Flooding the main threat as showers, isolated storms move across North Texas in coming days

CBS DFW 6/10 4:44A Brittany Rainey

Good Tuesday morning! The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking a complex of storms to the west on Tuesday morning as they move into the area. The northern edge of the complex is breaking up as...

North Texans claim $3 million in prizes in Texas Lottery scratch and draw games

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 6/9 6:14A NBCDFW Staff

Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains recently recognized 16 scouts with the Gold award. It s the highest award in Girl Scouting and celebrates their positive impact on the community by addressing issues, including childhood literacy, mental...

North Texas man gets life in first Tarrant County murder trial conviction under fentanyl law

CBS DFW 6/4 11:57A Doug Myers

A North Texas man on Wednesday became the first person in Tarrant County to be tried and convicted of murder under Texas' new law targeting fatal fentanyl distribution. Jacob Lindsay, 48 Tarrant...

Tarrant County citizens file lawsuit against new redistricting map

CBS DFW 6/4 11:52A Julia Falcon

Less than a day after Tarrant County commissioners approved a controversial redistricting proposal , a group of citizens filed a lawsuit claiming intentional discrimination. According to the Lone Star...

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

CBS DFW 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...

North Texan wins $3 million scratch-off prize. Here's what's left after taxes

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 6/2 5:35A NBCDFW Staff

A Wylie resident claimed a $3 million prize in a Texas Lottery scratch-off game last month. The Texas Lottery said the winning $3 Million Ca$h scratch-off ticket was sold at AJ s Quick Trip on Ballard...

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...

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...

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

NBC 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 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 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,...

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

NBC 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 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...