Hurst Chase Ends In Loop 820 Standoff As Toll Lanes Grind To A Halt
A 33-year-old Hurst man wound up in handcuffs today after a high-speed chase crashed to a stop on westbound Loop 820 near Holiday Lane in North Richland Hills, snarling traffic and triggering a tense roadside standoff. Officers had chased the white sedan through Hurst and Bedford before it finally came to rest on the...
An 817 love story: Kathryn and Scott Bennett
When Kathryn Bennett first came to Fort Worth, she was searching for opportunity. Fresh out of college during the height of the 2009 recession, she moved from Florida to Fort Worth, drawn by family ties and the promise of a booming job market. She quickly accepted a position in Sundance Square, where she spent eight...
Crowley Classroom Rocked As Ex-Teacher Arrested In Student Relationship Case
A former Crowley Independent School District teacher is at the center of a criminal investigation after police arrested him this week on multiple felony counts tied to an alleged improper relationship with a student. Ricardo Ortiz, 62, who taught architecture at the Bill R. Johnson Career and Technical Education...
A Resort-Caliber Estate Hiding in Plain Sight in Dalworthington Gardens
“Immaculate and extensively updated estate in Dalworthington Gardens, privately set on over two acres.” That’s the official “get-to-the-point” opener, but 2813 Katherine Ct. is the kind of home where the story matters just as much as the specs. According to listing agent Susan Daniels, the current...
Hood County teen, ‘White Castle’ Grand Champion Steer shatters auction record at Fort Worth...
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Hood County teenager won the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo's Grand Champion Steer award. Caiman Cody, from Tolar and his steer named White Castle, a European breed, took the win Friday during the Junior Steer Show. Our partners at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram...
Only half of Tarrant kids are kindergarten ready. See how your child’s district compares
The percentage of students in Tarrant County entering kindergarten who are considered to be “kindergarten ready” is slightly higher than their statewide peers. But education experts and state leaders say this metric needs improvement to set up children for success in their academic careers. Enrollment and access to a...
Arlington Driver Killed After Slamming Median on Highway 360
A late-night solo crash on State Highway 360 in Arlington has turned deadly, with a 39-year-old man dying yesterday, three days after his car hit a concrete median, police said. Officers found the man's vehicle late Sunday night in the southbound lanes of SH 360 north of Interstate 20. He...
West Fort Worth SWAT Swarms Apartment, Finds Wanted Man Holed Up in Closet
A 40-year-old man is behind bars after a tense predawn SWAT standoff at a west Fort Worth apartment complex today ended with officers finding him hiding in a closet. Police say the hours-long ordeal wrapped up without anyone getting hurt. Officers were first dispatched around 3:20 a.m. after a 911...
Buddhist Monks stopped by an HBCU during peace walk
Virginia State University hosted the Buddhist Monks on their 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C.
Kennard Student Addison Dowdy Earns Championship at Fort Worth Stock Show
KENNARD – For Addison Dowdy of Kennard, years of early mornings, cold washes, and long days in the barn paid off in a big way at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Dowdy, a junior at Kennard High School, earned Champion Heifer Calf in the Other Recorded Breeds division with her heifer, RRF Princess 062N, on Jan. 24...
