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Post Malone, Jelly Roll spotted at bar and restaurant in Fort Worth this week
FORT WORTH, Texas — Grapevine native Post Malone and Jelly Roll, who are in North Texas for the Academy of Country Music Awards tonight, made a stop at Koe Wetzel’s Riot Room in Fort Worth, according to an Instagram post they shared. The bar and restaurant, named for...
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Tarrant County highway, police say
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in North Richland Hills on Thursday night, police said. Police in a news release said the incident was reported to 911 around 8:45 p.m. in the 8600 block of eastbound Texas 183/Airport Freeway, which is near the Northeast Loop 820 split. The 911 caller reported that a vehicle hit a pedestrian and drove away.
Thousands of retired police guns are found at crime scenes every year
NORTH TEXAS – Every year, thousands of guns once used by law enforcement officers are discovered at crime scenes, even as police work to keep firearms out of criminals' hands.CBS News partnered with nonprofit newsrooms "The Trace" and "Reveal" to survey 200 police agencies nationwide. The investigation revealed that a majority of these agencies sell their guns when upgrading their arsenals. In North Texas, police departments in Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth have traded in old service weapons to vendors while purchasing new firearms. Although these departments declined interviews, they emphasized via email that they follow federal guidelines when trading in...
'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...
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.
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...
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...
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