Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Saturday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 98, low: 77.
Sunday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fort Worth's EMS cuts down response times, but employee turnover remains a challenge (fortworthreport.org) — Fort Worth's in-house EMS is reaching emergencies about two minutes faster and nonemergency calls about five minutes faster than before, even as the department struggles with vacancies and long shifts. City officials are hiring new EMTs, adjusting 24-hour schedules and partnering with Tarrant County College to train more paramedics, changes that directly affect response times and workloads across Fort Worth neighborhoods.
• Here are the advocates, industry representatives who will fill Fort Worth's data center advisory group (fortworthreport.org) — Fort Worth has named the community advocates, academics and industry representatives who will advise City Council on how to regulate data centers, with their report due Nov. 3. The commission will study impacts on electricity, water, noise and neighborhood siting, aiming to keep large facilities away from historically underserved areas while balancing economic development and environmental concerns.
• Grady Spencer & The Work (do512.com) — A Fort Worth-based band, Grady Spencer & the Work, is drawing on blue-collar roots to blend country, pop, and rock into energetic live shows. The four-piece group has been touring nationally and is planning a busy 2024, giving local fans another homegrown act to watch as they gain wider recognition beyond North Texas.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Tabby kitten needs home! I have two other litters that will be ready in two weeks. Please text 817.333.8224 . (Nextdoor West Fork Ranch)
Change can be uncomfortable, but staying exactly where you are isn't always the answer either. Sometimes life is pushing you toward a version of yourself you haven't met yet. (Nextdoor Frisco Heights)
Keller ISD posted a job opening for Inventory Technician in Fort Worth. Apply here.
WABTEC posted a job opening for Welder WMS 3W - 2nd Shift in Fort Worth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Worth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Haltom City
Woman recently gave birth before she died at Tarrant County jail, records show (star-telegram.com)
EXHORDER To Kick Off US Headlining Tour Later This Month; Tickets On Sale Now (wordpress.com)
Lake Worth
Could Gum Contouring Complement Periodontal Care in North Richland Hills? (wordpress.com)
Ross wildfire was caused by tire blowout, investigators determine (star-telegram.com)
Ok Fort Worth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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