Free Fort Worth homebuyer fair aims to help families overcome housing affordability hurdles

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/28 5:42A Alanna Quillen

As rising home prices and higher interest rates continue to put homeownership out of reach for many families, Fort Worth officials and housing advocates are encouraging residents to learn about...

Beers Ahoy, Darth Vato Returns

Fort Worth Weekly 8/26 9:37A Fort Worth Weekly

To say it’s been rough on folks tryin’ to keep everyteeng irie in the Fort is an understatement. When Fort Worth punk-reggae legends Darth Vato sailed away on hiatus after a send-off for old Lola’s in...

A new initiative will expand access to grief and trauma care in Tarrant County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/19 1:26A Deborah Ferguson

A real estate investment firm in Fort Worth is doing something good to change how mental health is understood, diagnosed, and treated in Tarrant County. Sisters Susan Miller and Jessica Miller Essl co-founded M2GVentures . A personal family...

New jalapeño-related recall hits dressing sold at H-E-B

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/17 1:41A Faith Bugenhagen, Staff Writer |

The latest jalapeño-related Salmonella has hit H-E-B, with the Texas grocer announcing that a jalapeño avocado dressing sold at its stores may be contaminated. The chain said that Salata brand dressings containing jalapeños sold at its stores may...

Pedestrian killed in far north Fort Worth crash

DFW Scanner 8/16 6:45A dfwscanner

At 12:14am Sunday morning, Fort Worth Fire and Police were dispatched to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Highway 114 near Northwest High School. Officials say a man was walking along the two lanes of eastbound Highway 114 when a vehicle hit...

TEA releases state accountability scores; 15% of Texas schools scored below ‘C'

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/14 7:50A Wayne Carter

What to Know Look up Texas public school scores on the website txschools.gov . Scores are released annually by the Texas Education Agency. The TEA said 24% of districts increased their score, while 89% either stayed the same or increased their...

Fugitive wanted for decades in connection with daughter's death arrested in Mexico

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/10 10:50A Dominga Gutierrez

A woman wanted in connection with the death of her 3-year-old daughter in 1996 has been arrested in Mexico, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office. Maria Narez, 48, was indicted in 1999 for capital murder in the 1996 death of...

Arlington ISD launches new virtual learning programs aimed at expanding flexibility for students

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 8/5 4:30A Alanna Quillen

Arlington ISD is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of two new virtual learning programs designed to give students more flexibility while maintaining access to high-quality instruction and college readiness opportunities. The district...

Creature (Dis-)Comforts

Fort Worth Weekly 7/29 7:43A Fort Worth Weekly

As summer wanes and people start taking those last trips before school starts, it’s a good time to consider disease prevention. Earlier this spring, a massive outbreak of norovirus made the rounds,...

US Attorney's Office announces indictments against 8 defendants connected to Dallas adult business

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/28 6:24A Hannah Jones

The U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference on Tuesday morning regarding recent sex trafficking law enforcement and prosecution efforts. Ryan Raybould, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, spoke at the press...

Village of support helps former inmate build new life in Tarrant County

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/28 2:53A Alanna Quillen

Eight months after walking out of the Tarrant County Jail, Channing Walker-Ragsdale is building a future he once struggled to imagine. The longtime Fort Worth resident, who spent years battling addiction and cycling in and out of incarceration,...

Pregnant women in the first trimester are needed for the study

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/16 2:23A Deborah Ferguson

North Texas women in their first trimester of pregnancy are needed for a new study, and it could mean money, diapers, and personalized food kits. The City of Mansfield and Methodist Mansfield partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for...

Missing man's body recovered from Benbrook Lake

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/14 9:23A NBCDFW Staff

The body of a 62-year-old man was recovered from Benbrook Lake on Monday morning. Texas Game Wardens and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began searching Sunday evening for a man seen at about 6 p.m. slipping underwater in a swimming area near...

Protest Rally/March Over Tarrant County Jail Deaths Set for 8am Tomorrow/Tuesday Downtown

Fort Worth Weekly 7/13 10:45A Anthony Mariani

No one will storm the Tarrant County Jail, but the spirit of Bastille Day will be alive as protesters gather at 8am tomorrow/Tuesday at Belknap Street and 100 N Burnett St to draw attention to all the inmate deaths under the oversight of Sheriff...

H-E-B reopens fire-damaged North Fort Worth store Saturday

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/11 9:44A Frank Heinz

The H-E-B grocery store in far North Fort Worth has reopened as of 8 a.m. Saturday morning after closing its doors for repairs after a fire broke out Thursday night. According to the Fort Worth Fire...