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Koe Wetzel Donates $15,000 To His Hometown School District In Texas
Koe Wetzel has made a generous donation of $15,000 to his former school district in his hometown of Pittsburg, Texas. This is the country star’s sixth annual donation to the Pittsburg Independent School District, where Wetzel graduated from in 2011 and where the singer’s mother currently works. His benevolent donation is to ensure that every student is equipped with educational tools and classroom items that they need for the start of the school year. $5,000 of Wetzel’s donation is earmarked for the schools’ athletics program, while the remaining $10,000 will go towards providing the students with necessary school supplies, snacks, clothing, and shoes.
Must-See Drone Footage of Abandoned Texas Ammunition Plant
I had no idea this existed in Karnack, Texas, Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. It is nothing more than a forest with decaying concrete today, but in its heyday, it produced TNT and other military equipment during World War II and for years after that. Let's take a look at the history of this abandoned facility and how it's providing another necessity today.
Trial date set for Tyler parents accused of hiding fentanyl in baby’s diaper
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler couple will be going to trial after deputies say they found fentanyl in his baby’s diaper in May. Dre-Darian Taerondrick Ester, 27, and Jada La Nae Speight, 22, are accused of having dangerous drugs and endangering their child after a May 6 traffic stop by Smith County deputies. Officials say that fentanyl was found in the infant’s diaper during a search of the vehicle. After Thursday and Monday hearings, trial dates were set for both parents.
Abilene experiences moderate drought as drought reaches largest extent in Texas since December 2023
ABILENE, Texas. (KTAB/KRBC) – According to the Texas Water Development Board, Abilene is experiencing moderate drought conditions. Drought in Texas reached its largest extent since December 2023, and an additional 20 percent is vulnerable to drought in the coming weeks. August has been hotter and drier than normal for Texas, triggering recent drought expansion. The […]
Houston area athletes make up half of Texas’ Paris 2024 Paralympians
Of the 225 U.S. athletes who will begin competing this week in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, 10 are from Texas, with five from Houston or the surrounding area. In competitions ranging from wheelchair basketball to air rifle shooting, several Houstonian athletes, or those with ties to the area, are hoping to bring home a medal from this year's Paralympic Games.
Megabus departs San Antonio and Texas after bankruptcy filing
A valuable transportation option has shut down in San Antonio: Megabus, the cheap and efficient bus company that offered rides for as low as $1, has ended service across Texas, including all routes operating between Austin, Dallas, Grand Prairie, Houston, and San Antonio. According to a notice on the company's...
Already on leave for DWI arrest, Louisiana state trooper booked again for same offense
A trooper on leave for a first-offense DWI in March was arrested again Monday on the same offense, Louisiana State Police said. Isaiah Gilbert, 28, of Hammond, was stopped at 1 a.m. Monday by a trooper who observed a vehicle crossing the divider line while traveling south on Interstate 110 in Baton Rouge, state police said in a news release. Gilbert was off-duty at the time, the release said.
Caddo Parish man arrested for setting fire to mother’s home while she was still inside, sheriff’s office says
CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A man from Caddo Parish is facing charges after officials say he set his mother’s home on fire while she was still inside. Deputies were called out to a home in the 10000 block of Buncombe Road just before 9 p.m. The victim reportedly told deputies her son, Fredrick Washington, 43, had set fire to their house while she was still inside. She also says while she was trying to put out the fire, Washington stole her car.
2 students arrested after Keithville school placed on lockdown over suspicious call about possible active shooter
KEITHVILLE, La. (KSLA) — Two students face a charge of terrorizing in connection with an alarming phone call received at a Caddo Parish school, authorities say. Caddo sheriff’s Detective Ray Saunders has identified two youths ages 11 and 12 as the suspects who called 911, the Caddo Sheriff’s Office reports. The juveniles were taken to Caddo Juvenile Detention Center and charged.
4th Street shooting in Shreveport leaves one dead
SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport officers responded to the 500 block of 4th Street in Shreveport around 6 p.m. on Sunday for a reported shooting. At the scene officers found a woman dead from a gunshot wound. There is no information on a potential suspect at this time. This is the...
Louisiana 2-year-old relying on blood donations motivates others to donate blood
Hezekiah Martinez, 2, is facing the fight of his life. His mother, Lidia Martinez, says it started as a simple cold and fever that he couldn't kick, but a phone call from her mother changed their lives forever.
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