Elizabeth Kay Yount passed on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on Sunday, Oct. 29, 1939 in Portia Arkansas to Linual Cameron and Inez Garner, Elizabeth lived in Fort Worth. Elizabeth will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memories shared with her. S
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They say the campus visit is the biggest factor in where kids go to school. As a seventh grader, Bezan Morris got to tag along when an older brother visited the U.S. Naval Academy on a college tour. “We got in the car after the visit, and we were heading home,” Morris remembered....
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Jackie Earl Barnett, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Independence Chapel, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Memorial Suite B...
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The H Mart Asian supermarket set to open at Loop 820 and North Beach Street in Haltom City is closer to reality for the throngs of anticipating foodies, as crews Friday installed the store’s sign on the building. “They still are very confident that they’re going to open prior to ...
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As the sun peeked above the horizon, FWISD mother Adrienne Haynes watched kids walk warily alongside speeding cars, creep through construction barriers and hesitantly make their way across makeshift crosswalks. The FWISD students slowly made their way to their neighborhood school...
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Leonor Jimenez, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and cherished member of her family, passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2026, in Fort Worth, at the age of 90. Leonor was born on Sept. 19, 1936, in Santa Rosalia, Jalisco, Mexico, to J. Cleto Becerra and Filomena Delgadillo....
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The city of Fort Worth and the union representing its firefighters have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that calls for pay raises and other provisions. The preliminary agreement calls for a 5% across-the-board raise for firefighters and EMS employees, plus annual ...
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Democrat Ericka Lomick announced Monday that she is suspending her Texas House campaign for a northern Tarrant County seat, seemingly clearing the way for Republican Alan Blaylock’s victory in November. Lomick made the decision after a political action committee supporting Blaylo...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nearly 1 in 5 Americans age 65 and older are active in the workforce or looking for work. An 81-year-old man doing his job was met with an overwhelming show of kindness and support after sharing his story with a stranger. Grit and deep-seated d...
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Marine veteran Tim Hatcher still remembers the initial motto that propelled him and a group of veterans to serve and honor wounded and disabled North Texas service members. “We might not be able to change your life, but we’ll help your life suck less for a little bit,” Hatcher sa...
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Pride Kel-So is being rescheduled to April after Southlake City Council unanimously denied the LGBTQ+ festival’s permit last Tuesday. The festival’s original Oct. 3 date will now pivot into a block party at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church capped at 999 attendees as that...
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The doctor’s office can feel nerve-racking. That feeling is often exacerbated when waiting for the bill. At Arlington’s Mount Olive Baptist Church, where 20 vendors offered free health services and screenings last weekend, the script was flipped. The 100 Black Men of Greater Dall...
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A silver U.S. Army ring missing for two decades is finally back with the soldier who once wore it, fulfilling a promise a Fort Worth woman made three years ago. “And I’ll keep looking till I find him,” Mary Thelen told NBC 5 Responds in 2023. Thelen was searching for the owner of...
