ARLINGTON — Evacuations are underway due to a fire in a natural gas well near the Continuing Education building at the University of Texas Arlington. UT Arlington police said the fire is under control, but urges people to stay away from the area until further notice. Students were sent a MAV Alert to evacuate.

According to the university, normal campus operations were able to resume about an hour after the initial announcement.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Community leader and activist Ranjana Bhandari shared her concerns about a proposal for more fracking in East Arlington. “The pollution from fracking, the fumes, the noise, the lights, the traffic," said Ranjana Bhandari.

It was the first time in 12 years that Arlington opened new land for fracking. TotalEnergies will drill 10 new gas wells that are two-tenths of a mile from a daycare center amid an uptick in Barnett Shale activity.

The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 legislative agenda asks for various initiatives that encourage Texas’ economic growth, such as infrastructure investments, local government efficiency,

Officers with the Arlington Police Department were dispatched to an armed robbery in progress call that resulted in the arrest of a man who was wanted in Shreveport, La. for attempted second-degree murder.

The UFL has leased more than 111,000 square feet of office space in Arlington, Texas, for its football operations headquarters.

With the Texas Rangers’ formal announcement of the Rangers Sports Network on Wednesday came one additional bit of good news for fans.

Two Texas residents won million-dollar prizes from lottery games, with growing jackpots in Powerball and Mega Millions, and a $73.5M prize for Lotto Texas.

The Texas Rangers reached multiyear agreements with several distributors that will broadcast games in the team's five-state television territory, the team announced Tuesday. A day after unveiling the new Rangers Sports Network (RSN),

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have created a new company to oversee production and distribution of their game broadcasts.

The land is right across the Colorado River from Colorado Bend State Park. The new park may be open in about two years.