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Dress donation event to help teenagers shine

There's spring cleaning and fall refresh, and if you're about to clean the closet, a group in Fort Worth wants to do something good with your fancy clothes. "Bring dresses. Bring tuxedos. Bring them on hangers. And in return, we're hosting an event to celebrate you," said Christy Dunaway Smith, organizer of the Your...
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After Kerrville tragedy, the path to preventing flood deaths has led to UTA

In the wake of July's deadly flooding in Central Texas, state leaders are turning to researchers in North Texas. The Texas Water Development Board has tapped the University of Texas at Arlington's Water Engineering Research Center (WERC) to make rainfall data collection more accurate and improve flood prediction. The...
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Texas firefighter injured, trapped by collapse during house fire

FORT WORTH, Texas — A two-alarm house fire in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside neighborhood injured two firefighters, trapping one, officials said. One firefighter was trapped in the garage on Sept. 3 when the structure collapsed, but was rescued and flown to Parkland Health in Dallas, NBC DFW reported.
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Arlington City Council passes first vote to suspend anti-discrimination ordinance, adjust Unity Council goals

A temporary suspension of the city’s anti-discrimination chapter and an amendment to the Unity Council goals will head for a final vote next week after a 6-2 vote Sept. 2. If the council votes for the suspension and the amendment, the city will follow other North Texas city governments in protecting its federal...
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Euless Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Meth Manufacturing And Distribution

Mark Aaron Coker, 46, was arrested by the Euless Police Department in a precisely planned investigation in the summer of 2023 on accusations of making and distributing methamphetamine, according to a recent social media release. The law enforcement actions, carried out in collaboration with the Mid-Cities Drug Task...
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Grieving brother seeks answers after sibling’s in-custody jail death in Tarrant County

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Don Whittley is looking for answers about his younger brother’s death inside the Tarrant County Jail. Steven Whittley, 63, is the latest inmate to die in custody. This is the second Tarrant County inmate to die following a medical emergency in August. “I love...
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Fort Worth Street Named Among America’s Deadliest Roads in Study

A Fort Worth road has been named one of the deadliest in America.
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Community rallies in support of Johnson County sheriff amid allegations of harassment, retaliation

Johnson County Judge Christopher Boedeker said the county received a written sexual harassment complaint on June 30.
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Ex-school bus driver sentenced to 60 years for child exploitation in North Texas

A former school bus driver who produced sexually explicit photos of two children in Fort Worth has been sentenced to 60 years in prison , federal prosecutors said in a news release. Scott Wayne O’Toole, 60, pleaded guilty in April to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. He was sentenced on Thursday, Aug....
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The Formula Project Expands to Help Displaced Students in Ukraine

When girls are empowered...entire communities thrive. That's the mission behind The Formula Project which was founded by our next guest when she was just a high school student here in North Texas. Six years later, it's expanding its mission globally to bring the mentorship program to girls in mobile schools across...

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