Benbrook News

Nearly 500 dogs were seized from a Bowie kennel this morning and taken to a temporary shelter in Fort Worth, authorities said.

Stephanie Hart and Brian Bertschy were married April 18, 2009, at Benbrook, Texas.

By SHIRLEY JINKINS WHEATLAND - Beer, bait, barbecue and even tattoos are standard fare at shops in an area that is informally called Whiskey Flats along U.S. 377 between Benbrook and Granbury.

Chelsea L. McGowan cmcgowan@weatherforddemocrat.com Despite the sudden onslaught of 100-plus degree days in Parker County, the municipal utility system has yet to feel any strain from high usage.

The American Transportation Research Institute has released an updated version of its listing of state and local idling regulations, which can be accessed as a cab card or on the Web.

Musical events Postponed. Because of an unforeseen emergency, 'A Musical Evening with Josh and Friends,' originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. June 19 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Arlington, has been postponed.

Benbrook<p/>Graduation: June 6<p/>Number of graduates: 375<p/>Outstanding accomplishments: The jazz band was one of two champions at the 13th annual Highlander/Wesleyan Jazz Festival; art students won top awards from the Safe City Commission contest; students advanced to the playoffs in baseball and girls soccer.<p/>Valedictorian Yuliana <p/>Lementova<p/>Fort Worth<p/>Age: 17<p/>Intended major: civil engineering<p/>College: University of Texas at Arlington<p/>Salutatorian Chandrie E. Cook<p/>Benbrook<p/>Age: 17<p/>Intended majors: nutrition and pre-medicine<p/>College: University of Texas<p/>

Some Tarrant County residents may notice a change in the taste of their water. Affected are Fort Worth water customers in the city's central and western areas.

By MIKE LEE Voters in west and southwest Fort Worth picked another outsider to represent them on the City Council.W.B. 'Zim' Zimmerman beat Eric Fox in the runoff to replace the late Chuck Silcox in District 3, after an extended, sometimes bitter campaign.

By ELIZABETH ZAVALA Drivers who don't want to share the road with cyclists, pedestrians and runners: Watch out.State lawmakers sent a message with Senate Bill 488 that, if Gov.

By BILL MILLER Rain chances in North Texas were diminishing Wednesday morning, following a stormy night that dumped 2 inches of rain on Benbrook and southwest Fort Worth, but only trace amounts elsewhere.The overnight storms developed ahead of a cold front that was still approaching North Texas early Wednesday morning.Benbrook recorded 2.38 inches ...

By MIKE LEE FORT WORTH - The most hotly contested race in Fort Worth goes into its final phase this week as early voting begins in the City Council District 3 runoff.

"We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against," a nonfiction classic by Nicholas von Hoffman, was the bible of the 1960s counterculture movement.

By BILL HANNA Don't worry about stricter watering restrictions this summer.The spring rains provided enough runoff that the Tarrant Regional Water District says its customers can expect to make it through summer without triggering Stage 1 water restrictions, which would limit outdoor watering to twice a week.

The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and the traditional beginning of the travel season.

By ANTHONY SPANGLER&ensp; FORT WORTH - While a tax windfall from rising mineral values in the Barnett Shale has come as welcome news during the recent economic downturn, the additional revenue could shrink in coming years, creating a difficult dilemma many local governments have failed to consider.

IT COULD soon be 'A presto' for Ballymoney after councillors agreed to consider joining a twinning town project in Italy.

Rick Stacy can sell furniture, but he couldn't sell Southlake voters on granting him a second stretch as mayor of Southlake.

FORT WORTH - A 28-year-old Mexican national was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2007 stabbing death of an acquaintance.

A serious accident south of Benbrook has shut down traffic in both directions of U.S. 377, Traffic.com reported.