Senior citizens learn how to spot scams, stay safe online

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/21 6:57A Wayne Carter

Retired airline ad executive Barbara Hawkins says she and her friends are always being targeted by scammers. I got an email that I opened up that was from a classmate of mine about a party, or some get-together, said Hawkins. But that link turned...

‘Little Kid Heart’

Fort Worth Weekly 7/17 9:43A Fort Worth Weekly

It’s not often a new album makes me tear up a little, but by the time I got to “So Far from Alone,” the penultimate track of Tipps & Obermiller’s Little Kid Heart , I found myself deep enough in my feelings to blur my vision a little. I was...

Pregnant women in the first trimester are needed for the study

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/16 2:23A Deborah Ferguson

North Texas women in their first trimester of pregnancy are needed for a new study, and it could mean money, diapers, and personalized food kits. The City of Mansfield and Methodist Mansfield partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for...

Missing man's body recovered from Benbrook Lake

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/14 9:23A NBCDFW Staff

The body of a 62-year-old man was recovered from Benbrook Lake on Monday morning. Texas Game Wardens and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began searching Sunday evening for a man seen at about 6 p.m. slipping underwater in a swimming area near...

Protest Rally/March Over Tarrant County Jail Deaths Set for 8am Tomorrow/Tuesday Downtown

Fort Worth Weekly 7/13 10:45A Anthony Mariani

No one will storm the Tarrant County Jail, but the spirit of Bastille Day will be alive as protesters gather at 8am tomorrow/Tuesday at Belknap Street and 100 N Burnett St to draw attention to all the inmate deaths under the oversight of Sheriff...

Discarded human fetus found along Lake Lewisville shoreline

DFW Scanner 7/10 9:38A dfwscanner

On July 10, 2026, at approximately 8 a.m., the Lewisville Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from the 200 block of E. Lake Park Rd. after a resident reported finding what appeared to be a discarded, deceased human fetus. Upon arrival,...

Discarded human fetus found along Lewisville Lake shoreline

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/10 8:30A Frank Heinz

A human fetus was found deceased Friday morning, intentionally discarded in Lewisville s Lake Park, police say. Lewisville Police said they received a call at about 8 a.m. from a person who found the fetus along the Lewisville Lake shoreline,...

Local nonprofit celebrates literacy for more than 10K children

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/10 12:50A Laura Harris

Project Transformation North Texas is a nonprofit focused on literacy, leadership development and community engagement. Since the program started in 1998, organizers said they have helped more than 10,000 students improve their reading skills...

How Status Labs Made Corporate Philanthropy an Extension of the Work

Fort Worth Weekly 7/7 6:15A Fort Worth Weekly

Most companies that want to do good start by writing a check. Status Labs started with its own toolkit. The reputation management firm built a philanthropic program, Incomplete Sentences, around the one thing it does better than almost anyone:...

Fight over girl escalates to shootout in Fort Worth

DFW Scanner 7/4 7:00P dfwscanner

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Wilbarger Street on the Fourth of July. On July 4, 2026, at approximately 8:18pm, Fort Worth police officers were dispatched to a shooting call that occurred in the...

Half Price Books summer reading camp

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/3 1:29A Laura Harris

Half Price Books is offering its annual free summer reading camp that the whole family can enjoy. The program is recommended for readers up to age 14, and kids can earn Bookworm Bucks through the end of July. Campers can spend their Bookworm Bucks...

DFW Airport braces for crowds as 4th of July travel rush meets World Cup traffic

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/2 3:12A Alanna Quillen

The Fourth of July travel rush is underway at DFW Airport, where officials expect one of the busiest holiday periods on record as holiday travelers and FIFA World Cup fans converge on North Texas. DFW...

DART, TRE remain available for holiday weekend travel

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 7/1 2:15A Charles Nichelson

DART rail and bus service will run on modified schedules Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4. They re also increasing Silver Line service from DFW International Airport to Addison, which is hosting its annual Kaboom Town celebration. DART buses...

Man holding a machete and dragging a screaming woman fatally shot by neighbor, witnesses say

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/29 9:10A Deborah Ferguson, Shannon Miller

A woman s screams for help led to a deadly confrontation with a man carrying a machete in Fort Worth late Sunday night. Fort Worth Police said officers were called to the 2900 block of Ross Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. for a man with a weapon. When...

Texas Personal Injury Law in Practice

Fort Worth Weekly 6/26 8:46A Fort Worth Weekly

Texas personal injury practice has changed substantially over the past two decades. The 2003 medical malpractice reforms, the 2011 Texas Supreme Court decisions on damage caps and pre-suit notice requirements, and the steady evolution of...