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A storm caused significant damage to the Eagle Mountain Marina on Sunday night, according to the Tarrant Regional Water District. Heavy winds shifted the dock system, stacking docks against or Click to Continue

A fire destroyed a Fort Worth club late Sunday, but no injuries were reported, according to fire officials. Fire investigators are trying to determine if weather caused the blaze. Storms Click to Continue

State Rep. Jonathan Stickland long known as a firebrand and political bomb-thrower will not seek another term in office. The 35-year-old Bedford Republican announced Monday morning that he Click to Continue

By Riane Roldan, The Texas Tribune Immigrants held in a McAllen-area U.S. Customs and Border Patrol processing center for migrants the largest such center in America are living in overcrowded spaces and sometimes are forced to sleep outside a building where the water tastes like bleach, according to an attorney who recently interviewed some of the migrants. It was so bad that the mothers would save any bottled water they could get and use that to mix the

Whats the start of a proper week without some celebrity drama that has absolutely no bearing on our lives Nicki Minaj, responding to Miley Cyruss new song Cattitude which features a lil jab at her, fired back Perdue Chickens can never talk $ about queens on the Apple Musics Queen Radio. The two have a barb-ridden history since Cyrus called Minaj not too kind in 2015. Does your life feel complete now

Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to stake out uncharted territory in the Democratic presidential primary, offering up a plan to completely eliminate the student loan debt of every American. On Monday, Sanders will submit legislation that cancels $1.6 trillion of student loan undergraduate and graduate debt for approximately 45 million people. His ambitious plan has no eligibility limitations and would be paid for with a new tax on Wall Street speculation. The proposal goes further than the plan already unveiled

Fort Worth Fire Station 4,at 2954 Old Mansfield Road, is temporarily closed for repairs for about three months.

Peter Alexander Bohning, 34, was shot and killed during an altercation with law enforcement in Gaines County, Texas.

Fans enjoyed seeing the USWNT beat Spain to advance in the Womens World Cup, but they question the call that led to a second penalty kick.

The punishment phase of the Wesley Mathews trial is underway in the player above. To read the latest tweets on the trial from Maria Guerrero, scroll down.The high-profile capital murder trial of Wesley Mathews took an unexpected turn before it began Monday. Watch: Wesley Mathews Murder Trial Underway NBC 5 has learned Mathews, 39, accepted a deal and will plead guilty to a lesser charge of injury to a child by omission. The lesser charge comes with a lighter sentence.Mathews had been charged with capital murder of a person under the age of 10 in the death of his 3-year-old special needs adoptive daughter, Sherin, in October 2017. 1 Hospitalized After Machete-Wielding Man Attacks: PD If convicted, Mathews faced life in prison without the possibility of parole. Now, with the charge of first-degree injury to a child by omission, Mathews faces between five years in prison and life, though there is the possibility of parole after serving 30 years.The plea deal removes the additional charges of capital murder and tampering with a corpse. Details Developing in Irving Homicide Entering the guilty plea immediately moves Mathews trial into the punishment phase on MondayMathews initially told Richardson police he instructed Sherin to stand alone by a tree, late at night on Oct. 6,after the toddler would not drink her milk and that when he returned she had vanished.Mathews later told police he had woken Sherin up around midnight that evening, asked if she wanted to finish milk she had not finished drinking earlier and that the two went out to the kitchen and later the garage.It is in the garage, Mathews alleged, where he began to physically assist Sherin in drinking the milk the child began to choke and died in his arms.Mathews reportedly told police he wrapped the girls body in a blanket and placed her inside a culvert not far from the familys home. He said he intended to return and give his daughter a proper burial.Mathews reportedly did not immediately call 911, but rather waited several hours before calling the non-emergency police line on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, according to court records.A massive search ensued in-and-around the familys home.Sherins body was found just over two weeks later inside the culvert that runs under East Spring Valley Road near South Bowser Road.An autopsy and toxicology report was conducted and the medical examiners office listed Sherins death as a homicide and the manner of death as homicidal violence.Prosecutors said Monday, however, that Sherins body was so badly decomposed when found that they were unable to determine exactly what caused her death.Further details were expected to be revealed during Mathews trial. Mathews will be taking the stand in his own defense and his attorney said he will admit to lies and mistakes he made with his daughters care.Mathews attorney said his client has accepted responsibility for what hes done -- injury to a child by omission and not calling 911.His wife, Sini Mathews, was reportedly sleeping at the time of the incident.She had previously been charged with child endangerment for allegedly leaving the girl alone in the kitchen on the evening of Oct. 6, 2017, while she, Wesley and their biological daughter, went out to dinner.The charge against Sini was dropped in March and she was released from the Dallas County Jail.Wesley Mathews remains in Dallas County Jail on $1 million bond.The Mathews adopted Sherin from an orphanage in India in 2016.Sherin reportedly suffered several broken bones since coming to the U.S. and had failed to thrive, according to testimony provided by medical professionals.Evidence of alleged abuse Sherin suffered at the hands of Wesley, acting alone or with the help of Sini, will be presented to the jury in the punishment phase.The Mathews parental rights over their biological daughter were terminated in January 2018.Their daughter has since been formally adopted by Sinis family in the Houston area.The sentencing phase of Wesley Mathews trial begins Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas County District Court.Check back and refresh this page for the latest update. As this story is developing, elements may change.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

The teen accused of shooting a classmate six times in their high school cafeteria in January 2018 pleaded guilty Monday to attempted capital murder.It has been a long year and half for Mahkayla Jones and her family. Watch: Wesley Mathews Murder Trial Underway Chad Padilla almost pleaded guilty before Monday morning, but backed out at the last minute, causing additional stress to Jones and her family. The guilty plea was a step forward to begin the process of healing.Padilla, now 18-years-old, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for attempted capital murder, and will not be eligible for parole until after serving 20 years. 1 Hospitalized After Machete-Wielding Man Attacks: PD Prosecutors were preparing for trail to begin in August before Padilla accepted the plea deal. The biggest concern for the Jones family, and her class mates at Italy High School, was reliving the day of the shooting during a lengthy trial.An investigator testified last year that Jones hugged Padilla, asked him to sit and told him he appeared angry. Details Developing in Irving Homicide She said thats when he drew back and told her, Sorry it had to end this way, and shot her repeatedly six times in the Italy High School cafeteria, Jones said.During the hearing Monday, Jones had a strong message of resiliency, hope, and amazingly, a message of forgiveness for the classmate that nearly took her life.I feel very relieved and I just keep thinking, Well, maybe this is not just good for me, its good for everybody else because one of my really good friends, she has seizure-like episodes, and its very harmful as well as for me, said Jones. So, its not only for me, its for everybody else at that school, and I just feel really happy that everybody can just be at peace.Jones also said on the stand during the hearing that today is the end of a crazy, psychotic journey for her and her family. Theyre hoping they can get back to living their lives.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News

There was a lightning show over North Texas Sunday night, caught on NBC 5s cameras overlooking Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth.

Joevani Delapene, 8, was found dead Sunday morning inside an RV in an Irving backyard.

Wesley Mathews would receive an automatic sentence of life without parole if convicted of capital murder in his 3-year-old adopted daughters death.

Storms are over for now in North Texas. Another chance of scattered storms with a low severe risk is possible this afternoon and evening.