State Senator to host public education town hall in Fort Worth

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 4/30 6:15A Charles Nichelson

The newest state lawmaker representing Tarrant County is holding a community town hall focused on public education. State Sen. Rehmet will speak and join a panel of local education leaders, including a current Fort Worth ISD teacher and board of...

10 Years Probation

Fort Worth Weekly 4/29 10:41A Fort Worth Weekly

A Fort Worth man’s recent punishment for making threatening phone calls while experiencing a psychotic episode shines a light on the way Tarrant County treats mentally ill offenders. Dylan Lofton was recently sentenced to 10 years of probation...

Raise the Flag

Fort Worth Weekly 4/29 9:57A Fort Worth Weekly

Pancho’s Mexican Buffet , 2434 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth. 817-625-1529. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, 11am-9:30pm Fri-Sat. In 1958, one year before Marty Robbins crooned about a young senorita in “Rose’s...

Night & Day

Fort Worth Weekly 4/22 10:26A Fort Worth Weekly

With Arbor Day  and Audubon Day  on the horizon, the natural world is still in our sights this week, including info on how to be an agent of change (i.e., voting!). Wednesday Tuesday, April 22-28,...

Film Shorts // April 22-28, 2026

Fort Worth Weekly 4/22 8:29A Kristian Lin

OPENING Broken Bird (R) This British horror film stars Rebecca Calder as a bereaved woman who takes a job at a funeral home. Also with James Fleet, Paul Kampf, Jay Taylor, and Kerry Doyle. (Opens Friday at AMC Grapevine Mills) Desert Warrior (R)...

Multiple vehicle crash claims life of female motorcyclist, FWPD says

DFW Scanner 4/13 9:32A dfwscanner

On Sunday, April 12, at 10:38pm, Fort Worth Police and Fire/EMS responded to a major accident on southbound Interstate 35W near I20. Officers arrived on scene and found a six-vehicle accident, according to FWPD. Multiple individuals were...

Trial to begin Tuesday for former FedEx driver charged in killing of Athena Strand

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 4/6 12:36P Sara Sanchez

What to Know The trial is expected to begin Tuesday morning and will be livestreamed and live blogged in this article. The judge has warned that the trial will include graphic testimony and video....

Fort Worth teenager killed in overnight drive-by shooting

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 4/2 8:22A Alanna Quillen and Larry Collins

Police are investigating a deadly drive‑by shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy inside his southwest Fort Worth home early Thursday morning. Police were called to the 6700 block of Glenbrook Lane...

Juvenile killed in south Fort Worth drive-by shooting

DFW Scanner 4/1 11:56P dfwscanner

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in South Fort Worth. On Thursday, April 2, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m. South Division officers were called to the 6700 block of Glenbrook Lane in reference to a...

Man killed in shooting at Arlington event venue

DFW Scanner 3/29 9:31A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old man. On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 4:29 a.m., officers responded to an event venue in the 1200 block of...

Man found shot in east Arlington convenience store parking lot dies at hospital

DFW Scanner 3/26 10:16A dfwscanner

The Arlington Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, at approximately 1:24 a.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in a convenience store...

Fort Worth police shoot armed man after domestic disturbance call

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 3/26 3:56A Alanna Quillen

A man was shot by a Fort Worth police officer after authorities say he advanced toward officers while armed in northwest Fort Worth. The shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night in the 4200 block of Bonita Drive, according to the...

TEA names new superintendent and board of managers for Fort Worth ISD

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 3/24 2:22A Wayne Carter and Hannah Jones

Texas Education Agency has announced the appointment of a superintendent and a nine-member board of managers to govern the Fort Worth ISD. Commissioner Morath named Dr. Peter B. Licata as the new superintendent of Fort Worth ISD. Licata began...

How Fort Worth Entertainment Is Going Digital

Fort Worth Weekly 3/20 4:28A Fort Worth Weekly

Fort Worth has long sold itself on place. The Stockyards offer boots-on-brick authenticity, while Sundance Square has been a reliable backdrop for date nights, gallery hops, and post-work drinks. For decades, leisure in Cowtown meant showing up...

Man killed in Denton shooting; suspects arrested for Murder

DFW Scanner 3/14 8:19A dfwscanner

The Denton Police Department has arrested two individuals in connection with an overnight shooting that left one man dead. At approximately 12:41 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of E. Prairie Street in reference to a shooting call. Upon...