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 step pay increases i
government
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...
government
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....
government
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...
safety
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...
safety
A Texas district court judge dismissed a legal petition seeking Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare’s removal from office, less than two weeks after it was filed in court. Former state lawmaker Lon Burnam filed the petition Sept. 9, alleging official misconduct or incompetency by O’H...
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The death of a man in Tarrant County Jail custody in April was ruled an accident caused by drug toxicity, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled. John Barr, 36, died April 19 at John Peter Smith Hospital after he was found unresponsive is his cell. Barr's death was li...
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A new outpatient services and physician practice medical center will break ground next year, with hopes of completion by the end of 2027, just off I-20 in Arlington. The project was filed by Texas Health Resources with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations in August. ...
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A new outpatient services and physician practice medical center will break ground next year, with hopes of completion by the end of 2027, just off I-20 in Arlington. The project was filed by Texas Health Resources with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations in August. ...
government
The idea of representative democracy is understood to be that voters elect representatives to the legislature or councils with lawmaking authority. The representatives are there to represent their constituents and work together to achieve acceptable consensus or compromise. If it...
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After more than two months without rain, Sunday night’s storms were a welcome sight across North Texas. But for some families in Celina and Prosper, the long-awaited rain quickly turned devastating. The rain began just before 9 p.m. Sunday, soaking dry grass and drawing neighbors...
