The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

Fort Worth City Council members unanimously approved a plan to dissolve the region’s longtime EMS provider, MedStar. The city opted to switch to a fire-based EMS system, housed within its fire department.

After record-breaking numbers in 2023, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo saw a decrease in visitors in 2024 — with wintry weather early in the show cited as a factor. This year’s show runs Jan. 17 through Feb.

The National Weather Service is asking folks to take proper cold weather precautions and protect the four P’s: People, pets, pipes and plants.

The parade is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and kick off at the intersection of 9th & Commerce Streets in downtown Fort Worth. This year’s event commemorates the 40th anniversary of the march’s inception.

U-Haul also said the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was the leading growing metro of 2024, based on the amount of U-Haul customers taking one-way equipment into and out of metro area

A man was arrested after a police chase involving a stolen semi truck cab ended in Fort Worth on Wednesday, Jan. 15. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers were notified of a stolen truck tractor in the Garland area.

While Friday will be mild with gusty winds, temperatures will plummet overnight as an arctic front moves through, bringing frigid conditions and a chance of flurries by Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The arctic cold front pushing through North Texas this weekend will make temperatures frigidly cold and maybe create snow flurries.

Mayor Parker announced that she will seek a third term on Thursday. The city doesn't have term limits for its mayor.

FORT WORTH – The last of Christmas will be taken down in Sundance Square on Monday. The Christmas tree that was on display in Downtown Fort Worth since late November will be taken down Monday morning. It was initially set to be taken down on Jan. 10, but icy road conditions from last week's winter storm pushed it back.

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo begins Jan. 17. From bull riding to musical acts, here’s what the next three weeks hold.