Mike Hendren

If you’ve recently received what appears to be an official letter from the City of Wichita Falls telling you that you need to carry ‘water line insurance’, don’t worry.  It’s not anywhere close to ‘official’.  According to a press release from Public

Real estate management firm Andy Lee Company has become the latest victim of an online scam.  Several area businesses and individuals have reportedly received an email, allegedly from Andy Lee, asking for help.

The email states that Lee is in London, England and has been robbed of his cell phone, ca

A newly released toxicology report shows that a former Wichita Falls Police officer had two distinct substances in his system the night of a fatal collision.  The Texas Department of Public Safety investigation has revealed that officer T

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The Clay County Sheriffs’ Office received a report of a shooting at on FM 2393 in Northern Clay County at around 1:17 am Sunday morning. Officials from the sheriff’s office, DPS and first responders discovered 46 year-old John Derek Hamlin dead. Hamlin had been shot once

Wednesday, November 9 will be a history making day.  It might even scare the pants off a few people who get caught unaware.  Many months ago, Big Sis, the White House and others decided it was high time we had a national Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. 

2011 Constitutional Amendment Election – RESULTS

Unofficial Elections Results

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Today is election day!  Below are links to a list of polling locations and the League of Women Voters guide on the amendments on today’s ballot.  There 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution on the ballot today.  Pleas

The man who confronted officers from the Wichita Falls Police Department last night in the 100 block of Becky has been identified.  21 year-old Jeffrey Cole Royal was shot and killed in what started out as a response to a 9-1-1 call about an attempted s

UPDATE: Possible aftershocks already occurring.  USGS has upgraded quake to a 5.6 magnitude

The United States Geological Survey has reported that a 5.6 magnitude quake rattled Oklahoma and parts of Texas, Kansas and Arkansas Saturd

What should have been just another routine flight from LA to Kansas City turned out quite differently in the skies over Amarillo yesterday.  According to media reports, the 135 passengers and 5 crew members aboard Southwest Airlines flight 3683 got a scare when Ali Reza Shahsavari, 29, stood at the back of the plane and shouted “You’re all going to die.  Allahu Akba

Dust, wind and more dust is what the folks in Lubbock had to contend with on Monday afternoon as a powerful front pushed into Texas.  Winds gusting up to 60 MPH kicked up the West Texas sand, reducing visibility and making most any task nearly impossible for a time.

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It’s easy to sit around and play armchair quarterback all day long.  It’s easy to watch the carnage and think it doesn’t affect you.  The hard part is to get your mind and body into the ‘game’ and actually do something about the problems at hand.  Too many American’s have simp