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Ann Bates Stoner passed on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the age of 90, born on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1936 to David Orville Bates and Inith Emmaline Yarbrough. Ann was a resident of Hutto, Texas. Ann will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memorie...
government
The city of Fort Worth approved a fee to pay for annual street repair and reduce the need for costly future reconstruction, as rising costs and a growing street network have led to deteriorating conditions. Fort Worth City Council members unanimously approved the pavement managem...
government
After Arlington Republican Tony Tinderholt held it for 12 years, the Texas House District 94 seat is open. Voters will decide between Republican Cheryl Bean and Democrat Katie O’Brien Duzan for their next state representative. Bean, a former business owner and charter school boar...
schools
For years, Lauren Scott dreamed of creating a space where she could help empower and uplift the next generation of girls. She initially thought starting a dance company would satisfy this calling, but Scott knew she could do more than just teach young girls to dance. She wanted t...
safety
A local activist who was arrested last month after cursing during a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting won't get another court hearing until November. EJ Carrion, 37, was charged with disrupting a meeting, a Class B misdemeanor and hindering proceedings by disorderly cond...
arts
Tech Fort Worth (TechFW) and UNT Health today launched the Innovation Forum, an annual signature event designed to spotlight the groundbreaking innovation and entrepreneurial talent emerging from Fort Worth's growing startup and research community."This forum represents our commi...
government
A horse farm tucked away behind large industrial buildings on Meacham Boulevard could help rein in development near a north Fort Worth train station. Nick Tsigas, who lives near the TEXRail Mercantile Center Station at 4201 N. Beach St., believes the mostly industrial area is rea...
government
Tina Pollard’s path to serving in the military all began when she crossed paths with a recruiter on senior skip day. The then-teen was cutting class with friends as part of an annual student-organized tradition where high school seniors collectively skip one day of class together...
schools
The University of Texas at Arlington has welcomed its largest incoming class of first-time-in-college students in University history, breaking the record set just one year ago. In newly released fall 2026 preliminary enrollment statistics, UTA enrolled 5,332 new first-time-in-col...
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A new dispute is threatening to hold up an $11.25 million settlement between the City of Fort Worth and Atatiana Jefferson's estate. The estate of Marquis Jefferson, who died just weeks after Atatiana, is now asking for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud in Atatiana's pr...
safety
Three homes have erupted in flames within about a month in and around Dallas’ South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District, putting neighbors on edge as investigators work to determine what caused the fires. “I think there's lots of theories going around of is it an arsonist? Is it...
western
Embattled singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is set to play AT&T Stadium on Sat, Oct 24. On Sat, Nov 7, doubly embattled rapper Kanye West will also perform at the Arlington home of the Dallas Cowboys. One has written a song called “Heil Hitler,” praising the WWII German chancellor res...
schools
Fort Worth’s Texas Ballet Theater has tapped an experienced arts leader as its new executive director. Nicholas Dragga brings more than 15 years of executive leadership in the ballet field, including his current role as director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Before that, he spent...
arts
North Richland Hills – Cilia Stelly, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been named chief nursing officer at Medical City North Hills, starting Sept. 14. The appointment marks a meaningful homecoming for Stelly, who began her nursing career at Medical City North Hills in 2013 as a progressive c...
arts
Cindy Clemishire traveled from her native Oklahoma to Austin on Thursday to ask the Texas Supreme Court to revive her defamation lawsuit against Robert Morris, his wife and current and former Gateway Church elders. “It's not just about what happens with this case, but it's about ...
government
Grapevine is raising a glass to Texas wine as GrapeFest returns to Historic Main Street for four days of tastings, food and festivities. The annual wine festival runs Sept. 17-20 and is celebrating its 39th year. Organizers bill GrapeFest as the largest wine festival in the South...
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Garland police are warning that scammers are using artificial intelligence to create more convincing emails, images, videos and even voices to trick victims into handing over personal information or money. Officer Matthew Pesta with the Garland Police Department said he has recei...
government
Exactly what your weekend needs Find out what's "Weekend Worthy" with our arts & culture newsletter. Sign up for essential Fort Worth-area events and news — free. Sign up for free Happy Thursday, Are you interested in exploring the dozens of art galleries and museums sprinkled th...
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The average Arlington homeowner can expect to see their property tax bill decrease, but will see some of their other bills go up. Council members gave their second and final vote of approval to Arlington’s $876 million budget and tax rate Tuesday night. The city will finish with ...
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Abide Women’s Health Services says up-to-date information about pregnancy-related and maternal deaths can be critical to preventing future deaths. “They can have education, income, health insurance, and that does not eliminate the disparities that we see in maternal health outcom...
safety
Aiden Craig grew up playing sports in Wylie and putting everything he had into competition. That drive eventually led the Wylie Pirate to pursue another challenge — becoming a Marine. "He was always an athlete, grew up playing every sport, was good at every sport," said Aiden's f...
arts
Cindy Clemishire is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review her defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church, Robert Morris, his wife and former church elders after it was dismissed by a Dallas appeals court last month. In a court filing, Clemishire’s attorneys argue that Southlake...
arts
North Texas Giving Day is officially here. The mega-sized fundraising event is put on by the Communities Foundation of Texas and serves as a huge financial driver for more than 3,000 nonprofits across the region. "Donate and do good y'all" is the slogan for the campaign, which ha...
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First responders and hospital staff filled the hallway at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas Thursday morning, anxiously awaiting a special guest: 4-month-old Kenji Kammerer. The baby and his parents, Ian Kammerer and his wife, Lindsey, would walk the halls one final time...
arts
Exclusivity is a timeless ingredient when cooking up trends, and the food industry is no exception. Give foodies a chance to try something unique or only available for a limited time and chances are they’ll go for it. I mean, who doesn’t like feeling special? That’s my theory for...
western
New Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker does not want to hear about the league-worst 2025 defense; he's focused on cleaning things up from the 28-20 loss the New York Giants in week 1. "That's not our business. You know, we weren't here. You know, this is the 20...
safety
After burning for nearly a month, the Texas A&M Forest Service says the Ross Fire near Possum Kingdom Lake is now 100% contained. On Aug. 24, the fire started under elevated fire conditions in Palo Pinto County and within an hour grew to five alarms. The flames quickly devoured d...
tcu
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 16 SMU (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 23 Louisville (1-1, 0-0), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT (ESPN2) This is an early matchup of the teams picked to be the top contender to preseason ACC favorite Miami. The Must...
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The 2026 Clear The Shelters Presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition pet adoption campaign was an incredible success! North Texans showed up and with your help, 7,933 animals were adopted from 62 local shelters during the NBC 5/Telemundo 39 August campaign, exceeding 2025’s record-setti...
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I never played any of the Resident Evil video games, but I did watch every single one of the movies, including the justly maligned 2021 attempted reboot Welcome to Raccoon City. I find that I remember only two things from the entire series: the red dress that Milla Jovovich frequ...
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It’s past time that I wrote about Shaun the Sheep, don’t you think? The adorable and highly tech-savvy sheep made his debut in Nick Park’s Oscar-winning 1995 stop-motion short film A Close Shave and has since embarked on a successful solo career. He has been absent from the big s...
arts
New Name Reflects Expansion Beyond Workers’ Compensation and Broader Availability to Companies with Complex Risk Profiles (St. Petersburg, Florida) – CCI Insurance, a Higginbotham Partner (CCI), has rebranded its proprietary CompCorrect platform as RiskCorrect, reflecting its evo...
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Cowtown Tanning, a Fort Worth-founded custom sunless tanning salon, is expanding its North Texas footprint with a third location coming soon to Camp Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth. The new salon will mark Cowtown Tanning's second Fort Worth location and third o...
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Reyes Flores, 61, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Memorial Service: 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Visitation: One hour prior to Service. Reyes was born on Jan. 6, 1965, in Eagle Pass, Texas, to Daniel Flores and San Juana Flores. Reyes had a lov...
government
Tarrant Regional Water District board directors approved the agency’s proposal to increase tax and water rates in 2027 as the agency addresses costs on aging infrastructure, major flood control projects and future water needs. Board directors unanimously approved all of the agenc...
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Fort Worth has continued to take steps to address housing affordability even as staff turnover and lack of funding have slowed implementation of its plans. Presenting at a Community Development Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department s...
arts
Delmar Dunaway, 98, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Delmar was born Feb. 20, 1928, in Bagwell, Texas to Sam and Viola Dunaway. He married Georgia Crouch in 1949, and they were married for over 70 years until her death in January 2023. He worked for LTV, and later the U.S. Ar...
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A man who died in Tarrant County Jail custody in June had complications of a rare brain disorder that led to his death by natural causes, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Wednesday. Mack Greer, 46, was pronounced dead June 18 at John Peter Smith Hospital afte...
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The University of Texas at Arlington has a new leader, two weeks after Jennifer Cowley announced she would step down as president and return to the faculty. Archie Holmes, the UT System’s executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, began serving Sept. 15 as UTA’s acting presi...
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Republican incumbent and southwest Tarrant County lawmaker John McQueeney and Democrat Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin will appear on the ballot Nov. 3 in the race for Texas House District 97. If elected, McQueeney would serve his second term. The election marks the second time McLaugh...
arts
Welcome to the inaugural Texas Mead & Music Festival. Screams became Scarborough’s Hollow last year, and ahead of the second annual revamped spooky-season park, a new fall festival weekend emerges. This Sat, Sep 19, you can sample mead, hear live music, and get a sneak peek at th...
western
Seven-year-old Holden O’Dell never showed much interest in soccer. Then the World Cup came to Tarrant County. The O’Dells tried to catch as many matches as they could. While the tournament was underway, a neighbor offered the family a pair of soccer goals they no longer wanted. H...
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OPENING Behuli (NR) This Nepalese film stars Paras Bam Thakuri, Divya Rayamajhi, Sushant Karki, Padam Tamang, Santosh Baniya, and Sarita Giri. (Opens Friday) Daayra (NR) Kareena Kapoor stars in this crime thriller as a cop caught up in a case involving a young girl’s death. Also ...
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Fort Worth Oktoberfest takes over Trinity Park (2401 University Dr, Fort Worth, 817-392-5700) Thu-Sat, Sep 24-26, with a lineup of more than 50 German polka party bands and traditional performances on three stages. And, of course, there’s plenty of Bavarian food and bier. Thursda...
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A nonprofit that's trained generations of young Fort Worth athletes is facing a major setback after a fire destroyed equipment worth thousands. As Hallmark Youth Association’s football season gets underway, president Newtown Braziel says they’re working to rebuild the property th...
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Lonamania Strikes Back After sheriff’s deputies forcibly hauled him out of a recent commissioners court meeting like the heel in a Battle Royale, former state representative Lon Burnam is calling for the removal of County Judge Tim O’Hare from his role as head of the commission. ...
arts
The fourth show in Hip Pocket Theatre’s amazing 50th season, Soul Notes from the Velvet Elk (A Place of Wild Surrender) opens with the entire cast physically clustered together, as if cells in a breathing blastocyst. It eventually separates into 13 brilliant cast members. Somethi...
arts
This weekend’s A Touch of Nilsson & Newman in the Night marks the first festival at Arts Fifth Avenue since last week’s landmark 25th anniversary. It will feature live music and a movie screening. But first, the backstory, and, oh, what a (bug’s) life it’s been! On Sep 11, 2001, ...
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The wait is almost over! The 2026 State Fair of Texas opens next Fri, Sep 25, and country music legend Clint Black is helping kick off 24 days of Texas-sized fun on Opening Night. Catch Clint Black live on the Chevrolet Main Stage in its NEW home inside the historic Fair Park Col...
schools
Runaway Sky came out of a chance meeting at a Fort Worth musicians mixer in 2022, when singer-songwriters Taylor LaCourse and Simone Nicole met each other for the first time. “We were both like, ‘We should know each other! Let’s write songs!’ ” Nicole said. Now, four years later,...
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Nikuya Rooftop at The Sinclair, 512 Main St, Fort Worth. 817-697-7777. 5pm-10pm Mon-Thu, 5pm-11pm Fri-Sat. The buildings in Fort Worth sparkle brightly from the view atop the 17th floor of the Sinclair hotel’s sushi bar that bears claim to the most elevated restaurant in town. Th...
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Tuesday was a milestone for the University of Texas at Arlington’s Jennifer Cowley. “This is day one I’m not president,” she said. Cowley was one of three North Texas university presidents who discussed their experiences as women leaders of higher education institutions during a ...
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Welp, that sucked. After all the excitement and all the hype that fools like me have been fluffing all offseason, the “new look” Cowboys defense walked into Met Life Stadium on Sunday in their season-opening matchup against the lowly New York Giants — against whom Dallas boasted ...
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Gary Sharp passed away Sept. 8, 2026. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 at Eagle Mountain International Church, 14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071. Gary Wesleyan Sharp announced his arrival into this world on Nov. 14, 1960. As a toddler, he was curiou...
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Two young zebras trot across the hard-packed Texas ground covered with patches of thick grass fried to a crispy brown by the relentless summer sun. The zebras’ stark, multiple black and white stripes seem to overlap and blend into each other as Pegasus and Hercules move side by s...
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Plano police and retail loss prevention officers are teaming up to catch suspected shoplifters in the act as part of a coordinated crackdown on retail crime across North Texas. The operation put officers near major Plano retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot, Sephora and H-E-B...
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Cowboys fans hungry for a win at Sunday’s home opener will also find plenty of new food to try at AT&T Stadium this season. The Cowboys are rolling out new concessions and suite offerings for the 2026 season, including handheld nachos with a twist, a loaded hot dog, lobster rolls...
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Former members of a local church are raising concerns about a former pastor and Denton barbershop owner who is accused of secretly recording an employee inside a restroom. Denton police said there is no evidence of additional victims at this time, although the case remains open. ...
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A Dallas personal trainer is helping people with life-changing injuries rebuild their strength and mobility through adaptive fitness — while giving them something they say is just as important: hope. Brandon Miller specializes in personalized strength and mobility training for cl...
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Gary Sharp passed away Sept. 8, 2026. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 at Eagle Mountain International Church, 14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071. Gary Wesleyan Sharp announced his arrival into this world on Nov. 14, 1960. As a toddler, he was curiou...
