DFW News

Fort Worth police are combing through a house on the 1800 block of Dillard after a man was shot twice near the home. A woman living next door told police she heard a commotion followed by gunshots. The man who was shot then knocked on her door and asked for help. More >

Huge cranes have been used to lift arch beams into place across the Trinity River for a new pedestrian bridge in Fort Worth. Backers say the $3 million bridge should be completed by August. More >

Fort Worth police are looking for the man who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the man walked into the bank in the 1600 block of South University Drive at about 3 p.m., demanded money and then fled north on University Drive toward West Freeway. More >

The city of Fort Worth is considering a cost-cutting idea, hiring only non-smokers.

“We put taxpayers dollars into health care for our employees,” Mayor Betsy Price said. “Anything that might benefit the health and wealth, make our employees more productive and healthy we’re going to take a look at.” More >

When firefighters responded to a call at a south Fort Worth restaurant early Tuesday morning, they made a gruesome discovery in the charred ruins. About 2 a.m., a man was found dead inside a semi-trailer parked next to The Rig Steakhouse at 6308 South Freeway near Altamesa Boulevard.

Investigators believe he was a homeless man who was staying in the trailer with the restaurant owners’ permission. Crews quickly doused the flames on the trailer and notified the medical examiner. The restaurant building was not damaged.

The body of a 30-year-old Dallas man who was participating in a so-called mud run has been recovered from the Trinity River. Fort Worth police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of Tony Weathers. An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday.

The Original Mud Run DFW, with two obstacle courses through water and mud, took place Saturday in Fort Worth. Family and friends reported Weathers missing when he did not show up following the end of the competition.

A 21-month-old boy is dead, the victim of a late night drowning in a Fort Worth apartment complex pool. Fort Worth police Capt. Kevin Rodricks told NBC 5 that the boy, Jordan Evans, was in the pool area with his father at The Club at Fossil Creek Apartments, along the 3400 block of Western Center Boulevard, late Tuesday night. More >

The Fort Worth City Council wants to crackdown on loud noises in the city.  Members will meet Tuesday night to talk about proposed changes to the current noise ordinance. More >

Denver Moore, a former Fort Worth homeless man, has died. Police found Moore dead in his Dallas home. He had been in ill health for years, and the Dallas County coroner’s office said he died March 31. More >

American Airlines canceled another 296 flights Friday as repairs continued on planes grounded by hail damage in Texas, but it hoped to be nearly back to normal operations Saturday. More >