It is reported that all Vietnamese people living overseas in the United States have been subject to undue hardship from the consulates when they needed to renew their passports, apply for visas to Vietnam, and other legal matters. “The officials at the consulate were always rude to me and seemed unnecessarily adversarial,” said Hang Do,…
On nearly any given day of any given week, airplane and helicopter pilots from around the world can be found training in a nondescript building in Arlington in the shadow of AT&T stadium. The cavernous facility is owned by aerospace and defense contractor L3 Technologies, which employs about 900 people at the site, and is…
ARLINGTON — Self-driving vehicles, once limited to rides at Six Flags Over Texas, have busted off their tracks and taken to city streets. On Friday, Arlington becomes the first city in North Texas to offer driverless shuttle service to the general public — not as a thrill ride, but as a step into the future of transportation.
Three fires in the Dallas-Fort Worth area late Friday and early Saturday left occupants unhurt, but a Dallas firefighter was hospitalized for a minor injury, authorities said. Area crews responded to fires at a vacant apartment complex in Dallas, a hotel in Plano and a duplex in Arlington. Dallas A fire engulfed the third floor…
A year ago this month, Shackelford Junior High teacher Jade Laswell had her first-ever routine screening mammogram and was diagnosed with malignant tumor. It changed not only her life and the lives of her husband and children, but also hundreds — maybe thousands — of people she’ll never meet. Her courage even impressed the Dallas…
For travelers worldwide, home rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO have been a boon. Rent a house or a room for a night or a week and get a kitchen and more space than you’d have in a hotel room. What’s not to like? Plenty, say neighbors who live next door to or down the…
The fall season officially arrives Friday but, as North Texans know all too well, the summer heat often keeps our grass growing well into October. For those who are tired of mowing their lawn this year, a Nashville company that recently expanded in Dallas-Fort Worth may be an option. GreenPal uses a smartphone application to…
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, to put it mildly, is not happy about Six Flags Over Texas removing the Confederate flag and four others from several of its amusement parks. Calling the decision “a sad day for Texas and all of America,” Miller said in a statement released Monday that he was disappointed to see…
BlueStone Natural Resources II is dropping a plan to drill a saltwater injection well near Lake Arlington, a project that was widely criticized by residents and city officials as a threat to the area’s water supply. The Oklahoma-based company, which acquired Quicksilver Resources last year, said that while the application it filed in January is…
Metallica lead singer James Hetfield let an eager crowd at AT&T Stadium on Friday night in on the meaning behind one of the metal mainstay’s new tracks, “Moth Into Flame” before the show took a righteous trip down Metal Memory Lane. “This song is about fame and how it draws you in,” Hetfield said, in…