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Fort Worth city council approves Botanic Garden entry fees

Fort Worth city council approves Botanic Garden entry fees

Fort Worth city council approves Botanic Garden entry fees

The Fort Worth City Council overwhelmingly approved fees to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

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The new siren that's making you hear – and feel – ambulances in Fort Worth

MedStar Mobile Healthcare has been using a "howler siren" that creates a slight rumble in your vehicle so you notice ambulances coming. More jurisdictions are following suit.

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Nearly $100 million in natural gas lost to leaks in Dallas County

A WFAA investigation found Atmos may often be slow to fix leaks – including some of the most serious – and that the company has lost or can't account for tens of millions of dollars of natural gas flowing through its system.

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North Texas firefighters en route to relieve crews fighting California wildfires

Crews from many North Texas fire departments packed up their fire trucks and headed out to California Monday.

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Watauga teen honors veterans service, overcomes obstacles to earn Eagle Scout rank

More than two months of planning for Jacob Redford came down to a little less than two hours of executing his project on Sunday.

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Two in hospital, multiple arrests in Fort Worth shooting, crash

Fort Worth Police say two people are in the hospital tonight after being shot in what detectives are describing as a drug transaction that spilled over into violence in an east Fort Worth neighborhood.

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As parking garages reach max life expectancy, expect more failures, experts say

No one was hurt, but the structural failure prompts this question: How likely is this to happen again elsewhere?

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I-30 in Arlington and Grand Prairie to be closed all weekend

Crews are getting ready to demolish the old, outdated SH-360 frontage road bridge that runs over I-30 in Arlington.

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Stuck in the Middle: Feeling guilty for draining your 401(k) early? You're not alone

According to a recent study by Bank of the West, one in three millennials are raiding their 401(k) and IRAs for down payments on homes.

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Girl, 5, found wandering Fort Worth complex after left alone with sister, 1

One child was found wandering a Fort Worth parking lot, and the other, a 1-year-old girl with special needs, alone inside an apartment after the children's mother went to work, police say.

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Miniature train ride owner accused of molestations beaten to death in jail

Once a popular miniature train ride operator in Keller, Clinton Don Simpson was charged with 12 counts of molestation involving children ranging in age from 3 to 9 years old. Authorities said Simpson was beaten to death Wednesday by a fellow inmate in Tarrant County.

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A serial killer in Cowtown? 70 years ago, Ada Bilbrey was the front-page sensation

"It isn't always who you expect," said Dr. Adkinson. "It can be the kindly, grandmotherly next-door neighbor. They're not typically boogie-man, waiting in the dark, trying to hurt you."

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