Arlington Braces for Fiscal Squeeze as Sales Tax Shortfall Threatens City Services
The City of Arlington is crunching the numbers and facing a financial pinch – sales tax growth is on a slowdown, and the drop in dollars spells out tight times ahead for the Fiscal Year 2026. The collected sales tax revenue this year is hanging about $4 million below the budget planned by the city council last fall,...
Family members claim inhumane conditions inside Dallas ICE field office
Somewhere inside of Dallas’s ICE field office, North Texas families say loved ones are being held. Two women told NBC5 that their husbands were detained during routine ICE check-ins within the last week and held at the field office for days. Speaking anonymously to protect their spouses, the women...
Dallas police seek publics help in 2020 murder investigation
DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Police Department is actively investigating the 2020 murder of 28-year-old Rickey Forward, who was shot and killed outside an apartment complex. The incident occurred on July 26, 2020, in the 4400 block of South Lancaster Road. The suspect is described as a Black male,...
North Texas Serial Armed Robber Sentenced To 60 Years In Prison
A man convicted of robbing five cash loan businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson announced. U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor sentenced Charles Brownlee, 37, to 720 months...
Texas Mom Accused of Faking Daughter’s Illness ‘Fully Exonerated’ After Investigation Reveals Altered Medical...
A Texas mother once accused of fabricating her young daughter’s medical issues—allegedly subjecting the child to unnecessary procedures—has been “fully exonerated,” her attorneys say, following a grand jury’s decision not to indict and new findings suggesting key medical records had been manipulated. Jessica Gasser,...
This Classic Texas Café Serves the Best Blue-Plate Special
Looking for a great place to eat here in Texas, but you’re on a tight budget? This one is for you. While I’ve heard of the blue-plate special, I don’t believe I’ve ever ordered one (at least, not by that name). But if you’ve ever had a plate that comes with a main course and three sides, you’ve had one. Seeing as I...
Officer hit by vehicle on I-20 near Dallas
A North Texas police officer was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 20 on Friday afternoon.
Arlington Police officer and another driver hospitalized after crash
An Arlington police officer and another driver were hospitalized after a crash Friday morning. The crash happened around 9:50am near the intersection of South Cooper Street and the Eastbound I-20 frontage road.
FWPD searching for 2 suspects who allegedly broke into a home
The break-in happened just after 3:10 a.m. in the 1400 block of E. Maddox Ave.
Dallas police arrest 12 people after Gaza protest spills over into nearby building
Dallas police say 12 protestors were arrested Friday afternoon after they entered a nearby building, and Dallas police say the protestors became unruly as they attempted arrests.