In times like this, volunteers of the American Red Cross are stepping up to help families in need. It was a busy day on Wednesday at the American Red Cross location in Wichita Falls.
Rising Waters 2015: Red Cross Steps Up to Help Residents
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Revitalizing Lake Wichita: Moving Forward
The atmosphere did its part in revitalizing Lake Wichita last week, and people are flocking to the south side of Wichita Falls to see the amazing sight. But that water may not be there for long.
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Bright Ideas Charter School Fighting to Stay Open
Plummer explained that indicator could never be met because the school does not have that kind of money. One parent explained the school does have investments, the kids.
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Wichita Falls Gun And Knife Show
Texoma's Gun, Knife and Collectibles show is back in Wichita Falls! The event is on May 23, and 24. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. You can look forward to: custom knives, new and used guns, ammo, western and wildlife art, plus outdoor gear and much more.
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Perplexed: Parents React
Some Wichita Falls parents said that they are going to be more cautious when dropping their kids off at local hangout spots. Emily Valverde is a proud parent of two and said her 13 year old son Gunner, along with his friend Justin were one of the many children forced out of a local kid oriented business during a tornado warning.
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Man Leads Police On 2 County Chase
A high speed police chase that started in Archer County ends in a wreck in Wichita Falls Sunday night. It all started after an assault in Archer City.
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Perplexed?
While a possible tornado threatened Wichita Falls, Plex management told everyone inside the building to wait outside until they could go home or be picked up. McCulloch says it was a miscommunication between himself and his staff that caused everyone who was inside the Plex to be forced outside during an active tornado warning.
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New Coordinator, New Dream
It's a job that has always been filled by some big shoes, and now a new leader is settling in at the Martin Luther King Center in Wichita Falls. Michael Davis is getting used to the job he's only had for two weeks and is already mapping out big plans to keep the center, that has touched many lives since the late 1970's, moving forward.
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WFPD Investigating Possible Quincea era Scam
Detectives with the Wichita Falls Police Department's Financial Crime Unit received information by Bexar County that 40-year-old resident of Arlington, Moises Reyes-Leal , is under investigation. The San Antonio PD, Texas Attorneys Office, and Ellis County Sheriffs Office are investigating Reyes-Leal for fraud related to scamming people with the promise of planning and holding their Quinceanera, and then fleeing after payment was made.
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Burkburnett Butts Out
Officials in Burkburnett passed a ban on smoking in public places. The ban won't go into place until the end of the week.
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DPS Trooper Seizes 150 Pounds of Marijuana
DPS troopers conducted a traffic stop on Saturday, May 16th along Highway 287, which yielded 150 pounds of marijuana valued at $910,000. Around 2:53 p.m. on Saturday a DPS trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2012 Ford Taurus traveling eastbound on Highway 287 for a traffic violation near Wichita Falls.
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Mesquite Schools Names Lone Finalist For Superintendent
MESQUITE - Mesquite ISD's Board of Trustees named David Vroonland, Ed.D., as the lone finalist for the district's superintendent position during a special meeting Monday. Vroonland is currently the superintendent in Frenship ISD, a district of more than 8,000 students and 12 campuses on the southwestern side of Lubbock County.
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Flood Risk to Target Texas, Oklahoma Memorial Day Weekend
Another round of downpours and thunderstorms will bring a renewed threat for flooding from Kansas to Texas over the Memorial Day Weekend. Cities that are at risk for flooding this weekend include Oklahoma City, Dallas to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Austin and San Antonio, Texas.
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Rising Waters 2015: Residents Evacuating
Flooding is still the biggest concern in Texoma. City officials in Wichita County and Wichita Falls have instructed certain areas to evacuate.
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Mail Delivery Impacted by Flooding
U.S. Postal Service employees in facilities in the Wichita Falls areas that are affected by flash flooding and mandatory evacuations are working to process and deliver mail. All Post Offices are expected to be open for business during normal hours, unless closed due to inaccessibility because of road conditions or power outages.
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Rising Waters 2015: Disaster Plan Update
A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for: All areas of the Tanglewood housing from East Ridgemont Drive to Tanglewood Drive, and to West Ridgemont Drive, to the Big Wichita River, as well as the areas following the river west back to Ridgemont Drive. All areas of the East portion of the City of Wichita Falls.
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Rising Waters 2015: Hirschi High School Shelter
On Thursday, many Texomans headed out to shelters. They were evacuated from their homes earlier that day.
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Area flooding had city officials concerned
Just a few months ago Wichita Falls, Texas was suffering through a terrible drought. Now there are evacuations in the city after days of rain.
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WFPD: Sandbags Available for Residents
According to the Wichita Falls Police Department, sandbags to be filled are available free of cost for residents to pick up at several locations. For Tanglewood residents, they are at the Eskimo Hut.
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Rains in Texas bring end to second-worst drought category
In this May 8, 2015, file photo, Sean Sullivan, Michael Poirot and his son, Madix Poirot, stop by the Lake Wichita spillway in Wichita Falls, Texas, like many others to see water going over the spillway, something that has not happened in several years due to the exceptional drought the North Texas area is experiencing. Recent heavy rains have helped Texas emerge from the worst of the years-long drought.
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