'I get paid to make the right decisions for the company and the tough decisions': Interview with...

Dallas Business Journal 12/6 2:45A Rob Schneider

McKesson Corp. CEO Brian Tyler said the company’s relocation from California to Irving was a tough decision.  What he didn’t know until recently was how long the company had been debating it.  Tyler, who became CEO of pharmaceutical and health...

Six Words, Two Commas: LGBTQ Activists Bring the Fight to a Suburban School Board

Dallas Observer 12/5 10:00P Lucas Manfield

In 2017, art teacher Stacy Bailey spent the first day of class introducing herself to her students at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School in Arlington. She flipped through a slideshow of pictures of her family, which included a photo of Bailey...

Arlington police investigating police chase that ended in fatal crash

DFW Scanner 12/3 10:21A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is currently investigating a major accident secondary to a police chase near the intersection of Bowen Road and Abram Road. According to APD, officers were pursuing a suspect in a stolen vehicle when the vehicle...

D.R. Horton outperforming construction industry competitors, analysts report

Dallas Business Journal 12/2 9:05A Bill Hethcock

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. is outperforming its construction-industry competitors across multiple metrics, according to analysts who have recently weighed in on the Arlington-based company. D.R. Horton’s (NYSE: DHI) earnings growth makes the...

Police investigating “severe” crash on 183 in Bedford; highway closed

DFW Scanner 12/2 5:08A dfwscanner

The Bedford Police Department is investigating a major accident that occurred earlier this morning in the westbound lanes of Highway 183 near Central Drive. Multiple people were injured in the wreck. A PHI medical helicopter responded to the...

One person injured last night after shooting in central Arlington

DFW Scanner 12/1 5:27A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday night in the 400 block of Truman Street in the entertainment district of central Arlington. Police responded to shots fired and located several shell casings in...

Person struck and killed by vehicle in east Arlington; vehicle fled scene [updated]

DFW Scanner 11/29 10:52A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a major accident with fatality that occurred early Friday morning around 2:30AM. Arlington FD/EMS and PD responded to the scene in the 3500 block of E. Division Street near S. Great Southwest...

2-alarm apartment fire under control in north Arlington

DFW Scanner 11/28 11:28A dfwscanner

The Arlington Fire Department responded to an apartment fire earlier this morning in the 800 block of Cotton Creek Drive behind the Whole Foods Market. Smoke was showing on arrival with a working fire declared inside a two-story apartment...

Night & Day

Fort Worth Weekly 11/27 1:39P Kristian Lin

Wednesday 27 – Blue Man Group are still going strong 32 years after their founding, and while the performance art collective’s strangeness may have worn off with familiarity, their shows are timeless (no doubt owing to the fact that their members...

How Arlington became host to the Oscars of gaming

Dallas Business Journal 11/27 6:24A Eric Alvarez

Out of the console and onto the red carpet. Video games came to life at Esports Awards in Arlington on Nov. 16, the first time the event was held in the United States. “This is a pretty huge deal," said Ricky Morris, a north Texas esports fan who...

Pedestrian struck and killed along I20 in Arlington; vehicle fled scene

DFW Scanner 11/27 3:12A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a major accident involving a fatality that occurred early this morning in the lanes of I-20 near Matlock Road. Police say a female pedestrian was walking along the shoulder of eastbound I-20 in...

Pedestrian dies after being struck by train in downtown Arlington

DFW Scanner 11/22 7:27A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a person struck by a train that occurred in the 500 block of E. Front Street in downtown Arlington. Officials say the incident took place last Monday, November 11th; however, the victim died last...

County Pays Up After Deputy’s K-9 Mauls Girl in Schoolyard

Dallas Observer 11/21 10:00P Lucas Manfield

In a startling example of community policing gone wrong, a drug-sniffing dog attacked a little girl after the county’s narcotics team showed up at an Arlington elementary school career day. This was in 2017. Now, the county is paying her medical...

Toast & Jam with Eddie Griffin

Fort Worth Weekly 11/20 9:30A Fort Worth Weekly

Eddie Griffin tested society’s rules at an early age while growing up in Fort Worth. As a toddler, he knew to drink from water fountains marked “colored” but occasionally sneaked drinks out of ones marked “whites.” The water was always colder!...

The Worst Decisions in Dallas Sports History

Dallas Observer 11/17 10:00P Stephen Young

Myles Garrett did something dumb last week. With his Cleveland Browns moments from finishing a 21-7 win at home over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night, the Arlington Martin and Texas A&M product got involved in a melee with several members...