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The theme park tweeted they were closing on Saturday and Sunday due to the forecast of inclement weather. NBC 5’s team of Weather Experts said we’ll see rain over the weekend and that some of the rain could be heavy at times with lightning and occasional rumbles of thunder. Six Flags said tickets purchased for Feb. 10-11 will be valid on any …

When it comes to driving around north Texas highways you can see the congestion growing. Tarrant County elected officials and business leaders met at the county’s annual transportation summit at the Hurst Conference Center on Friday to discuss the transportation needs of a growing population. Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition Executive Director Victor Vandergriff said the area is prime for more …

Texas A&M Unversity says it plans to close its 20-year-old Qatar campus by 2028, with board members noting “heightened instability” in the Middle East as a major reason to reconsider its presence in the country. Thursday’s vote by Texas A&M’s Board of Regents also came after the school had faced criticism over its Qatar campus from a Washington, D.C.-based think tank …

A man is in custody after police say he stole a van with the owner inside and then drove from Fort Worth to Dallas Friday morning. The owner of the van is OK after witnesses called 911 to report seeing a person in the back of the van yelling for help. According to Fort Worth Police, a man called 911 …

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office says Friday the case against a man accused of stealing monkeys from the Dallas Zoo is not over, though he is now facing fewer charges. Davion Irvin allegedly admitted to repeatedly breaking into the Dallas Zoo over several days in January 2023, cutting multiple animal enclosures and stealing two emperor tamarin monkeys. This week, …

Riverfront Boulevard in Dallas serves as a stark example of prolonged delays in roadwork despite allocated funds. Originally named Industrial Boulevard, the street’s transformation was envisioned in 2008. Plans for its upgrade extend even further back, with $60 million designated for the rehabilitation of Riverfront Boulevard from the Frank Crowley Dallas County Criminal Courthouse to Cadiz Street, including new sidewalks …

The City of Fort Worth is seeking assistance to address severe flooding in the northside, which has resulted in the loss of five lives in recent years. The issue is centered around the Upper Lebow Channel, and the city is requesting $100 million in federal grant funding to resolve the problem. Residents living near the channel have long reported significant …

Police in southern Dallas are investigating a shooting incident from Friday night that resulted in five people sustaining injuries. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) received a call regarding the incident around 8:50 p.m. in the 200 block of Stoneport Drive. According to police reports, three adults and two minors were shot during the incident. All the victims were taken to …

An Arlington Police officer shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on Interstate 20 Thursday afternoon. The officer, conducting traffic duty on a motorcycle, pulled over a driver for erratic behavior. During the encounter, the officer instructed the driver to turn off his vehicle. However, the driver refused and remained inside the car. The officer observed that the …

Nearly five months following a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of an Arlington Police motorcycle officer, Dallas County Sheriffs have announced the arrest of a suspect. Joshua Quintairo Watson, 26, hailing from Jackson, Mississippi, was apprehended in North Texas by members of a U.S. Marshals Task Force based on a warrant related to the September 2023 crash that resulted …