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Fort Worth faces crisis as rape kit backlog surges due to severe understaffing
An NBC 5 investigation has raised questions about the Fort Worth Police Department’s handling of sexual assault cases. The department has failed to test sexual assault evidence kits in a timely manner as required by state law, leaving victims without justice. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman reveals why it’s happening and how the delays can leave victims without “justice...
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Woefully understaffed, Fort Worth's rape kit backlog climbs to more than 900
The Fort Worth Police Department has failed hundreds of times to test sexual assault evidence kits in the amount of time required by state law. NBC 5 Investigates raises serious questions about how the department handles the cases and how the delays impact victims.
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Fort Worth police investigate shooting of man's pet by neighbor
A family in Haslet is grieving after a neighbor shot their pet. It happened on Saturday when the dog got loose. The neighbor tells NBC 5 the dog was being aggressive. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports Fort Worth police are now investigating.
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Fort Worth ISD School Board quiet on interim superintendent's selection process
Many question how the decision to name Karen Molinar was so widely known in Fort Worth when officially the legally required conversations around the decisions as a group had not happened.
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Fort Worth Police investigating after puppy shot in Haslet neighborhood
Fort Worth police are investigating the shooting death of a pet by a neighbor in a Haslet neighborhood.
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Karen Molinar takes over as interim superintendent of Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth ISD’s new leader is officially running the show. Karen Molinar was named interim superintendent at a school board meetings Tuesday. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports Molinar is a 27-year veteran of the district, and had been the number two under Angelica Ramsey, who resigned two weeks ago.
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AT&T offers $10K reward for info on copper cable thefts in Dallas-Fort Worth
AT&T is offering a cash reward for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of thieves involved in the recent spate of copper cable thefts across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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Fallen Fort Worth PD officer Sgt. Billy Randolph added to city's memorial wall
The Fort Worth Police Department unveiled the name of a fallen officer on the city’s police and firefighter memorial wall.
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FWPD officer Sgt. Billy Randolph added to city's memorial wall
The Fort Worth Police Department unveiled the name of a fallen officer on the city’s police and firefighter memorial wall. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Fort Worth ISD names Karen Molinar as interim superintendent
Molinar is a longtime Fort Worth ISD leader, serving as deputy superintendent for many years. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Fort Worth ISD names Karen Molinar as interim superintendent
The Fort Worth Independent School District has named an interim superintendent. Monday night, the district met behind closed doors to discuss its options. NBC 5’s Education reporter Wayne Carter has more.
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Karen Molinar named Interim Fort Worth ISD Superintendent
Fort Worth ISD unanimously voted to name Karen Molinar as the interim superintendent after Angelica Ramsey stepped down from the position.
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Fire at Quail Ridge Apartments displaces dozens of people
Dozens of people, including children, are suddenly without a home after a fire at an apartment complex off of Brentwood Stair Road in east Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman talked to residents who were displaced.
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Crews battle 2-alarm Fort Worth fire
Crews battled a 2-alarm fire at a Fort Worth apartment complex Tuesday afternoon.
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Dozens, including children, displaced after East Fort Worth apartment fire
Crews are responding to an apartment fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in Fort Worth.
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One dead as plane goes down in Eagle Mountain Lake
One person is dead after a plane went down Monday afternoon in Eagle Mountain Lake. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard reports the crash was caught on camera.
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1 killed in Eagle Mountain Lake plane crash
A person was killed after a an aircraft crashed into Eagle Mountain Lake in Fort Worth Monday afternoon.
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Small aircraft down at Eagle Mountain Lake
A small aircraft has been reported to have gone down in Fort Worth at Eagle Mountain Lake Monday afternoon.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Fort Worth officer convicted in killing Atatiana Jefferson
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Fort Worth police officer convicted in the death Atatiana Jefferson who was shot through a window of her home.
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Shooting near Fort Worth Stockyards leaves 1 dead, multiple others hurt
A homicide investigation is underway after a shooting near the Stockyards in Fort Worth left a person dead and multiple people hurt early Saturday morning.