Keep Fort Worth local: A growing guide to reader-recommended small businesses
Help us create a growing guide to small businesses by submitting your favorite local makers, restaurants, and professionals, and sharing this page with a friend.
Victim of domestic-violence homicide adored her baby son, Fort Worth family says
Talia Sanchez was “bougie,” her aunt Teresa Lovitt said. The 26-year-old worked for Louis Vuitton and loved to have her hair and nails done, but also didn’t care about breaking a nail if it was the result of her active lifestyle. She participated in JROTC, band and wrestling in high school, and had aspirations of...
Long Story Shorts: This modest-looking Arlington, Texas, home is purr-fect inside | Feb. 18,...
Plus: Residents in Hutchins celebrate an ICE detention center no longer coming to town, and the best places to work in North Texas.
Police investigating attempted robberies and shooting on Fort Worth’s east side, officials say
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth Police are investigating attempted robberies that led to a shooting overnight on the city's east side, officials say. According to officers on the scene, a man had attempted to rob several people before exchanging gunfire with one. The suspect was struck by a bullet and stumbled to the...
Alvarado Man Arrested After Dogs Found Locked in Storage Unit for More Than 48...
ALVARADO, Texas — The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged animal cruelty case after deputies discovered three dogs had been left inside a non-climate-controlled storage unit for extended periods of time. Deputies responded on February 17, 2026, to Mouser Self-Storage, located at 4592 J.D....
Tarrant DA’s office won’t seek death penalty in killings of sleeping brothers
Three years after it decided to seek the death penalty for a man indicted in the killings of two teenage brothers in North Richland Hills , the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has waived the supreme capital murder punishment. Life in prison without parole eligibility is now the top possible...
A T-shirt caused a mistrial in Fort Worth. What to know about court dress...
A federal judge declared a mistrial on a high-profile shooting case in Fort Worth this week, and the reason surprised a lot of people. It had nothing to do with evidence or witnesses. Instead, the issue was a shirt. During jury selection in the case of nine people accused in connection with the July 2025 Prairieland...
$220 million cattle fraud scheme leads to federal charges against company executives and associates
Fort Worth, Texas – Five individuals have been indicted for their alleged roles in a nationwide fraud scheme that authorities say siphoned more than $220 million from victims across the United States. The indictment, returned by a Fort Worth federal grand jury on February 11, 2026, was announced by United States...
Texas Foster Home Holds Its Breath As Tiny Puppies React To A Dog They...
Two Chihuahua puppies who looked almost like copy-paste twins ended up at a shelter in Fort Worth, Texas, but not together. They arrived at different times, and the moment the second little one came through the doors, the staff had that instant feeling: these two had to be related. Before long, their gut instinct...
North Texas city shuts down local business after gun discharges there, officials say
PANTEGO, Texas — Pantego officials shut down a local business after a firearm was shot there, according to the city. On Friday, February 13, 2026, gunfire was discharged during a private event at a local business in Pantego, according to a press release from the city of Pantego. The...

















