North Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 3/11 10:26A Juan A. Lozano | The Associated

A North Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony...

Man walking along Highway 360 entrance ramp fatally struck by vehicle in Arlington

DFW Scanner 3/8 9:04A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred early Saturday morning along Highway 360. On March 7, 2026, at approximately 5:09 a.m., officers responded to the northbound lanes of Highway 360 near E....

Bride: Mismatched Parts

Fort Worth Weekly 3/4 8:03P Kristian Lin

Good grief, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a trainwreck. It’s the sort of disaster that only male directors used to be allowed to make: incoherent, feverish, self-indulgent, crammed with more ideas than the filmmaker can adequately develop....

Girls to the Front!

Fort Worth Weekly 3/4 10:11A Fort Worth Weekly

This week marks the beginning of National Women’s History Month , and as such, ladies are front and center in this week’s Night & Day . Emulating the cover-to-cover nature of our editorial package,...

Rittenhouse of Cards

Fort Worth Weekly 2/26 5:07A Fort Worth Weekly

The Tarrant County GOP are clearly in a frightened state, even if they are still campaigning in a red one. The first eight days of early voting have totaled 75,357 ballots for the Dems while...

Texas U.S. Senate race draws national attention as Democratic candidates blitz North Texas

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/22 8:06A Jack Fink

The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is intensifying and making national headlines, as all major Republican and Democratic candidates sweep across the state. Over the past two weeks, every candidate has made campaign stops in North Texas, and CBS...

Boy shot, killed while juveniles were allegedly aiming gun at each other and pulling trigger,...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/21 8:23A Briauna Brown

A juvenile boy is dead after being shot while he and other juveniles were handling a firearm, the Arlington Police Department confirmed Saturday. Police said the juvenile who pulled the trigger is facing manslaughter charges. A deadly game...

UPDATE: 14-year-old killed in Arlington shooting; juvenile arrested for Manslaughter

DFW Scanner 2/21 5:32A dfwscanner

Late Friday night, Arlington PD officers responded to a reported shooting at Sausalito Drive, near W. Arkansas Lane and Little Road in Arlington. Upon arrival, officers located a 14-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound. Despite...

After redistricting, newly drawn Dallas congressional district attracts 4 Democrats, including Julie...

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/15 4:13A Jack Fink

One of the most closely watched races for the upcoming March 3 primary election is for the 33rd Congressional District, a newly drawn district in Dallas County that has a majority of Latino residents. The seat is the result of mid-decade...

1 killed, 1 injured after gunfire erupts during gathering at Fort Worth apartment, police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/9 3:14A Briauna Brown

One person was shot and killed, and another was injured after gunfire erupted during a gathering at a Fort Worth apartment complex overnight, police confirmed. Fort Worth police told CBS News Texas that at about 3 a.m., officers responded to a...

How a Democrat defeated the Republican in a GOP majority state Senate district in Tarrant County

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/8 3:54A Jack Fink

It was a major political upset that delighted Democrats and rattled Republicans here in North Texas, across the state, and the nation. Democrat Taylor Rehmet trounced Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the special runoff election for the open state...

Inmate captured after escaping jail transport in Fort Worth, sheriff's office confirms

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/2 9:00A Briauna Brown

An inmate is back in custody Monday afternoon after escaping custody in Fort Worth. According to a spokesperson with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, the inmate, whose name has not been released, was being transported by van from the downtown...

Dispute over french fries spirals into deadly shooting, Fort Worth police say

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/29 7:36A Steven Rosenbaum

Fort Worth detectives are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed his friend after an argument that began over french fries. Police said the shooting happened on Wednesday evening at an apartment complex on Jeremiah Drive near Alemeda...

Thousands without power across Texas as winter storm sweeps through state

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/25 4:27A Briauna Brown

Thousands of Texans are without power Sunday after a winter storm bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain swept through Saturday. As of 9:30 a.m., over 25,000 Texas Oncor customers are without power, with the majority in East Texas, south of...

What is "puffing"? Why North Texas drivers can be fined up to $500 for warming up their cars

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 1/24 1:25A Sergio Candido

Drivers across North Texas could face fines of up to $500 for a common winter habit known locally as "puffing," law enforcement officials and county authorities warn as temperatures drop this season. What is "puffing"? Puffing refers to the act...