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A collision with a commercial truck can create challenges that go well beyond the immediate damage and injuries, particularly for people traveling through Colorado Springs. Unlike an ordinary crash between passenger vehicles, a truck accident may involve a driver, trucking compan...
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Traditional banks remain a major source of financing in the United States, but they are not the only option available to consumers and businesses. The alternative lending market has grown into a broad ecosystem of online lenders, nonbank finance companies, marketplace platforms, ...
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Generative AI is already changing the Texas job market, and new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas suggests recent college graduates in some fields are feeling the impact. The report determined that since the launch of AI programs like ChatGPT in 2022, graduates fro...
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The Dallas City Council approved the first $28 million Wednesday for a $100 million renovation at the Dallas Zoo, clearing the way for the largest capital project in the zoo’s history. Dallas Zoo CEO Lisa New said the investment will transform the zoo’s African wildlife habitat a...
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Millions of Americans are losing significant weight on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, but for a growing number of patients, that weight loss is coming with a side effect they never anticipated: a face that suddenly looks years older. Dr. Pamela Brownlee, a double boar...
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DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 22, 2026 – JAMBALOO, the Dallas-Fort Worth music initiative backed by Mullen & Mullen Injury Law, today announced the return of its two signature programs in 2027: the JAMBALOO Free Week Festival and the JAMBALOO Music Prize. The 2027 JAMBALOO ...
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Fair Park has undergone its yearly transformation, as the State Fair of Texas welcomes a sea of visitors to a land of fried food, rides, and entertainment for the next 24 days. The State Fair of Texas opens Sept. 25. This year's theme, "Stars, Stripes, and Howdies," honors 250 ye...
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First responders rescued one person while crews battled an Arlington apartment fire Wednesday morning. The Arlington Fire Department responded to the apartment fire in the 2100 block of Parks Springs Circle around 8:45 a.m. after receiving multiple calls. The first firefighters o...
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Less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 deadline to register to vote in Texas, county elections statewide are dealing with an unexpected backlog of registrations. Election officials said it’s due to an issue with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the online process many Tex...
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When you head out to Fair Park for this year's State Fair of Texas, the costs can add up fast, but there are deals and discounts to be had on tickets, food and rides. This year, the fair runs from Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 18. Regular-priced tickets to the fair Monda...
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Ms. Kelly is back at the Burleson Library, and she's reminding readers that fall means cozy weather and spooky stories. "We're saying goodbye-bye to 'Hot Girl Summer,' and now it's 'Spicy Girl Autumn'," she said in a viral Instagram video posted on Tuesday. View this post on Inst...
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Keene ISD announced on a social media post that the district would cancel the 2026 and 2027 varsity football seasons due to a lack of healthy players. Keene ISD Superintendent Dr. Ricky Stephens said the athletic program's decision was effective immediately. "We are canceling the...
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The Texas Hospital Association has awarded Texas Health Resources the 2026 Excellence in Community Service Award.THA’s Excellence in Community Service Award honors hospitals’ measurable success in improving quality and patient outcomes through the sustained implementation of a na...
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Everyone loves Buc-ee's. And yes, in all transparency, when I see that familiar beaver face on a billboard I will hold going to the bathroom for 100 miles to get to those Beaver Nuggets and the world's best vanilla pudding in a cup just a few minutes sooner. But why is the iconic...
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Another man has died while in Tarrant County Jail custody, marking one of several jail deaths this year. Jose Orozco, 37, was pronounced dead at John Peter Smith Hospital Tuesday at 12:11 p.m., according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office website. Court records show ...
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In the last couple of decades, Catholic Charities Fort Worth added new services to address client demand. The nonprofit began offering transportation services throughout Tarrant County in 2012. It started a dental clinic in 2013. However, the organization dedicated to providing p...
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of William "Bill" Ernest Martin, Jr. age 83 at his home in Arlington, on Sept. 17, 2026. He was born Feb. 8,1943, in Cameron, West Virginia, to William Ernest Martin, Sr. And Lola Elaine Stanborn-Martin. He graduated from c...
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Debby Levon Lewis passed on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at the age of 77, having been born on Tuesday, July 12, 1949 to Lloyd Short and Betty Inman, Debby was a resident of Kennedale, Texas. Debby will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memories sh...
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Four Tarrant County women say the Tarrant County Commissioners Court Decorum Policy violates people's civil rights, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday. The suit against Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare and the county was filed by residents Reed Bilz, Katherine Godby, Eliz...
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A longtime Fort Worth financial institution is being acquired in a transaction set to close in the first quarter of next year. Fort Worth’s Colonial Savings, a financial institution with $502 million in assets that focuses on home mortgages, has agreed to be acquired by Gateway F...
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Memories of the old TCC Northwest Campus return to persistence coach Candace Soto as a string of used-to-bes. Soto graduated from Marine Creek Collegiate High School on the campus in 2014. She stayed at Tarrant County College to earn more credits before transferring to a four-yea...
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What does Willie Nelson have in common with Gucci Mane and Rick Ross? Metal band Korn and Hip-Hop’s Migos? How about R&B duo K-Ci and Jo-Jo and country star Miranda Lambert? All have recorded music at Audio Dallas in Garland. “We’re in a building that the greats have been in – An...
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Supporters of the Dallas Public Library system are breathing a sigh of relief after the Dallas City Council restored $3.1 million in funding, preserving library jobs and six-day service at neighborhood branches. The council approved the funding in a late-night vote last week befo...
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Yaw Anane, 76 ARRANGEMENTS PENDING To send a flower arrangement in memory of Yaw Anane, please click here to visit our sympathy store.
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This weekend, music streamed from the streets between the George W. Hawkes Library and Theatre Arlington. The songs ranged in genre and were interspersed with the sounds of people talking to one of the more than 70 vendors along the corridor. The West Main Arts Festival spread ac...
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Frankie Louise Robinson Sorenson passed away on Sept. 1, 2026 at her home with her son Tony and wife Sheila, having lived a full life of love and devotion. Frankie was a quintessential woman of West Texas of her generation-young to marry, young to become a mother, devoted to fami...
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Neighbors in Northwest Dallas say they are starting the effort to recall District 13 council member Gay Donnell Willis. The move comes after neighborhood opposition to recent zoning cases in three locations that supporters of the recall say reflects Willis’ unwillingness to work ...
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Leaders from across Texas will gather in Fort Worth this week to promote the state’s Black-owned businesses. The Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce will hold its 2026 annual conference Sept. 23-25 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Worth South Hotel & Confer...
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Trinity Metro’s 2.1-mile TEXRail extension is moving forward after the agency’s board authorized agreements needed to construct and operate a new train station in south Fort Worth. Under the agreements approved on Monday afternoon, Baylor Scott & White Health will donate 1.76 acr...
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Fall is arriving in North Texas, but the weather still seems to be holding on to summer. It is officially pumpkin season, and Grapevine’s Market on Main has plenty of fall décor on display. Outside, though, people are still sweating through the North Texas heat. "It feels like an...
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Newly filed paperwork in Kerr County details a Texas Rangers investigation into Camp Mystic and seeks phone and data records connected to the Eastland family. The search warrant affidavit said the Texas Rangers investigating the case believed Camp Mystic LLC committed manslaughte...
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Arlington Police are investigating the theft of two vehicles that their owners say was a very strange crime carried out with precision and caution. According to the owners of both vehicles, a Toyota and a Lexus, the alarms never went off, the thieves managed to start the cars qui...
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Property donation establishes site for new Near Southside/Medical District station FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 22, 2026) A public-private collaboration between Trinity Metro and Baylor Scott & White Health is advancing Trinity Metro’s TEXRail extension and creating a new regional tr...
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GLP-1 drugs have changed the way doctors treat diabetes and obesity, but dermatologists are now paying attention to what these medications may be doing to the skin. Dr. Katherine Durham with U.S. Dermatology Partners in Fort Worth says dermatologists have seen improvements in som...
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Texas lawmakers spent Tuesday discussing hotel occupancy taxes and whether the decades-old HOT programs are functioning as intended. That same day, the City of Dallas discussed in a Finance Committee meeting just how essential those revenues are in financing its new convention ce...
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Come together in unity with NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogy Society at the17th Annual Tarrant County Harambee Festival. The event spans two days from October 2-3 at the William Madison McDonald YMCA in Fort Worth. Families will enjoy a h...
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The gregarious, lighthearted, and athletic, David Leard O'Bannon, 84, found peace on Sept. 19, 2026, in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107, with a visitation on...
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Fort Worth – Carlos I. Pineda, 76, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Breyley Suite. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Carlos ...
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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit. “Choosin' Texas” is also the longest-running No. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Bill...
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A couple and their daughter are on trial in Sherman facing federal charges stemming from an alleged investment fraud scheme that prosecutors said brought in about $9.1 million from roughly 100 victims. Marina Brooks, her husband Charles Brooks and their daughter, Crystal Brooks, ...
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The Dallas Wings are still fighting for playoff seeding, but we know they will be hosting a round one playoff game on Sept. 29 or 30. The WNBA Playoffs start Sunday with higher seeds earning home-court advantage, hosting games 1 and 3, if necessary. The Wings are no longer in con...
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The Dallas Wings are still fighting for playoff seeding, but we know they will be hosting a round one playoff game on Sept. 30. The WNBA Playoffs start Sunday with higher seeds earning home-court advantage, hosting games 1 and 3, if necessary. The Wings are no longer in contentio...
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The Dallas Mavericks gave media a first look Monday at their renovated practice facility, showcasing upgrades focused on player development, recovery and nutrition. The project includes improvements to wellness and recovery spaces, updates to the practice environment and a new pe...
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Ray Senagi Imbaiza, 43 ARRANGEMENTS PENDING To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ray Senagi Imbaiza, please click here to visit our sympathy store....
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Lyle Hayes has spent much of his career solving problems in places far from home. After 10 years as a Navy intelligence officer and another 17 years in sales, marketing and customer support with BNSF Railway, he is taking on a new challenge of becoming a busin...
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FORT WORTH – With companies looking ahead to 2027, Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has filled 21,600 sf with two tenant expansions in a Tarrant County industrial park tailor-made for small businesses. Blue Sky Industrial Solutions LLC, a pharmaceutical company, and Core ...
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What happens when visual effects, video games, performing arts, immersive technology, and higher education come together in the heart of downtown Fort Worth? On this episode of Fort Worth Innovates, Cameron Cushman talks with Tim McLaughlin, Dean of Texas A&M University’s College...
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Two longtime FWA educators promoted to lead Lower and Middle Schools; experienced independent school administrator joins academic leadership team. FORT WORTH, Texas — As Fort Worth Academy begins its 45th year serving Fort Worth families, the independent K-8 school has announced ...
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LanCarte Commercial has closed the sale of a 2,118-square-foot commercial suite at 2601 E State Highway 121, Suite 105, located within Crossroads Centre North at the intersection of State Highway 121 and I-35E.Mark Ready of LanCarte Commercial represented the buyer, Leo Partners ...
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New York Mets (71-85, fifth in the NL East) vs. Texas Rangers (78-78, first in the AL West), Arlington; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (5-7, 4.74 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 132 strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (8-11, 4.67 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 172 strikeouts) LIN...
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They say the campus visit is the biggest factor in where kids go to school. As a seventh grader, Bezan Morris got to tag along when an older brother visited the U.S. Naval Academy on a college tour. “We got in the car after the visit, and we were heading home,” Morris remembered....
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Jackie Earl Barnett, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Independence Chapel, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Memorial Suite B...
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Elizabeth Kay Yount passed on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on Sunday, Oct. 29, 1939 in Portia Arkansas to Linual Cameron and Inez Garner, Elizabeth lived in Fort Worth. Elizabeth will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memorie...
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The H Mart Asian supermarket set to open at Loop 820 and North Beach Street in Haltom City is closer to reality for the throngs of anticipating foodies, as crews Friday installed the store’s sign on the building. “They still are very confident that they’re going to open prior to ...
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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...
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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....
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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 ...
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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...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nearly 1 in 5 Americans age 65 and older are active in the workforce or looking for work. An 81-year-old man doing his job was met with an overwhelming show of kindness and support after sharing his story with a stranger. Grit and deep-seated d...
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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...
