Southlake Cop Yanks Driver From Fireball On 114 Moments Before Car Is Consumed
A routine traffic stop on State Highway 114 in Southlake turned into a life-or-death scramble last night when a police officer pulled a trapped driver from a burning Nissan just moments before the car was fully swallowed by flames. The officer ran toward the smoking vehicle, broke a window, and dragged the motorist out
Dead-end road leaves parents bracing for long pickup lines at Fort Worth charter school
While students are on summer break from Great Hearts Lakeside, a charter school off of Altamesa Boulevard and Chisholm Trail Parkway in Southwest Fort Worth, people living in the surrounding neighborhood are catching a break from the school’s traffic. With just a few weeks left before the new semester...
Man critically injured after Fort Worth club stabbing early Sunday, police say
A man is in critical condition after being stabbed at a club in Fort Worth early Sunday, police said. Fort Worth police officers responded to the stabbing about 5:45 a.m. at Club Rio at 3516 E. Lancaster Ave., police said in a statement. When officers arrived they found the man with a stab wound to the abdomen. He was
Severe Storms Expected Tonight From Western Tennessee to Texas With Hail, Damaging Winds and...
ATLANTA, GA — A broken line of strong to severe storms is expected to develop Tuesday evening from western Tennessee into Arkansas and down to Texas. Much of the activity is likely to arrive after sunset. Forecasters said people in Memphis, Little Rock, Dallas and Fort Worth should have...
This Texas Restaurant Is Famous for Tenderloin Tamales and True Cowtown Flavor
There is a dish in Fort Worth that stops first-time visitors mid-bite. Tenderloin tamales, served as a starter, somehow manage to be both deeply Texan and completely unexpected at the same time. The restaurant that created them has built a loyal following not just on that one dish, but on...
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
The annual Solar Car Challenge for high school students celebrates its 30th year anniversary with a high-stakes trek across Texas. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. On...
Southlake officer says ‘right place, right time’ after rescuing driver from fire
A traffic stop along Highway 114 quickly turned into a life-saving rescue when a Southlake police officer pulled a driver from a burning vehicle before flames consumed the car. Southlake Police Department Cpl. Joshua Swisher had just stopped a Mercedes for speeding when he noticed another vehicle passing by with...
Texas police officer pulls driver from flaming vehicle
A Southlake police officer conducting a routine traffic stop on Highway 114 leaped into action to pull a trapped driver from a burning Nissan just moments before it was engulfed in flames.
What foodies call the ‘best cheesesteak in Fort Worth’ gets a brick and mortar
When Philly native Davonte Fung moved to Texas for his business consulting job, he noticed “the beef state don’t have any cheesesteaks.” So he started Vonte’s Philly Cheesesteaks out of a food trailer in front of The Local Pub at 2800 Bledsoe St. About a year-and-a-half later, he’s opening his first brick and mortar in
Fort Worth Urban Design Commission OKs JPS waivers, hears Panther Island update
The Fort Worth Urban Design Commission unanimously approved multiple development requests June 18 and received an update on Panther Island construction and redevelopment plans. The main debate focused on a proposed 10-story JPS Health Network outpatient building at 1300 S. Main St. in the Near Southside. Commissioners
