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Lewisville Lake drowning victim's body located with sonar
LEWISVILLE, Texas - Search crews in Lewisville found the body of a man who drowned in Lewisville Lake on Sunday. The 23-year-old victim was on a rental boat in the southeast area of the lake when he jumped in to swim and never resurfaced. The man was not wearing a...
Salvation Army Will Say ‘No’ to These Donations in Texas
As you do some cleaning and organizing around your house in Texas, you'll run across some stuff that is not needed anymore or just need to get rid of to free up space. While you'll probably have a garage sale, others will feel the need to donate those items to a charity. There are a plethora of places in East Texas to donate used items and all of them are perfect options to do so. One of those organizations is the Salvation Army. While they accept a long list of items, there are some items they will not take.
Landmen and leases: Tarrant residents recall Barnett Shale boom — and backlash
A decade before fracking arrived in Fort Worth, Don Young penned a letter to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist. He had a story idea: the rise of natural gas extraction and its consequences for the planet. “With the oil companies pushing it as the auto fuel of the future, the...
Made in Tarrant: Fort Worth telehealth provider focuses on helping college students ‘thrive’
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Luke Hejl is the CEO and co-founder of TimelyCare at 1315 S. Adams St. in Fort Worth. TimelyCare was founded in 2017 to provide free mental telehealth services to college and university students across the U.S.
Killeen firefighters return home after two weeks of fighting wildfires across Texas
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Five Killeen firefighters have returned home after their deployment to aid other fire departments with wildfires across Texas. When fires overwhelm a local fire department, a Texas A&M Forest program known as TIFMAS (Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System) organizes firefighters from other departments to assist. TIFMAS organizes different units known as strike teams consisting of firefighters from various departments. Killeen Fire Department Captain Marcus Stillwell said a strike team’s work sometimes doesn’t even involve water.
DeSoto Football demolishes defending Georgia 5A runners-up 70-0
Coming off a 16-0 season and a Class 6A Division II state football title, DeSoto entered the 2024 season with sky-high expectations as one of the top teams in Texas — and the country. The Eagles capped off their 2023 campaign in dominant fashion by beating Humble Summer Creek 71-14 in the championship game last […] The post DeSoto Football demolishes defending Georgia 5A runners-up 70-0 appeared first on On3.
DeSoto police shoot man holding child who threatened to shoot officers
DESOTO, Texas - DeSoto police shot and killed a man who threatened to shoot officers while holding a child on Sunday morning. Officers were called to Greenbriar Drive around 4 a.m. on Sunday for a man who was knocking on random doors and trespassing through front and back yards. Neighbors...
Church members honor life, legacy of fallen officer Darron Burks
DALLAS — Family, friends, and loved ones gathered at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of fallen officer and member Darron Burks.The Oak Cliff parking ministry, responsible for managing traffic on the church campus and assisting guests with parking and shuttle services, shared fond memories of their time working with Burks. Charles Johnson recalled how Burks, 46 — who had previously worked as a teacher, coach, and mentor for 17 years — joined the ministry with a passion for law enforcement."We consider ourselves a family," said Johnson, reflecting on the joy he felt...
Crow Museum of Asian Art to open new location at North Texas university
DALLAS — The largest museum in the Southeast dedicated to Asian art will soon open a second location. Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas will open its new location on the university’s campus in Richardson. Events to celebrate the opening will begin Sept. 24.
Here’s where Fort Worth charter schools outpace, lag behind traditional school districts
Charter schools as a whole outperformed nine of Fort Worth’s dozen traditional school districts in reading and three in math, according to spring state standardized test results. In outpacing some traditional public schools, Fort Worth charter schools mirror a national trend. However, performance — which covered third- to eighth-grade...
El Paso advocates aim to restore Mexican gray wolf to West Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Rick LoBello has never seen a Mexican gray wolf in the wild, but has spent the past 46 years trying to help restore the animal as an apex predator into the wild landscapes of West Texas, after it disappeared from the region. “I went to Sul Ross State University and […]
Denison adds to art-focused downtown with new Yellowjackets statue
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Before the famed Battle of the Ax on Friday night, the City of Denison unveiled a new piece of community pride. Over the last decade, city leadership has worked to transform Downtown Denison into a space that celebrates creativity and the arts. Now, there’s a new...
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