A 27‑year‑old man is in custody after Bexar County deputies found an elderly woman dead in her Shavano Park home while responding to a mental‑health call, the sheriff said.

A CODIS hit and fresh lab testing linked Marvin Lee Holloway to Ruby Battee’s 1986 murder and sexual assault, Dallas police say.

A helicopter went down on its side in north Fort Worth Wednesday; two people were taken to a hospital and authorities say the cause is under investigation.

A former Fort Worth officer pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in a Sept. 2024 off‑duty shooting; a Tarrant County jury will now decide his punishment.

A Memorial Day shooting in Fort Worth’s West 7th injured one and sharpened questions about the city’s security plans as the 2026 World Cup approaches.

Darrian Cortez Johnson, who admitted he fatally shot Terrell officer Jacob Candanoza during a 2024 traffic stop, is due to be sentenced in Kaufman County this week. The case reopened painful memories across North Texas.

A Grand Prairie care‑home operator was convicted in Tarrant County after prosecutors say she submitted more than 80 false Medicaid claims and was sentenced to 15 years.

A former Mesquite SWAT officer was arrested after an hours‑long SWAT standoff in Fort Worth. Authorities say he threatened a family member and fired inside before surrendering.

Three people were killed and a fourth wounded at a short‑term rental party in Dallas; police say upstairs gunfire struck people downstairs and detectives are investigating.

Alonzo Diego Fuller Jr., founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth, was indicted and booked in Tarrant County on a sexual‑assault charge; church leaders say he denies the allegations.

A bicyclist was killed Monday on eastbound I-20 in Arlington after being struck by a Toyota Prius. Eastbound lanes near Matlock were closed while police investigated.

A very young child accessed a firearm in a Ferris home and killed another child; an adult was arrested and criminal charges are pending.

A 50-year-old woman was fatally stabbed after an argument at a Mansfield home escalated into violence; a 43-year-old woman is in custody, police say.