An Ozone Action Day is in effect for the DFW area today. After another comfortable start, temperatures will be on the rise this afternoon through the weekend with highs in the low 90s. The normal high temperature at DFW this time of year is 82, so temperatures will be around 10 degrees above normal. There will also be an increase …

An 18-year-old suspect was in custody after a shooting Wednesday morning at Timberview High School in Arlington that left four people injured — one of them critically — as hundreds of anxious families waited hours to be reunited with their children.Timothy George Simpkins, who turned himself in to authorities about four hours after the shooting, faces three counts of aggravated assault. …

Timberview High School in Arlington went on lockdown Wednesday morning after an active shooter incident was reported there. Here’s what we know so far. At least four people were injured Three people were taken to hospitals and one person suffered minor injuries, Arlington police said. Tim Ciesco, a spokesman with Arlington police, said a 25-year-old man is listed in good condition. …

In the aftermath of the Mansfield Timberview shooting, one of the biggest questions coming from the incident is how a student with a gun managed to get on the high school campus in Arlington. While the school did have two resource officers on the campus prior to the shooting, Mansfield ISD did not have metal detectors at the campus Wednesday morning. …

Richardson has reported at least 9,304 total cases of COVID-19 and 128 deaths, according to the most recent information available. Throughout the pandemic, the city has not collected its own data, and Collin County commissioners voted in November to remove all data from its dashboard except hospitalizations. The Richardson totals are from Dallas County and do not include the portion of …

Richardson ISD is reporting 1,160 total cases of COVID-19 among students, more than half the 1,854 total from the previous school year, according to the district’s dashboard. There are 112 active cases among students and 25 among staff, the district says. The total case numbers six weeks into the school year have slowed after spiking early, with 964 student cases reported …

AUSTIN — A federal judge Wednesday night blocked a new Texas law that banned abortions after six weeks and allowed private citizens to file lawsuits against anyone who facilitated the procedure. Texas immediately appealed the ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin issued a preliminary injunction forbidding state court judges and …

ARLINGTON — The warnings of an “active shooter” at Timberview High School instantly stirred the worst fears. Even after hundreds of relieved families learned their children were safe, they were still struggling with the tragedy of a critically wounded 15-year-old among the four injured — and the reality that the toll could have been far more grave. Quinnet Momoh stood …

Gun violence on Texas school campuses, like the shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, is rare but not unheard of. But school safety experts are concerned that the frequency of such incidents might increase as students — already stressed from the COVID-19 pandemic — return to in-person instruction. “There’s been a lot of stressors going on for students, …