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Tuesday night, the City of Fort Worth approved its $3.33 billion budget and tax rate increase for the 2027 fiscal year. The city said the growing population of more than a million people and the deteriorating property tax landscape locally and across Texas are attributed to the w...
Fort Worth City Council members approved a $1.16 billion general fund budget for 2027, with a city property tax rate increase that still means the owner of an average-valued home will pay slightly less in tax than this year. The council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve ...
In Loving Memory of Aliyah Maree Welch. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Aliyah, a beautiful 15-year-old whose presence brought a light and energy into the lives of everyone who knew and loved her. Memorial Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 202...
Tarrant County commissioners approved a $1.8 billion budget for JPS Health Network’s 2027 fiscal year on Tuesday. Commissioners also gave final approval for a property tax rate of $0.159 per $100 of valuation, marking the fourth consecutive year in which they have voted to lower ...
The Dallas Wings (24-16, 10-9 Western Conference)return from their international break to host the Los Angeles Sparks (15-25, 8-11 Western Conference) at the College Park Center in Arlington; Thursday, 7 p.m. CST. Paige Bueckers, Alanna Smith, and Li Yueru were called up to compe...
On a sunny Saturday morning, runners from across the state gathered in Arlington, clad in firefighter gear and tactical vests while holding American flags. The grounds of the National Medal of Honor Museum were decorated with red, white and blue. Music boomed throughout the crowd...
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare warned Monday night that electing Democrats in November would result in higher taxes and more crime, comparing Democratic wins to a communist invasion. O’Hare, who is seeking his second term as judge, told members of the conservative grassroots act...
Firefighters continued battling the Hydra Fire in Bosque County near Meridian on Wednesday, a day after officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of the town. By Wednesday morning, the Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire had burned an estimated 1,100 acres and was 25% contained...
Tarrant County commissioners approved an $834 million budget Tuesday, lowering the county tax rate for the fourth consecutive year. Commissioners adopted a property tax rate of 18.6 cents per $100 valuation, a decrease from last year’s tax rate of 18.62 cents. The tax rate is bel...
A barbershop owner in downtown Denton is accused of secretly recording an employee in a bathroom after police said a cellphone was discovered hidden inside the restroom. Denton police said an employee at Pepe Le Barber, off South Elm Street near the town square, reported finding ...
For nearly two years, a roadside memorial in McKinney has honored 14-year-old Jamir Dabney at the place where he was killed. Now, his family is fighting to keep it there after the city said the memorial violates code. Every other week, Jamir’s grandmother, Jerrilyn Dabney, visits...
Nine people have been charged in Tarrant County with illegally voting or attempting to vote, according to federal and local prosecutors. The charges resulted from a joint operation involving the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s O...
Hundreds of Dallas Flock cameras that were set to be canceled will remain online, at least for now, according to the police department. More than 300 Flock cams used by Dallas Police were set to go dark after an order from Gov. Greg Abbott blocked state agencies from spending mon...
A brush fire burning through hundreds of acres of ranchland in Parker County on Tuesday afternoon is now 70% contained. The Texas A&M Forest Service told NBC 5 at about 8 p.m. that the fire had burned about 207 acres and was 70% contained. The fire is burning through a mix of gra...
The city of Fort Worth is remembering the seven lives lost and seven others injured 27 years ago when a gunman walked into a youth gathering at Wedgwood Baptist Church and opened fire. Al Meredith, pastor emeritus at the church, told NBC 5 on the 25th anniversary of the shooting ...
Firefighters continued battling the Hydra Fire in Bosque County near Meridian on Tuesday as officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city. The fire had burned an estimated 1,000 acres and was 10% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Meridian initially dire...
Firefighters continued battling the Hydra Fire in Bosque County near Meridian on Tuesday as officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city. The fire had burned an estimated 1,000 acres and was 10% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Meridian initially dire...
The Flock camera debate continues in Carrollton and Dallas. The Carrollton City Council will discuss the issue at its Sept. 15 meeting. There is a proposal to renew and extend their contract, potentially adding 15 more cameras and the software required to run them. Carrollton Pol...
The Flock camera debate continues in Carrollton and Dallas. The Carrollton City Council will discuss the issue at its Sept. 15 meeting. There is a proposal to renew and extend their contract, potentially adding 15 more cameras and the software required to run them. Carrollton Pol...
The Carrollton City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to renew and extend its contract with Flock for 82 cameras across the city. The decision, involving a contract worth more than $1 million, came shortly after 9 p.m. after council members heard passionate public comments. The Car...
A brush fire burning through hundreds of acres of ranchland in Parker County on Tuesday afternoon is now 40% contained. The Texas A&M Forest Service told NBC 5 at about 5 p.m. that the fire had burned about 200 acres and was 40% contained. The fire is burning through a mix of gra...
Retailers were hit by theft at The Shops at Willow Bend ahead of the planned redevelopment of the site for the Dallas Stars. Cutlery Collection, which sells knives and related services, and Pipe & Palette, an art-focused event business, suffered burglaries sometime after closing ...
Fort Worth police said a driver was cited after crashing into the backyard of a home while children were outside on Sunday. The incident happened on Herritage Trace Parkway, which runs along the fence line of the subdivision with very little space between the road and their backy...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 11, 2026 delivered the keynote address and presented awards to honor the service and sacrifice of peace officers, firefighters, and first responders at the 2026 Star Of Texas Awards in Austin. “Today, on Sept. 11, 2026, we remember those we lost and are ...
As I was riding shotgun on a recent trip to Dallas, on a mission to drop off my husband for a shift at the Granada Theater, run a couple of Dallas errands, then meet back up with him to see Jet, I realized I had some time on my hands. The streets were super-crowded, as this was N...
The suspect in a Plano murder investigation is dead after leading police on a chase in northern Denton County Monday morning. According to Valley View Police, they were called at about 10 a.m. to assist in a chase in Denton County headed northbound on Interstate 35 toward Cooke C...
Earlier this year, Austin-based musician Tucker Livingston fell ill but couldn’t afford health insurance. While he recovered, he couldn’t perform, so he eventually moved in with his parents, apart from his wife and child. Livingston, 52, bought insurance through the Affordable Ca...
Former state Rep. Lon Burnam is suing Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare and Tarrant County over criminal trespass restrictions that prohibit Burnam from attending future Commissioners Court meetings. According to federal court documents filed Friday, Burnam is suing after he was re...
Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, the second trial connected to the high-profile 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3, is on hold for now after a continuance was granted in the trial. Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, is accused o...
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the capital murder trial of Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, the second trial connected to the high-profile 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3. Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, is accused of capital murder in connection with ...
It was dusk on a recent Thursday, and Kent Bolinger and Jana Stout were cleaning up the food truck that had delivered supplies to a crew fighting a grass fire the day before. Bolinger and Stout are top officers of the nonprofit Red Helmets. For half a century, when the Fort Worth...
Nonprofit leaders and law enforcement agents packed themselves into a room at the Fort Worth Police Officers Association to reflect on their summerlong effort combating human exploitation and trafficking. The late August gathering was part of a monthly public meeting of the Tarra...
Several North Texas first responders were honored with the Star of Texas Award on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Terrell police officer Jacob Candanoza, who was killed during a traffic stop in 2024, and Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson, who nearly lost his life battling a fire, we...
A shooting involving Saginaw Police and an armed man is under investigation after officers were sent to a home Saturday morning for a welfare check. According to the Saginaw Police Department, officers were sent to a home on the 300 block of Asbury Drive at about 11:25 a.m., wher...
You might notice a new bottle of milk in Texas grocery stores. The special bottle from Volleman's Dairy should be easy to spot — it features a colorful floral pattern on one of the dairy's iconic glass bottles. The limited edition bottle was designed by a 7-year-old named Octavia...
Editor’s note: To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Flock cameras were the topic of discussion at the Sept. 1 Colleyville City Council work session, with a detailed presentation from police Chief M...
Dozens of firefighters, police officers and community members stood around as the sun hit the Mansfield skyline Friday morning. Conversation buzzed as three empty flagpoles slightly swayed in the wind outside the Mansfield Public Safety Building. When the clock hit 7:30 a.m. — ev...
A Fort Worth mother is pleading for witnesses to come forward three months after her 18-year-old son was killed at a backyard party in Pleasant Grove. Dallas police arrested 19-year-old Charles Cooper on a murder charge last week in connection with the death of Isaiah Hernandez. ...
Twenty-five years ago today, Islamic extremists hijacked four U.S. commercial airplanes in the name of al-Qaida, flying two into the soaring towers of the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and crashing one in a Pennsylvania field amid a heroic passenger rebellion. The ev...
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, visitors to the George W. Bush Presidential Center can stand inches away from pieces of history that helped define one of the darkest days in American history. Inside the center's permanent "Nation Under Attack" exh...
The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County has grown to become the state’s largest summer blaze since the Texas A&M Forest Service began recording fires in 2005. The fire, which has burned 90,400 acres, is 76% contained as of Thursday, according to the latest data from the state forest s...
Former state representative Lon Burnam is seeking Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare’s removal from public office, alleging official misconduct by the judge for expelling speakers from government meetings. Burnam’s petition for O’Hare’s removal was filed the day before the former le...
In his monologue yesterday, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said he will air his interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Texas wonderboy James Talarico tonight/Thu on YouTube only, not on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as planned. Threats from 34-count felon, adjudicated rapist, and...
While visiting the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington on Thursday, President Donald Trump signed legislation that calls for the National Medal of Honor Monument to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. "With this museum and a new monument in Washington, D.C.,...
Two people protesting near the RNC midterm convention in Dallas were arrested Thursday, including one accused of assaulting a counter-protester. A large number of Dallas police officers have been deployed to provide security around the American Airlines Center, where the two-day ...
A senior living community can offer much more than a private room and routine assistance. It may provide social connection, nutritious meals, health-focused programming, and help with daily tasks. Residents can preserve personal preferences while receiving care that reflects chan...
The average Arlington resident’s property tax bill may slightly decrease soon, though their monthly water bill may go up. Council members unanimously gave their initial approval to the fiscal year 2026-27 budget Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the city’s property tax rate saw oppositio...
Friends, family, and members of the bowling community across the country are mourning the loss of an Arlington husband and wife who were killed in a chain-reaction crash over the weekend. Zachary and Katie Barton, both 39, died after a five-vehicle crash Saturday night on State H...
A man rides on horseback through the woods as fast as he can while a large four-legged predator leaps down on him from the trees and unhinges its jaws big enough to swallow the man whole and take a sizable bite out of the horse. Then the title of the movie comes up: Hope. So goes...
The Dallas Police Department says it overspent its overtime budget by nearly $3 million, prompting some city leaders to demand tighter controls on overtime spending. But department payroll records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates raise questions about whether cutting overtime for s...
Texas A&M-Fort Worth is accelerating another piece of its downtown expansion. The A&M System Board of Regents voted Sept. 3 to move the project initiation of its Virtual Production Institute Fort Worth from fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2027 and raise its budget by $8.45 million, to $33....
The family of Lisa Marie Martinez is asking for the public’s help after Dallas police said a driver struck her in Oak Cliff and fled, leaving Martinez critically injured. For 24 hours, Martinez’s family has held a vigil at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Her sister, Eve Martinez...
OPENING Apnas (NR) This British crime thriller stars Aqib Khan as a young man pulled into his uncle’s criminal underworld in Manchester. Also with Nitin Ganatra, Mollie Winnard, Ash Tandon, Ahmed Elmusrati, Ijaz Rana, Rehan Sheikh, and Nick Pearse. (Opens Friday at AMC Grapevine ...
With Labor Day behind us, we are now in the midst of the fall migration season for migratory birds, so the annual Lights Out initiative has begun. Along with helping our feathered friends as best we can, you can also see artistic representations of them at the Amon Carter Museum ...
DC Comics’ Green Lantern superheroes are defined by the power of imagination. A sort of corps of space cops, they possess power rings that can be used to summon just about anything their wielder can dream of, from something as small as a screwdriver to as big as a giant robot. So...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, as found by a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. Among the...
As the Republican National Committee gathers at the American Airlines Center for a first-ever midterm convention, Democrats at all levels are also gathering in Dallas to organize counterprogramming to help spread their midterm messaging. The RNC convention in Dallas is a conventi...
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, former President George W. Bush sat down with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday evening for an event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas. At the start of the c...
A federal jury awarded former Trinity Valley School human resources director Carrie Skains $10.15 million after finding the Fort Worth private school retaliated against her and defamed her in an account to its community of its handling of allegations against a former piano teache...
Michael Lee & The Wartime Limousine’s “Drowning” If your coping mechanisms are as deleterious as the stress they’re supposed to mitigate — what is a bender or a habit but a high-interest loan of serotonin — and you find that both are piling over your head faster than you can even...
