Joshua ISD says masks now optional for students, staff

The district is located in Johnson County south of Fort Worth and it said there are some exceptions on removing mask rules, mostly related to music classes.

Pilot dies in plane crash in Burleson

There was a single-engine plane crash in Burleson Saturday afternoon that resulted in the death of the pilot.

Body of fallen North Texas firefighter set to return home

The body of a North Texas firefighter who died in northern California will be flown back home Wednesday.

4 indicted in murder-for-hire plot of DEA officer while 2 suspects were in a North Texas jail

Four people have been indicted for a murder-for-hire plot of a DEA task force officer that was alleged to have been orchestrated while two of the suspects were behind bars in North Texas.

17-year-old Alvarado sisters die in weekend car crash

Two teenage sisters died in a one-car accident in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth. Their mother was also seriously hurt.

20 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in North Texas

There are 11 new cases in Dallas County, two in Tarrant County, one in Collin County and the first confirmed case of COVID-19 coronavirus in Johnson County.

Classes canceled at Alvarado ISD until next Monday after possible coronavirus exposure

Classes at Alvarado ISD have now been canceled for the rest of the week after a parent of a child who attends a district elementary school might have been exposed to COVID-19 coronavirus.

More schools shut down because of flu outbreak

A private school in Dallas and another small school district in North Texas are shutting their doors because of the flu and other illnesses.

Flu outbreak closes North Texas school district

There will be no school for kids in the Rio Vista Independent School District for a week because of the flu and other illnesses.

Alvarado teen dies after being ejected from truck during wreck

Officials said Tyler Kelley, 17, was driving a pickup when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle left the road and rolled.

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing North Texas woman in 2010

A Texas inmate was set to be executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her North Texas home nearly a decade ago during an eight-day spate of crimes that included thefts and another killing.

North Texas man accused of sexually assaulting young kids kills self outside sheriff's office

A man who authorities say was seen on video sexually assaulting two children under the age of six, reportedly committed suicide outside the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.

Johnson County town among 22 Texas ransomware targets

The Johnson County town of Keen learned that a computer problem last week was part of a large cyberattack.