Commander Robert Bruce Hinds, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy reported to the Staff of the Supreme Commander on September 14, 2015, for his final assignment. Bob, as he preferred to be called, was born September 14, 1930, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Commander Robert Bruce Hinds
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Mobile Home Declared Total Loss After Engulfed by Flames
Wichita Falls and Sheppard Air Force Base firefighters acted quickly on Monday afternoon to get a blazing mobile home fire under control. According to officials, the flames broke out around 2:30 p.m. on Locke Lane, just south of Sheppard Air Force Base.
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Decade of Deviance
While this is a huge milestone for the store, it's more than just a business. For everyone involved, it's been about building the skateboarding community.
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Veteran's Suicide Struggle
"When it happens, its one of those things you don't believe, you know the individuals, and you're thinking it just can't be." ?Wayne Hostler entered the Air Force more than forty years ago, and there are still things that happened on the battlefield that are just too scarring for him to talk about.
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Safety Top Priority At Texas Oklahoma Fair
All hands were on deck, Monday morning as crews were out setting up rides and food stations for the Texas-Oklahoma Fair Tuesday night. "The state of Texas requires all rides operating in the state of Texas, all mobile carnivals be inspected by a third party inspection team.
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Olney man guilty of producing child porn
An Olney man that originally pleaded not guilty to federal charges of producing child pornography changed his plea to guilty on Tuesday. According to kathy Colvin with the U.S. Attorney's office, Ryan Anthony Winner, of Olney, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Wichita Falls, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert K. Roach .
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Car wreck leads to drug, weapon, burglary arrest
WICHITA FALLS, Texas_A Wichita Falls man was arrested after police found meth, a shotgun and stolen property in his vehicle following an accident. Police responded to an accident at the intersection of Borland and Iowa Park Road just after 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
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Wichita Falls City Leaders Approve New Property Tax Increase
Wichita Falls residents will soon be spending more on taxes. City councilors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a .5 cent property tax increase.
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Ruth Himebaugh
Ruth Irene Myers Smee Himebaugh, 93, passed from this life on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Wichita Falls, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
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Kemp-Monroe Drainage Project Approved
On Tuesday, Wichita Falls City Council members approved a new drainage project. City leaders hope it will keep one neighborhood from flooding during 100-year flood events.
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Suspect on the Loose After High Speed Chase
Wichita County Sheriff's said it all started around 5:40p.m. Wednesday night on Martin Luther King Blvd. They said officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department initiated a traffic stop, but the driver took off towards Old Iowa Park Road. Authorities said the driver then headed towards Iowa Park reaching speeds up to 95 mph.
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Community Involvement In Revitalization of Lake Wichita
From t-shirts to yard signs and banners, you can help support the 'We Support Lake Wichita' movement. Steve Garner, a member of the Wichita Falls Parks Board says items are now available to purchase.
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Olney man awaits sentencing
An Olney man who pleaded guilty to federal charges of producing child pornography on Tuesday, Sept. 15, remains in custody pending his sentencing, scheduled for Jan. 4, 2016, in Wichita Falls, before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O'Connor.
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Weekend Planner: September 19
From a 5K run with a cause... to the return of a corn maze that will make you drop your jaw, here's a look at your weekend planner. Get you car and your pup ready for the Cars For Canines event.
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$725 million Texas ranch could sell by end of the year
The Waggoner Ranch's most famous quarter horses was Poco Bueno, foaled in 1944 and the first quarter horse ever to be insured for $100,000.
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Texas Cops Reward Good Deeds With Free Ice Cream
These days police aren't seeing many wins in the court of public opinion, but a department in Wichita Falls, Texas is trying to change that by spreading some goodwill in their community - and ice cream. The Times Record News reports that officers are handing out McDonald's ice cream tokens to children spotted being helpful or courteous.
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Chief Borrego says Ph.D.'s devised new promotion test for police
Wichita Falls Chief of Police Manuel Borrego told Examiner today, Friday, September 18 that people with Ph.D.'s had devised the new tests which candidates will take in the future to earn promotions . New technology and science will be utilized in the new testing system which replaces the ancient written test which previously determined promotions.
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Wichita Falls Resident Opposed To Drainage Improvement Project
The city of Wichita Falls is looking into purchasing several homes along Monroe Street to make way for much-needed drainage improvements. Public works officials said during a 100-year flood event, homes within the 2200 block of Monroe Street would receive some type of flooding.
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Finding Noah: Adventure of Faith
Noah's Ark has been something explorers have been working to uncover for thousands of years, but few have been able to fully explore the one place specifically noted in the Bible. A team of archeologist, with a film crew behind, made the treacherous journey.
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Woman Arrested for Embezzlement
A woman is facing theft charges after her employer says she wrote 43 checks to herself from the company she worked for, Tran American Court Services, which is located in downtown Wichita Falls.. Owen reportedly told police that she was behind on her bills, and her work hours had been cut, and before she knew it, it was out of control.
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