Big Macy’s store in DFW confirms it’s not one of the 150 closing
2024-03-14
Other locations in the Metroplex remain unsure of their store’s status.Continue Reading
Where does the inflation rate in DFW rank compared to the rest of the country?
2024-03-14
A new study looked into which U.S. cities had the highest inflation rates in 2024.Continue Reading
Did you see the art installation at Love Field? A wounded warrior hopes you do
2024-03-14
Veterans hope that passengers, in their mad dash to get somewhere, stop for a second to see veterans healing themselves – one piece of art at a time.Continue Reading
Burglar sentenced in Lackawanna County
2024-03-14
A man will spend a year on probation after stealing items from the UPS customer care center in Taylor.Continue Reading
Recruiting new referees in Lackawanna County
2024-03-14
School administrators across northeastern and central Pennsylvania are working to make sure there are enough referees to cover all high school sports.Continue Reading
Price Chopper closing in Lackawanna County
2024-03-14
The Price Chopper in Taylor will close on Saturday, April 19th.Continue Reading
Search underway for a 41-year-old veteran reported missing from the Rendon area
2024-03-14
Jones is a 41-year-old white man from Rendon, Texas who suffers from PTSD, according to TCSO.Continue Reading
Family of woman who died while working at a Walmart facility in Fort Worth seeks answers in her death
2024-03-14
More than three weeks have passed since 68-year-old Elena Rios died while working at a Walmart facility in Fort Worth.Continue Reading
Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in US
2024-03-14
Agency officials did not say when TSA made the change, only that it was recent and not in response to a specific security threat.Continue Reading
An early and longer wildfire season in Pennsylvania
2024-03-14
While recent sunny, warm, dry, and windy weather seems perfect, wildfire season is starting earlier, and the conditions are perfect for fueling a wildfire.Continue Reading
DFW eclipse events guide: Where to watch the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in North Texas?
2024-03-14
There’s going to be a total eclipse visible deep in the heart of Texas on April, 8 2024. Here are the biggest watch parties happening throughout the region.Continue Reading
Mother sentenced after injuring baby in Lackawanna County
2024-03-14
A woman from Carbondale will spend up to five years behind bars after hurting her infant son.Continue Reading
Long-term care facility to close near Renovo
2024-03-14
Bucktail Medical Center in Clinton County is shutting down on May 14th.Continue Reading
SB State Highway 161 at Walnut Hill Lane in Irving shut down after ‘multi-vehicle’ crash, police say
2024-03-14
The crash was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday.Continue Reading
Enjoying the warm weather in Wilkes-Barre
2024-03-14
After what some might say felt like a long winter. People in Luzerne County are making sure to take advantage of the sunshine and warm weather.Continue Reading
Camp program enjoys the outdoors, rain or shine in Lycoming County
2024-03-14
Newswatch 16’s Mackenzie Aucker takes us to Camp Susque and it’s Rain or Shine program.Continue Reading
CELTIC MUSIC AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL
2024-03-14
America’s Oldest City claims the honor of holding the first St. Patrick’s Day celebration and parade. St. Augustine’s St. Patrick’s Parade steps off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Francis Field. Each year, the parade starts the Celtic Music and Cultural Heritage Festival, always held on theContinue Reading
Watch SpaceX’s Starship reenter Earth’s atmosphere in this fiery video
2024-03-14
SpaceX’s Starship captured amazing footage of its fiery trip through Earth’s atmosphere during its third test flight, which took place on Thursday (March 14).Continue Reading
On World Kidney Day, Allen Vickers updates us on his transplant surgery
2024-03-14
Last month, we told you former Newswatch 16 reporter Allen Vickers was getting a kidney and we introduced you to his donor and friend Kody.Continue Reading
Relive SpaceX Starship’s 3rd flight test in breathtaking photos
2024-03-14
SpaceX’s Starship put on quite a show during its third test flight on March 14, 2024, leading to some incredible images.Continue Reading
IceCube might’ve caught 7 exotic ‘ghost particles’ as they pierced through Earth
2024-03-14
The IceCube facility may have caught evidence of seven elusive ghosts. There is nothing supernatural about them, however. They’re “ghost particles,” or neutrinos, that come from powerful cosmic sources.Continue Reading
Ever wondered whether two people could have fit on the wood panel from ‘Titanic?’ You can buy it and find out.
2024-03-14
The panel from “Titanic,” often mistaken for a door, is among 1,600 movie props and costumes up for auction later this month through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions.Continue Reading
DFW surpasses 8M residents, top metro growth in the nation, Census reports
2024-03-14
Over 150,000 people unpacked their bags in North Texas in 2023Continue Reading
Get ready: The Starships are coming
2024-03-14
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket today (March 14) for the third time ever, and the company is already gearing up for liftoff number four.Continue Reading
James Webb Space Telescope spots the icy building blocks of life swirling around infant stars
2024-03-14
Two infant stars are surrounded by swirling clouds that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found contain icy molecules that could form the building blocks of life.Continue Reading
Liquor sales up 11 percent in Clinton County
2024-03-14
Newswatch 16’s Mackenzie Aucker spoke to customers about the jump in sales.Continue Reading
Self-docking spacecraft could be built with AI system similar to ChatGPT
2024-03-14
Scientists have invented a program that allows spacecraft to dock autonomously. It’s still in testing phases, but the next step may be to try it out in orbit.Continue Reading
The challenges of sleep and shift work | Healthwatch 16
2024-03-14
This is National Sleep Awareness Week, a time to recognize the connection between our sleep and our health.Continue Reading
East Stroudsburg University offering financial aid estimates after FAFSA snafu
2024-03-14
Colleges and universities are behind schedule when it comes to awarding prospective students financial aid packages.Continue Reading
Hans Zimmer, composer of ‘The Lion King’ & ‘The Dark Knight’ film scores, teases North Texas tour stop
2024-03-14
This fall, the “Hans Zimmer Live” tour will hit U.S. and Canada, marking the first time Zimmer has performed in North America in seven years.Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS SELECTED TO HOST 2024 UFL CHAMPIONSHIP
2024-03-14
The UFL announced today that The Dome at America’s Center, home of the St. Louis Battlehawks, will be the host site of the 2024 UFL Championship Game on June 16, 2024. “Selecting the championship game location is more than just the stadium, but the community and the fanbase that surroundsContinue Reading
Trio of mini moon rovers pass key tests ahead of upcoming lunar launch (photos)
2024-03-14
The CADRE rovers, destined for the next Intuitive Machines mission to the moon, are able to work together thanks to cooperative software.Continue Reading
Missing man with dementia last seen driving in Fort Worth
2024-03-14
Police say Joseph Stanley was seen at 1 a.m. Thursday in A Hyundai Elantra on Hallmark Drive.Continue Reading
3 arrested, 10,000 fentanyl pills seized in North Carolina drug bust
2024-03-14
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (WSPA) – Three people were arrested and about 10,000 fentanyl pills were seized following an investigation in Rutherford County. According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, the A.C.E Team arrested 3 more subjects tied to the “448 Whole Lotta Weight group” over the last week. Enough fentanyl toContinue Reading
‘Like planning a giant wedding:’ How NASA astronaut Anil Menon helped SpaceX with 1st U.S. splashdown in 45 years (exclusive)
2024-03-14
In 2020, while COVID was at its height, two NASA astronauts splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon for the first time ever. New agency astronaut Anil Menon was on the medical team.Continue Reading
NASA enlists citizen scientists to help solve solar mysteries during the total solar eclipse 2024
2024-03-14
The Eclipse Megamovie Project 2024 will enlist citizen scientists to photograph the total solar eclipse and solve the mystery of solar jets and plumes.Continue Reading
Boeing jet’s tire blows out during takeoff from DFW Airport, lands safely at LAX, officials say
2024-03-14
The Wednesday night landing was first reported as an emergency due to a possible “mechanical issue,” according to American Airlines.Continue Reading
NASA finds clue while solving Voyager 1’s communication breakdown case
2024-03-14
In 2023, humanity’s pioneering space mission, Voyager 1, stopped sending understandable data back to Earth. Now, NASA engineers may be closer to discovering the source of the issue.Continue Reading
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight (video)
2024-03-14
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship megarocket aced its third-ever test flight today (March 14), somewhat astonishingly completing all of its mission objectives.Continue Reading
AMBER Alert issued for 2-year-old missing in El Paso
2024-03-14
Kenji Montoya hasn’t been seen since Wednesday night at around 8:45 p.m., according to police.Continue Reading
Son to be charged with homicide in death of his mother in Luzerne County
2024-03-14
Ann Murphy was found dead in her home in Plymouth in December. The coroner said she died from head trauma and stab wounds.Continue Reading
New Lego Technic Mars Crew Exploration Rover is sci-fi but built with NASA’s help
2024-03-14
Lego and NASA have a long history of collaborating, but the release of the Technic Mars Crew Exploration Rover launched the partnership in a new direction, both for the toy company and space agency.Continue Reading
The moon visits the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades tonight
2024-03-14
The four-day-old waxing crescent moon will be positioned just below the Pleiades star cluster on Thursday, March 14.Continue Reading
Explainer: What is ‘the cap’? and what does it mean for severe weather in North Texas?
2024-03-14
You’ve probably heard WFAA meteorologists talk about “the cap.” But what exactly is it, and what does it do?Continue Reading
When do political signs need to come down in North Carolina?
2024-03-14
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — With the primaries behind us, you might be driving past political signs in people’s yards and along the highways and wondering when those will disappear — before they reappear in time for November’s general election, that is. There are a few laws regulating the displayContinue Reading
‘Love Is Blind’ puts millions of eyes on Charlotte
2024-03-14
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — Fans of the Netflix hit series “Love is Blind” packed into Lost and Found in Charlotte Wednesday night for a reunion episode watch party. “There’s definitely a lot of drama going on so I’m super excited to be here tonight and see what’s going to happenContinue Reading
If there’s life on Europa, solar sails could help us find it
2024-03-14
Solar sails are well suited for life-hunting missions to icy, ocean-harboring moons like Europa and Enceladus, a new study suggests.Continue Reading
Whooping crane from Dallas Zoo found shot to death in Louisiana, officials say
2024-03-14
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Louisiana wildlife authorities are investigating the death, as whooping cranes are protected under the federal law.Continue Reading
NC pastor, teacher charged with solicitation of prostitution: Sheriff
2024-03-14
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Gastonia pastor who also teaches at a Christian school in Dallas has been arrested in a human trafficking investigation, according to the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO). Deputies say 65-year-old Frank Johnson was arrested as part of an ongoing sex offender andContinue Reading
Historic NC house in Greensboro torn down by new owner
2024-03-14
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A historic home in Greensboro is being torn down Wednesday by its new owner, Roy Carroll, billionaire developer and founder of The Carroll Companies. The home, located at 710 Country Club Drive in the national registered historic district Irving Park, has passed through the hands ofContinue Reading
Dallas officer shot while following suspect vehicle, police say
2024-03-14
Police the officers in an unmarked car followed a vehicle driving erratically when one the suspects shot at the police vehicle.Continue Reading
Raise the Region 2024
2024-03-14
A 30-hour online giving campaign to help area non-profits in Central PennsylvaniaContinue Reading
Can you solve NASA’s Pi Day challenge?
2024-03-14
Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA’s Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers.Continue Reading
A Texas man who lived in an iron lung for 70-plus years has died
2024-03-14
Paul Alexander, who was 78, died Monday, according to his obituary with the Grove Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park.Continue Reading
Dozens displaced in Fort Worth apartment fire
2024-03-14
Firefighters responded to an apartment building in Southeast Fort Worth shortly after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.Continue Reading