Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department buys 16-acre parcel to expand Tandy Hills Natural...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The city of Fort Worth's Parks & Recreation Department has bought a 16-acre parcel of land in East Fort Worth, which will act as an expansion to the Tandy Hills Natural area. About 11 acres of the purchase, located along I-30 and Ben Avenue near...
Dispute over a woman led to fatal shooting outside a Fort Worth motel: affidavit
Minutes after he was shot during an argument in a Fort Worth motel parking lot on Feb. 10, Markell Smith collapsed and died near the entrance to room number 30. The suspected shooter, 29-year-old Anthony Birdow, fled the parking lot on foot, according to an affidavit supporting a warrant for his arrest on suspicion...
Fort Worth Council delays proposed 450-acre data center rezoning vote
FORT WORTH, Texas — For months, residents and business owners near the historic Weston Gardens in south Fort Worth have sat with a nagging, unanswered question about a proposed industrial development taking shape on their doorstep. "It's more of, what is it going to do to our area? What...
Missouri man on FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list for cattle fraud captured at LAX
FORT WORTH, Texas – A Missouri man on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” fugitives list and accused of orchestrating a $115 million nationwide cattle fraud scheme has been captured. Joshua R. Link was taken into custody Monday at Los Angeles International Airport by Customs and Border Patrol,...
Fort Worth Jury Sends Man to Prison for Violent Assault That Left Woman With...
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Tarrant County jury has sentenced a 29 year old man to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury in a 2024 attack on a woman he was dating. Twight Peaks was convicted last week in connection...
Former Taco Heads location in the Stockyards may have some new boots to fill
Boot maker Tecovas may be manifesting its destiny into a bigger Stockyards location. Representatives for the company filed a permit with the city of Fort Worth’s Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission to expand its footprint at 2341 N. Main St. to include the space formerly occupied by Taco Heads, according to...
Woman arrested for false report of shooting at Arlington hotel, wanted police to arrive...
A woman staying at an Arlington hotel was arrested Wednesday after police said she falsely reported a shooting in an attempt to get officers to respond more quickly.
Fort Worth Pedestrian Left To Die After South Riverside Hit-And-Run
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Fort Worth yesterday, according to police. Officers arrived shortly after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Glen Garden Drive and South Riverside Drive and found the woman unresponsive, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. A 911 caller had reported seeing an injured...
Fort Worth firefighters reunite dogs, owners after battling overnight house fire
Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire on Wednesday, according to a Fort Worth Fire Department Facebook post. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. on the 5000 block of Dilworth Street in Fort Worth, fire officials said. When the crews arrived on scene, they...
Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, apologizing profusely to her older son who survived with multiple stab wounds and witnessed the execution. Cedric Ricks , 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. CDT following a...

















