I-35W heading into Fort Worth shut down near Texas Motor Speedway due to crash

CBS DFW 6/2 1:13A Julia Falcon

The southbound lanes of I-35W by Texas Motor Speedway shut down early Monday morning due to a crash involving an 18-wheeler. The crash was reported around 5 a.m. on I-35W between Dale Earnhardt Way and Mark Martin Drive. This portion of the...

Dump truck leaves road, crashes into Tarrant County bedroom

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/30 7:51A Vince Sims and Frank Heinz

Five bodies that appeared to be members of a Mexican regional music group who had gone missing were found in the northern city of Reynosa, along the Texas border, authorities said on Thursday. The musicians from the band Grupo Fugitivo, which...

Murder charge against former Arlington police officer dismissed by Tarrant DA's Office

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/29 12:23P Frank Heinz

A murder charge filed against a former Arlington police officer for a fatal shooting that occurred during a slow-speed chase more than three years ago has been dismissed by the Tarrant County Criminal...

Sixth defendant sentenced in connection with violent Dallas hotel drug trafficking ring, prosecutors...

CBS DFW 5/29 11:15A Doug Myers

A sixth participant in what prosecutors described as a violent drug trafficking ring operating out of a Dallas hotel has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison, federal authorities said...

More North Texas school districts are switching to 4-day weeks. Here's why.

CBS DFW 5/29 1:00A Lacey Beasley

More public school districts in Texas are turning to shorter school weeks , including several in North Texas. For the 2025-2026 school year, Kennedale ISD in Tarrant County and Ponder ISD in Denton County will transition to a four-day school week....

Ghettoization?

Fort Worth Weekly 5/28 8:59A Anthony Mariani

On Tue., June 3, Tarrant County commissioners will vote on a new redistricting map, one that could disenfranchise thousands of current and future Black and Latino voters locally and consolidate Republican power. The predominantly Republican...

Hail, gusty winds possible with storms on Wednesday in North Texas

CBS DFW 5/28 3:51A Scott Padgett

North Texas gets a short break from the rain on Wednesday before storms return in time for the evening commute. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for Wednesday due to the slight risk of severe...

Woman killed after being struck by vehicle while trying to cross highway, Arlington PD says

CBS DFW 5/27 9:34A Briauna Brown

Arlington police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a woman on I-20 Sunday, the department announced. Just before 5:15 a.m. on May 25, officers responded to the westbound lanes of I-20 near the Matlock Road overpass after a passerby...

Woman arrested in connection with fatal collision at Grapevine Lake

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/27 8:54A NBCDFW Staff

What to Know Ava Renee Moore, 18, died Sunday after she was hit by a personal watercraft while kayaking on Grapevine Lake. Investigators released a photo of the woman they say was operating the PWC at...

Texas emergency management leaders gather in Fort Worth ahead of hurricane season

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/27 6:50A Alanna Quillen

What to Know Ava Renee Moore, 18, died Sunday after she was hit by a personal watercraft while kayaking on Grapevine Lake. Investigators released a photo of the woman they say was operating the PWC at...

Two North Texas BBQ restaurants named to Texas Monthly's Top 10

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/27 5:23A Frank Heinz

What to Know Ava Renee Moore, 18, died Sunday after she was hit by a personal watercraft while kayaking on Grapevine Lake. Investigators released a photo of the woman they say was operating the PWC at...

Tarrant County Meals on Wheels continues delivering promises despite budget cuts

CBS DFW 5/26 12:54A Ashley Moss

People who visit Meals on Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County will quickly learn while the organization prioritizes delivering healthy meals to scores of homebound, elderly, disabled, and food-insecure clients across the region, their mission is also...

Gateway Church names new senior pastor following Robert Morris' departure

CBS DFW 5/25 11:05A Giles Hudson

Gateway Church announced on Sunday a new senior pastor to lead the multi-campus church, replacing Robert Morris , who stepped down last June. Daniel Floyd and his wife, Tammie, are the founding pastors of Lifepoint Church in Fredericksburg,...

Man arrested for Arlington murder, string of robberies five years later: police

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/21 6:02A Lauren Harper

Arlington police announced they ve made an arrest in a murder case dating back more than five years. Police said Monday a U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old Mekel Gaston on a capital murder charge in the death of...

Video captures man opening fire more than a dozen times at driver in White Settlement

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/19 10:25A Katy Blakey

Video captured a man opening fire on a driver more than a dozen times in a White Settlement neighborhood. According to police, the shooting happened at 11:30 p.m. on May 10 in the 900 block of Ozona Avenue. The driver told police he arrived at...