Sleeping Fort Worth 15-year-old killed in drive by shooting
Fort Worth police are still investigating the drive-by shooting death of a Polytechnic High School sophomore and soccer player. Higinio Flores was asleep at the time.
Fort Worth police are still investigating the drive-by shooting death of a Polytechnic High School sophomore and soccer player. Higinio Flores was asleep at the time.
Colleyville synagogue meets for Shabbat service week after hostage standoff
At Beth Israel's service Saturday, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the three other people who were taken hostage last weekend stood in front of the congregation, linking arms as they sang the ritual blessings before and after the weekly reading of the Torah.
At Beth Israel's service Saturday, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the three other people who were taken hostage last weekend stood in front of the congregation, linking arms as they sang the ritual blessings before and after the weekly reading of the Torah.
Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis was a hate crime and act of terrorism, FBI says
The FBI was more emphatic on Friday that last weekend’s act of terrorism at a Colleyville synagogue was also a hate crime. They said no other people have been arrested locally, though they think they know everyone he’d been around. However, they still don’t know how Akram got the gun he used to take the synagogue members hostage.
The FBI was more emphatic on Friday that last weekend’s act of terrorism at a Colleyville synagogue was also a hate crime. They said no other people have been arrested locally, though they think they know everyone he’d been around. However, they still don’t know how Akram got the gun he used to take the synagogue members hostage.
North Texas counties create new ways to report at-home COVID-19 test results
With the flood of home COVID-19 test kits being sent out to people across the country, many are now wondering what to do with the results.
With the flood of home COVID-19 test kits being sent out to people across the country, many are now wondering what to do with the results.
Tarrant Area Food Bank to stop accepting soda, candy donations
The Tarrant Area Food Bank is adding soda and candy to its list of items it won’t accept or distribute to families in need.
The Tarrant Area Food Bank is adding soda and candy to its list of items it won’t accept or distribute to families in need.
Colleyville synagogue hostage-taker cause of death was 'multiple gunshot wounds'
The cause of death for Malik Akram, the British national who took four people hostage, including a rabbi, at a Colleyville synagogue, was found to be “multiple gunshot wounds.”
The cause of death for Malik Akram, the British national who took four people hostage, including a rabbi, at a Colleyville synagogue, was found to be “multiple gunshot wounds.”
With funding secured, Panther Island flood control project expected to take 6 years
Fort Worth's ambitious development plan for Panther Island has a way forward with a multi-million dollar cash infusion. But it will be years in the making.
Fort Worth's ambitious development plan for Panther Island has a way forward with a multi-million dollar cash infusion. But it will be years in the making.
Man critically burned in parking garage fire near UT Arlington
A man was hospitalized with severe burns after several cars caught fire in a parking garage near the UT Arlington campus.
A man was hospitalized with severe burns after several cars caught fire in a parking garage near the UT Arlington campus.
Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis was targeted attack on Jews, FBI says
In the last phone call he made to his family, Malik Akram spewed venom against Jews, cursing Jews and America. He said he was not giving up and that he had prayed about this for two years and was opening the doors to further attacks.
In the last phone call he made to his family, Malik Akram spewed venom against Jews, cursing Jews and America. He said he was not giving up and that he had prayed about this for two years and was opening the doors to further attacks.
Southlake girl rescued from storm grate after snakes blocked her way out of drainage pipes
A 12-year-old girl in Southlake, who ended up in a storm grate after going through a drainage pipe, had to be rescued after her way back out of the drainage pipe was obstructed by a snake.
A 12-year-old girl in Southlake, who ended up in a storm grate after going through a drainage pipe, had to be rescued after her way back out of the drainage pipe was obstructed by a snake.
British police arrest 2 men connected to Colleyville synagogue hostage situation
Police confirmed they arrested two men in the UK in connection to last weekend's hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville.
Police confirmed they arrested two men in the UK in connection to last weekend's hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville.
2 homes catch fire in Fort Worth neighborhood
High winds caused a fire to spread to a second house in a Fort Worth neighborhood late Wednesday night.
High winds caused a fire to spread to a second house in a Fort Worth neighborhood late Wednesday night.
Drivers warm up buses, some schools open early due to arctic blast
Many North Texas school districts took extra steps Thursday morning to keep kids out of the bitter cold. One vaccine site in Dallas County is also opening late because of the weather.
Many North Texas school districts took extra steps Thursday morning to keep kids out of the bitter cold. One vaccine site in Dallas County is also opening late because of the weather.
FEMA opens drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Arlington
For the next three weeks, FEMA will operate a large COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot near the old Rangers ballpark in Arlington.
For the next three weeks, FEMA will operate a large COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot near the old Rangers ballpark in Arlington.
COVID-19 forces Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, other school districts to close for rest of week
All schools in the Grapevine-Colleyville and other school districts have shut down for the remainder of the week. Administrators said classes were being disrupted because too many people are out sick with COVID-19.
All schools in the Grapevine-Colleyville and other school districts have shut down for the remainder of the week. Administrators said classes were being disrupted because too many people are out sick with COVID-19.
Fort Worth ISD looks to Mexico to hire more teachers
The Fort Worth Independent School District will hold a virtual job fair in Mexico City. The goal is to find more bilingual teachers.
The Fort Worth Independent School District will hold a virtual job fair in Mexico City. The goal is to find more bilingual teachers.
FBI searching for driver who dropped Colleyville synagogue hostage-taker at Dallas homeless shelter
The gunman who held several people hostage at a North Texas synagogue spent several weeks in the area before Saturday's attack. He stayed at a hotel in Irving and two homeless shelters. The driver who dropped him off at one shelter is a key part of the investigation.
The gunman who held several people hostage at a North Texas synagogue spent several weeks in the area before Saturday's attack. He stayed at a hotel in Irving and two homeless shelters. The driver who dropped him off at one shelter is a key part of the investigation.
North Texas COVID-19 surge showing some signs of a plateau, health officials say
Health officials across North Texas are optimistic we may soon be over the hump in terms of new COVID cases. The state’s positivity rate has declined for three days in a row since Friday. But hospitalizations aren’t showing any sign of going down yet.
Health officials across North Texas are optimistic we may soon be over the hump in terms of new COVID cases. The state’s positivity rate has declined for three days in a row since Friday. But hospitalizations aren’t showing any sign of going down yet.
Tonga volcano eruption: North Texas Tongans struggling to communicate with relatives
Many Tongans living in North Texas still have family members and property on the islands. Very few of them have heard from their families because communications are down for the foreseeable future.
Many Tongans living in North Texas still have family members and property on the islands. Very few of them have heard from their families because communications are down for the foreseeable future.
Many school districts reopen after being closed due to COVID-19 staffing shortages
Some local school districts that closed early last week because of staffing shortages due to COVID-19 are now open again. They're hoping the break gave students and staff who were out sick a chance to recover.
Some local school districts that closed early last week because of staffing shortages due to COVID-19 are now open again. They're hoping the break gave students and staff who were out sick a chance to recover.