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As more victims' relatives come forward, state entity now investigating Tarrant County boarding homes where 13 people died
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adult Protective Services (APS) is now investigating the unlicensed community living homes where Arlington Police believe 13 people died, a Department of Family and Protective Services spokesperson Monday told WFAA. The APS is the first state entity to confirm it's looking into the case, which is...
Fort Worth firefighter killed in off-duty crash
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth Fire Department is mourning the loss of a longtime firefighter. Lt. Garey Pugh was killed in an off-duty crash on Saturday, the department confirmed. Pugh, 56, was riding a motorcycle at the time. He spent 34 years as a member of the Fort...
Haltom City Man in Critical Condition After Shooting During Real Estate Showing
A man was left fighting for his life after a gunshot incident in Haltom City this weekend. The shooting occurred in a home currently on the market, which was being shown to potential buyers throughout the day. According to the Haltom City Police Department, the victim, a male, was found...
Sansom Park man found murdered in his apartment
The week leading up to Logan Perkins' death, his dad says someone kicked down his doorbell camera. Logan put the camera back up but never found out who did it. It's unclear if that incident is connected to his murder.
Fort Worth's Panther Island to become a mixed-use waterfront district, plan shows
The city of Fort Worth is rolling out its latest vision for the long-awaited Panther Island project. The Vision 2.0 plan would turn the stretch of largely underdeveloped land next to downtown into a mixed-use waterfront district, possibly including apartments, businesses, and hotels. “This is actually a very rare opportunity,”...
North Texas hospitals see rise in children with marijuana ingestion
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cook Children's Medical Center reports that it continues to see elevated numbers of young patients arriving in its emergency department with accidental marijuana ingestion. Data from their Fort Worth location shows 50 patients between ages 0-3 whose urine tested positive for the main psychoactive ingredient...
Building A New Home in Fort Worth
When Olga Khytrenko joined the design firm Semmelmann Interiors last March in Fort Worth, she knew more about Eastern European trends than American ones. Khytrenko had worked at a design studio in Dnipro City, Ukraine, and as a freelancer, creating a client’s dream room using design software. “I love...
How unlicensed group care homes operate with little oversight: "I think the system failed my brother"
ARLINGTON — As Arlington police continue to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect at several unlicensed group care homes in the city, they're talking to city leaders about the possibility of regulating these types of businesses.Officers arrested Regla "Su" Becquer last month for endangering one of her clients and believe more charges could be filed against her.Court documents paint a gruesome picture of what was allegedly going on at five unlicensed bed and board homes in Tarrant County operated by Becquer, from a disabled woman police found lying in her own filth to a resident claiming he was being poisoned."It's disturbing...
Three-Story Office Building in the Works for Fort Worth's West Side
A vacant piece of property on the West Side will soon be transformed into a three-story office building. An $8 million, 29,000-square-foot structure at 5401 Birchman Ave. is a development of Muse Capital, a real estate company based in Wichita Falls, according to documents filed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
High-End Fort Worth Restaurant Offers Menu With Dual Cuisines
Rare is the restaurant where the person who greets and seats you also walks you through the menu, takes your order, cooks your food, delivers your food, chats with you while you eat, then clears off your dishes, and brings you the check. But that’s exactly what happened when my...
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