Tarrant County

Some sheriff’s deputies and firefighters started their Friday morning in Tarrant County with a 45 minute rescue to get a horse back on his hooves. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman has the story.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call from a neighbor around 4 a.m. to the 10000 block of Alta Vista Road in North Fort Worth, where a horse was literally on his last leg– the other three stuck in a cattle guard.

A Tarrant County mother is accused of lying about her daughter’s health, causing the child to undergo years of unnecessary medical procedures.

A Tarrant County mother is behind bars after investigators say she lied about her daughter’s health and subjected the girl to unnecessary medical procedures.

Investigators say a North Texas mom lied about her daughter having an illness, leading to medical procedures. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard is following the story.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after unexplained gunfire rattled a Tarrant County community off Silver Creek Road.

A Tarrant County jury says a man who killed and dismembered three people in 2021, should get the death penalty. That verdict came down Wednesday afternoon for Jason Thornburg. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports from outside the courtroom.

The Tarrant County property owners can defer half of their annual property tax bill until next summer if they pay half their total bill by Dec. 2.

A Tarrant County jury sentenced Christopher Turner, 48, to death for executing a convenience store owner during a robbery in 2020.

The season of giving is upon us. You can help put meals on the table for families in need by donating at the Kroger checkout line. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports Kroger’s ‘End Hunger Here’ campaign directly helps area food banks by provicing healthy options.

The Tarrant Area Food Bank is marking one year since it started the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Agricultural Hub program.

During Tuesday’s meeting, county commissioners approved outside attorneys for eight defendants at $30,000 each.

Despite some concerns, Tarrant County is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend itself and employees in a lawsuit over a jail death. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports commissioners approved hiring lawyers for the county and other employees on top of attorneys already hired for previous defendants in the case.

A 68-year-old woman is recovering but relieved over the arrest of her alleged robber. The woman was held at knifepoint in her home early this morning. And tonight, police say it was a slip-up near the crime scene that helped lead them to the suspect. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans explains.

Democratic hopes were dashed in Tarrant County. The party had made some in-roads in the GOP-stronghold in the last few elections but ultimately, Republicans came out on top in 2024. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports one strategist says a closer look at the numbers, though, raises some concerns.

A Republican strategist says while he wouldn’t call Tarrant County purple, it’s no longer reliably red.

With razor-thin margins in the last presidential cycle, Tarrant County is a battleground county. Meredith Yeomans was at tonight’s watch party in Grapevine.

A Democrat and a Republican split two open seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday.

Republican Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn has faced intense backlash over high-profile deaths at his jail. His opponent, Democrat Patrick Moses, says it shows a failure in leadership.

The Republican Lieutenant Governor of Texas is responding to false claims about Tarrant County voting machines changing selections voters make which were shared by presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign on social media.