The Latest Breaking News from Fort Worth

Police shoot, kill man holding machete on Fort Worth front porch

FORT WORTH, Texas — Two Fort Worth police officers on Saturday fired upon a man holding a machete, killing him on the front porch of a house, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023

Mac Engel: He had a blue collar job in a small Australia town. He punted his way to TCU, and a new life.

FORT WORTH, Texas — He’s 29 years old, has his degree, and still plays college football.

Tribune News Service · Jan 7, 2023

Mac Engel: Gary Patterson’s fingerprints are still all over TCU, and he should be at the title game

FORT WORTH, Texas — He’s no longer the head coach, and he’s employed by another university, but Gary Patterson should be in Los Angeles when TCU plays for the national championship.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Texas Cities Prioritize Police over People

Fort Worth spends six times more on criminal justice than community services, according to a study by Social Movement Support Lab.

Texas Observer · Jan 3, 2023

From Muleshoe to Fort Worth: How a small Texas town molded TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — More than 385 miles west of Fort Worth, the small Texas town Muleshoe has become a key place in the current landscape of college football.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

Criminals using drones to drop drugs onto prison grounds

DALLAS — Shortly before midnight on May 4, 2022, a drone buzzed over a Fort Worth federal prison, carrying a package.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

How has oversight of Fort Worth police changed since Aaron Dean killed Atatiana Jefferson?

DALLAS — The state of police oversight in Fort Worth is in flux more than three years after an on-duty officer now convicted of manslaughter fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home.

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Mac Engel: Leighton Vander Esch situation with the Cowboys 'the ugly' of the NFL

FORT WORTH, Texas — According to the classic children’s song, “The Skeleton Dance,” Leighton Vander Esch should be OK.

Tribune News Service · Dec 24, 2022

McDonald’s opens first automated restaurant in Texas

Fast-food chain testing out the concept in Texas city of Fort Worth

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean transferred to Texas prison after manslaughter conviction

DALLAS — Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer sentenced to prison Tuesday for the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson is in Texas’ prison system.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022