Man arrested after day-long fracas near Azle

By Bill Miller| wmiller@star-telegram.com|Friday, May. 10, 2013

The disturbance included an assault on a 67-year-old neighbor and a burst gunfire from a semiautomatic rifle, a Tarrant County sheriff’s spokesman says.Read more

Hurst man who sexually assaulted baby gets 45 years in prison

By Mitch Mitchell| mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com|Friday, May. 10, 2013

FORT WORTH — Derek Wryan Wilson told investigators he injured his girlfriend’s 10-week-old baby because he was “curious,” prosecutors said.Read more

Fort Worth officer fired, accused of sexually abusing stepdaughter

By Deanna Boyd| dboyd@star-telegram.com|Friday, May. 10, 2013

Michael Osborn

FORT WORTH — Michael Osborn, who has been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 20 years, is appealing his indefinite suspension.Read more

Former West paramedic faces federal charges of possessing bomb components

By Bill Hanna| billhanna@star-telegram.com|Saturday, May. 11, 2013

Obama Plant Explosion

Bryce Reed’s attorney said Saturday that Reed “vigorously denies” the allegations, which he said have nothing to do with explosion that killed 15 people.Read more

Fort Worth man gets 9 life sentences for 2011 robbery spree

By Bill Miller| wmiller@star-telegram.com|Friday, May. 10, 2013

FORT WORTH — Karrington Braziel held up several businesses in November 2011 including an IHOP, a Pizza Hut and a Braum’s.Read more

Fort Worth woman accused of running over husband

By Deanna Boyd| dboyd@star-telegram.com|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

FORT WORTH — Witnesses say husband tried to get into wife's moving car but slipped. The wife then ran over him two or three times, police report.Read more

Fort Worth man sentenced to life in prison for killing NFL star’s sister

By Mitch Mitchell| mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com|Friday, May. 10, 2013

Jennifer Johnson

FORT WORTH — Eugene Esters, 48, will have to serve 30 years in prison before he is eligible for parole, prosecutors said.Read more

Barbee denied appeal in 2005 murders of ex-girlfriend, her son

By Bill Miller| wmiller@star-telegram.com|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

Convicted murderer Stephen Barbee, shown here at a court hearing in 2012, has lost his state appeal.

Stephen Barbee’s appeal was rejected Wednesday by the state’s highest criminal court.Read more

Cowboys Dancehall sued in case of wrong-way fatal crash

By Elizabeth Campbell| liz@star-telegram.com|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

Alex Ford

A lawsuit filed by the parents of Alex Elizabeth Ford said the dancehall failed to monitor a patron’s alcohol consumption before he left the club.Read more

Arias trial now turns to whether she lives or dies

By BRIAN SKOLOFF| Associated Press|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

APTOPIX Boyfriend Slaying

PHOENIX — Jodi Arias will spend the weekend on suicide watch and return to court next week when jurors are expected to consider whether the death penalty should be an option for the former waitress' sentence.Read more

Man badly hurt in 2-vehicle wreck on Camp Bowie West in Fort Worth

By Bill Miller| wmiller@star-telegram.com|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

FORT WORTH — The wreck sent three people to area hospitals, including a man with head trauma, authorities said.Read more

Mother of shooting victim kicked man accused of killing her daughter

By Mitch Mitchell| mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com|Thursday, May. 09, 2013

FORT WORTH — Fort Worth police officer testifies that Della Johnson, mother of slain woman, kicked defendant Eugene Esters as he was being arrested.Read more

Convicted killer of Fort Worth mom, child, loses appeal

The Associated Press|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

Convicted murderer Stephen Barbee, shown here at a court hearing in 2012, has lost his state appeal.

HOUSTON — The state's highest criminal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling rejecting an appeal for a Fort Worth man sent to death row for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son eight years ago.Read more

UTA faces a fine of $82,500 for incorrectly reporting campus crimes

By Diane Smith| dianesmith@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

UTA 1

ARLINGTON — The Department of Education sent school officials a letter last month about the ‘serious’ violations.Read more

Authorities searched motel rooms, home for clues in death of Hillsboro woman

By Domingo Ramirez Jr.| ramirez@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

The body of 23-year-old Kasie Clary was found Saturday near Grandview in north Hill County.Read more

Subway burglar sentenced to 49 years

By Domingo Ramirez Jr.| ramirez@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

FORT WORTH — A 36-year-old ex-convict broke into restaurants in numerous North Texas cities before being caught in Bedford.Read more

Arlington sex offender back in jail on federal child pornography charge

By Bill Miller| wmiller@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

Barry Robert Turner

ARLINGTON — A registered sex offender from Arlington faces federal charges involving pornography featuring infants and toddlers.Read more

NFL star’s sister shot four times, her mother testifies in Fort Worth

By Mitch Mitchell| mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, May. 07, 2013

FORT WORTH — Jennifer Johnson’s live-in boyfriend, Eugene Esters, 48, is on trial in her 2011 killing.Read more

Arlington seeks to convert its radio system to digital

By Susan Schrock| sschrock@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

ARLINGTON — The city will be without a backup radio system once Fort Worth shuts down its analog system in December 2014.Read more

Officer accused of firing weapon in downtown Fort Worth, resigns

By Deanna Boyd| dboyd@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, May. 07, 2013

FORT WORTH — The off-duty officer from Abilene was arrested early Monday on suspicion of public intoxication.Read more