Shopping, yoga and girl power: Day of the Girl returns to Fort Worth

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 10/10 9:50A Alton Worley II

Girls Inc. of Tarrant County is inviting the public to The Grove at Fort Worth Botanic Garden for their annual Day of the Girl! The free event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. offers an afternoon of shopping, wellness, and community fun the whole family...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month in TX: The resources, events, and numbers to know

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 10/4 10:33A Charles Nichelson and ELIZABETH

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), an annual worldwide campaign to promote regular screening and early detection. Nationwide, more than 380,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, according to the National Breast...

North Texans prepare for heavy rain, flooding threat as state activates emergency resources

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 9/30 8:15A Alanna Quillen

After more than three months of little to no measurable rainfall, North Texans may finally see significant rain this week. But along with the much-needed drought relief comes growing concern about the...

Four shot, two fatally, during fight at Fort Worth house party

DFW Scanner 9/20 4:26A dfwscanner

On Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 3:32 a.m., Fort Worth officers were called to a shooting in the 4300 block of Martin Street. Officers arrived on scene and learned that a large gathering was occurring in the backyard of a residence at this...

Former state Rep. Lon Burnam sues Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 9/14 8:16A Hannah Jones

Former state Rep. Lon Burnam is suing Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare and Tarrant County over criminal trespass restrictions that prohibit Burnam from attending future Commissioners Court meetings. According to federal court documents filed...

25 years later: How North Texans are honoring victims and survivors of 9/11 terrorist attacks

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 9/11 7:09A Hannah Jones

Twenty-five years ago today, Islamic extremists hijacked four U.S. commercial airplanes in the name of al-Qaida, flying two into the soaring towers of the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon,...

Man fatally shot after pointing gun at River Oaks officers: Police

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 9/8 5:02A Hannah Jones

A man was fatally shot by police on Monday night after aiming his gun at two River Oaks officers, police said. According to the River Oaks Police Department, officers responded to a call regarding a suicidal subject in the 900 block of Yale...

What Fort Worth Drivers Should Know After a Car Accident

Fort Worth Weekly 8/31 6:24A Fort Worth Weekly

Fort Worth has grown rapidly over the past two decades, and that growth has brought increasingly heavy traffic to highways like I-35W, I-30, and Loop 820. With more vehicles on the road comes a higher rate of accidents, and understanding how...

Free Fort Worth homebuyer fair aims to help families overcome housing affordability hurdles

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 8/28 5:42A Alanna Quillen

As rising home prices and higher interest rates continue to put homeownership out of reach for many families, Fort Worth officials and housing advocates are encouraging residents to learn about...

Beers Ahoy, Darth Vato Returns

Fort Worth Weekly 8/26 9:37A Fort Worth Weekly

To say it’s been rough on folks tryin’ to keep everyteeng irie in the Fort is an understatement. When Fort Worth punk-reggae legends Darth Vato sailed away on hiatus after a send-off for old Lola’s in...

A new initiative will expand access to grief and trauma care in Tarrant County

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 8/19 1:26A Deborah Ferguson

A real estate investment firm in Fort Worth is doing something good to change how mental health is understood, diagnosed, and treated in Tarrant County. Sisters Susan Miller and Jessica Miller Essl co-founded M2GVentures . A personal family...

Pedestrian killed in far north Fort Worth crash

DFW Scanner 8/16 6:45A dfwscanner

At 12:14am Sunday morning, Fort Worth Fire and Police were dispatched to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Highway 114 near Northwest High School. Officials say a man was walking along the two lanes of eastbound Highway 114 when a vehicle hit...

TEA releases state accountability scores; 15% of Texas schools scored below ‘C'

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/14 7:50A Wayne Carter

What to Know Look up Texas public school scores on the website txschools.gov . Scores are released annually by the Texas Education Agency. The TEA said 24% of districts increased their score, while 89% either stayed the same or increased their...