Arlington News

And then there were 12 on "American Idol." After the audience voted, the singing contest said goodbye Thursday to Alex Lambert of North Richland Hills, Texas; Todrick Hall of Arlington, Texas; Lilly Scott of Littleton, Colo.

Jurors in the capital murder trial of Arnold Barnes of Arlington convicted him of the lesser charge of murder Thursday afternoon and immediately began hearing testimony in the punishment phase.

Call it fate. Or chance. Or evidence that nothing lost to heartbreak can't, in time, be found again.

Ongoing construction at the highway 360 and Division Street interchange in Arlington closed the highway in both directions last weekend.

Wimbledon Park is a 13-acre neighborhood park offering beauty, recreation, a fitness trail and even a garden.

By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON -- Football, basketball and rock concerts at Cowboys Stadium led to a dramatic increase in tourism dollars in Arlington, making it the best fall tourism season in recent history, officials said.Tourists spent an estimated $14.3 million on hotels, restaurants, shopping and transportation in the city during the first ...

Registration Opens for Litter Challenge at Lake Arlington Environmental Competition for Cash and Prizes is Saturday, April 10 A city-sponsored environmental cleanup event returns to Lake Arlington on Saturday, April 10.

The following recall has been announced: GNS Foods, based in Arlington, Texas, is voluntarily recalling snack mixes containing certain kinds of pretzels.

By ROBERT CADWALLADER ARLINGTON -- Since the Lake Arlington Branch Library had its last makeover 13 years ago, the carpet has become smudgy and threadbare and the furnishings a cramped array of shelves and computer workstations.It's time for another, the staff and some patrons say.'We want it to be more of a pleasant environment,' said Karen ...

TxDot reopened SH 360 at Division Street in Arlington early Saturday night. It's unclear if crews finished the work that had been scheduled through Monday morning.

Calls for more geographic diversity on the Arlington school board are unlikely to end with May's election.

The University of Texas at Arlington will break ground this afternoon on its new $78 million multipurpose center.

Some people prefer brand new things: the latest fashions, the trendiest accessories, contemporary furniture and household furnishings and the sportiest car on the market...but not me.

A heads up if you're planning on being anywhere near Arlington this weekend --- State Highway 360 is going to be shut down all weekend both North and Southbound at Division Street so TxDot can hang bridge beams.

By AMAN BATHEJA The Republican primary race in state House District 93 -- which stretches across much of Arlington, Mansfield and Grand Prairie -- may go to a recount.Former Arlington City Councilwoman Barbara Nash won Tuesday night against Bill Burch, a real estate investor, by 112 votes out of 5,354.'We haven't made a final decision yet,' Burch ...

There's more trouble for the Arlington woman arrested in last year's murder of her husband, a U-T Arlington professor.

Drake in the audience during the NBA All-Star Game held at Cowboys Stadium on February 14, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON -- The Friendly Village Mobile Home Park has been in north Arlington nearly 40 years, longer than many of the surrounding houses, but a proposed deal has some residents worried about who might be coming to the neighborhood.The owner of the 38-acre mobile home park, at 2201 Miller Road off Ballpark Way and Avenue J, is ...

Are you living in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas or New Mexico? Do you live in Texas? If you are looking for something to do for spring break, consider going to Fort Worth, Texas.

The new Center Street Bridge over Interstate 30 in Arlington is not really a "bridge to nowhere," as Councilman Mel LeBlanc describes it.