Colleyville synagogue rabbi says he threw chair before escaping hostage standoff

The rabbi of a Colleyille synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff.

Dallas woman dies after crash on Grapevine highway

Police said the Jeep crashed into an “arrow truck” that was parked at the 121/635 split, then it hit the barrier wall of the ramp.

British police detain 2 teens in relation to Colleyville synagogue hostage case

Police in Britain said they have detained two teenagers in relation to the hostages being taken at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville on Saturday.

Colleyville synagogue hostage situation: FBI identifies hostage-taker

The FBI identified 44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram, as the man who took four people hostage at a Colleyville synagogue.

Colleyville synagogue hostage situation: Hostages rescued, suspect dead

The four people taken hostage at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville have been rescued safe and alive. The suspect who took the hostages is dead.

Who is Aafia Siddiqui? Closer look at the Pakistani woman jailed in Texas

Aafia Siddiqui is serving an 86-year prison sentence after being convicted in Manhattan in 2010 on charges that she sought to shoot U.S. military officers while being detained in Afghanistan two years earlier.

Fort Worth boy battling rare brain cancer given special birthday celebration

Fort Worth 6-year-old Rylan Pruitt, who has a rare brain cancer, celebrated his birthday surrounded by the sounds of sirens and revving engines.

New Texas voting law causing some mail-in ballots to be rejected

Hundreds of requests have come into county offices statewide, and many are being rejected. That's because of a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last year.

Overwhelmed North Texas hospitals still seek more staff to help with omicron surge

Patients listed as hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Texas ticked upward again Friday, but there was some improving news among the youngest patients.

Fort Worth Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade canceled due to omicron surge

Organizers had been anticipating the MLK parade after last year’s could not go on. But after seeing the numbers continue to quickly rise, the late cancelation was the safest option.

LIST: Dozens of North Texas districts closed due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Students in more than three dozen school districts across North Texas will get an even longer MLK holiday. Their schools canceled classes due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases on campuses.

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner announces retirement

Kent Scribner announced Thursday he will be stepping down as Fort Worth ISD superintendent at the conclusion of his contract.

Southlake COVID-19 testing site closes due to backlog

The COVID-19 testing site at Bicentennial Park in Southlake is now closed because it could not keep up with the demand for results.

Cook Children's Medical Center treating record-breaking number of kids for COVID-19

Across the North Texas 19-county region, nearly 4,000 people are in hospitals. That's an increase of 111 from Tuesday and represents more than a quarter of all hospital patients. Of the nearly 4,000 people, 151 of them are kids.