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Toy Helen Bartley (Burns), 72, passed away on Aug. 23, 2026. Toy was born on Sept. 15, 1953, in Fort Worth, to Joe Burns and Jill Burns (Barnett), both of whom preceded her in death. Throughout her life, Toy called several places home, including Fort Worth; Springfield, Missouri;...
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The Parish Hall at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Cedar Hill is a cooling station today amid scorching heat. It's part of a call for help from local churches agreeing to open their doors to those in need in and around Grand Prairie. It's organized by Grand Prairie Homeless Out...
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Officials in Palo Pinto and Jack counties are asking the public to avoid areas within their borders as crews battle a wildfire that’s burned about 50,000 acres. About 5% of the Ross Fire has been contained in Palo Pinto County, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The fire ...
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Texas Christian University welcomed a record undergraduate enrollment of more than 11,000 students to its Fort Worth campus today, including more than 2,800 first-year students — the largest incoming class in the university’s 153-year history — as the 2026-2027 academic year bega...
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The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) will hold its "White Coat" ceremony for first-year med students. For one student, getting into school took a little more determination than most. Austin Grubbs didn't grow up wanting to be a doctor. He had to find out what he was m...
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Tarrant County, the largest swing county in Texas between Republicans and Democrats, is expected to see plenty of attention from candidates over the next 10 weeks as the November election approaches. Democratic state lawmaker Gina Hinojosa, who is running for governor, met Tuesda...
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The Texas Senate Committee on Transportation examined the expansion of autonomous vehicles on Texas roads Tuesday and flagged potential gaps in current law after officials acknowledged that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is not automatically notified when an autonomous ve...
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Charles Ray Barham, 54, passed away on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, after bravely battling pancreatic cancer for two years. The family will host a visitation on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 from 6-8 P.M. at Greenwood Funeral Home, Memorial Suite B, 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth. H...
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Judith A. Green, 78, of Fort Worth passed away on Aug. 23, 2026. Judith was born in Nelsonville, Ohio on Dec. 22, 1947. She was married to John Joseph Friedlan Jr. in December 1992. She had a passion for crafting and all things Christmas. Judith is survived by daughters, Nancy Ic...
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Janice Sue Nicholson, 85, passed away on Aug. 15, 2026. Born Oct. 2, 1940, Janice was a cherished presence in the lives of those who knew and loved her, remembered for a steady compassion and a kind-hearted way of caring for others that made people feel welcomed and valued. Janic...
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Six Flags corporate headquarters will return to Arlington next year, the group announced Tuesday morning. The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is planning to relocate its headquarters from North Carolina to its office in Choctaw Stadium, where the group has held space since a ...
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Fort Worth’s oldest museum dedicated to preserving local Black history has a new executive director. The Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society has tapped nonprofit leader Brittnee Thomas to oversee the daily operations of its Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum...
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It is a slow Tuesday load-in at a Near Southside room. A band coils cables under a single work light, the opener runs a line check, and the ten people who showed up early are all staring at their phones, waiting for something to start. Half of them are on a music app. A couple ar...
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What to know about the Ross FireThe Ross Fire is believed to have consumed more than 85,303 acres and is 31% contained.The fire was first reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday and within an hour grew to five alarms.The state is assisting in fighting the Ross Fire by dropping water ...
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About four dozen people are without a home Tuesday after a massive 3-alarm fire broke out at a Fort Worth apartment complex before dawn, injuring five people, including a firefighter. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, firefighters were called to a fire at an apartment ...
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Quorum Architects, a commercial architecture and interior design firm, is pleased to welcome Mackenzie Stevens as an Architectural Intern with the firm’s Municipal Design team, supporting their work as subconsultants to civil engineering firms....
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A Fort Worth mental health nonprofit is expanding trauma and grief care into schools. Soar, the nonprofit branch of real estate investment firm M2G Ventures, has launched the Tarrant County Trauma and Grief Collaborative in partnership with the Dallas-based Meadows Mental Health ...
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Fort Worth’s workforce of tomorrow is sitting in classrooms today. That connection was at the center of the Fort Worth Chamber’s recent State of Economic Impact: Workforce Starts Here, which brought together leaders from business, K-12, and higher education to discuss how Fort Wo...
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Eunice Wanjiru Keige, aged 64, gracefully transitioned from this world on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, enveloped by the affection of her family. Born on Nov. 17, 1961, to the esteemed Mr. James M. Keige and Mrs. Joyce W. Wamai in Muranga, Kenya, she is survived by her devoted son, Jame...
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Doris Damaris Odundo, who graced this world for 54 years until her passing on Aug. 18, 2026, leaves an indelible mark of love and influence. Born on April 20, 1972, in Kakamega, Kenya, she was the cherished daughter of Mr. Richard Christopher Odundo and Mrs. Florence Omuronji Ako...
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Larry Dean Daniels, age 60, passed away on Aug. 22, 2026. He was born on Oct. 23, 1965, in Lake Worth, to Elaine Daniels and the late Don Daniels. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 in Memorial Suite B, Greenwood Funeral Home at 3344 White Settlement Rd., ...
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Alfredo Garcia passed on Aug. 21, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on Nov. 2, 1951, in Arlington, Alfredo lived in Arlington.
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A wildfire that exploded in size in a matter of hours ripped through wide swaths of ranchland in rural North Texas west of DFW, destroying several structures and forcing evacuations and closing schools Tuesday. The fire, which began early Monday afternoon, burned more than 78 squ...
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What to know about the Ross FireThrough Wednesday morning, the Ross Fire is believed to have consumed more than 80,000 acres and is 12% contained.The fire was first reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday and within an hour grew to five alarms.The state is assisting in fighting the R...
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What to know about the Ross FireThrough Wednesday afternoon, the Ross Fire is believed to have consumed more than 83,000 acres and is 12% contained.The fire was first reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday and within an hour grew to five alarms.The state is assisting in fighting the...
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What to know about the Ross FireThe Ross Fire is believed to have consumed more than 85,000 acres and is 21% contained.The fire was first reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday and within an hour grew to five alarms.The state is assisting in fighting the Ross Fire by dropping water ...
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What to know about the Ross FireThe Ross Fire (map below) is believed to have consumed more than 85,003 acres and is 26% contained.The fire was first reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday and within an hour grew to five alarms.The state is assisting in fighting the Ross Fire by dro...
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Firefighters are working to put out a massive blaze at a Fort Worth apartment complex on Tuesday morning. The Fort Worth Fire Department said they were called to the fire on Calmont Avenue just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday. It's unclear if there are any injuries or how many have been ...
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Firefighters are working to put out a massive blaze at a Fort Worth apartment complex on Tuesday morning. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, firefighters were called to the fire on Calmont Avenue around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Fire officials said around 100 people have be...
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Join The Business Press for the 2026 State of Higher Education Forum, where local college and university leaders will join business and community leaders to discuss the importance of partnerships between education and industry. These collaborations play a critical role in driving...
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Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa is appointing James Horton to be interim fire chief while the city searches for a new fire chief. Horton, an assistant chief in the department, will take over as interim chief Aug. 31, the same day Raymond Hill retires. Hill became the interim ch...
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Vernell Sturns, a pioneering public servant, civic leader, mentor, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and great grandfather whose career helped shape Fort Worth and North Texas, passed away after a life defined by leadership, perseverance and service to others. Visitation: 6:00...
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Every school day, an industrial refrigeration engineer spends an hour teaching Azle ISD students about the systems that keep warehouses and food processing plants cold. The Federal Aviation Administration is already shaping what Tarrant County College’s air traffic control gradua...
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(Courtesy Image | Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail) Every year, North Texas produces extraordinary young people — students whose ideas, grit, and leadership reshape their schools, strengthen their communities, and inspire everyone around them. This fall, Junior Achievemen...
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When these middle and high school students step into Arlington and Grand Prairie city council chambers, they are not just observing local government — they are learning how to lead it. Dressed in matching blazers and carefully tied neckties, these young men are part of the Kappa ...
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Inside the home office of retired Lt. Col. Cedric Williams, decades of global military service are organized with quiet precision. Among the diplomas, commendations and challenge coins, two items command the space. The first is a custom wooden footlocker featuring a wooden tray c...
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A new $4.8 million Tom Thumb grocery store is planned for a booming northwest Fort Worth neighborhood. Construction for the 59,951-square-foot store at 6250 W. Bailey Boswell Road is expected to begin in December and take about a year to complete, according to a filing with the T...
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The land around Farrington Field and the former Charles E. Nash Elementary will be the first test of Fort Worth ISD’s new rules for selling school property. The Texas-appointed board of managers adopted the new policy Aug. 11 establishing a higher bar of review for significant re...
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After an inaugural year organizers praised as a glowing success, the IndyCar Java House Grand Prix of Arlington has a new president. Troy Yarborough, previously the senior director of partnerships for Team Penske, has been appointed to the helm of the local iteration of the stree...
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A small exotic animal seeking refuge from the heat outside a pizzeria was rescued Thursday afternoon by North Richland Hills police. Officers identified the animal as a kinkajou, a small mammal native to the tropical forests of Central and South America, according to National Geo...
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A Cleburne police officer was shot and wounded and a suspect was killed Monday evening after a pursuit that began in Cleburne and ended outside a Sam's Club in Burleson, authorities said. According to the Cleburne Police, officers responded around 6:50 p.m. Monday evening to a re...
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Less than a week after he announced the Project Safe Schools initiative… calling for school districts to disclose unreported educator misconduct from the last five years, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould says it’s parents who are reporting a...
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There's confusion over some mail-in ballot applications arriving across North Texas. To vote by mail in Texas, you must meet certain criteria and you must request a mail-in ballot application first. The form can be found on the Secretary of State's website or through your local c...
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At the TCU Burnett School of Medicine, first-year medical students settle in for their first class of the day. There are 62 first-year students, including Tatum Hall. The first year is full of firsts. Tatum is also a first. For four years of undergrad, Tatum was on the TCU Showgi...
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Thousands of Republicans are expected to come to Dallas next month for a first-of-its-kind midterm national convention aimed at energizing Republican candidates ahead of the elections, with President Donald Trump and other federal officials expected to attend. The event is schedu...
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An Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD and Chisholm Trail High School parent reached out to EMS ISD administrators, wanting to recognize academic assistant principal Meredith Birdwell for making important senior information easy for families to access. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵���...
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Construction on one of the region’s most connected commuter corridors is nearing the finish line. North Texas drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 75 from Interstate 635 to State Highway 121 will soon have another lane available. The Texas Department of Transportation said the $58 m...
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Garland Police are looking for the driver of a white pickup truck they say is involved in a hit-and-run crash that severely injured a 12-year-old boy riding an electric scooter. Officials said the boy was crossing the street at North Garland Avenue and Apollo Road when the truck ...
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José German Caero 1929 – 2026 Fortified by the sacraments of the Church and embraced by the love of Mary, the Mother of our Lord, José German Caero, 98, of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Aug. 21, 2026, going to rest in the arms of our Lord....
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Mary Lee Robinson, age 83, was born on July 19, 1943 in East St. Louis, Illinois. God called her home on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 in the Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107, with a visitat...
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Portland Fire (15-22, 6-11 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (22-16, 9-9 Western Conference), Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings host the Portland Fire after Paige Bueckers scored 32 points in the Dallas Wings’ 92-70 win against the Seattle Storm. T...
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A wildfire that began burning in Palo Pinto County on Monday afternoon is estimated to have burned more than 50,000 acres and is spreading west into Jack County on Tuesday. Danny Watkins, fire chief of Palo Pinto County ESD1, said at about 5 p.m. Monday that they were first notif...
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Big Tex has been a North Texas icon for decades, but this year he’s taking a fashion cue from Beyoncé and Grapevine’s own Post Malone: Levi’s jeans. The 55-foot cowboy is getting a custom pair of 501s fitted ahead of the 2026 State Fair of Texas. The State Fair announced the part...
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Jury selection begins Monday in 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. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is charged with murder and is accused ...
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Burleson police said a chase ended in a shooting at the Sam's Club in the city on Monday evening. Burleson Police said Burleson officers were not involved in the shooting. Fort Worth police said Cleburne led the chase. It's unclear who was shot. NBC 5 has reached out to the Johns...
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A brush fire in Palo Pinto County has shut down U.S. Highway 180 Monday afternoon. Palo Pinto County ESD 1 is responding to a brush fire dubbed the Ross Fire on U.S. 180 near Ro Bell Road and Ross Watson Road. The highway has been shut down while first responders work to contain ...
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A wildfire in Palo Pinto County has grown to more than 4,000 acres and shut down U.S. Highway 180 Monday afternoon, county and state officials say, as more than 100 firefighters battle the flames in record heat. Danny Watkins, fire chief of Palo Pinto County ESD1, said at about 5...
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A wildfire in Palo Pinto County has grown to more than 7,000 acres and shut down U.S. Highway 180 Monday afternoon, county and state officials say, as more than 100 firefighters battle the flames in record heat. Danny Watkins, fire chief of Palo Pinto County ESD1, said at about 5...
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A wildfire in Palo Pinto County has grown to more than 25,000 acres and shut down U.S. Highway 180 Monday afternoon, county and state officials say, as more than 100 firefighters battle the flames in record heat. Danny Watkins, fire chief of Palo Pinto County ESD1, said at about ...
