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From The Newsroom: Fort Worth’s New Police Chief Speaks; Progress On An Ebola Vaccine

Lawrence E. Jenkins/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
New Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald speaks outside City Hall in Fort Worth Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.

Local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Fort Worth’s city council will vote on whether to approve the appointment of its new police chief. Joel Fitzgerald was tapped for the top job and he’ll be Fort Worth’s first African American police chief.

Also, Stella Chavez talks to some teenagers who struggle with depression and anxiety.

And as part of our special series, Surviving Ebola, we’ll hear about an Ebola vaccine a company from Austin is developing.

Photo credit: Lawrence E. Jenkins/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.