Arlington Reminds Families of Safety Measures at Splash Pads, Aquatic Facilities

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/26 1:11P Alanna Quillen

It s a sign that summer is here. Aquatics centers, splash pads and pools are officially opening up across North Texas for the Memorial Day weekend. Arlington city officials are taking extra steps to...

City of Arlington discouraging public from handing cash to panhandlers

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/25 11:56A Caroline Vandergriff

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas) - The City of Arlington is running a new pilot program to discourage people from giving money to panhandlers after receiving an increase in complaints about the issue....

‘Athena Alert' Passes, Provides Faster, Regional Alerts on Missing Kids

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/25 7:37A Frank Heinz

A bill that will allow local police to quickly issue a regional alert about a missing child, without having to wait for investigators to confirm an abduction, is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott s desk. The...

Woman Confesses to Killing Estranged Husband With Hammer: Police

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/25 5:52A Frank Heinz

An Arlington woman is facing a murder charge after telling police she killed her husband with a hammer after being asked to sign divorce papers. According to an arrest warrant obtained by NBC 5,...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Presents Doxology in Darkness by Lisa de Graffenried

Arlington BubbleLife iReporter 5/25 2:00A Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Doxology in Darkness by Lisa de Graffenried Gallery Wrap 36 x 27" Acrylic The title of this painting came to me after pondering this quote with a friend from Brennan Mannings  Ruthless Trust ; To be...

Some Texas School Officers Waiting for Advanced Active Shooter Training 1 Year After Uvalde

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/24 4:45P Scott Friedman, Eva Parks and Ed

One year after the Uvalde school shooting, some Texas police officers assigned to protect schools still have not received the active shooter training that s widely considered the gold standard, an NBC...

Night & Day // Summer Edition 2023

Fort Worth Weekly 5/24 11:56A Fort Worth Weekly

Car Shows Is cruising still a thing? Those of us who used to drive around in circles now gather in parking lots and admire classic vehicles that are usually only appreciated through a lifetime of...

Summer Thrills and Grills

Fort Worth Weekly 5/24 11:15A Fort Worth Weekly

If you haven’t already taken the cover off your grill or smoker and cleaned those grates, you’re probably headed that way this weekend. To celebrate the coming of grilling season, three local experts...

Woman accused of killing husband who wanted divorce with hammer

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/24 9:06A Annie Gimbel

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas) - A man who asked his wife to come over and sign divorce papers ended up dead, police say, after she hit him with a hammer. My Tran, 42 Arlington Police Department My Tran,...

Woman killed husband with a hammer, Arlington police say

DFW Scanner 5/24 9:00A dfwscanner

On Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at approximately 5:58 a.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Sweet Gum Trail to investigate a domestic disturbance. A 42-year-old woman called 911 and told...

Arlington ISD still searching for new superintendent

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/23 12:48P Caroline Vandergriff

TARRANT COUNTY (CBSNewsTexas) - Arlington ISD will now have to resume its search for a new superintendent after the district's first choice backed out. The AISD Board of Trustees was just days away from voting to officially hire Dr. Michelle...

More Portillo's on the way: Here's where the popular hot dog restaurant is opening next in North...

Dallas Business Journal 5/23 8:44A Ryan Osborne, WFAA-TV

Popular hot dog restaurant Portillo's is working on new locations in north Fort Worth and Arlington, as well as in Allen.

Front porch fire spreads, killing 2 women, dog in Arlington

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/23 7:53A Annie Gimbel

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas) - A fire killed two women and a dog in Arlington on May 21. It happened in the 4200 block of Shorewood Drive. The women, one who was 67 years old, and another who was 30, were living in a shed. Arlington Fire Department...

Arlington ISD's Lone Finalist for Superintendent Declines Offer, Decides to Stay in G-PISD

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/23 7:36A Frank Heinz

The Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees is resuming their search to replace outgoing Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos after their recently named lone finalist decided to pass on...

Amazon has opened its HQ2 campus in Arlington. Here's a first look inside (Photos)

Dallas Business Journal 5/23 3:08A Michael Neibauer

Nearly five years after Amazon opted to select Arlington, Virginia, over Dallas-Fort Worth (and a slew of other cities), the e-commerce juggernaut is ready to show off the first permanent phase of its HQ2 in Pentagon City.