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The Arlington City Council approved a contract amendment to give Republic Waste Services a $4.3 million one-time reimbursement for 65-gallon wheeled recycling carts being delivered to Arlington's nearly 93,000 households.

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority on Monday approved bus service to Arlington as a two-year pilot project and also lowered fares for college students.

In what seems to be a plot straight out of an episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation , Arlington's own parks department would like to know who beheaded Nessie, the beloved playground dragon who lived at Allen Saxe Park.

"Oh my God, what happened?" said Paula Thomas as she walked into the playground at Allan Saxe Park in southwest Arlington with her children, nine-year-old Jaron and 13-year-old Taylor.

Dr. Nancy Bader poses with 16-year-old German Shepherd Cagney at Jason-Little Road Animal Clinic in Arlington, Texas, June 5, 2013.

The Recycle Reef exhibit along with Plastiki, a 60-foot catamaran made of 12,500 recycled bottles and other recyclable materials, is to draw awareness to the City's efforts to encourage people to recycle.

The nondenominational Dallas West International Church has leased the former Trinity United Methodist Church facilities at Norwood Lane and Park Row Drive in Arlington and began holding services there in May. Dallas West Pastor Richard Garcia said the 900-seat sanctuary and classroom wings will give the church space to grow and will accommodate a ... (more)

But the 16 young adults being honored on this night had, in recent days, already gone through their high school commencement exercises.

Libby Coffman, 8, gets a boost from dad Rick while building a wooden tower at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History also participated with several interactive displays.

Evan is the grandson of Mrs. Mable Williams and the late Mr. Christell Williams, and the nephew of Mr. Bernard Williams of Rapides Station.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and Mrs. Leon Vaccarella celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary June 2 at a dinner in their honor at Texas de Brazil in Fort Worth and a party at the home of granddaughters Krysten and LeeAnn Jeter in Arlington, Texas.

An Arlington man, now serving two life sentences in prison, showered his daughter and her two 9-year-old friends with lavish gifts, including horses, clothes and electronics, while he sexually molested them for more than a year, police said.

This completely non-smoking hotel in Arlington, Texas features on-site dining at the Great American Grill and free high-speed internet access.

Alex Reymundo, a Mexican-born comedian who grew up in Texas, has used his background to carve a niche in the comedy world.

I never had a dog when I was growing up, and I thought I didn't want one, especially years ago when I had a harried household of three young sons and a husband.

ARLINGTON Arlington teachers and other school district employees are likely to be getting a 3 percent pay raise for the 2013-14 school year, thanks to the school board's motion on Thursday to add the raises to the district's proposed budget.

During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Chief Will Johnson announced the termination of officer Thomas Kantzos, the 17-year veteran who allegedly bought illegal steroids for himself and other officers, and used his police database to tip off a dealer that narcotics officers were watching him.

Late Thursday morning, Arlington police announced that a suspect had been arrested and charged with the murder of Kennedale Independent School District teacher Ross Shreves.

Police said Thursday that 27-year-old Patrick Jardell Brooks has been arrested and is facing a murder charge in connection with Shreves' fatal shooting.

Arlington police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old John Shreves , the Kennedale teacher found in his car outside the No Frills Grill & Sports Bar early Monday morning.