Fort Worth police on Thursday released body camera video and additional details from two separate police shootings over the weekend that left two men dead. "Our thoughts and our prayers are with everyone involved in these incidents,” Police Chief Eddie Garcia said. “Any loss of l...
Dallas Fire Station 43 remains out of service after air conditioning and electrical problems forced firefighters and paramedics to relocate, leaving some nearby businesses concerned about emergency response times during one of the hottest stretches of the summer. The station, loc...
Fort Worth police will increase patrols beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, as part of a 90-day effort to crack down on speeding along some of the city's most dangerous roadways. The increased enforcement will focus on the Loop 820 corridor and Interstate 30 during overnight hours from 8...
Former Johnson County Sheriff Adam King has been indicted again on charges of "corrupt influence: retaliation against a witness" and "tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair" in connection with a previous sexual assault investigation involving fellow...
A community mural is taking shape in Oak Cliff at the corner of Clarendon Drive and Hollywood Ave. It depicts familiar faces and images from the neighborhood, such as street vendors, lowriders, and roosters. It will honor activist Sylvia Collins, who was among the three people ki...
A community mural is taking shape in Oak Cliff at the corner of Clarendon Drive and Hollywood Ave. It depicts familiar faces and images from the neighborhood, such as street vendors, lowriders, and roosters. It will honor activist Sylvia Collins, who was among the three people ki...
A North Texas doctor and a Freestone County med spa owner have both been arrested and charged with murder in the 2023 death of a patient. In July 2023, 47-year-old Jenifer Cleveland went to Luxe Med Spa in Wortham, Texas, but never made it home. Investigators said Cleveland colla...
A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Lucas Roper on charges of tamper/fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair in relation to the drowning death of Daniel Erving at Lake Ray Hubbard. Police initially said there was no suspicion of foul play. Two teens, Roper a...
A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Lucas Roper on charges of "tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair" in connection with the drowning death of Daniel Erving at Lake Ray Hubbard. Police initially said there was no suspicion of foul play....
Fort Worth’s professional bull riding team, the Ariat Texas Rattlers, is adding a new training center for its 12 members team. The Performance Center in Decatur will be a 3,000-square-foot space within the Fit-N-Wise Fitness and Wellness Center, 901 Medical Center Drive, Decatur....
The city of Fort Worth launched a 90-day project that will increase police presence on designated roadways in an effort to reduce speeding. Through a partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, a voluntary association established to assist local government, t...
State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez is calling for a state review after residents of the Bonnie Apartments in Oak Cliff have gone more than two months without natural gas service following a nearby explosion. The apartment complex is located within Gonzalez's legislative district. She sa...
The criminal case against former Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell is expanding as a newly filed civil lawsuit broadens the focus beyond the former educator to include the school district and the principal of Brinker Elementary. Since Campbell's arrest earlier this month, police ha...
The criminal case against former Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell is expanding as a newly filed civil lawsuit broadens the focus beyond the former educator to include the school district and the principal of Brinker Elementary. Since Campbell's arrest earlier this month, police ha...
Fort Worth Police showed body camera video from two unrelated deadly shootings involving police officers that happened the night of Saturday, July 25, and the morning of Sunday, July 26. Police are investigating two separate officer-involved shootings that happened less than 24 h...
Near the end of Avengers: Endgame, Tony Stark says, “You mess with time, it tends to mess back.” Too bad Peter Parker (Tom Holland) had to learn that lesson the hard way in Spider-Man: No Way Home, when his attempt to make everyone forget his secret identity resulted in his Aunt ...
A man suspected of aggravated robbery is in the hospital after being shot by police officers early Thursday following a police chase that began in The Colony and ended in Dallas, Richardson Police say. In a statement to NBC 5, Plano Police said The Colony Police asked them to pro...
Some experiences are best lived through the eyes of a child. That was exactly the goal when my family and I made our way to Grapevine’s Rainforest Cafe, one of only four of the popular animal-themed chain’s locations in Texas. I fondly remember when Rainforest opened. I was in aw...
Below be spoilers. As House of the Dragon’s third season marches dutifully into its final two episodes, I have found myself asking the same question about the show every Sunday, usually when there are still 20-30 minutes before the end credits roll. Is this show boring? I hate to...
The North Texas real estate agent accused of stabbing an Arlington woman more than 100 times in 2012 has been released on bond, according to Tarrant County court records. Arlington police said Mayra Velasquez, 42, was identified through DNA evidence as the person who killed Irase...
A 4-year-old girl was left alone on a school bus for about six hours before she was found at a transportation lot last Thursday, according to her family and a Crowley ISD police incident report. The high at DFW International Airport was 98 degrees as North Texas was under a heat ...
The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect accused of shooting a man in Pleasant Grove on June 5. Police said the victim approached the suspect, who was sitting inside a pickup truck near Oslo Lane and Kissell Avenue during an argument. Sur...
A Wilmer City Council member charged with terroristic threat is speaking publicly about his arrest, saying the interaction that led to the charge was misunderstood and taken out of context. Moses Garcia was arrested by Wilmer police two days before speaking with NBC 5 alongside h...
OPENING Above and Below (NR) This action thriller is about a group of yachters who are attacked by pirates at sea. Starring Laura Marano, Donncha Tynan, Ryan Bertroche, Christina Ochoa, Louis Mandylor, and Antonio Banderas. (Opens Wednesday) Bhai Tera Star Hai (NR) Raghav Juyal s...
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, and now you’re learning everything you never wanted to about cyclospora. In additi...
FORT WORTH – Michael Glen Brauer, age 79, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on July 19, 2026. Born on Oct. 6, 1946, in Greenville, South Carolina, Michael was the only child of Henry and Stella Brauer of Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Poly High School and went on to earn a ...
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 on the 6300 block of Keller Spring...
Fort Worth’s hottest period so far this year arrived last week. Topping out at 106 degrees, the temperature was the highest since 2024, according to the National Weather Service. The 2026 high was recorded July 21-22, NWS meteorologist Brennen Darah said in an email. Those two da...
Ahead of the new school year, Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved more than $22 million in new spending. The July 21 purchases include $4.1 million in general contracting and building maintenance services, $3 million for fire alarm equipment and services, ...
DECATUR – Kieth Leroy Van Dam, 77, passed away on July 23, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; with a visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 11 a.m. Cryptside Servic...
Surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC 5 shows the confrontation that investigators said led to the arrests of a Wilmer city councilman and the city's acting police chief. The video captures the moments after Wilmer City Councilman Moses Garcia approached an employee at a...
Fort Worth Municipal Court will be present with their Court in the Community Warrant Forgiveness event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 8, at Southwest Community Center, 6300 Welch Ave. in Fort Worth. Court in the Community will assist up to 120 individuals — first-come, first-...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference on Tuesday regarding a sex and human trafficking investigation at an adult bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard. Ryan Raybould, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, announced federal grand jury indictments aga...
A judge ruled that most of more than a dozen songs cannot be heard at the murder trial of Dallas rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Fellow rapper Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot tied to Noble's death. Noble was s...
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, now runs his own personal training ...
In Nov. 2018, voters approved an $800 million bond package for JPS Health Network so the county medical district could undergo a renovation that would allow it to keep up with other area hospitals. Nearly eight years later, all eight construction projects for the master facility ...
A lot of Fort Worth social media users have gone from “I back the blue!” to “I back the blue, but …” since the blue was captured on video trying to keep a street preacher with a bullhorn from possibly interjecting needless drama into a peaceful, celebratory festival. Or worse. Fr...
FORT WORTH – Christopher Neil Kepler, 56, passed away on July 21, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; with a visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 11 a.m. Intermen...
More victims have come forward in a child sexual abuse investigation involving longtime Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell, according to Plano Police. Campbell, who taught at Brinker Elementary School for 28 years, faces three additional warrants for indecency with a child. The 64-y...
The turmoil surrounding THC products in Texas continues. Starting on July 31, the Texas Department of State Health Services will reinstate controlled substance definitions that classify products containing cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, THCP, and other intoxicati...
A Wilmer city council member and the city’s acting police chief were arrested and booked into the Dallas County jail on Monday, stemming from an incident at a convenience store on July 22. Moses Garcia, 53, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a class B misdemeanor, for ...
A fisherman who was thrown from his boat during a fishing tournament on Lake Tawakoni was rescued after spending more than three hours in rough water Saturday, thanks to an extensive search effort and several key safety measures, Texas game wardens said. Texas Game Warden Dewayne...
The pilot of a single-engine plane is OK after veering off the runway after landing at Arlington Municipal Airport on Monday morning. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot of a 2024 Aviat Husky A-1C-200 left the runway after landing at about 10:35 a.m. Texas...
As interest in data centers continues to crop up in North Texas, so does concern among residents who are trying to understand just how much water and energy the data processing facilities use. They’re also raising questions about noise and air pollution from those facilities. Dat...
Two children and one adult are dead after a crash involving an 18-wheeler in Kaufman County on Sunday night. According to DPS officials, the driver of the Hyundai, 38-year-old Va'Necia Williams, and her two daughters, Sa'Niah, 14, and A'veonia, 9, and their dog were pronounced de...
SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monito...
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Rey Medrano and Zachary Kersis-Warner recently opened Odyssey Comics. The shop is located in Alamo Heights at the previous site of The Welman Proje...
As thick smoke filled a burning car, a police corporal took swift action to save a life. Cpl. Joshua Swisher, a 3 ½-year veteran of the Southlake Police Department, was honored by city and police officials with the Meritorious Conduct Award for rescuing a motorist while on evenin...
As reported earlier, former Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus has been named the new president and CEO of Sundance Square, replacing Sasha Bass, who had led the 37-block downtown commercial district since 2019. But there are some other changes related to Sundance Square. Paul Riet...
Three men are recovering from their injuries after being shot at an apartment party in Arlington on Sunday morning. Arlington officers responded to calls of what was initially reported as a fight at an apartment complex in the 900 block of Terrell Circle. Police arrived on scene ...
A 47-year-old man is dead and a woman is injured after a motorcycle crashed with an 18-wheeler in Arlington Saturday evening. Arlington police said the crash happened around 9:13 p.m. in the 3900 block of Avenue E East. Investigators determined that the motorcycle crashed into th...
Most people probably imagine someone finding a great bargain on a favorite sweater, a gently used coffee table or a child's bicycle. While that's certainly part of the story, it's far from the whole picture. At Goodwill North Central Texas, every donation begins a journey that ex...
Fort Worth police are investigating two separate officer-involved shootings that happened less than 24 hours apart, leaving two people dead in unrelated incidents. The first shooting happened just after 8 p.m. in south Fort Worth along the South Freeway. Police said officers were...
When one mission ended, another began. For the past 14 days, a team led by a North Texas fire chief and his team has moved from one disaster to the next across Texas. “We tend to be the tip of the spear; we plunge in because of the skill set that we have and the boats and the peo...
Arlington police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a fatal shooting that left a 54-year-old man dead inside a pickup truck. Officers responded to the intersection of Highlander Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, where the...
Fort Worth’s police oversight monitor gave an update on her office during the July 6 Human Relations Commission meeting. Bonycle Sokunbi, the office’s director, presented slides about the office’s mission to foster community trust through cooperation and law enforcement accountab...
Improvements are coming to three neighborhood parks in south Fort Worth. City staff reviewed plans at a June 25 public meeting, where residents were given the opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions. Fort Worth City Council member Mia Hall of District 6 greeted attendee...
Fitness is about more than breaking a sweat for members of Deathrow Bootcamp, a Dallas-based outdoor workout group that has built a community around encouragement, resilience and support. Known for its high-energy workouts, Deathrow Bootcamp features hill sprints, bodyweight circ...
White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook is retiring after about four years as the city’s top cop. Cook, who grew up in White Settlement, took the post as the department’s leader after serving as deputy police chief in Arlington. Cook announced in a news release Friday that...
Today would have been D'Lisa Kelley's 37th birthday. Instead, her family, friends and community advocates gathered to renew their call for justice, 12 years after her killing. Kelley's body was found inside what was then an abandoned home in Oak Cliff after she was heard screamin...
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