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North Texas woman on a mission for safety after 2017 trail attack
A woman who was brutally attacked in Tarrant County is now on a mission. The attack happened in 2017 while she was walking on a Fort Worth trail. The suspect was caught and as NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports, the survivor is still taking positive steps forward.
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Cat killed, four pets rescued, and three people displaced after Flower Mound house fire
Investigators are looking into what caused a house to catch on fire after three people were displaced, four pets were rescued, and one pet was killed early Saturday morning.
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Family of former inmate want justice after baby dies after birth in jail cell
The death of a baby girl in Tarrant County in 2020 is back in the spotlight. Chasity Congious, an inmate in the Tarrant County Jail at the time gave birth to her baby alone in her cell. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports the family is going after the doctor who served as the jail’s medical director.
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Tarrant County Jail medical director under fire for baby death
Former inmate Chasity Congious’ attorney argues doctor failed to act to prevent her baby’s death.
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Hundreds of jail inmates to be shuttled to Tarrant County
The county had been paying a contractor to keep an overflow of inmates to the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Center in Garza County, about four hours west of Fort Worth.
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Get rewarded and donate blood to Carter BloodCare
NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and Carter BloodCare would like to encourage you to give blood this summer. O-positive blood is currently the most critical blood type needed, as 39% of people in the United States have O-positive blood. Some surgeries and medical procedures are waiting to have access to necessary blood. That’s why Carter BloodCare is giving $50 worth of…
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North Texas jail experiences overcrowding
What was meant to solve overcrowding at the Tarrant County Jail has become its problem. The county had been paying a contractor to keep an overflow of inmates hundreds of miles away. Now, as NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports, county leaders are figuring out how to bring them back.
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Man sentenced to prison for killing three people in street racing crash
A North Texas man will spend the next decade behind bars following a street racing crash that claimed the lives of three people in 2022.
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Man sentenced to prison for killing three people in Tarrant County street racing crash
A North Texas man will spend the next decade behind bars following a street racing crash that claimed the lives of three people in 2022.
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History of abuse, theft and death alleged inside woman's unlicensed group homes
There are new allegations of a pattern of abuse and theft for a Tarrant County caretaker already accused of neglecting one client and murdering another.
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2 children killed in Fort Worth shooting
In Fort Worth one of the many calls – involves the death of two children – ages one and four years old. It happened in the 7500 block of West Cleburne Road in south Fort Worth.
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2 girls, man killed in July 4 shooting outside a Fort Worth car wash; suspect identified
Two young girls were killed in a shooting at a coin-operated car wash in far southwest Fort Worth Thursday night, county officials say.
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New details emerge in deadly unlicensed assisted living case
An arrest affidavit reveals new details into the alleged murder of a man who died at an unlicensed living facility. The court papers reveal the woman at the center of the case also faces allegations of abuse and theft from other clients. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has more.
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Little League team kicked out of tournament with no explanation
Summer break was supposed to be the celebration of a lot of hard work for some young baseball players, but their undefeated team struck out when they were kicked out of Little League and they say no one will tell them why. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter has the story.
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Family of murdered inmate reacts to indictments
The family of a Tarrant County jail inmate killed in custody is responding after two jailers were indicted for murder. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard spoke with the family, who said the indictments don’t go far enough.
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Family of Tarrant inmate killed in jail reacts to indictment of two jailers for murder
Anthony Johnson Jr. died on April 21 after a video showed a Tarrant detention officer placing his knee on Johnson’s back to restrain him.
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Arrest made after man found dead inside plastic storage container on Fort Worth road
A woman has been arrested after police said she stuffed a man’s body inside of a plastic storage container and left it on the side of a road in northwest Fort Worth last month.
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Undefeated Texas Little League team removed from tournament with no explanation
Summer break was supposed to be the celebration of a lot of hard work for some young baseball players, but their undefeated team struck out when they were kicked out of Little League and they say no one will tell them why.
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Repairman electrocuted to death while fixing AC unit at North Texas home, police say
An investigation is underway after a repairman was electrocuted to death while working on an air conditioning unit at a home in Tarrant County in late June.
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Jailers post bond after being indicted on murder charges related to inmate's death
Two Tarrant County jailers indicted last week on murder charges for their roles in the death of inmate Anthony Johnson Jr. are free after posting bond.