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Bodycam video shows firefighters rescue Parker County man from burning mobile home
A Parker County man is hospitalized after video shows firefighters rescuing him from a burning mobile home. Emergency officials said it happened near 14000 Briar Road in Azle at about 9 a.m. on Saturday. Investigators said the victim, identified by neighbors as Tim Nicholson, was left with burns on more than 50 percent of his body.
Fire crews rescue 55-year-old man from house fire in North Texas
AZLE, Texas — Fire crews with the Briar-Reno Fire Department were reportedly able to rescue a 55-year-old man from a house fire on Saturday, July 6. According to the department, around 8:56 a.m., crews responded to the report of a porch fire in the 14000 block of Briar Road in Azle, Texas.
Medical institutions, physicians push for Fort Worth to become top clinical research hub
Nancy Grieser had a fascination with the brain for as long as she could remember. She invested time in learning about the organ and keeping up-to-date with scientific research. While reading a morning newspaper, Grieser came across an advertisement for a clinical trial looking for older participants to receive a...
Little League Team In Texas Disqualified For Unknown Reason
A Little League team from Tarrant County, Texas is currently searching for answers after they were ruled out of the tournament for a unspecified reason. Here's what is known at the time of writing. Tarrant County Team's Great Season Derailed. As reported by NBC DFW, the team's season was one...
Made in Tarrant: President of local shooting range revels in business’s success
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Will James is the president of Defender Outdoors, a shooting destination business with both an indoor center at 2900 Shotts St., Fort Worth and an outdoor shooting range at 8270 Aledo Road, Fort Worth. The company opened its first location in February 2016 and currently offers services such as training, private events and rentals, gunsmithing and memberships.
Riverside apartments with great views to include affordable units
Overland Property Group is bringing a new 103,510-square-foot, four-story multifamily development to the Scenic Bluff neighborhood northeast of downtown Fort Worth. The Clifton Riverside project will include 94 new residential units with a mix of affordable and market-rate apartments. Overland Property Group is collaborating with several industry-leading partners including Arco National Construction as the general contractor, Legacy Bank & Trust as the lender, Red Stone Equity Partners as syndicator for the investor JP Morgan, and Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation for subordinate funding. Kansas-based JGR Architects designed the project.
Demolition permit issued for grain elevators in Worth Heights
The city has issued a demolition permit for a portion of the unused and dilapidated grain elevators that tower over Fort Worth’s Worth Heights neighborhood at Alice Street. Another four demolition permits are pending final approval from the city, according to records reviewed by the Fort Worth Report. The...
Fort Worth judges appointed to new statewide business court system
A new set of statewide business courts will begin to accept case filings this September. This summer, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed two judges to the Fort Worth court: Jerry Bullard, of Colleyville, and Brian Stagner, of Fort Worth. Both are business attorneys with decades of litigation experience. Development of these...
‘Winningest Boys HS Coach in Country’ passes at 96
A legendary high school basketball coach and educator with local ties has died in Fort Worth, Texas where he was remembered last month with a “celebration of life” service. A graduate of Sapulpa’s Booker T. Washington High School, Coach Robert “Bob’ Hughes, Sr., also is being remembered across...
Fort Worth community honors slain Junior ROTC instructor in candlelight vigil
Students of Master Sergeant Gene Bass gathered outside Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth on Saturday, the exact place where he taught them lessons they say they still carry with them today. They brought balloons and lit candles to honor the life of a man who gave so much of himself to young people through the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or JROTC. "[JROTC] taught me a lot, and he taught me a lot by just being there to coach me on what not to do and what to follow and it was just, basically like a father figure," said a former...
Countdown to Kickoff 2024: 54 Days
Fort Worth native defensive end NaNa Osafo-Mensah joins the Horned Frogs after five seasons at Notre Dame 54 | DL NaNa Osafo-Mensah Fort Worth native and Nolan Catholic graduate NaNa Osafo-Mensah returns home for his sixth collegiate season after five years with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A four-star defensive end in the Class of 2019, he was coveted by every program nationally out of high school. In those five years in South Bend, Osafa-Mensah accumulated 48 total tackles with five sacks and a forced fumble, with his best season coming in 2023 where he put up three sacks and...
MSU target, 3-star RB Jon Denman commits to TCU
TCU has beaten out the Spartans for a running back prospect in the 2025 class. Jon Denman of Palestine, Texas announced his commitment to TCU on Saturday evening. Denman is a three-star running back and picked the Horned Frogs over the following other finalists: Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Houston and Boston College. Denman ranks as the No. 53 running back in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed as the No. 669 overall prospect in the class. Click on the post below to read more on Denman: TCU has secured a commitment from Palestine three-star running back Jon Denman! Denman held offers from Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Arizona, Houston and more.https://t.co/wyrboqP6vm — Frogs O’ War (@FrogsOWar) July 7, 2024 Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on Twitter @RobertBondy5.
Tropical Storm Beryl could strengthen on its approach to Texas
As of the 4 p.m. bulletin, Beryl is still a tropical storm with sustained winds of 65 mph. Pressure has dropped, however, and further strengthening is possible through the next 12 hours as it makes its approach to the Texas coast.
Deputies uncover human smuggling attempt during Texas traffic stop
HOUSTON, Texas — A traffic stop on July 4 led to the discovery of a human smuggling operation involving five undocumented individuals, according to authorities. At approximately 11:10 p.m., Deputy #779 conducted a traffic stop on a green Dodge pickup for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as Gilberto Isauro Chacon Lopez. During the stop, Deputy #779 observed several individuals attempting to conceal themselves in the rear seating area, lying on top of one another, a tactic commonly used for human smuggling to avoid detection.
Watch Lady Throw Trash at Person Filming Her in Texas
Texas Showdown: Woman Hurls Trash at Person Filming Her in Shocking Video. We're breaking down the video at the bottom of this article with no context whatsoever, so take it with a grain of salt. We have ourselves a real rascal here who apparently has never heard that you don't...
These Are The Nine Items Raising Your Electric Bill In Texas
The state of Texas is in the midst of a very hot summer. With temperatures hitting nearly 100 degrees most days, many people are attempting to stay cool. This is in turn strains the state's power grid and causes one thing we hate the most. That item we don't like is none other than power bill price increases.
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