New video shows the dramatic moments Irving police officers raced door to door to evacuate residents as a fire consumed three floors of the Newport Apartments. More than a dozen people were displaced in the Sept. 25 fire, but no one was injured. Officers cleared 30 units in just six minutes as Irvin
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Michael David Dunnavent passed on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at the age of 81 in Euless, Texas surrounded by his family. Having been born on Saturday, Sept. 1, 1945, in Dallas to Ollie Davis Dunnavent and Lois Ruth Lindenblatt. Michael was a resident of Euless, Texas. Michael will b...
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Editor’s note: The Fort Worth Report first reported on Manor Independent Living Aug. 25, 2026. You can read that story here. A Fort Worth senior living community whose unsanitary conditions were reported on by the Fort Worth Report in August is again facing the possibility of a u...
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For several years, Andy Williams’ work training local veterans gave them the tools needed to start careers in real estate development and project management. Several years into creating and operating his trade school Rehab Warriors, Andy Williams felt like something was missing i...
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Fort Worth officials expect to have a renewable natural gas plant built at the city’s landfill within the next two years, capturing gases and producing more funds to support long-term waste planning. Environmental services officials finalized an agreement in 2025 with Archaea Ene...
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Fort Worth City Council voted Tuesday to approve a four-year, $54 million collective bargaining agreement ratified by the city’s firefighters and emergency medical services personnel that calls for pay raises among other changes. The city voted 10-0 for the contract with council ...
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A Southern-style restaurant proposed for the Roy Pope Grocery is expected to start serving dinner soon. On Tuesday, Fort Worth City Council members approved a zoning exemption for the restaurant at 2300 Merrick St. despite a lack of parking spaces that led to a denial earlier thi...
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When Andy Williams first returned home after serving four years as an infantry Marine, the sergeant found himself below the poverty line. He wondered why his civilian peers were advancing while he felt taken advantage of by employers. He recalled a time he blew a tire on the side...
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Fort Worth architect Bart Shaw, FAIA, co-founder and principal of Ibañez Shaw Architecture, has been named the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus of the Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is presented annually to a graduate whose caree...
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Two business leaders behind the renaissance of the Fort Worth Stockyards are now looking to give life to another Texas institution: Austin’s Lammes Candies. The family-owned confectionary brand, which had an iconic location and neon sign at 5330 Airport Blvd. in Austin, announced...
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I didn’t attend Saturday’s game in Orlando against Central Florida. I never voluntarily visit America’s basement and am legally not allowed within 50 miles of a Disney World — long story, and it’s a matter of public record, so I won’t bore you with it here — but TCU lost, and it’...
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For 16 years, North Texas band The Dick Beldings has performed ’90s music with a name inspired by one of the era’s familiar television characters. Now, the band is paying tribute to the man behind that character, actor Dennis Haskins. Haskins played Principal Richard Belding on “...
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Raymond David Lee Jr, 86, of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 19, 1940, to Raymond David Lee and Shirley Maxine Lovinggood. Throughout his life, R.D. was known for kindness, generosity, strength and faith....
