning in southern New Mexico.
Residents of the village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico were ordered to flee their homes Monday without even taking time to grab any belongings due to fast-moving wildfires.
The state's top emergency manager suggested Texas obtain six aircraft at a cost of at least $50 million.
It was the largest and most destructive wildfire in state history.
Roughly $22 trillion worth of homes are now at risk of damage from flooding, wildfire and other effects linked to climate change.
Multiple "high impact, large wildfires" resistant to control could break out across the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, just as the state's largest-ever fire is nearly contained, officials and forecasters said.
After drought and Texas' largest-ever wildfire, many farmers are facing a "total wipeout" that could force many to leave generations-old land behind.
Xcel Energy said that "its facilities appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek Fire," the largest-ever wildfire in Texas that's burned nearly 1.1 million acres.
Fritch Volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith had spent every day of the last week helping his community battle Texas's historic wildfires before he died at an unrelated structure fire Tuesday morning.
A handful of wildfires have burned nearly 1.25 million acres of Texas land in just over a week – nearly as much as what was burned by thousands of fires in the state from 2017 to 2021.
A new lawsuit claims a falling utility pole caused the tragic Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire – Texas' largest wildfire and one of the biggest in U.S. history – has burned nearly 1.1 million acres alone.
A fresh wildfire broke out Sunday in the Texas Panhandle.
The organization will provide mobile showers and food to nourish the body and soul.
The Texas Panhandle wildfires have left cattle with "hooves burned off" and many of those that survived are now in need of nebulizer treatments and other care.
The call for North Texas firefighters typically has boundaries until a mammoth wildfire starts to burn out of control in the Texas panhandle.
Cindy Owen was in Pampa, Texas for work when she got stuck on the road, surrounded by fire.
Footage from Turkey Track Ranch shows cattle running away from orange flames and plumes of black and gray smoke.
Families and homes are being threatened by five wildfires still uncontained.
North Texas firefighters are on the ground in the Panhandle pitching in to help contain the wildfires which have already reached Oklahoma.
The state is battling its "largest and most destructive fire in Texas history," and the blaze is only 15% contained, officials said.
Many fires continued to grow overnight.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is now the largest wildfire in Texas history, burning a total of 1,075,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma.
The final victim of the Hawaii wildfires has been identified as 70-year-old Lahaina resident Lydia Coloma.
Supporters argue the proposal, requiring all businesses operating past midnight to acquire a "Specific Use Permit," is to continue making the area safer.
Celine Dion, nearly two years after revealing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis, belted Edith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" as the finale of the four-hour opening ceremony.
Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok reached a $1.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims that it violated his privacy in releasing text messages with another former employee regarding Donald Trump.
Clouds will linger overnight, especially to the east. Rain chances will remain at 20% or less.
So far this year, more than 1,300 mosquito pools have tested positive for the virus across the state, a 291% increase from last year.
Supporters argue the proposal, requiring all businesses operating past midnight to acquire a "Specific Use Permit," is to continue making the area safer.
The announcement comes after Gateway's founding pastor Robert Morris resigned over sexual assault allegations.
Leaders of the Southlake-based megachurch said they sought the "advice of many well-respected pastors and ministry leaders" before coming to the decision.
So far this year, more than 1,300 mosquito pools have tested positive for the virus across the state, a 291% increase from last year.
Friday's earthquake happened at around 9:30 a.m. in Scurry County, about 200 miles west of Fort Worth.
Months after the I-Team revealed a massive illegal dump in a quiet Fort Worth neighborhood, the cleanup has begun.
After exposing a company allegedly connected to fraudulent billings, people flooded CBS News Texas with calls and emails.
A North Texas man managed to track down his wife's stolen car, leading police to an apparent chop shop.
A year after Andre Craig was killed in a high-speed Fort Worth police chase, his grieving family seeks answers.
The judge cited the company's cruel treatment of the animals for, "unreasonably depriving the animals of necessary care or shelter."
Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok reached a $1.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims that it violated his privacy in releasing text messages with another former employee regarding Donald Trump.
"People are focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I actually said," Vance said Friday.
The former president called Harris a "happy warrior" and vowed to do all he can to help her defeat former President Donald Trump in November.
"I have agreed to the previously agreed upon Sept. 10 debate. He agreed to that previously. Now it appears he's backpedaling," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
Vice President Kamala Harris is criss-crossing the country as she begins a lightning speed presidential campaign.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Over the past several months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has reported on solar panel horror stories. This time, we set out to find a success story.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
Massive flames and heavy smoke could be seen coming from Baby Doll's for hours as firefighters worked to put the fire out.
Celine Dion, nearly two years after revealing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis, belted Edith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" as the finale of the four-hour opening ceremony.
The ambitious opening ceremony of the Summer Games kicked off with a giant plume of blue, white and red smoke in the colors of the French national flag with the 2024 Parade of Nations from the Austerlitz Bridge.
"Inside the NBA" host Charles Barkley is decrying the NBA's new broadcast pact, saying Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT "never had a chance."
Max Scherzer had a season-high nine strikeouts to take over 10th place on MLB's career list with the most among active pitchers, as the Texas Rangers beat the White Sox 2-1.
The Dallas Cowboys opened up training camp with a press conference Thursday afternoon in California.
The seven-season series is filmed in Midlothian but set against the backdrop of first-century Israel, offering an intimate look at Jesus' revolutionary life and teachings.
Rapper and sports fan Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic flame through the suburb of Saint-Denis, north of Paris.
Charli XCX, George Clooney and Spike Lee are among the celebrities who say they are supporting Kamala Harris' campaign to become the first woman president of the United States.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
"Oftentimes, it takes something like messing up the national anthem on live TV in order for a person to get some help."
Texas currently has more human cases of West Nile Virus than any other state in the country, according to data from the CDC, and the numbers continue to climb as cities and counties report positive mosquito samples almost daily.
Proponents of making the Deep Ellum entertainment district safer are working on a 14-point plan. A look at the proposed changes.
CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink discusses Vice President Kamala Harris and her potential running mates if she garners the nod as the Democratic Party nominee for president.
Below-normal temperatures will prevail over the weekend before triple-digit temperatures return in North Texas next week.
Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks officially declared a disaster and urgently requested assistance from the state Friday after the 61st earthquake in the past seven days struck his county.
Stars, stripes and plenty of fun in the sun is how Fort Worth celebrates the Fourth of July.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.