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A 23-year-old western lowland gorilla at the Dallas Zoo is back with her troop after human doctors performed a C-section and removed large cystic masses from her ovaries during an unusual surgery prompted by a miscarriage. Dallas Zoo Senior Mammal Curator Keith Zdrojewski said th...
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Across Tarrant County College, leaders are deciding which academic programs to grow, change or cut as the college navigates tighter finances and changing workforce needs. At Northwest Campus, TCC is developing what it says would be Texas’ first community college air traffic contr...
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Septembers are weird. Right, Green Day? Feels like fall, yet it’s still hot. The first week, we celebrate the labor movement and enjoy an extra day off from work, only to turn around on Week 2 and lament a national tragedy. On the local front, we’re in the middle of our annual Be...
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Historic Fort Worth, Inc. invites the community to experience the 23rd Annual Preservation Is the Art of the City, a three-day art show and sale featuring exceptional artwork by talented Fort Worth-area artists. The event will be held Thu-Sat, Sep 3-5, at the Amon Carter Center a...
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OPENING American Doctor (NR) Poh Si Teng’s documentary follows Palestinian, Israeli, and American doctors who travel to Gaza to treat wounded people. (Opens Friday in Dallas) American Summer (PG) This family film is about a Little League baseball player (Logan Gray) who meets the...
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Spinning the reels without understanding what a slot game actually offers is like buying a car without checking under the hood. Every slot title packages its mechanics, payout potential, and bonus systems differently, and those differences directly affect your experience and bank...
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Long before the Lake Worth Monster became the stuff of North Texas campfire stories, reported sightings of the half-man, half-goat creature began at Greer Island in the summer of 1969. Now, the local legend is on display at Fort Worth City Hall until Sept. 9, with stories, sketch...
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Police said two teens were wandering around an old energy plant property on North Main Street in Fort Worth last month when they came across the body of 39-year-old Adam McClure White. White was an Air Force veteran, son, father and friend, according to his family. Lorelle Podcha...
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Fort Worth officials are set to announce on Thursday the members who will comprise the city’s newly formed Data Center & Infrastructure Commission, the advisory group responsible for providing recommendations on how to regulate the supercomputer hubs. Texas Christian University p...
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NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and La Gran Plaza invite you to an evening full of culture and fun at the Fiestas Patrias 2026 celebration! The event returns on Sunday, September 13, from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Fort Worth. La Gran Plaza’s Fiestas Patrias event will attract spectators and mall ...
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carmen Reyes, 83, who peacefully passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Sandburg Suite. Carmen was born on June 14, 1943, in Fort Worth, to Emelio Alcala and...
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Dallas could turn off all 684 of its AI-powered Flock cameras if the City Council signals support for cutting another $1.5 million in funding for the license plate readers, potentially ending the city's contract for the technology altogether. The proposal comes amid a broader deb...
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The Dallas City Council signaled support for continued usage of more than 350 Flock cameras across the city Wednesday. The non-binding 12-3 vote rejected support for a proposed budget amendment that would cut $1.5 million in city support for Flock funding. District 7 councilmembe...
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Some students graduating from high school need extra support as they transition into adulthood and the workforce. In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the 18+ Pathways Program is helping special education students build the skills they need for what comes next. The program, based at...
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Some students graduating from high school need extra support as they transition into adulthood and the workforce. In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the 18+ Pathways Program is helping special education students build the skills they need for what comes next. The program, based at...
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Karmelo Anthony's family and attorneys said they remain hopeful as they prepare to appeal his murder conviction and 35-year sentence in the 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Anthony's parents, legal team and supporters gathered at a church in far southeast Dallas...
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The Junior League of Fort Worth (JLFW) proudly begins a new League year under the leadership of President Alli D’Acosta and a 12-member Board of Directors whose service extends well beyond the League. In addition to providing strategic leadership across JLFW’s councils and initia...
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AI-powered cameras mounted on Dallas trash collection trucks have photographed and rated roughly 21,000 properties since April with a "blight score," according to city records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates, raising concerns about privacy and whether the technology could lead to ...
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Kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with NBC 5, Telemundo 39, Stockyards Business Association and Artes de la Rosa at the Fiestas Patrias Parade and Celebration on Sunday, September 13, at the Fort Worth Stockyards. This colorful celebration of Mexican Independence with a touch of c...
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Barbara Lynn Nichols McPherson, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Aug. 29, 2026. She leaves behind a legacy of faith, love, kindness, and devotion to her family. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum...
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The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped heavy rain, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north in the state. Schools and municipal offices were closed and residents were told to stay at home. Some area...
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Kewon White murder trial: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 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 Wednesday. Kewon White is the firs...
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The future of a proposed data center near Prosper is uncertain after the town's Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council deny the project. The commission voted 7-0 late Tuesday night following more than 400 emails submitted ahead of the ...
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Texas high schoolers could be taught a version of history that links Islam to violence and portrays Christianity as central to America’s founding. This week, the State Board of Education is expected to finish overhauling social studies learning standards for the millions of Texas...
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A mid-year report from the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership to robust activity and significant results.Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership attributed the organization’s success to a deliberate strategy aimed at targeting m...
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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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Victory+ has been dissolved by its parent company and will no longer stream high school games, according to an email sent to multiple North Texas school districts with games the service was set to broadcast this season. The Dallas Morning News confirmed with Prosper, Frisco, Sout...
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“The Dog Stars” is the latest film from director Ridley Scott. Set in 2035, a deadly flu outbreak has decimated most of the population. Jacob Elordi plays a pilot who routinely ventures out in search of traces of humanity while his friend (Josh Brolin), an ex-Marine sharpshooter,...
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For the fourth year in a row, Tarrant County commissioners moved to lower the tax rate for JPS Health Network. A proposed rate of $0.159 per $100 of taxable value was approved 3-2 on Tuesday, with commissioners Alisa Simmons and Roderick Miles Jr. voting against the decrease. The...
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Fort Worth City Council members continue to move forward with a fiscal 2027 budget that would restore some proposed cuts, provide a better employee pay raise than planned, and result in a higher city property tax rate than the budget City Manager Jay Chapa presented early in Augu...
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The Ross Fire has blackened just over 90,000 acres across North Texas, destroying more than 150 structures in a little over a week, as record-breaking drought and extreme heat continue to plague the region. As of Tuesday, 31% of the fire, which has burned across Palo Pinto and Ja...
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Charlotte L. Tucker, age 80, Went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at her home in Corinth, Texas, surrounded by family after a short battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Charlotte was born on Feb. 9, 1946, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. For more than 50 years, she use...
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It is with a profound sense of loss that we announce the passing of Billie "Memaw" Haynie Arnn, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Billie left this world peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Mount Olivet...
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In Loving Memory of April Michelle Keaton MILLSAP – April Michelle Keaton passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at the age of 45. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Memorial Suite C at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Funeral...
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Lillian M. Wright, 78, of Springtown, Texas, passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. Funeral services: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel in the Breyle...
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Another manufacturer is considering opening a plant in Fort Worth. This time it is Harting Connectivity, a company that provides high-end industrial connectors that transmit data, signals and power for factories, machinery and other applications. It’s no done deal though. The cit...
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Leaders with the Texas Center for Arts + Academics will take no action against board chair Cheryl Bean as school parents demand her resignation following a now-deleted controversial social media post. Bean, the Republican Party nominee for a key Texas House seat in November, told...
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Local law enforcement agencies are taking on a larger role patrolling North Texas toll roads after the longstanding agreement between the North Texas Tollway Authority and Texas Department of Public Safety expired Aug. 31. NBC 5 learned there are currently no formal agreements be...
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The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County has scorched about 90,000 acres, becoming one of the largest wildfires in Texas history and leaving some people who live and work in the fire zone with nothing. Now, Weatherford nonprofit Operation Texas Strong is helping some of those affected ...
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A TCU football player spent three days in the hospital with a brain bleed after police say he was punched and kicked in the head by a teammate who has since been removed from the team, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit says former TCU safety Jacob Fields walked up t...
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Texas hospitals could be forced to reduce services and cut staff if a dispute over federal Medicaid funding continues, according to the Texas Hospital Association. New Medicaid rules included in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act take effect Tuesday, as hospita...
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Texas hospitals could be forced to reduce services and cut staff if a dispute over federal Medicaid funding continues, according to the Texas Hospital Association (THA), as they expect to lose $27 million a day in additional funding. New Medicaid rules included in President Donal...
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A Fort Worth mother is demanding answers after her 5-year-old son left Rufino Mendoza Elementary School unnoticed Monday and was found crying in the street by a stranger about two blocks away. Isabel Barrera was visiting her parents in Fort Worth’s Northside around 11 a.m. when s...
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More than 100 residents, activists, voting rights advocates and faith leaders demanded Tuesday morning that Tarrant County commissioners reject a proposal to reduce polling sites for the November midterm elections. County officials should increase, rather than decrease, the numbe...
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Tarrant County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a list of polling sites for the November elections that included 92 fewer sites than the 2022 midterms. The approval came after commissioners heard testimony from more than 100 speakers, the majority of whom were opposed t...
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Kenneth Bryan Jenkins was born on Sept. 29, 1940, in Quanah, Texas, and passed from this life to the next on Aug. 27, 2026, at the age of 85. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. at First Baptist Church Benbrook, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment to f...
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding of mental health, recognizing warning signs, and encouraging conversations that can help save lives. Mental health challenges can impact anyone, and barriers to seeking help often includ...
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by Terri Langford, The Texas TribuneAugust 31, 2026 When the state's new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in additional Medicaid funding. The shortfall is the result of a decision by the Trump administration to withhold approval from...
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Tony Romo is apologizing for his arrest this summer on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence, which led to his being placed on leave from his role as CBS' lead NFL analyst. In a statement posted on Instagram Tuesday, Romo wrote, "This is one of those moments ...
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Kewon White murder trial: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 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 Tuesday. Kewon White is the first ...
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Athletics (53-85, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (68-70, second in the AL West), Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Brady Basso (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (7-10, 4.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 165 strike...
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Fort Worth Musicians Set to Perform at the 6th Annual Cowtown GitDown Fort Worth returns to Music City for the 6th Annual Cowtown GitDown, bringing eleven local musicians to one of the country's premier Americana gatherings. The free showcase takes place at Tennessee Brew Works o...
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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, Texas — Acme Brick Company has named Katie Hitt Deaton as its Director of Marketing, effective July 1, 2026. She leads marketing strategy and execution for the Acme Brick corporate brand and more than 50 sales and manufacturing locations. Deaton joined Acme Brick in A...
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This post was co-written by Mia Kovachev It’s not unusual to see the bleachers of AT&T Stadium packed with a loud crowd and loyal fanbase. But on Thursday night, the stands looked a bit different. A sea of red replaced the usual navy blue worn by diehard fans of “America’s Team,”...
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Irvelene "Nana" Hays, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, a woman whose fierce spirit, adventurous soul, and deep love for her family will never be forgotten. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Mount Oliv...
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Barbara Jean "GG" or "Mudder" Ferrand (Livingston), passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Visitation: Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107. Funeral Service: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at Greenwood's I...
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In one of the biggest deals involving Permian Basin pipeline infrastructure, Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream has sold its natural gas gathering and processing assets for $4.4 billion. Tulsa-based ONEOK announced Monday it will acquire Brazos Midstream’s Permian Midland Basin as...
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Higginbotham has added to its retirement plan business with the acquisition of Kansas City-based Two West Capital Advisors. “Bringing the Two West team on board immediately takes our capabilities in the retirement planning and wealth management space to another level,” said Rusty...
