Arlington City Council to Convene for Civic Dialogue, Sessions Available via Livestream and Cable...
On Sept. 2, Arlington's City Council is readying to convene for a day of civic discourse, with meetings slated for both the afternoon and the evening. Residents who prefer to follow the proceedings from a distance can do so via live stream or cable broadcasting. The 3 p.m. session will take place in the council's...
Gateway Church seeks court dismissal from defamation lawsuit
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Gateway Church has asked a Dallas County court to dismiss them from a defamation lawsuit filed by Cindy Clemishire and her father, stemming from the church’s response to sexual abuse allegations against its founder and former pastor, Robert Morris. Morris, who founded Gateway Church in...
AT&T Stadium to be renamed after Dallas for ’26 World Cup despite Arlington location
AT&T Stadium will be renamed Dallas Stadium during the 2026 FIFA World Cup to “comply with FIFA regulations that prohibit corporate sponsors from representing host venues,” according to Sarah Bahari of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. However, AT&T Stadium is not in Dallas -- it is in Arlington. Bahari wrote Arlington is...
Big Mama Said: “Find Your Replacement”
Lucille “Big Mama” Allen was a force of faith and practicality. A matriarch in her family and community, she didn’t sugarcoat hard truths—but always spoke them in love. She taught us that real leadership is measured by how well we prepare the next generation. “If you don’t train your replacement,” she always said,...
Suspect fatally shot by officer after allegedly reaching for gun, Grand Prairie police say
The Grand Prairie Police Department received a 911 call from a woman who was screaming and claiming her boyfriend was assaulting her inside a vehicle.
A Fort Worth family found widespread mold in their home. A year later, it’s...
By the time the Campos family knew they had a problem, the living room floor had buckled and the damage was done. Water leaked from plumbing and spread between the floor and subfloor in about two-thirds of their east Fort Worth home. Mold was rampant. Now, one year later, the...
Crews respond to train derailment in Fort Worth
According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the incident happened near the 5000 block of Vickery.
The county jail is no place for Texans with severe mental illness | Opinion
Wrong place Does anyone think it reasonable or safe to put people with severe mental illness in our county jails ? (Aug. 22, star-telegram.com, “Jails are the de facto mental health care in Texas. Sheriffs don’t want the job”) Sheriff’s office personnel have little to no expertise in caring for these people. We...
A Texas man is reunited with the class ring he lost 56 years ago
When Al DiStefano accidentally dropped his class ring into the Long Island Sound, he never thought he'd see it again. More than half a century later, the kindness of a stranger brought the ring back to him.
New state law aims to save Texas restaurants time and money
Edwin Martinez opened his Irving restaurant 14 years ago, bringing authentic Puerto Rican food straight from his homeland. "When I serve the food, I like to be right there on the counter to see the people saying, like, ‘Yes, this is what I’m looking for,’” said Martinez, owner of Adobo Puerto Rican Cafe.