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Students may have stopped shooting at school, after alerting officers to gunman who snuck through side door
What happened at DeSoto High School Thursday is similar to what we’ve seen in Dallas and Arlington recently: teens having arguments that escalated and involved guns. Things will look a little different when they return next week. No backpacks will allowed on campus, making it easier for security to spot weapons after someone snuck a gun onto campus.
Arlington's first Black mayor honored as a 'trailblazer' during 95th birthday celebration
Former Arlington Mayor Elzie Odom celebrated his 95th birthday – and a lifetime of trailblazing – surrounded by family, fellow Mount Olive Baptist Church members and elected officials from each level of government. In a packed room at his namesake Elzie Odom Athletic Center, speakers recalled stories of...
Fort Worth ISD trustees approve $24M in purchases. Here’s what they are buying
New textbooks, materials and security upgrades are coming to Fort Worth ISD schools. They are part of the more than $24 million in purchases that the school board approved in April. Trustees also shifted almost $86 million in 2021 bond funds to revise the budgets of several projects and set...
Arlington Woman Fatally Struck by Car on S. Cooper Street, No Charges for Driver
A tragic incident left a 41-year-old woman dead in Arlington after she was struck by a car late Tuesday night. Arlington Police have confirmed that the woman was hit by a 2015 Honda Accord on the 6400 block of S. Cooper Street. The emergency call was placed by the driver of the Honda at approximately 11:01 p.m., and police promptly arrived to find the victim unresponsive in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene, as reported by the Arlington Police Department, per the City of Arlington, Texas.
Fort Worth community remembers late Fire Captain "Thad" Ravens
FORT WORTH — Family, friends and community members in Fort Worth paid tribute to a former Fort Worth Fire Department Captain Thaddeus Raven Saturday. He died late last week at 57 years old, after having a medical emergency and spending some time at a local hospital in critical condition.Captain Raven was a father to four children and recently became a grandfather.He served the city of Fort Worth for 25 years, working at Fire Station 14 in east Fort Worth before becoming the head of recruiting. He's credited for the department having the most diverse class of recruits in 2022 in it's...
Speed bumps installed in Fort Worth neighborhood after years of speeding, street racing
For years, street racing has been a major concern for people living in one Fort Worth neighborhood. So much, the problem caught NBC 5’s attention, and around this time last year, we did a report with shocking video shining a light on the problem. Cathy Triana said there were...
Euless Police Nab Suspect in Connection with Vehicle Theft and Credit Card Fraud
Euless Police have apprehended a suspect involved in a vehicle theft from a local apartment complex. The arrest, made on May 4, follows a series of events that began when multiple suspects stole a black 2011 Hyundai four-door on February 27 between 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM. The crime occurred near the 300 block of Vine Street, the Euless Police reported in their original press release.
5 North Texas BBQ joints make Yelp's Top 100 of 2024
CELINA, Texas — Barbecue lovers in North Texas won't have to go very far to have some of the best in America, according to Yelp's Top 100 list for 2024. Five spots in North Texas graced the Top 100, with Tender Smokehouse in Celina being the highest-ranked spot in the metroplex on the list at No. 16. Hurtado Barbecue, a staple in Arlington and partner of the Texas Rangers, came in at the No. 26 spot.
Eastside resident is hopeful about future as seeds of change take root
Full disclosure, I grew up in north Arlington, only 9 miles from where I have spent my adult life. But it is important to understand that I spent a few years outside of Fort Worth. I also spent a year in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and three years in Washington, D.C. That’s significant because, even though I am a fifth-generation Fort Worth resident who has lived on the east side of Fort Worth for two decades now, I have experienced what it is like to live in a few types of communities and embraced the lessons learned from those years to help shape all things that Fort Worth is and can be.
Fort Worth ISD sends more students to alternative education following vaping bill
Some Texas school districts — including Fort Worth ISD — are seeing sharp increases in the number of students removed from class as a result of a new law requiring students caught with vaping devices be placed in disciplinary alternative schools. In the first half of the 2023-24...
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