Your Fort Worth water bill will increase in 2026. Here’s how much.
A number of city-approved fee and rate changes adopted in recent months will officially go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and impact Fort Worth residents’ utility bills and city service charges. Fort Worth will increase its stormwater utility fee by 5% in 2026 to create an estimated $2.6 million to fund drainage...
Man Fatally Shot in South Fort Worth Home, Police Launch Manhunt for Gunman
A man was fatally shot at a residence in south Fort Worth earlier this week, sparking an ongoing police hunt for the assailant. The Fort Worth Police Department was called to the scene at the 7400 block of Snow Ridge Drive around 2:25 p.m. on Monday, DFW Scanner reported. Responding officers discovered the man with...
Commercial vehicle inspection operation at Texas Motor Speedway yields 147 warnings
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) issued nearly 150 warnings during a commercial vehicle inspection effort in Fort Worth. On December 22, 2025, TXDPS-North Texas Region reported results from a commercial vehicle inspection operation that took place at the Texas Motor Speedway located in Fort Worth. See...
Three Men Arrested in $14 Million Gift Card Fraud Scheme in Dallas
Three men have been arrested in Dallas, Texas, for allegedly orchestrating a $14 million gift card fraud scheme that involved stealing and cloning hundreds of cards from retail stores across the state. According to News4SanAntonio, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center took Kristians Petrovikis, Romunds...
Dallas police lieutenant placed on leave after DWI arrest in Midlothian
A Dallas police lieutenant is on administrative leave after being arrested Wednesday on a driving while intoxicated charge in Midlothian, according to law enforcement officials.
Grapevine Man Charged with Aggravated Assault Following Christmas Eve Standoff with Police
On the early morning of Christmas Eve, just before the tranquility of the night was to merge with the celebrations of the day, a domestic disturbance in Grapevine shook a neighborhood with the specter of violence. At approximately 1:30 a.m., the Grapevine Police Department dispatched officers to a residence on the...
10 Years Ago: EF-4 tornado killed 13 people in DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth marks the 10th anniversary of the devastating Dec. 26, 2015, tornado outbreak that killed 13 people and produced a rare EF-4 storm. Rowlett will host a remembrance ceremony tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 6:56 p.m. at Bluebonnet Park, timing the event to the exact time the tornado was on the ground.
Dallas Community Shaken by Fatal Shooting on Independence Drive, Police Seek Leads
On Tuesday evening, a somber scene unfolded in Dallas as police responded to a shooting on Independence Drive that left one man dead. According to the DPD Beat, 55-year-old David Brown was found with multiple gunshot wounds and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue. Authorities are actively...
Dallas Traffic Fatalities Fall by Nearly Half in 2025
Dallas is still far from achieving the goals outlined in Vision Zero, the 2019 pledge to reduce injuries from car crashes and eliminate traffic-related fatalities citywide by 2030. However, for the first time since the plan was passed, 2025 saw significant progress made toward that objective. According to city data...
Appeal denied in DWI case that killed 20-year-old Austin man
Colton's mother Tanya, though, said as of December, the appeal and discretionary review request are officially denied, and the legal part of this tragedy is officially behind her.
