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3-year-old injured in Fort Worth drive-by released from hospital
FORT WORTH, Texas - Church members came together on Thursday to support the young victims of a drive-by shooting in Fort Worth earlier this month. Six people were injured in a shooting outside the Mirimar Apartments in west Fort Worth on May 1. One of the victims, 3-year-old Me'Chelle Kinney,...
In 1920, Fort Worth welcomed Mexico’s new president with open arms. But danger lurked.
Mexico’s new president in 1920 made a whirlwind visit to Fort Worth and Dallas, greeted by thousands of revelers. But assassins from Los Angeles had also secretly come to town.
'They were the perfect victims': Authorities investigating as many as 20 client deaths in boarding home operation
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tune into WFAA at 10 p.m. Thursday to watch the full story. Angelique Estes lived a nightmare inside an unlicensed Arlington boarding home. She says she was kicked, hit and left lying in her own waste for days before police rescued her this past December. “I...
Longtime Forest Park mini-train will keep chugging through Trinity and Forest Parks in Fort Worth after new agreement reached
FORT WORTH, Texas — The 65-year-old Forest Park miniature train in Fort Worth will keep chugging. It's on track to keep trekking riders 5 miles between Forest and Trinity parks for another 20 years. When it opened, it was considered the longest miniature railway in the world, according to...
Fort Worth mobile home nightmares eclipse the dream of homeownership for some
Mayra Leyva and her husband knew they wanted to move into their own house one day. However, her husband’s $30,000 annual income from his server job and Leyva’s inability to work because of her disability meant the couple could not qualify financially to buy one. So, in 2018,...
Donald R. Horton, founder of nation’s largest homebuilder, dies at 74
Donald R. Horton, founder and chairman of the board for D.R. Horton Inc., died suddenly Thursday night, the company announced. Horton, 74, grew the publicly traded company into a homebuilding powerhouse since building his first home in Fort Worth in 1978. Now headquartered in Arlington, the company has built over 1 million homes since it was founded in 1978 and has been ranked as the largest U.S. homebuilder by volume since 2002. D.R. Horton operates in 33 states and employs over 13,000 workers nationwide.
Tarrant County toddler becomes a viral sensation for her classic "Golden Girls" hairstyle
TARRANT COUNTY — A toddler's first haircut is always a memorable moment, and luckily for Evelyn "Evie" Mae Mathas, her grandma Trina King is a hairstylist. King showed how she does her granddaughter's hair."She already has a lot of the curls. We're going to just spray it down," King said.King then styles Evie Mae's naturally curly locks."I just trimmed it up to make it all even. Then I started to blow dry under," King said. "That's what kind of started the Betty White trend."The unintentional look quickly caught on."We died laughing," King said. "We thought it was the funniest thing...
Granddaughter blossoms as the star of March-April photo contest winner
Ryann Woods, 8, loves wildflowers. She lights up every time she sees a field filled with blooming flowers. Her grandmother, Rhonda Weaver, immediately thought of a photo of Ryann smiling in a field of bluebonnets when she decided to enter the Fort Worth Report’s wildflower photo contest, which ran in March and April. The picture won.
Dallas-Fort Worth Defendants Face Up to 10 Years in Prison With Sentencing Set for September
In a significant partnership between local and federal law enforcement agencies, a group of defendants is now facing the possibility of up to ten years behind bars. The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) for the Dallas Fort Worth area took to social media to express gratitude towards the Arlington Police Department, Fort Worth Police Department, and the Northern District of Texas US Attorney's Office for their joint effort in the case. The post, which announced the upcoming sentencing scheduled for September 3, highlighted the cooperation between the different branches of law enforcement in bringing the defendants to justice.
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