Pushing Back

Fort Worth Weekly 7/3 7:07A Eric Griffey

As a large line of local homeowners began chanting to be let into the Eastside headquarters of the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD), Realtor Chandler Crouch, calm and upbeat, slowly made his way...

Fatal crash in Tarrant County leaves 1 dead after car flips over

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 7/2 11:19A CBS DFW Staff

TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) A major crash in Tarrant County left one dead on Friday night after a car flipped onto its roof. At about 11:31 p.m. on Friday, July 1, Tarrant County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene of a major crash in the...

One person killed in crash near Azle

DFW Scanner 7/2 11:19A dfwscanner

The Tarrant County Sheriff s Office is investigating a fatality accident that occurred late Friday night south of Azle. At 11:31pm, Tarrant County sheriff s deputies responded to the scene of a major accident in the 6400 block of Nine Mile Bridge...

Cutting In

Fort Worth Weekly 7/2 10:51A Eric Griffey

Five days after we published a story about disgraced former Tarrant County medical examiner Nizam Peerwani (“Examining the Evidence,” Mar. 3), an anonymous letter full of accusations about him landed in our office. The sender, going by the name...

Fireworks Safety Advocates Urge Extra Caution Amid Dry Conditions

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/1 3:47P Allie Spillyards

With the countdown on to the Fourth of July, the table is being set for North Texans to participate in one of America’s favorite Independence Day traditions: fireworks. James Fuller has already stocked enough fireworks to get through a multi-day...

4th of July Safety Tips Everyone Should Follow

Bedford BubbleLife iReporter 7/1 12:38A Bubble Life

The 4 th  of July or Independence Day is one of the most popularly celebrated national holidays in the United States. At the time of reading this blog, you or a close friend is likely planning a...

Fort Worth cracking down on fireworks with cameras and license plate readers

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 6/30 1:46P Jason Allen

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) Fort Worth will try using a network of cameras and license plate scanners this year to issue citations to people seen setting off fireworks within city limits. The strategy adds to a public messaging campaign that will...

Tarrant County Raises COVID-19 Level to Yellow or ‘Medium'

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/30 12:15P

Tarrant County has raised its COVID-19 community level to yellow, or medium, amid a recent surge in COVID cases. The county had been in the green, or low, since late March . According to Tarrant County s website , the upgrade to medium means that...

Residents say complaints against Tarrant County realtor are 'totally ridiculous and bogus'

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 6/30 12:04P Nick Starling

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A man who helped thousands of Tarrant County residents protest their property valuations for free went in front of the Tarrant Appraisal District to combat those four complaints against him. All four...

Tarrant County Issues 90-Day Ban on Outdoor Burning

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/30 9:17A

All outdoor burning is prohibited in Tarrant County for the next 90 days, the county announced Tuesday. Severe drought conditions in unincorporated areas of the county have prompted Tarrant County Fire Marshal Randy Renois to request the ban in...

Man Convicted in Fort Worth Officer's Death Sentenced to Life Without Parole

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/29 6:11P

A Tarrant County jury has sentenced Timothy Huff to life in prison without parole for the September 2018 murder of Fort Worth Police Officer Garrett Hull, the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office confirmed Wednesday. Huff was previously...

North Texas realtor helps homeowners fight property tax appraisals - for free

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 6/29 5:23P J.D. Miles

TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - He's a hero to thousands of North Texas homeowners by helping fight property tax appraisals for free. But a North Texas realtor says it's also the reason why he's a bad guy in the eyes of the Tarrant Appraisal...

As H-E-B expands into DFW, its Temple distribution facility is growing too

Dallas Business Journal 6/29 1:25P Sergio Padilla

The San Antonio grocer will expand the current facility by 325,000 square feet and expects to create more than 100 jobs.

Big Ticket // Independence Day

Fort Worth Weekly 6/29 11:25A Fort Worth Weekly

If we’re being honest, Independence Day  falling on a Monday this year means that most of us are blowing off work this week and/or next as we head into a much-needed four-day weekend. (And by “we,” I mean me.) Are you daydreaming about July 4th...