FBI: Terror suspect said he wanted to kill Americans in Fort Worth suicide bombing
An Afghan national, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, was arrested in Fort Worth for allegedly making threats of a suicide bomb attack in a video posted to TikTok. Federal court documents confirm he spoke of wanting to kill Americans and expressed support for the Taliban in the video call. Alokozay, a lawful...
Rodeo Family Mourns Loss of Rodeo Mom Shryl Cooper
After battling complications from a back surgery Shryl Cooper has gone home to be with Jesus.
After Violent Crime Spree, DART Spends Millions On Security Improvents
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system has much more to navigate than the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area map, currently. This fall, as more member cities discuss exiting their partnership with the agency, news of three unrelated shootings in a five-week span occurring on separate DART properties hit headlines....
Families File Lawsuit Against Ten Commandments In Schools
North Texas families from Dallas, Fort Worth, Hurst-Euless-Bedford, and Richardson are among the 18 that have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order and an injunction that would stop any public school district from displaying the Ten Commandments. Two federal courts have found the law to...
Fort Worth Police homicide unit detectives O’Brien and Cedillo have solved the city’s most...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Detective Thomas O’Brien grew up surrounded by law enforcement and says the field runs in his family. His stepfather worked in the profession, and his grandfather spent three decades with the LAPD, shaping the path that eventually led him to the Fort Worth Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
Fort Worth Police Seek Three Suspects in Armed Robbery Outside Store
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help identifying three men involved in an aggravated robbery earlier this month on the city’s north side. The incident happened on November 11 in the 2400 block of Avondale Haslet Road. According to investigators, the victim was sitting in his vehicle in a store parking...
Southlake police officer who assaulted live-in girlfriend arrested: authorities
A Southlake police officer beat his live-in girlfriend in early November at their house in Kennedale and was arrested last week, law enforcement authorities allege. Garrett Lisle, 28, was arrested on suspicion of continuous violence against the family in connection with a Nov. 2 911 call in which the officer’s...
Both lawsuits accusing Tarrant County of racial gerrymandering have been dropped or dismissed
Both lawsuits accusing Tarrant County of racial gerrymandering are now over. A group of Tarrant County residents who sued over the new commissioners court precinct map withdrew their lawsuit Monday without a clear explanation. A second lawsuit, brought by local branches of the League of Women Voters and the League...
Afghan national living in Fort Worth facing federal charges
An Afghanistan citizen living in Fort Worth who threatened to kill Americans in a video call has been federally charged. 30-year-old Mohammad Dawood Alokozay has been charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce.
Fort Worth is cracking down on these crime-ridden properties
The days could finally be numbered for nuisance properties loathed by some Fort Worth residents. At the Dec. 2 City Council work session, Code Compliance Director Brian Daugherty announced a new pilot program aimed at cleaning up properties identified as hotbeds of crime. The crackdown will initially target the Eco...
