Fort Worth News Update: Motel Shooting, Jury Verdict, Carmelite Monastery, and Weekend Events

Good morning, this is Fort Worth Local Pulse for Saturday, December thirteenth, and we are glad to be with our listeners. We start with breaking news overnight. Fort Worth police say a woman is in the hospital after a shooting at a motel northwest of downtown, near Jacksboro Highway and North University. According to Fox 4, officers find her with gunshot wounds early Friday; she is rushed to the hospital and we are still waiting on an update on her condition. Detectives are interviewing witnesses and reviewing security video, and we remind our listeners to stay aware around late night motels and parking lots, especially in that corridor. In our courts, Fox 4 also reports a jury has handed down a 95 year sentence to the man convicted of shooting a Tarrant County deputy, a case prosecutors say sent a clear message about violence against law enforcement. That decision is weighing on a lot of families who live and work around the Tarrant County courthouse and downtown Fort Worth. From the church side of our community, Catholic News Agency reports the Diocese of Fort Worth is moving forward with a new Carmelite monastery after last year’s controversy in Arlington. Bishop Michael Olson says the new community of Discalced Carmelite nuns, coming from Minnesota, will settle on donated land in the diocese and focus on prayer and contemplation for our region. For many local Catholics, this feels like a reset and a chance to heal. Weather wise, we stay cool and dry across Fort Worth today. We are looking at chilly morning temps rising into the upper 50s this afternoon, with light winds and clear skies tonight. That means good driving conditions and comfortable layers for outdoor events, especially after sunset. For weekend plans, the Beat DFW and What’s Up Fort Worth highlight Christmas in the Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, where we can walk through light displays and holiday installations after dark. Anime Frontier continues at the Fort Worth Convention Center, drawing fans downtown and adding to traffic on Houston and Commerce Streets. Across the Metroplex, Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie and ICE at the Gaylord in Grapevine are in full swing if we feel like a short drive. On the jobs front, local boards show healthcare, logistics, and construction still leading postings in Tarrant County, with hundreds of open roles in and around the Alliance corridor and near the Medical District. In real estate, area agents report that Fort Worth’s median home price is holding in the mid three hundreds, with slower winter traffic but still steady demand inside Loop 820. In schools and sports, local high school basketball tournaments tip off this weekend across gyms from Arlington Heights to Eastern Hills, and club soccer and volleyball pull families to complexes along I 35 and I 20. On the national stage, dressage rider Christian Simonson just picked up a key World Cup win in Ocala as he points toward the 2026 World Cup Finals scheduled in This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.