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• Arlington workers bring to light a connection to the city’s past

  What started as routine morning street construction on Center Street quickly became a historical dig by early afternoon.

• Weatherford residents angry over rise in electric rates
  What do you think?

  Some blame city officials for negotiating a new contract with a private power wholesaler.

• What's up with those little boxes near TCU?

  Seismic sensors line the streets of neighborhoods near TCU.

• Teen gets 7 years in Watauga GameStop robbery

  A Fort Worth teenager who police say was a member of the Knockout Boys gang was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for holding up a GameStop store in Watauga, court records show.

• Rescuers free worker in collapsed trench in Hudson Oaks

  It took 66 rescue workers from 21 organizations to free a utility worker who was trapped about 8 feet below the surface when a construction trench collapsed Friday, an official said.

• Arlington driver dies after collision with pickup

  The collision occurred at the intersection of Slaughter and North Mesquite streets in central Arlington about 6:40 p.m., authorities said.

• Trustees to consider action on Arlington superintendent

  ARLINGTON -- School trustees announced late Friday that they will "consider possible action" on Superintendent Hector Montenegro's employment status Monday.

• Crane collapses at Houston refinery

  The largest mobile crane in the nation collapsed at a Houston refinery Friday, killing four contract workers and injuring six others, a company vice president said.

• Fort Worth police fire two officers

  Both officers were fired after internal investigations into allegations against them.

• Texas 161 and I-30 in Grand Prairie reopened after accident

  The southbound lanes of Texas 161 and the westbound lanes of Interstate-30 were open for traffic at 4:50 p.m. after an accident that involved an 18-wheeler that turned over onto a guardrail, according to authorities.

• Fort Worth police issue warning about card thefts

  Credit and debit cards are being stolen from cars at Lake Worth and Trinity Trail, police say.

• American to lay off 1,500 maintenance workers

  The Fort Worth-based airline will lose 1,300 aircraft mechanics and 200 managers and support workers.

• 2 new veterans counseling centers planned for DFW

  One will be in Fort Worth and one in Dallas, doubling the number of Vet Centers in the Metroplex.

• 'Hundreds' reporting Burger's Lake visits, illnesses

  The owners of the Fort Worth recreational lake have closed the facility as health officials await the results of water tests.

• Arlington schools superintendent put on paid leave

  Hector Montenegro is removed temporarily and deputy superintendent Jerry McCullough assumes leadership in the meantime.

• Pharmacy robber strikes again in Denton County

  The robber -- who always demands narcotics, not cash -- wears hats, gloves and a dark jacket, even during hot weather.

• Wreck kills motorcyclist in northeast Fort Worth

  The man was riding a Harley Davidson on Trinity Boulevard when he lost control and crashed into a sign and center median.

• Dallas police search for 2 men involved in robbery

  Police said the men fired at pursuing officers.

• Indicted Dallas police officer is fired

  Minh Tran faces bribery charges after an internal affair investigation led to an indictment.

• Texas' $4.83 billion wind-power plan takes big step closer to reality
  What do you think?

  Building the infrastructure will eventually add about $4 a month to electric bills.

• 29 North Texas Starbucks to close
  What do you think?

  Eight Starbucks locations in Tarrant County are among 600 company-owned stores that will be closed nationwide.

• South leads in obesity, with Texas ranked 10th fattest, CDC says

  In Texas, 25% to 29% of adults were obese in 2007.

• Ex-Texas governor gives six-figure sum to mansion's restoration fund
  What do you think?

  Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe donates $100,000 to help restore the fire-ravaged Governor's Mansion.

• Flamboyant ex-Fort Worth public events titan Magness dies

  B. Don Magness had a personality as big and flashy as the Miss Texas pageants he oversaw.

• The Savvy Consumer: If you take the 401(k) cash, you may live to regret it

  Although automatic features are taking fire in retirement plans these days, many in the younger half of the work force are taking the cash from their 401(k)s and running when they switch jobs, according to a new survey by Fidelity.

• Illness closes Fort Worth swimming hole

  Health officials are investigating whether a waterborne parasite made people sick at Burger's Lake.

• FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes again

  It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday - lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing.

  
• Fort Worth officials look to Dallas for ideas on streetcar system

  Fort Worth officials tour Dallas to get ideas for a streetcar system.

• Judge delays ruling on DNA tests in 1983 slayings near Sherman

  A Death Row inmate convicted in 1984 says he did not kill the four men.

• Keller woman taken in by 'work from home' scam

  The woman will likely have to pay back more than $38,000 that she unwittingly helped a Russian company launder.