Aurora Adds 1,000-Mile Driverless Run from Fort Worth to Phoenix
Aurora Innovation said it has tripled its driverless trucking network to 10 routes as it prepares to expand autonomous freight operations across the southern United States. The Pittsburgh-based company said its latest software release enables its Aurora Driver autonomous control system to operate on longer lanes,...
Jury awards over $600K to former Tarrant sheriff’s deputy in retaliation case
A former Tarrant County sheriff’s deputy was awarded $625,000 this week by a federal jury that found he faced retaliation after he reported misconduct by a white colleague and racial discrimination. Former deputy Brandon Walker, who is Black, represented himself in the three-day trial — at the U.S. District Court for...
This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Cattlemen’s
My wife and I are standing under the Cattlemen’s sign everyone in our city knows and loves, its twinkling lights firing up North Main as they have for decades, that big fake cow just a few feet above our heads. Before going in, we’re pausing for a moment while I try to remember the last time I was here. Twenty years?...
Fort Worth Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Assault on 12-Year-Old
A Tarrant County jury has convicted 24-year-old Luis Boscan of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, and a judge has ordered him to serve 40 years in prison. Prosecutors say the girl left her home on Sept. 1, 2024, and was allowed to stay at Boscan’s residence, where the assaults occurred. The verdict...
Wytheville welcomes Buddhist monks after peace walk
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WFXR)- The Buddhist Monks, who just finished their “Walk for Peace” from Fort Worth, Texas to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., made a stop in Wytheville on their bus journey back home. Friday was day 111 since they Venerable Monks started their trek to the...
“Senseless”: Mother mourns teenage son allegedly shot by friend after argument over sharing french...
The case sounds almost unreal when you first hear it, which is exactly why it’s hitting people so hard: a teenager is dead, and police say the spark was an argument over a box of french fries.
Texas AG Ken Paxton issues new opinion on jail deaths to Tarrant County DA
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on Thursday establishing limits on when an outside investigation must take place following a Texas jail inmate’s death. State law requires the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to appoint an outside law enforcement agency to investigate inmate deaths. However, Paxton’s...
Expanded Marginal Severe Risk Across North and Central Texas as Slow-Moving Storm Threatens 50–60...
TEXAS — A slow-moving storm system is expanding its reach across North and Central Texas, bringing an expanded marginal severe risk that could last well into Valentine’s night and even past midnight in some areas. Forecasters warn that showers and thunderstorms will intensify through Saturday morning, with the...
Mansfield woman pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
FORT WORTH, Texas — A 31-year-old woman from Mansfield has pled guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children, according to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Marisa Witkop was indicted by a federal grand jury in October last year. She faces a minimum...
AG Ken Paxton backs Houston ivermectin champion’s fight against Texas Medical Board
The board reprimanded Dr. Mary Bowden last year after she prescribed ivermectin to a patient at a Fort Worth hospital during the height of the pandemic. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced he's taking up the case of a Houston doctor disciplined by the state's medical board last year for trying to...

















