Pedestrian killed in far north Fort Worth crash

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At 12:14am Sunday morning, Fort Worth Fire and Police were dispatched to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Highway 114 near Northwest High School. Officials say a man was walking along the two lanes of eastbound Highway 114 when a vehicle hit...

Keller leaders retain counsel, threaten action against Westlake over data center

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/13 2:05A Allie Spillyards

An hours-long meeting stretched into the night on Wednesday, with a packed house full of people wanting to make public comment. An effort by city leadership and residents formed quickly after Westlake recently announced an approved data center on...

Fugitive wanted for decades in connection with daughter's death arrested in Mexico

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/10 10:50A Dominga Gutierrez

A woman wanted in connection with the death of her 3-year-old daughter in 1996 has been arrested in Mexico, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office. Maria Narez, 48, was indicted in 1999 for capital murder in the 1996 death of...

Arlington ISD launches new virtual learning programs aimed at expanding flexibility for students

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/5 4:30A Alanna Quillen

Arlington ISD is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of two new virtual learning programs designed to give students more flexibility while maintaining access to high-quality instruction and college readiness opportunities. The district...

Creature (Dis-)Comforts

Fort Worth Weekly 7/29 7:43A Fort Worth Weekly

As summer wanes and people start taking those last trips before school starts, it’s a good time to consider disease prevention. Earlier this spring, a massive outbreak of norovirus made the rounds,...

Families displaced after overnight apartment fire in far North Dallas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/29 5:40A Alanna Quillen

Several people, including three children, were displaced after a fire damaged multiple apartments at a far north Dallas apartment complex Tuesday night. According to Dallas Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to the Prestonwood Trails Apartments...

Village of support helps former inmate build new life in Tarrant County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/28 2:53A Alanna Quillen

Eight months after walking out of the Tarrant County Jail, Channing Walker-Ragsdale is building a future he once struggled to imagine. The longtime Fort Worth resident, who spent years battling addiction and cycling in and out of incarceration,...

Missing man's body recovered from Benbrook Lake

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/14 9:23A NBCDFW Staff

The body of a 62-year-old man was recovered from Benbrook Lake on Monday morning. Texas Game Wardens and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began searching Sunday evening for a man seen at about 6 p.m. slipping underwater in a swimming area near...

Protest Rally/March Over Tarrant County Jail Deaths Set for 8am Tomorrow/Tuesday Downtown

Fort Worth Weekly 7/13 10:45A Anthony Mariani

No one will storm the Tarrant County Jail, but the spirit of Bastille Day will be alive as protesters gather at 8am tomorrow/Tuesday at Belknap Street and 100 N Burnett St to draw attention to all the inmate deaths under the oversight of Sheriff...

Discarded human fetus found along Lewisville Lake shoreline

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/10 10:18A Frank Heinz

A human fetus was found deceased Friday morning, intentionally discarded in Lewisville s Lake Park, police say. Lewisville Police said they received a call at about 8 a.m. from a person who found the...

Discarded human fetus found along Lake Lewisville shoreline

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On July 10, 2026, at approximately 8 a.m., the Lewisville Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from the 200 block of E. Lake Park Rd. after a resident reported finding what appeared to be a discarded, deceased human fetus. Upon arrival,...

Fight over girl escalates to shootout in Fort Worth

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The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Wilbarger Street on the Fourth of July. On July 4, 2026, at approximately 8:18pm, Fort Worth police officers were dispatched to a shooting call that occurred in the...

Texas Personal Injury Law in Practice

Fort Worth Weekly 6/26 8:46A Fort Worth Weekly

Texas personal injury practice has changed substantially over the past two decades. The 2003 medical malpractice reforms, the 2011 Texas Supreme Court decisions on damage caps and pre-suit notice requirements, and the steady evolution of...

The DFW-to-Houston Freight Corridor

Fort Worth Weekly 6/26 8:21A Fort Worth Weekly

The I-45 corridor between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston is one of the most active commercial freight routes in the country. Stretching roughly 250 miles and passing through Corsicana, Huntsville, and Conroe before reaching the northern edge of...

USMNT anthem ‘Take Me Home' has ties to Fort Worth

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/25 3:28A Deborah Ferguson

When the U.S. Men s National Team hits the pitch in Los Angeles, fans will bust out in Take Me Home, Country Roads. U.S. Soccer officials picked John Denver s 1971 country folk song as the post-match sing-along. Before he changed his name to...