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Evil Dead Burn is a vicious, blood-soaked franchise entry that turns grief, domestic abuse and generational trauma into a claustrophobic nightmare — and despite a late stumble, proves there is still f
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Residents of Fort Worth have been pushing back against data center construction this week, and now several Fort Worth City Council members are joining them. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more.
Dallas residents hoping to use public libraries on Friday were disappointed to find their doors locked due to a citywide furlough day. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more on how the city is trying to tackle its budget crisis.
45 people are now without a home after a blaze broke out at a condo complex in Far Northeast Dallas on Thursday night. FXO 4's Alex Boyer has more from the residents displaced.
Dallas enacted the first of three mandatory furlough days on Friday, and residents hoping to spend summer hours at public libraries were disappointed to find them closed.
A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in Tennessee was arrested by Border Patrol in Texas this week.
Denton County Public Health reported a Denton resident is the first person diagnosed with West Nile virus this year in the county on Friday.
James “Wayne” Calvert 98 of Denton passed away Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was born February 11, 1928, in Bartonville to John Martin and Sealie McCleod Calvert. He attended Lewisville Public Schools and graduated from…
The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers will renew their in-state rivalry with a three-game series this weekend.
When they’re completed in fall 2026, Denton’s Core Scientific and QumulusAI data centers will contract enough wattage from the ERCOT grid that “could power 8.5 DFW International Airports, 495 H-E-Bs and 82,000 homes in Denton (at this time there are…
Three finalists have been announced for DART's open President & CEO position.
We know a lot about how to protect ourselves during the heat. We use sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing, monitor our sun exposure and, most importantly, stay hydrated.
Aaron Reitz, a former candidate for Texas attorney general, was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
Martin Kelman lives and breathes soccer.
A man was discovered deceased Friday morning in a pool at the Frisco Lakes retirement community.
More details have been released in the case of a Brinker Elementary School teacher who is accused of sexually abusing a second grader. Plano ISD has also taken steps to fire him.
Season 28 of the long-running CBS reality TV show Big Brother premiered Thursday. The first episode showed 16 contestants, or — as the show calls them — houseguests, “moving in’ to the house.
Lewisville police are investigating after a deceased fetus was located at Lake Park on Friday, according to a news release.
Lewisville police are investigating after a deceased fetus was located at Lake Park on Friday, according to a news release.
Lewisville police are investigating after a human fetus, estimated to be about 5 to 6 months' gestation, was found “intentionally discarded" along the Lake Park shoreline on Friday morning.
Five Fort Worth City Council members are calling for a temporary pause on new data center construction to address residents’ concerns over noise pollution, infrastructure demands, and water and energy consumption.
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Five Fort Worth city council members are calling for a temporary pause on the construction of new data centers within the city limits.
North Texas faces a host of lingering issues heading into fall practice. The challenge of building team chemistry tops our list
Evil Dead Burn is a vicious, blood-soaked franchise entry that turns grief, domestic abuse and generational trauma into a claustrophobic nightmare — and despite a late stumble, proves there is still fresh hell to raise in the Evil Dead universe.
North Texas community organizers are asking for accountability in the death of a man killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.
The city of Arlington anticipates a massive economic impact from hosting nine World Cup matches, driven by record-shattering hotel revenues and a significant boost in traffic for local businesses.
Dozens of condos in Far Northeast Dallas were destroyed by an overnight fire, leaving about 45 people homeless.
An overnight three-alarm fire at the Cambridge Park Condominiums near Audelia Road and Skillman Street in Far Northeast Dallas damaged 24 units and displaced 45 residents, though no injuries were reported.
Firefighters say a blaze at a Fort Worth HEB has been contained, one that began in the store's meat department.
Texas baseball fans will have plenty of familiar names to follow during the 2026 MLB All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia this weekend.
Catch up on any stories you might have missed this week from the Denton Record-Chronicle.
An H-E-B store in Fort Worth caught fire on Thursday. Firefighters have since contained the blaze, which began in the store's meat department. FOX 4's Amelia Jones has more on this breaking news.
19-year-old Makarious Bates was found with hundreds of invasive photos and videos from dressing rooms at Irving stores, and police fear there are many more victims. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more.
A Dallas man will spend over a decade in prison after taking a plea deal and admitting his 2022 shooting of an Asian-owned hair salon was racially motivated. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more.
Dallas is implementing furlough days for city employees, and the first one will affect several highly-used public services in the city. FOX 4's Amelia Jones has more.
VMCcerts introduces a unified email trust platform combining BIMI certificates, DMARC services, S/MIME certificates, authentication tools, and agency solutions to simplify trusted email deployment for businesses and agencies.
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