Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Growth in population and college enrollment accounts for much of the increase in state employment, according to an audit. Full Story »

Jesus Cisneros, who has been with the Police Department since September 2001, may have been under the influence of alcohol, officials say. Full Story »

Four apartments were destroyed Friday night by a blaze that began when a resident tried to start a fire in a fireplace using gasoline, a fire official said. Full Story »

No longer able to sustain the Pate Museum of Transportation, the descendants of A.M. "Aggie" Pate will shut it this month. Full Story »

An FDA-cleared treatment is helping those with depression that does not respond to medication. Full Story »

One of the four Fidelity employees who were fired says company leaders and managers also played fantasy football. Full Story »

A federal judge sentenced the 44-year-old man, who exploded the pipe bomb in an attempt to kill estranged wife, on arson and possession of a destructive device charges. Full Story »

They are suspects in a series of November cellphone robberies that took place on or near the University of Texas at Arlington campus. Full Story »

The defendant told postal inspectors that this was his first “slip up” since being on probation from Tarrant County, officials said. Full Story »

Investigators are trying to determine whether the officer was driving while intoxicated, according to police department press release. Full Story »

Deputies believe the woman tried to cross the tracks away from a rail crossing, but the car she drove got stuck on the tracks, and then hit by the freight train. Full Story »

Police believe the man, who was slain inside his north Arlington apartment, might have been killed during a home invasion. Full Story »

The projected billion-dollar-plus shortfall came about because of stock market woes and soaring tuition costs at state universities. Full Story »

Tarrant County's chief medical examiner also runs a private autopsy business, but county commissioners say his integrity is unquestionable. Full Story »

The shift paves the way for a 30 percent increase in homeland security money. Full Story »

Officials at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts started Thursday with the news that they're ranked as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Full Story »

For a mere $50,000, you, too, can bid on La Maison Des Fontaines, one of Tarrant County's most luxurious houses, when the property is auctioned Tuesday. Full Story »

Listings for houses worth $500,000 to nearly $1 million jumped 24 percent. Full Story »

The North Texas Tollway Authority reached a compromise plan on Southwest Parkway that not only reduces its cost but could allow the massive project to begin construction by next year. Full Story »

Yatashka Zaire "Y.Z." Jefferson was indicted last month on accusations that he shot at a man he believed was involved with his estranged wife. Full Story »

The academy ranked 91st for earning high marks in college readiness, largely based on how well students did on Advanced Placement tests. Full Story »

The federal designation isn't all bad news -- it will bring nearly $6 million in additional funding to the region. Full Story »

A blown transformer apparently caused the outage about 8:30 a.m., police said. Power was restored by 4 p.m. Oncor said. Full Story »

It was 22 degrees Thursday morning, but that doesn't beat the record for this date of 11 degrees, set in 1898. Full Story »

Federal agents in Sacramento alerted counterparts in Fort Worth that someone at the suspect's home was trading child pornography over the Internet, a prosecutor said. Full Story »