New homeowner finds body in house shortly after buying property at auction, police say
ADDISON, Texas (WFAA) – Residents in one Texas community are expressing regret over not doing more to check on a neighbor who was found dead inside her home. The Homes of Addison Place are a group of townhomes built in 1983. A unit on Planters Row was sold at...
Denton County Sheriff’s Office looking for suspect connected to vehicle burglary in Lantana
The Denton County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a vehicle burglary reported in Lantana. Officials said the suspect was wearing a light grey hoodie, light grey sweatpants, a balaclava-style mask, a backpack and headphones. Allegedly, the suspect broke into a vehicle on Wednesday, Oct. 22 before...
Gateway Church, Robert Morris lawsuit is solely a religious matter, attorneys argue
A Dallas County judge will decide next week whether her court has legal authority over a lawsuit against Gateway Church and former pastor Robert Morris over comments made about Morris’ sexual abuse of a child. Ron Breaux, the attorney representing Gateway, began a hearing Friday by apologizing to abuse...
Business booms at the Taste Project restaurant during government shutdown with pay-what-you-can meals
Volunteers and neighbors rally to meet rising food insecurity with compassion, dignity, and shared purpose.
Grapevine Meow Wolf workers stage walkout with planned 3-day strike
Union workers with the immersive arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf walked off site at the Grapevine Mills mall Friday at 5 p.m., kicking off a planned three-day strike over Halloween weekend. This is an escalation of tactics following an informational picket staged earlier this month. Workers told KERA during...
Fires remain hot topic at Fort Worth’s Building Standards Commission
Fire damage was a common thread among cases the Fort Worth Building Standards Commission tackled at its Oct. 27 monthly meeting. The commission considers whether properties, buildings and other structures comply with the city code and can order a property owner to comply with applicable laws and ordinances. Here’s a...
Outgoing Fort Worth fire chief raised repeated safety concerns, records show
Jim Davis raised alarms about unsafe conditions and sought a federal probe. Union resistance delayed action, documents show.
Drivers are wiping shaving foam on their car windows – and experts say their...
DRIVERS across the country are smearing shaving foam on the inside of their car windows – and experts say it’s not as strange as it sounds. In Fort Worth, Texas, as winter weather moves in with freezing rain and icy winds, experts are encouraging motorists to look no further than their bathroom cabinet for a solution.
Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and theft reported in this week’s crime log
This is a crime wrap up for Oct. 23-26. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and accident involving serious bodily injury. On Oct. 25, a student was alleged to have threatened an unaffiliated person with a knife and struck him with his vehicle intentionally, UTA Police Capt. Mike McCord said in an email. The...
$2B Westside Village development in Fort Worth to transform Cultural District
We’re learning new details about the nearly $2 billion Westside Village development in Fort Worth. Last week, the Fort Worth City Council voted to change the name of a one-mile portion of White Settlement Road to Westside Drive at the request of the developer. City leaders said the project...
