GETAWAYS // Before You Fly, Get Your Act Together

Fort Worth Weekly 5/22 7:41A Fort Worth Weekly

If the recent appointment of the new American pope from Chicago has you dreaming of authentic hot dogs and a tour or Wrigley Field, be sure and have the right ID on your before you head to the...

Man arrested for Arlington murder, string of robberies five years later: police

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/21 6:02A Lauren Harper

Arlington police announced they ve made an arrest in a murder case dating back more than five years. Police said Monday a U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old Mekel Gaston on a capital murder charge in the death of...

Suspect in 2020 murder arrested after key witness comes forward, Arlington PD says

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 5/19 5:52A Briauna Brown

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly killing a man during a robbery attempt after posing as a woman online to lure him to a location in 2020, the Arlington Police Department announced. On Friday,...

Ex-Fort Worth divinity professor sentenced to 10 years after child porn found on work computer

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 5/15 12:31P Doug Myers

A former Brite Divinity School theology professor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after sexually explicit images of young children were found on his work computer, the U.S. Attorney's...

No criminal charges in ‘Senior Assassin' game after teen critically injured, police say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/14 11:17A NBCDFW Staff

Officials say they re not filing charges against those involved in a viral game that left one high school senior hospitalized weeks before graduation . According to Arlington police, on April 20...

Film Shorts // May 14-20, 2025

Fort Worth Weekly 5/14 8:57A Kristian Lin

OPENING Ada: My Mother the Architect (NR) Yael Melamede’s documentary profiles her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede. (Opens Friday in Dallas) A Breed Apart (R) Grace Caroline Currey stars in this horror film as an influencer whose trip to a private...

Robert Morris asked Gateway for millions of dollars, church alleges in court filings

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/14 7:43A Adrian Ashford and Matt Kyle | T

Gateway Church founder Robert Morris asked his former church for millions of dollars including ongoing retirement payments that the church denied, according to court documents filed by the church....

As redistricting criticized, Tarrant County holds first of four public hearings

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/13 7:45A Alanna Quillen

For the first time in 15 years, Tarrant County is considering a significant update to its commissioner precinct boundaries, as required by federal law, as the population grows in different regions. But the process is already drawing sharp...

Community meeting Tuesday on Dallas' latest deck park, Halperin Park

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/13 6:55A Hannah Jones

For the first time in 15 years, Tarrant County is considering a significant update to its commissioner precinct boundaries, as required by federal law, as the population grows in different regions. But the process is already drawing sharp...

65-year-old North Texas man dies following SWAT standoff in Grapevine, police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 5/13 5:20A Briauna Brown

A 65-year-old man died following a four-hour standoff in Grapevine, the police department said. Just after 9 a.m. Monday, officers were called to the 4400 block of SH-360 Frontage Road after reports concerning a man with a gun. Grapevine PD said...

Grand jury declines to indict Dallas doctor accused of sexually assaulting child

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 5/13 2:37A CBS Texas

A Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict a Dallas neurologist who was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Dr. Samir Shah was arrested on Oct. 28, 2024. On Dec. 12, the Texas Medical Board suspended his license. Following...

22-year-old man killed in possible alcohol-related crash on I-30 in Arlington, police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 5/12 4:45A Briauna Brown

An investigation is underway following a deadly crash that killed a 22-year-old man on I-30 in Arlington, police said. Just after 2:20 a.m. Monday, officers were called to the 2600 block of East I-30, near Six Flags, after reports of a major...

Serve and Volley

Fort Worth Weekly 5/7 12:13P Fort Worth Weekly

The Luka trade, the Stars’ Stanley Cup hopes, and the usual disappointment over the Cowboys’ draft have dominated local spring sports headlines. Fort Worthians, specifically, are sitting satisfied...

Yemeni Delights

Fort Worth Weekly 5/7 11:31A Fort Worth Weekly

Balqees Coffee , 2041 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Ste 103, Mansfield. 225-278-3083. 8am-10pm daily. Until a recent, long-overdue dermatologist appointment, the only reason I’d ever been to Mansfield was to...

Film Shorts // May 7-13, 2025

Fort Worth Weekly 5/7 9:05A Kristian Lin

OPENING The Ancestral Home (NR) Phuong My Chi stars in this Vietnamese supernatural comedy as a social-media influencer who encounters her late brother’s ghost (Huynh Lap) while visiting her family’s home. Also with Hanh Thuy, Dao Anh Tuan, Huynh...