Equifax, which monitors credit, said Thursday a security breach could potentially affect 143 million U.S. customers. In a news release, the company said “criminals exploited a web application” to gain access to files that include names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and some driver’s license numbers; 209,000 credit card numbers and personal ID information on 182,000…… MORE
Texoma Salvation Army Helping Fund Harvey Relief Efforts
Salvation Army relief efforts have intensified after Harvey as waters continue to recede and evaporate making new areas of Southeast Texas more accessible. They’re using mobile feeding units to help feed those displaced in over 13 different counties. Major Sharma Green and her husband, Robert, work for the Wichita Falls/Wichita County Salvation Army, but for the past…… MORE
DoubleTree Hotel About To Become A Reality
Wichita Falls city leaders have been uncertain about the future of a full-service hotel and conference center next to the MPEC. But the project is back on track, and about to become a reality. For six to eight months Wichita Falls has worked with Gatehouse Capital to get all the funding in place for the…… MORE
WFPD Investigating Attempted Abduction Near Schools
Wichita Falls Police Department is investigating an abduction attempt on a minor that happened on 4600 block of Mistletoe, near Jefferson Elementary and Rider High School on Monday. The father of the victim said a man tried to force his daughter into a car while she was walking. The young girl fought the man off after…… MORE
Walter Becker’s Daughter Pens Poignant Tribute To Father
Walter Becker’s daughter Sayan shared a poignant tribute to her father, recalling his obsession with guitars and head full of humor and knowledge. “You loved music more than anyone I know,” Sayan wrote. “You’re always there bobbing your head to each beat, doing a little dance here and there, or sitting over there with your big…… MORE
Metallica’s James Hetfield ‘OK’ After Amsterdam Show Fall
Metallica’s James Hetfield fell into an open trap door during a performance of “Now That We’re Dead” in Amsterdam on Monday night. “Is everybody ok?” Hefield asked the crowd after falling over. “Yes, I’m ok. My ego, not so much. But we’re fine. Hurt my feelings a little bit.” Hetfield tripped on one of four openings that…… MORE
Queen Ready Massive ‘News of the World’ 40th Anniversary Reissue
Queen will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1977 LP News of the World with a massive reissue stocked with alternative takes, demos, rough mixes, live recordings and more. Due out November 17th – 40 years and three weeks after the album’s 1977 release date – the 3CD/1DVD/1LP News of the Worldreissue features the original…… MORE
Wichita Falls Man Takes Boat To Houston To Help Flood Victims
It has been more than a week since the city of Houston was hit with devastating flooding due to Hurricane Harvey. In that time, we’ve seen businesses across Texoma offer help to those victims. One Wichita Falls man got to see first hand, the help that is needed. With a metal boat strapped to the…… MORE
Chantex Manufacturing Looking To Expand In WF
A Wichita Falls manufacturing company is trying to expand, and they’re looking to the city for help. On Tuesday, the city council will consider giving them close to $170,000 for the $712,000 project. Chantex Manufacturing expanded last December which brought 28 new jobs to the company. Now they’re working on another expansion in hopes it will…… MORE
Irma Strengthens Into Category 5 Hurricane, Nears Caribbean
Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States. The US National Hurricane Center said Irma was a “potentially catastrophic” storm with maximum…… MORE
