A North Texas high school was placed under "shelter" status and had an increased police presence Monday because of a threat posted on social media, police say.

ARLINGTON, Texas — A North Texas man who was sentenced to 60 years in prison will now serve a life sentence after being convicted of sexually exploiting more than a dozen young boys and girls and filming it, officials said Monday.

Kaleb Nix, a 26-year-old from Arlington, has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age

Law enforcement officials say they’ve busted a group of ATM thieves behind a string of dramatic robberies across the Metroplex. Fort Worth police say 13 men are in custody, charged with hitting at least 70 ATMs and making off with tens of thousands of dollars.

Arlington police and a police helicopter spent more than an hour in a chase overnight. WFAA photojournalist Josh Stephen captured footage of it in progress.

The Original Roy Hutchins Barbeque will open a location on East Copeland Road at the Entertainment District in the former Texas Land & Cattle Co. building.

It’s time to get out the purple beads, take a bite of the king cake and let the good times roll. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as it’s also known, falls on March 4 this year, but many of the festivities get underway the weekend before.

The city of Arlington will activate its Emergency Weather Shelter Plan on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, through Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The Salvation Army in Arlington located at 712 W. Abram St. will begin intake at 7 p.m. and go through 10 p.m. IDs are required and meals will be served.

The University of Texas at Arlington is joining forces with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to operate the new National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing Satellite Campus at Pegasus Park (NCTM2) in Dallas.

The women’s softball team opened its 2025 season with one win and four losses in Texas. This past weekend, the Bulldogs (1–4, 0–0 Ivy) fought hard in a series of games in Texas.

The new center at Bridge Labs will train the workforce powering North Texas’ biotech boom—helping startups speed therapies, vaccines, and breakthrough biologics from lab bench to patients. Funded in part by Lyda Hill Philanthropies,