Teen arrested in fatal shooting of two brothers in Arlington, police say

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 6/2 10:49A Doug Myers

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two brothers during what Arlington police described as a high-risk transaction that went wrong. Xavier Weddington, 19, is facing a...

Threat of large hail, damaging winds and flooding returns Tuesday across North Texas

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 6/2 6:31A Brittany Rainey

Good Monday morning! Luckily, the day starts quietly on Monday after Sunday night's severe storms. Numerous hail reports were focused on Parker and southern Tarrant counties. Hail sizes ranged from a...

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

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 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 Dallas-Ft. Worth News 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 Dallas-Ft. Worth News 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...

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

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 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 are looking for the woman who was operating the PWC at the time...

‘Never too late': Grand Prairie councilman faces fear, learns to swim as adult

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 5/26 7:12A Alanna Quillen

As Memorial Day marks the start of a busy summer swim season, one North Texas city leader is proving that learning to swim isn’t just for kids — it’s a skill every adult should consider, no matter...

Tarrant County Meals on Wheels continues delivering promises despite budget cuts

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 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 Dallas-Ft. Worth News 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,...

Mayors in 10 Tarrant County cities urge commissioners court to delay redistricting vote

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 5/23 12:00P NBCDFW Staff

In schools, there are many helpers, like office staff, cafeteria workers, who play a small part in making it easier to learn. I did it for 16 years, said Michael Dixon. Mr. Mike, as students knew him, was the head custodian, keeping the building...

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

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 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...

Suspect in 2020 murder arrested after key witness comes forward, Arlington PD says

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/19 5:52A Briauna Brown

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly killing a man during a robbery attempt after posing as a woman online to lure him to a location in 2020, the Arlington Police Department announced. On Friday,...

Texas leads the nation in hunger, DFW ranks third among U.S. metro areas

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 5/16 4:24A Larry Collins

This week, both the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank have shone a spotlight on a troubling Texas trend of food insecurity and hunger. A newly released study from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap shows that Texas leads the...

Ex-Fort Worth divinity professor sentenced to 10 years after child porn found on work computer

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/15 12:31P Doug Myers

A former Brite Divinity School theology professor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after sexually explicit images of young children were found on his work computer, the U.S. Attorney's...