Parker County News

The Powerball jackpot jumped Friday to $600 million. Here's a look at the top 10 world record lottery jackpots.

There are two ways to look at Fort Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead's firing of his former top aide over charges of driving while intoxicated.

The Hemispherectomy Foundation's annual Dreams on Wings 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013.

A memorial is set in front of the home of 10-year-old Haven Lee Norton, who was struck and killed by a Springtown ISD school bus in Parker County on Monday, May 13, 2013.

A child was struck by a school bus in Parker County early Monday morning. The incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Hilltop Meadows Drive in Springtown, located in the northern part of Parker County.

School board trustees throughout Tarrant County were trailing in their re-election bids Saturday night - including Fort Worth trustee Carlos Vasquez - as controversial multi-million dollar bond elections to improve everything from security to technology appeared to be failing, according to early votes.

Parker County and other local officials will attend a ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of the I-20 interchange at the Ric Williamson Memorial Highway at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 14.

A farmers market that had been setting up shop in downtown Fort Worth shut down because of a lack of parking and customers.

A Weatherford man accused of pulling a gun at customers outside a taco stand early Sunday was disarmed by another man who restrained him until deputies arrived, officials said Monday.

A natural gas drilling rig casts a shadow on a residence near Remuda Ranch Estates in Parker County, Texas.

The top three vote-getters will serve four-year terms. Board members are paid $150 each time they represent the water district, such as by attending meetings or events, but their salary is capped at $7,200 per year.

Last year Justice, a 4-month-old lab terrier, died just days after he was found at a Pleasant Grove apartment complex with third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body.

Cold temperatures that were damaging for North Texas farmers in April, could be devastating in May.

A total of 28 state and federal agencies are investigating why the West Fertilizer Company's plant caught fire and exploded two weeks ago.

The 76th Annual Palo Pinto County Livestock Association Rodeo will be Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11. AS in years past, there will be mutton bustin' for children and the specialty act Melissa Navarre and Company, barrel man Cameron Keeton and bull fighters Andy Burelle and Josh Rivinius.

Contested races on the May 11 ballot include Arlington mayor, four City Council seats in Fort Worth and three in Arlington, two Fort Worth school trustee posts and the Tarrant Regional Water District.

A Boyd man convicted two years ago of shooting his wife in the leg in Parker County had his appeal denied earlier this month.

Contested races on the May 11 ballot include Arlington mayor, four City Council seats in Fort Worth and three in Arlington, two Fort Woth school trustee posts, and the Tarrant Regional Water District.

From Parker County Today, a call to the Weatherford Police Department from a management team member of the Weatherford Walmart early this morning reported a man who attempted to use a credit card that did not belong to him.

After 13 years in pharmaceutical sales, Jaber had enough of the corporate world and has opened a Weed Man franchise based out of his residence.