A breeding program for critically endangered gharials has achieved success, with eight hatchlings emerging over several weeks. The juvenile population has increased to 13. This is the fourth year in a row that the program has been successful.
Breeding and incubation techniques have been refined over years of effort. Adjustments to egg incubation temperature and the addition of heated nesting logs have been made. Further information about the breeding program and its achievements is available from the source.
The program's success is notable, with multiple offspring produced in consecutive years, a unique achievement in North America.
After launching a therapeutic program a year ago blending religion and mental health, Texas Health Resources is expanding the effort beyond Tarrant County. The Faith-Based Intensive Outpatient Program offers adults the opportunity to participate in a form of therapy that integrat...
The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County has grown to become the state’s largest summer blaze since the Texas A&M Forest Service began recording fires in 2005. The fire, which has burned 90,400 acres, is 76% contained as of Thursday, according to the latest data from the state forest s...
Donald Kay Shipe, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Don was born to Jack and Ruth Cowan Shipe on Oct. 19, 1933, in Fort Worth. He attended North Hi Mount Elementary, Stripling Middle, and Arlington Heights High School in Fort Wort...
Celia "Mami Celia" Diaz Ramirez, age 99, of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at 4:27p.m., surrounded by family and love. Rosary: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum 3210 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth. Funer...
A nearly 51-acre housing development is planned for Fort Worth’s east side as a developer seeks approval to rezone two heavily wooded tracts. The California-based Elbaz Family Foundation, which wants to build single-family homes at 7911 Meadowbrook Drive near Cooks Lane, requeste...
Former state representative Lon Burnam is seeking Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare’s removal from public office, alleging official misconduct by the judge for expelling speakers from government meetings. Burnam’s petition for O’Hare’s removal was filed the day before the former le...
TGIF! Pretending not to be horrified at Six Flags Fright Fest was always a go-to for someone like me, growing up with a Halloween Eve birthday. If you’re ready to dive into the spooky season, explore any of the theme park’s five haunted mazes or brave its scare zones. Fright Fest...
A plan to transform Roy Pope Grocery into a full-service restaurant is off the table for now. Westland Hospitality Group, a growing Fort Worth-based restaurant group, was denied a zoning exemption Wednesday as they seek to open a Southern-style eatery and bar at the shuttered nei...
LaTamara Annyce Reza Taylor, 44, was born on June 21, 1982, in Fort Worth, to Tony Ray Taylor and Frances Denise Bedford Taylor. The youngest of two children, LaTamara’s joyful spirit and radiant smile made her a light in every room she entered. She attended Eastern Hills High Sc...
Evans Gilbert Asare, aged 80, passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2026. He will be remembered with love and respect by his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him. Over the course of his 80 years, Evans touched many lives through the various roles, relationsh...
Texas Wesleyan University has broken its own record for the largest first-year cohort in university history for the second consecutive year, university officials announced today. The milestone caps two years of sustained growth, with total enrollment up 15% over that period. The ...
