Arlington News

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the early Saturday death of a pregnant motorist, authorities said Tuesday. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

ARLINGTON -- A mentally disabled man may have been sexually assaulted at an unlicensed assisted-living home where he lived with six other people -- three of whom are registered sex offenders -- in east-central Arlington, state officials say.

Police are investigating a complaint that the man was sexually assaulted last month at the Loving Care center, Arlington police spokesman Lt. Blake Miller said. He declined to release details of the complaint, citing department policy against releasing information about sexual assault victims. Read more

A former Duncanville teacher was sentenced to 50 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to several charges including aggravated sexual assault, burglary, attempted burglary and possession of ... via Quick

“In terms of Valentines, men think red roses”

Ronald Langford carries a bashful smile along with the Valentine's Day roses and teddy bear he bought for his fiance Wednesday at H. E. Cannon Floral Co. via Quick

“Then I'll die and maybe never see them [her children] again.”

Stanley Kasyoka and Beatrice Thomas wait anxiously in their Arlington apartment for a way to get their three children out of Kenya. via The Dallas Morning News

Dear Abby: The letter from 'Hurt in Ohio' (Dec. 8), the 13-year-old girl who is being bullied, was deeply affecting. I have been a middle-school teacher for 10 years. I have seen what bullying can do to kids.

I'm proud that 'Hurt' told her parents, but because that hasn't helped her, please tell her to find an adult at school whom she trusts and tell that adult what is happening. If she doesn't get a quick response, she should keep going to more adults until someone listens. --MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHER IN INDIANA Read more

“We have a Web site devoted to it, and about 80 percent of our ad budget is going on the program. If there's a hotbed for this program, we're in it out here.”

More than 2,000 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have received $3,000 vouchers for their old cars this year through Air Check Texas. via Quick

Two men face charges of capital murder in an October slaying in east Arlington, police said Tuesday. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“He's at such an age that it may be a while.”

By MATTHEW HAAG / The Dallas Morning News mhaag@dallasnews.com After working a late-night shift Friday at an Arlington Applebee's restaurant, Penny Cliatt called her boyfriend to say she was on her way to ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

The owner of an Arlington convenience store and two employees are accused of using Molotov cocktails to start a fire that burned the store and damaged nearby businesses in January.

The owner, Motaz Wasif Amreya, 29, and his employee, Ibrahim K. Ohwib, 27, are charged with federal counts of arson of a business in the Jan. 8 fire at Discount Food Mart, 2020 Mansfield Webb Road.

Another employee, Ahmad Bayazid, 17, is charged with state counts of arson and engaging in organized crime.

Amreya initially told investigators that he was at home asleep when the fire started a little after 1 a.m., according to U.S. Attorney Richard Roper's office in Dallas. Amreya also said several cash bags were missing from the store. Read more

The Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Military officials say a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while on a dismounted patrol ... via Valley Morning Star

Police at the University of Texas at Arlington are continuing the investigation into the death of a student. via KHOU-TV Houston

As of Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at least 3,947 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. via Boston.com

“It's usually just this quiet, most of the time”

ARLINGTON -- Three teens were shot at a party in far south Arlington late Saturday during what police say may have been a dispute between rival gangs.

The teens, two girls and a boy, all 17, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

It was the third time in less than five months that teens have been shot -- including one fatally -- during fights at parties in Arlington.

Police have stepped up gang enforcement and have some gang initiatives that will continue, police Lt. Blake Miller said. But he warned that the community will need to help prevent future gang-related incidents by keeping tabs on whom their children are with and what they are doing. Read more

A 19-year-old man died of stab wounds Friday in south Arlington after he tried to break up a melee involving more than 20 youths, a neighbor said.

At least two other teenagers were injured in the fight.

Chad Robinson, 19, of Arlington was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he was pronounced dead about 7 p.m.

Richard Vasquez, 17, was taken to an area hospital by his parents for treatment of stab wounds, police said. A 16-year-old was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital by ambulance for treatment of stab wounds, but police are not releasing his name because of his age. Read more

What could you do with Exxon Mobil's $40.6 billion profit for 2007? Here are a few options: -- Pay for a year's tuition and board at Harvard for about 900,000 students. via San Jose Mercury News

“He was almost more upset about the bag”

ARLINGTON -- Area Greek Orthodox leaders are offering $5,000 for the return of a bishop's crown, which was stolen Friday.

If it is returned to one of their churches in its original condition, they say, no questions will be asked.

'I don't foresee that you can walk into a pawnshop and be able to get rid of it,' said the Rev. Christopher Constantinides of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas.

On Jan. 25, Metropolitan Isaiah, bishop of the Northwest Region of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, had just arrived in North Texas from Colorado to visit local parishes. He had not yet checked into his hotel and was having dinner in north Arlington when someone broke into a local priest's car and stole his personal items. They included a bag containing the ornate crown threaded with gold and silver and inlaid with semiprecious stones and religious icons. It is valued at $10,000. Read more

“The community, I think, has done a fantastic job of building up the Y”

The YMCA of Arlington kicks off its 50th anniversary tonight with a celebration dinner at the Arlington Convention Center featuring baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.

The event benefits the Y's Strong Kids Campaign, which provides financial assistance to kids participating in Y programs. Last year, the nonprofit gave away more than $500,000 through the program, officials said.

The YMCA of Arlington started in 1958 with a storefront office in the 100 block of East Main Street, in an area that is now a parking lot. Bob Cunningham, the nonprofit's executive director from 1958 to 1971, said the focus from the beginning was youths, with camping trips and Saturday morning fitness activities at a school among the Y's first local projects. Later, the Y expanded with programs geared toward the whole family. Some of those included bridge lessons, dog handling, judo, painting and English as a second language. Read more