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Birdville school officials to reassess situation after bond package fails
Despite the defeat of a $183.2 million bond issue last week, Birdville school officials say they will take a tough look at the budget to see how they can still improve campus security and bring new technology to all of its schools.
Fort Worth council considering two tax abatements
The city is considering two tax abatements - one for the new owners of a fruit processing business that closed two years ago, and the second for a sporting goods coop that's considering moving its headquarters to North Fort Worth from Haltom City.
Hundreds Remember Fallen Police Officers
On average, a peace officer dies every 57 hours while serving in the line of duty in the United States.
Fort Worth police memorial a somber reminder of job's danger
Police officers and their families converged on Fort Worth's Memorial Park Wednesday to remember colleagues who were killed in the line of duty.
Police Chase Ends In Crash In Fort Worth
A chase involving a stolen truck and Haltom City Police ended Tuesday morning after the truck crashed going the wrong way on I-35 in Fort Worth.
Police Search for Drivers of Stolen U-Haul
Fort Worth police say they've joined the search for a man and a woman that stole a U-Haul truck.
Missing Teen Returns to North Texas
Cox is being held in El Paso as plans for his transport back to either North Texas or Ohio, where Cox was charged with unlawful sexual contact with a minor earlier this year.
Missing Texas girl found in Ju rez, alleges rape
A 14-year-old girl reported missing since last week from the Dallas-Fort Worth area was found Thursday in Juarez, police in the border city said Friday.
Missing NRH teen seen in El Paso area
Concern is growing for the safety of a missing North Richland Hills girl who was originally believed to be a runaway.
Amber Alert issued for Haltom City 14-year-old
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Ethnicity: Hispanic Height: 4'11 Weight: 95 lbs. Gender: Female Ruby was last seen with Stephan Andrew Cox, 26 at 3:50 pm on April 24, 2013.
Haltom City infant remains in grave condition
An eight-month-old baby girl remained in grave condition Tuesday at a Fort Worth hospital after investigators say she was injured by her babysitter last week, police said.
North Richland Hills police search for 14-year-old missing for 6 days
Police are looking for 14-year-old Ruby Contreras, who has been missing since she didn't come home from school last Wednesday and may be in the company of a dangerous man.
Birdville looks at ways to improve school security
Birdville school district officials are not always being notified when potential threats to student safety occur near schools after a police-fire dispatch system was launched last year, an official said.
Man convicted in 2 killings at Haltom City gambling house
A 41-year-old Fort Worth man was convicted of two counts of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of three men outside a Haltom City gambling house.
DAR chapter hosts workshop for members
The Captain Nathaniel Mills Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a DAR workshop for DAR members.
Haltom City baby sitter accused of running unlicensed day-care
A 21-year-old Haltom City woman accused of hurting a child she was baby-sitting was running an unlicensed day-care out of her apartment, a state official said Thursday.
Fort Worth man faces life in prison for killing three men during Haltom City shootout
A Haltom City police officer testified Tuesday that he was making a routine traffic stop on Oct.
Child Injured, Father Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat
A Watauga man has been charged with making a terroristic threat after becoming angry that his child was injured at a babysitter's residence.
Bomb threat shuts down complex in far north Fort Worth, Haltom City
A man reportedly angry at a babysitter because his child was injured was arrested Monday evening after SWAT officers and a bomb squad descended on an apartment complex on the border of far north Fort Worth and Haltom City.
Standoff in Haltom City ends; man made threats after child was injured
A SWAT standoff ended Monday night after a man threatened to blow up an apartment complex in Haltom City and locked himself in his car, police said.