A Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, according to three department officials. The officer, an HPD veteran who has been with the department for more than 30 years, was in his patrol car driving to work downtown Sunday morning when he got trapped in high water at I-45 and the…… MORE
A Weary Houston Likely To Endure Catastrophic Flooding Through Wednesday
Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to make its second landfall in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to reach the Texas-Louisiana border by Wednesday afternoon. Harvey will remain a tropical storm through early Thursday. Tuesday morning, it was 114 miles from Houston, moving at 5 mph, according to the National Hurricane…… MORE
New School Opens In Electra ISD
It is a brand new school year for students at Electra ISD, in a brand new state of the art building and everyone is excited about this new chapter. The old high school opened its doors in 1926, but the new facility is full of new technology, new furniture and of course, will give students…… MORE
Wichita Falls Fire Department
The Wichita Falls Fire Department is accepting donations of personal hygiene items, bottled water, diapers and baby formula to be distributed to hurricane victims along the Texas Gulf Coast. Supplies will be delivered by Red Cross volunteers or fire crew volunteers that are heading to the coast. Drop off your donations at any fire station…… MORE
Anheuser-Busch Ships 155,000 Cans Of Drinking Water To Harvey Victims
Anheuser-Busch is shipping three truckloads of emergency, canned water to help Gulf Coast communities in response to Hurricane Harvey. The brewery in Cartersville, GA, on Wednesday converted from canning beer to filling up specially marked cans with water to be delivered to flood-stricken communities. Find more details here.… MORE
Wichita Falls Shooting Victim Dies, Suspect On The Run
Wichita Falls police say a man who was shot Sunday evening in a Little Caesar’s Pizza parking lot has died from his injuries. Authorities are now looking for the man they believed shot 20-year-old Clifton Carr after an alleged drug deal. Police have issued a murder warrant for 20-year-old James Sherman Green III. Police say Green…… MORE
Lawyers Urge Texans To File Notice Of Insurance Claims Before Friday
Plaintiff’s attorneys and a consumer watchdog group are urging victims of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey to file written notice of insurance claims before a new law takes effect Friday that they say will make it more difficult to sue insurers. “If it is safe to return to your property and inspect damage, file written…… MORE
NWS: 50 Inches Of Rain Would Exceed Any Previous Texas Rainfall Record
Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday. “The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before,” NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. “Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days.” As of 2pm Sunday, the August rainfall total…… MORE
‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Traps Houston Residents
Rescue workers in Houston renewed search efforts Sunday morning for residents trapped in their homes by Tropical Storm Harvey’s rising floodwaters. More than 1,000 people were rescued overnight from record flooding in the area, authorities said. The storm so far has killed two people in Texas, said authorities, who added they expect the death toll…… MORE
Weekend Road Closures
As you’re out and about this weekend, expect road closures in Wichita Falls due to the bike race. Friday from 4:30pm-9pm: * All 6th Street traffic will be detoured to Burnett * Scott and Lamar from 2nd Street to 6th Street will be closed * Travis from 6th Street to 4th Street will be closed *…… MORE
