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...

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

CBS DFW 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...

Representatives Jasmine Crockett, Brandon Gill react to President Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

CBS DFW 6/1 5:38A Jack Fink

When it comes to their political views, U.S. Representatives Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, and Brandon Gill, R-Flower Mound, could not be more different. They both sounded off on what President Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill". The bill...

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...

New Noise Nooks

Fort Worth Weekly 5/28 8:51A Fort Worth Weekly

2025 has been a long hall of doors half ajar. It’s hard to know which ones to kick all the way open and which ones to let the breeze close. When a band loses a lead singer, it seems normal to think...

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...

Collin County reports third measles case. Here's where the person was and when.

CBS DFW 5/28 3:18A Julia Falcon

A third measles case has been reported in Collin County, health officials announced on Tuesday. The person who tested positive spent time around McKinney from May 19-22, officials said. Collin County Health Care Services didn't say how old the...

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 DFW News 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 DFW News 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...

May is Stroke Awareness Month: TWU expands center helping patients in need

NBC DFW News 5/26 5:51A Alanna Quillen

Just in time for Stroke Awareness Month, Texas Woman’s University celebrated the dedication of an expanded center helping the most critical stroke patients. Officials celebrated the expansion of the...

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...