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Fort Worth shooting: Fight at gas station led to shooting, police say
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are investigating a fight that they say turned into a shooting at a gas station. Police were called to the shooting at the station on Meadowbrook Boulevard. Investigators say two people got into a physical fight at the location. Then one person left...
Fort Worth Rolls Out Affordable Summer Camps for Kids, With Scholarships Available for Families In Need
The long-awaited summer break for the kids of Fort Worth is around the corner, and so is the opportunity for parents to keep their youngsters engaged, and learning — all in a fun, safe environment. The City of Fort Worth has kicked off registration for its summer Camp Fort Worth, aimed at children, ages 5-13. Campers can look forward to a kaleidoscope of activities arranged at the City's community centers, where each day is a new adventure.
‘This is Chernobyl’: Texas ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land
JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — Ranchers here say their cattle, fish and horses are dying and getting sick because of a fertilizer spread on nearby farmland. The fertilizer is made from treated human waste from the city of Fort Worth. The company that makes the fertilizer says its products meet...
Fort Worth church sees in-person worship dwindle post-pandemic, looks for solutions
The Rev. Bruce Datcher wears an assortment of hats as pastor of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. He prepares the Sunday sermon, helps with administrative chores and attends welfare check-ins with congregants. In addition to these duties, Datcher is trying to solve a challenge facing his congregation: how to bring more people to Sunday worship.
Students return to Bowie High School 5 days after fatal shooting
ARLINGTON - Bowie High School reopened for class Monday morning, after a shooting that left one student dead. When students returned to campus, there was an increase in security and counselors on-site for those who needed them.It's been five days since the shooting just outside the school's portable buildings, where 18-year-old Etavion Brown was killed. Classes were canceled Thursday and Friday last week. Multiple parents expressed concern about sending their children back to school. "[I was] apprehensive to bring [my daughter] back here not knowing how did a gun get around outside, inside. But to know they had time to prepare to get...
Texas mother won’t be charged for shooting 14-year-old home intruder
A grand jury has decided not to prosecute a Texas mother after she killed a 14-year-old who was invading her home. The grand jury in Tarrant County did not find enough evidence to charge Aleah Wallace, a mother of four girls. As such, the jury opted to no-bill her four months after the shooting Wallace […]
WEATHER ALERTS continue overnight & into Sunday afternoon
NORTH TEXAS – Storms started to develop over Dallas and Tarrant County just as the day was ending. These fast-moving showers were headed due north. A rather stout cap has held so far across North Texas. We continue to wait until the overnight hours for the next widespread severe threat to move in from the west.Large hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes are possible with these storms overnight into the morning. The First Alert Weather team will be here in the weather center overnight keeping you posted with on-air updates and coverage on CBSNewsTexas.com.The threat will start overnight and carry into Sunday morning.We'll then wait until the daytime heating takes hold. By afternoon more severe weather could start back up in our eastern half.Areas from the Metroplex and east are under a slight risk tomorrow.Most of North Texas is also under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Sunday. Heavy rain is possible with these storms.The storms of spring continue this week. After the afternoon threat moves east of us at end of day, more storms are in the forecast on Wednesday and Thursday. Stay tuned!
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Courtney E. Smith is the editor of Eater Dallas. She's a journalist of 20 years who was born and raised in Texas, with bylines in Pitchfork, Wired, Esquire, Yahoo!, Salon, Refinery29, and more. When she's not writing about food, she co-hosts the podcast Songs My Ex Ruined. When we reached...
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