Panther Island Brewing closes its doors after 11 years, owners hold final farewell
FORT WORTH, Texas — The line around the old brick warehouse wrapped around the building, and anyone driving by may have thought it was for a concert. But on Friday night, dozens of people filled Panther Island Brewing for one last round inside the Fort Worth brewery that has served the community for more than a decade.
Jury Convicts Man in 2022 Arlington Apartment Shooting, Sentences Him to 15 Years
A Tarrant County jury has found 36-year-old Darius Romale Omar Brown guilty of murder and sentenced him to 15 years in prison for a 2022 fatal shooting in Arlington. The conviction stems from the August 26, 2022 shooting death of 40-year-old Donald Hunt at an apartment on Cypress Club Drive. According to trial...
Fort Worth Man Gets 35 Years in Apartment Shooting That Left Girlfriend’s Son Paralyzed
A Fort Worth man has been hit with a 35-year prison sentence after a Tarrant County jury convicted him of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a 2022 apartment shooting that left his girlfriend’s son paralyzed. The 24-year-old victim was shot once in the back at a Fort Worth apartment complex on Aug. 14, 2022,...
Marcus & Millichap brokers sale of 466-unit self-storage property in Crowley
Marcus & Millichap negotiated the sale of Dry Dock & Lock, a 466-unit self-storage property in Crowley, Texas. Danny Cunningham, Brandon Karr and Jon Danklefs, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth and San Antonio offices, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the return...
Arlington man who smothered wife gets 17 more years in prison than before appeal
Just after he killed his wife in Arlington , Tareq Alkayyali predicted in a telephone call to a colleague that he would be going to prison for the rest of his life. Although he did not receive that bleak sentence, Alkayyali will at minimum be confined for about a decade longer than if had he not appealed his murder...
Fort Worth son stabs mother to death, police say
FORT WORTH, Texas — A woman was found dead from apparent stab wounds following a domestic altercation on Friday night, according to Fort Worth police. Officers responded to a cutting call at the 4800 block of Cargill Circle at 8:57 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered the female victim, who was pronounced dead at the...
Five teens arrested after Fort Worth police say they fired toward occupied homes
Police say 911 callers reported bullets "passing by their heads" before officers traced the suspects to a vehicle seen on surveillance video.
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...
Fort Worth crime drops sharply in 2025 according to new police report
Fort Worth, Texas – The Fort Worth Police Department has released new crime statistics showing a significant drop in reported offenses across the city in 2025, continuing a trend officials say reflects focused enforcement strategies and data-driven policing. According to department figures, overall offenses fell 13.8...

















