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Susser Bank has appointed Logon Collins as Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, strengthening the bank’s growing commercial banking presence in Fort Worth. Collins will focus on developing commercial relationships and delivering tailored financial solutions to businesses and real estate inve
 Legend Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Legend Bank, N.A., today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Graham Savings and Loan, SSB, a Texas community bank founded in 1934, headquartered in Graham, Texas with approximately $160 million in assets. The planned tra
Fort Worth is shaped by more than skylines, construction projects, and quarterly profits. It is shaped by leaders whose vision creates opportunity, whose businesses strengthen the local economy, and whose commitment to service leaves a lasting mark on the community. Some are celebrated public figure
92% of FWCD’s senior class received scholarships, 12 were named National Merit Finalists or Commended Students, 10 will participate in collegiate athletics, and three will pursue collegiate fine arts Fort Worth Country Day’s (FWCD) Class of 2026 has earned more than $15.6 million in merit-based
Leadership received an offer in April for Mount Gilead Baptist Church’s 1912 building in downtown Fort Worth. Final services are May 31.
With a little more than two weeks until the first FIFA World Cup match in Dallas, local and federal law enforcement agencies announced Wednesday the conclusion of a major operation targeting organized crime in North Texas. Representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF Dallas, FBI Dallas, Dall
A confrontation at a neighborhood pool party in North Texas, now viewed millions of times online, has led to the arrest of an Irving firefighter. Melissa police say 44-year-old Kevin Brown was arrested after bringing a rifle to a community pool during a dispute involving children at a birthday party
Voters approved funding to reopen the Seminary South Library in the May 2 bond election. It was closed to hold the city’s history center.
More than 30 Dallas-Fort Worth artists were invited to paint unique designs for the downtown district’s “Summer of Soccer” celebration.
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One of the most confusing decisions Amazon Prime made in its early days was when it canceled the live-action remake of Ben Edlund’s brilliant superhero spoof The Tick. It had nothing to do with ratings, which wouldn’t matter since streaming services have been tightlipped on numbers since the day the
Many local establishments throughout North Texas are gearing up for when the world comes to visit in a few weeks, but Peticolas Brewing Company was born for this moment. Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the brewery has themed beers on tap and a sports photography exhibit on its walls. As a lifelong socc
As students across Tarrant celebrate graduation, pets at the Humane Society of North Texas are ready to mark a milestone of their own.
Gary McGrath is heading back on the bus. His classic rock-style band the McGrath Project has just returned home to Fort Worth after touring with ’80s pop icon Tiffany and is now hitting the road with another major-label act from way back when, classic rockers Nazareth. For McGrath’s fourth album, th
The city of Fort Worth will take ownership of Sanguinet and Meadowood parks. School district leaders say both will remain public.
“Never again” is a saying that echoes throughout the Jewish community. It is a solemn reminder of the Holocaust and a vow to never let an atrocity like that happen again. For some, this saying equates to Jewish suffering. For others, it’s a call to fight all forms of systematic oppression. Every May
Memory lives in the familiar, in the sound of rain falling on a weeping willow tree, and in treasured photographs of departed family members. For artist Du Chau, those memories are the foundation of his work. “They are the backbones for the whole family,” Chau said. Chau is tracing the threads of me
I did not have time to catch up on all three seasons of The Mandalorian before I saw Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Nevertheless, I found it a more satisfying experience than either Rogue One or Solo. This movie was initially conceived as the fourth season of the TV show, and while it’s not d
From Zest back in March to last week’s annual special Summertime issue, our Calendar sections were chock full of future things to do. Well, the future has arrived, and so have these events.   Friday, May 29, 2026 Dickies Arena (1911 Montgomery St, Fort Worth, 817-402-9000) is the site of anothe
Sometime in the early 2010s at a teacher prep for our state’s high-stakes test at my old high school, one voice stood out. After we’d weathered the administrators’ obligatory pep talks, Kirk Ninemire’s hand shot up. As nervous titters ran through the audience, the visiting administrators exchanged w
  OPENING   Backrooms (R) Kane Parsons adapts his own YouTube series of horror videos about people becoming trapped in an endless labyrinth of yellow rooms. Starring Renate Reinsve, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Avan Jogia, Katherine Isabelle, and Mark Duplass. (Opens Fri
Dallas city leaders have approved transferring city-owned land in southern Dallas to a nonprofit planning to build a tiny home village for veterans experiencing homelessness. The Dallas City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to hand over seven undeveloped acres across from the Dallas VA Medical
The high-profile case against Karmelo Anthony in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf during a Frisco track meet is heading to trial next week. The emotionally charged case shook Collin County and led to protests, threats and doxxing calls targeting both families and even a judge involved in the cas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Rep. James Talarico are already launching attacks against each other as the Texas Senate race begins to take shape following Tuesday’s primary election. Just hours after Paxton officially secured the Republican nomination, Talarico announced he would begin
We're seeing big changes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which starts Thursday, June 11. The name of the famous stadium is changing from AT&T Stadium to Dallas Stadium. Work has been underway inside the stadium for weeks. FIFA requires participating stadiums
For the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 247 spellers earned spots in the national competition, which began Tuesday in Washington, D.C. After a full day of competition on Wednesday, only one North Texan is advancing to the finals: Avishka Dudala, an eighth grader at Rogers Middle School in Prospe
The man who admitted to killing a Terrell police officer during a traffic stop in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Kaufman County judge handed down the sentence to Darrian Johnson within minutes of his court appearance, after he pleaded guilty to th
Two of the top wheelchair tennis players in the country call North Texas home. They're in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, this week, hoping to bring home an international championship. The BNP Paribas World Team Cup: Junior Festival brings together top junior wheelchair tennis players from ten countries in t
The Netherlands National Team announced its 2026 FIFA World Cup roster, featuring stars from the biggest clubs in Europe, including the English Premier League. The roster includes some of the biggest stars in global soccer, like Liverpool's Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, and Virgil Van Dijk, Barcelon
The Dallas Wings and their young stars, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, are off to their best start since 2023. Thursday night brings the biggest test of the season, so far, when they host the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces and the reigning regular-season and Finals MVP, A'ja Wilson. Fudd is co
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took part in the first voluntary workout of the offseason program on Tuesday, just over five months after he underwent surgery to repair ligaments in his left knee and four months ahead of their season opener. The practice was cl
Players from across the United States — and beyond — will be sporting red, white, and blue at the FIFA World Cup this summer. The U.S. men's national team World Cup roster was announced Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-six players earned a spot on the squad, including national team veterans like Christian
American Airlines is leaping into the Starlink arms race, with the Fort Worth carrier saying Tuesday that it will install the premium internet service on select narrowbody aircraft starting early next year. American, which operates its central hub at DFW International Airport, said it plans to updat
Accreditation affirms national standards for the institution’s nursing education program. UNT Health Fort Worth’s College of Nursing has earned full accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education through June 30, 2031, for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science i
This Saturday May 30, 2026, attendees of the Fort Worth Whiskey Riot festival will be able to try more than 180 whiskies, bourbons, cocktails, and more from both well-known and up-and-coming local, regional, national, and international brands. Now in its 8th year of touring, Whiskey R
Fort Worth is renowned as one of America's best cities for top-notch theatre. It has produced its fair share of Broadway talent and a plethora of other stars criss-crossing the country on a variety of tours. Such stars as Major Attaway (longest-running Genie in Broadway's "Aladdin"), Jay Armstrong J
Williams secured the party’s nomination for Precinct 2 against Amanda Arizola. Voters also decided state and congressional seat nominations.
French secured the GOP nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry.
In the past, most controlled burns were at Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. Now the city has expanded the prescribed fires to other areas.
The results of the four-year project could have medical as well as industrial applications.