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Rebecca Sutherlin, a junior at Northwest ISD's Steele Early College High School, placed eighth in the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California, in July. The global competition recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional skills using Microsoft...
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Wanda Fay Dibbern passed away on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 in Arlington. She was born on Monday, Jan. 2, 1933 in Commerce, Texas to Olan “Dud” and Argrea McReynolds. She was raised in Greenville, Texas and graduated high school in 1950. She married and had a son, She divorced and mov...
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Fort Worth has grown rapidly over the past two decades, and that growth has brought increasingly heavy traffic to highways like I-35W, I-30, and Loop 820. With more vehicles on the road comes a higher rate of accidents, and understanding how Texas law handles fault and compensati...
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Jennifer Cowley announced on Monday that she is stepping down from her role as President of the University of Texas at Arlington. Cowley was UT Arlington's first female president and served in the role for over four years. "What I will treasure most about my time as president is ...
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A woman has died at the Tarrant County Jail this weekend — marking the 6th death at the county jail this year. Gemma Leigh Swingle, 36, died at the county jail Saturday at 2:19 a.m., according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's website. Her cause and manner of death were pe...
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Tarrant County could slash 92 voting sites for November's midterm Election Day, raising concerns from Democratic county commissioners and state Rep. James Talarico. Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons and Talarico, the democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, held a p...
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A plan in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years came to a vote on Tuesday, drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. County commissioners voted 3-2 in favo...
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Drivers pulled over on many of Dallas’ major highways may soon see a different badge at their window. Dallas police are preparing to take over traffic enforcement and crash investigations on freeways long patrolled by Dallas County sheriff’s deputies or state troopers. The depart...
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Kewon White murder trial: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 The first trial for three men accused of plotting to kill Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme continues Monday. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is ch...
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Fort Worth Zoo announces $3.25 million matching gift for next phase of World of Primates renovation FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth Zoo announced today an incredible matching gift of $3.25 million from the John and Shirley Dean Foundation to support Phase Two of the World of P...
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Antonio Perez, born Jan. 17, 1956, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026 in Galveston, TX. Visitation: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Memorial Suite A at Greenwood Funeral Home , 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:30 PM on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in th...
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Tom Sturdivant, 93, passed away peacefully on Aug. 24, 2026, in Fort Worth. Tom was ethical, smart, faithful and devoted gentleman. He was blessed with a long and healthy life. He was a modest pillar of the community. He chaired and served on many boards and strongly believed in ...
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The line-ups have been confirmed for the 2026 Simpson Cup, with 26 injured Service members and veterans from the United States and Great Britain set to compete at historic Shady Oaks Country Club from November 1–4, 2026.The annual Ryder Cup-style matchplay com...
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Ofi Chito, LLC. has named Randall Ford Chief Operations Officer to lead operations as the Fort Worth-based national entitlements and land use firm continues its rapid growth and expands its service capabilities....
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A North Texas man is believed to be among more than a dozen people who are missing or are unaccounted for after deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon over the weekend. According to the National Park Service, search and rescue efforts are ongoing for at least 15 people believe...
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Three North Texas men are believed to be among more than a dozen people who are missing or are unaccounted for after deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon over the weekend has claimed the lives of at least two people. According to the National Park Service, search and rescue ...
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A plan in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number ...
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Kewon White murder trial: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 The first trial for three men accused of plotting to kill Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme continues Monday. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is ch...
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Kewon White murder trial: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 The first trial for three men accused of plotting to kill Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme continues Monday. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is ch...
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Barry Wayne “Wayne” Perry, of Burleson, passed away in Graham, TX, on Aug. 28, 2026. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Wayne was born in Abilene, TX, on Aug. 21, 1948, to Calvin and Lavon Perry. Wayne loved to work and took great p...
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Area leaders within the early education space expressed a range of concern or tepid excitement about the federal government’s plan to restructure the Head Start program. The federal service provides free early childhood education to families who qualify. The federal program’s imp...
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Matt Byrd wants aviation companies to fulfill the promise of “The Jetsons” — the 1960s space-age, animated TV show that brought the concept of flying cars into American living rooms. As advanced technology grows rapidly, the futuristic transformation of transportation modes is br...
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Dallas-based volunteer nonprofit Texans on Mission is sending a team to Nepal to help after the floods devastated the community there. Hundreds have died, and thousands are still missing, according to officials. With unfathomable damage, the group decided to send a team to help. ...
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One person was found dead and another injured after Forest Hill police responded to a reported shooting Sunday evening. Officers were called to a home in the 4200 block of Bowling Green Street just before 6:30 p.m. The Forest Hill police chief said investigators are still trying ...
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Món Việt Café Website: https://monvietcafearlington.com/ Facebook Phone: 682-276-1504 Address: 1818 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 182, Arlington Inside Món Việt Cafe’s modern, wood-accented dining room, diners slurp their way through the Phan family’s past. Rich, aromatic phở broth a...
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An annual Dallas art fair spotlighting Texas women returns in October, and several Fort Worth-area artists have been selected to participate. The Texas Vignette will feature 100 multidisciplinary works from 60 statewide artists, including nine from Tarrant County. Which Tarrant C...
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As the memorial to Fort Worth’s only recorded lynching victim nears the finish line, organizers have begun one last fundraising push. Fred Rouse III told the Fort Worth Report that at least $700,000 more is needed to finish construction of the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial at 1000 NE 1...
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Some award-winning barbecue is headed to the Historic Northside. Panther City BBQ, which received a “recommended” honorific from the Michelin Guide and was named a top 10 Texas barbecue restaurant by Texas Monthly magazine, will lease the former site of La Playa Maya restaurant, ...
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The practice of addressing treatment-resistant depression with ketamine has risen significantly in recent years, as have the number of clinics offering such treatment. These treatment options have drawn excitement from the scientific community due to their fast-acting effects and...
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The kids notice when Brittany Grover can’t come to school. She’s a volunteer with Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County, working one-on-one with students at some of Fort Worth’s highest-need schools. Reading, spelling, missing homework, a game or a conversation — whate...
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Alonzo Joseph Aguilar, Sr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, veteran, and respected member of his community, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Aug. 23, 2026. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026 in our Memoria...
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The board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency to lead the Fort Worth ISD wants to hear from the community on Monday night. The interim board has called for a listening session to be held at the Junior League of Fort Worth at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31. The session will run...
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Ada Orr went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2026, at the age of 88. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107; with interment to follow in Greenwood Memorial Park. ...
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Dallas-based volunteer nonprofit Texans on a Mission is sending a team to Nepal to help after the floods devastated the community there. Hundreds have died, and thousands are still missing, according to officials. With unfathomable damage, the group decided to send a team to help...
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Tammy McDonald, 63, passed away on Aug. 23, 2026, and entered her heavenly home. She was reunited with her beloved husband, Mike McDonald, and her parents, Thomas and Ida Green. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Greenwood Funeral Home in Memorial Suite B, 3344 Whit...
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Chau Ho, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Grand Prairie, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Chau was born on March 15, 1948 in Can Tho, Vietnam, before coming to the United States. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmothe...
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A group of volunteers woke up before sunrise Aug. 20 and made their way to St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in southwest Fort Worth. Their mission? To pack over 500 brown paper bag lunches. The effort is part of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church’s sack lunch program. Every month, pa...
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By Angela Heikkennen I grew up in Fort Worth, but have lived in different neighborhoods. I went to South Hills Elementary, W.P. McLean Middle School and R.L. Paschal High School. My parents were divorced so I moved from one parent to the other halfway through my freshman year of ...
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A proposed industrial development on about 100 acres in far north Fort Worth/Alliance owned by Keller ISD has been delayed after drawing strong opposition from nearby homeowners and members of the Fort Worth Zoning Commission. At its regular meeting Aug. 12, the commission agreed...
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Construction started this month on safety improvements at the intersection of North Beach Street and the Trinity Railway Express crossing. The project includes new medians, paving, sidewalks, curb ramps, lighting, signage, rail pedestrian crossings and striping. The work will ext...
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Paula Louise Burkett, 59, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Visitation: 6 – 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Breyley Suite. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: To follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memoria...
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Virginia Lee Brinkhus, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2026, at the age of 81. She was born on June 23, 1945, in Ely, Minnesota, to William and Caroline Large. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 at the Independence Chapel in ...
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A crane operator is in the hospital after being rescued while 220 feet in the air Saturday afternoon. Fort Worth Fire Department Alarm Office received a call for a medical emergency at a construction site at 1300 South Main Street at 11:50 a.m. Crews found that the person having ...
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Family and friends gathered at a Fort Worth church Saturday for the funeral service of LaTaivia Davis, a young teacher's assistant remembered for her compassion and unwavering support of others. The celebration of her life follows a balloon release at E. Ray Elementary School, wh...
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To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Colleyville City Council members set course for a higher fiscal 2027 property tax rate to cover increased maintenance, operating and interest expenses and confr...
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Iberta "Birdie" Auerbach, born July 19, 1940, passed away on Aug. 27, 2026. Graveside Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Birdie was born in Fort Worth, to Ibert Turney and Antoin...
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By a 9-2 vote, the Fort Worth Board of Adjustment approved a zoning variance to increase the height of an existing Haslet cellular communications tower. One fewer ‘yes’ vote would have led to disapproval since board of adjustment regulations require nine affirmative votes for pas...
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Two firefighters are recovering in the hospital after suffering injuries while responding to an RV fire in Rendon on Friday afternoon. Tarrant County Emergency Services District 1 was the initial responder to the RV fire, but once the flames began to grow, crews from other jurisd...
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Since June 1, JC Schuster has been serving as WaterTower Theatre’s Interim Producing Artistic Director, following Shane Peterman’s move to Augusta, Georgia. Beginning Oct. 1, Schuster will be the Addison Theater Company’s permanent Producing Artistic Director. “Since stepping int...
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Martha Frances Cox, 82, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Breyley Suite. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Martha was born on April 14, 1944, in Fort Worth, to Gilfo...
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Mark Douglas Barger passed on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at the age of 57 in Pantego, Texas. Born on Monday, Dec. 2, 1968. Mark was a resident of Pantego, Texas. Mark will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memories shared with him. He will always ...
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Brian Elizaphan Apunda, aged 32, peacefully passed away on Aug. 3, 2026. He was born on Aug. 13, 1993, in Fort Worth, to Mr. Enoch Simba Apunda and Mrs. Evelyn Cline Thomas. His departure leaves a deep void in the lives of his cherished family and friends, who will profoundly mis...
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Robert "Bob" Marvin Hughitt Sr., 83, passed to glory on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 1, 2026 in our Memorial Suite C at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. ...
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It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of our beautiful mother, Linda Louise Stephens, 79, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Linda was born on Jan. 26, 1947, in Waxahachie, Texas, to Laurence Leroy Wilson and Florene Wilson. Linda was a wonderful, loving, nurturing, encoura...
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Robert Charles Ingram, 72, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. Visitation: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on, Monday Aug. 31, 2026 in the Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 in the Independenc...
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Katie Murray said she accidentally drove past her mural of Dolly Parton at The Market at Ridglea the day after the country singer passed. Murray reminisced on her original assumptions about Parton, and how those completely shattered after listening to Parton’s podcast, “Dolly Par...
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In Loving Memory of Bảo Ngữ Nguyễn Dec. 27, 1973 – Aug. 25, 2026 Ngu Nguyen Nguyen, 52, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Funeral services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Visitation: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Mount Olivet ...
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Tarrant County commissioners vote Tuesday on a new list of polling sites for the November midterms after agreeing that the elections administrator’s first proposal cut too many locations. In his new proposal, elections administrator Clint Ludwig suggested eliminating 92 Election ...
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OpenAI is partnering with Fort Worth ISD to bring ChatGPT into teachers’ day-to-day work — a move some educators say could save them hours but that also raises questions about student privacy, training and how the district will monitor its use. OpenAI is the company behind ChatGP...
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Arlington council members are weighing whether or not to take an official stance on or against the cuts during their next scheduled meeting, but it may come too late. On Sept. 1, county commissioners are set to vote on a list of midterm polling locations in Tarrant County. The vo...
