Arlington mental health hospital receives $30M grant for competency restoration services
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County, or MHMR, granted over $30 million to an Arlington mental health hospital for competency restoration services to help reduce the long state hospital waitlist. Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington will receive the state funds. Increasing the number of state hospital beds...
SWAT Standoff in Irving Leads to Arrest of High-Level Drug Suspect
A narcotics search and arrest warrant operation escalated into a barricaded person standoff early Wednesday morning, July 2, resulting in the arrest of a suspect with a lengthy criminal history involving drugs and weapons. At approximately 6:18 a.m., the North Texas Metro SWAT Team, comprising officers from...
Campo Verde Returns With New Lights New Queso and a Fresh Start
When Arlington Mexican restaurant Campo Verde closed earlier this year, after an impressive 40-year run, many longtime customers shrieked in horror, while others undoubtedly asked, “Well, what took so long?”. Few restaurants had caused as much divisiveness as this insanely unique Tex-Mex joint on Pioneer Parkway....
Arlington Tragedy: Young Man Dead and Several Injured in I-30 Multi-Vehicle Crash, Driver Arrested...
A tragic sequence of events unfolded over the weekend on I-30 near Baird Farm Road in Arlington, leading to the death of a young man and several others injured in a multi-vehicle crash, as reported by the Arlington Police Department. At around 3:50 a.m. last Saturday, Angel Alonso, a 19-year-old man, was pronounced...
Father and daughter create stunning patriotic display on North Texas hill for Fourth of...
A family with a patriotic vision has people coming from all around to see what they've made.
Texas Wesleyan to take over Poly Main Street program as city extends, changes initiative
Texas Wesleyan University will try its “smaller, smarter” approach to improving Vaughn Boulevard into a gateway corridor in east Fort Worth after other efforts have stalled. The university, which was involved in the revitalization of East Rosedale Street near the school, was selected for Main Street America, a...
Another Sleepy Driver Shuts Down I-20
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of the people killed in the I-20 pile-up on June 28. According to Sgt. Kyle Bradford, those who died when an 18-wheeler driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, crashing into the back of another semi-truck, causing a chain reaction wreck that killed five, …
Plots at Arlington Cemetery to be declared abandoned in September if not claimed by...
Anybody who owns a burial plot at Arlington Cemetery has until Aug. 31 to make sure it isn’t sold to somebody else. The deadline comes as the city gets ready to return the cemetery to full operations. The city council voted unanimously to approve new rules necessary to reopen.
Co-workers arrested in cocaine-fueled shooting of 28-year-old Fort Worth man
Police have arrested two suspects in the June 15 fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man at an east Fort Worth home after an argument that involved cocaine use, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram. Seth Murray, 34, and Nicholas Grisaffi, 35, were arrested Tuesday, July 1. Both face...
Walmart To Close Texas Fulfillment Center, Impacting Hundreds Of Jobs
Walmart is closing a large Sam's fulfillment center, impacting around 200 Texas jobs. Could this mean trouble for the retailer?. Which Texas Fulfillment Center Is Walmart Closing?. According to MySA, Walmart is closing the Sam's fulfillment center located at 2440 SE Loop 820 in Fort Worth. The center fulfilled...