Driscoll Children’s Hospital of Corpus Christi needs donations to help injured children. You can donate online at: driscollchildrens.org. … MORE
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is seeking a variety of donations from clothing and household goods to personal hygiene items. Call 800-725-2769 for details and drop-off information or visit their website at helpsalvationarmy.org.… MORE
Texas Blood Institute
The Texas Blood Institute at 3709 Gregory, just off Lawrence Road in Wichita Falls is requesting blood donations to help serve the medical needs of Gulf Coast victims. Call 689-2400 for more information.… MORE
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory is accepting clothing donations to deliver to the Houston area. Drop off your clothing donations at their Wichita Falls location, 3910 Callfield Road.… MORE
Houston Police Officer Drowns In Harvey Floodwaters
A Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, according to three department officials. The officer, an HPD veteran who has been with the department for more than 30 years, was in his patrol car driving to work downtown Sunday morning when he got trapped in high water at I-45 and the…… MORE
A Weary Houston Likely To Endure Catastrophic Flooding Through Wednesday
Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to make its second landfall in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to reach the Texas-Louisiana border by Wednesday afternoon. Harvey will remain a tropical storm through early Thursday. Tuesday morning, it was 114 miles from Houston, moving at 5 mph, according to the National Hurricane…… MORE
New School Opens In Electra ISD
It is a brand new school year for students at Electra ISD, in a brand new state of the art building and everyone is excited about this new chapter. The old high school opened its doors in 1926, but the new facility is full of new technology, new furniture and of course, will give students…… MORE
Wichita Falls Fire Department
The Wichita Falls Fire Department is accepting donations of personal hygiene items, bottled water, diapers and baby formula to be distributed to hurricane victims along the Texas Gulf Coast. Supplies will be delivered by Red Cross volunteers or fire crew volunteers that are heading to the coast. Drop off your donations at any fire station…… MORE
Anheuser-Busch Ships 155,000 Cans Of Drinking Water To Harvey Victims
Anheuser-Busch is shipping three truckloads of emergency, canned water to help Gulf Coast communities in response to Hurricane Harvey. The brewery in Cartersville, GA, on Wednesday converted from canning beer to filling up specially marked cans with water to be delivered to flood-stricken communities. Find more details here.… MORE
Wichita Falls Shooting Victim Dies, Suspect On The Run
Wichita Falls police say a man who was shot Sunday evening in a Little Caesar’s Pizza parking lot has died from his injuries. Authorities are now looking for the man they believed shot 20-year-old Clifton Carr after an alleged drug deal. Police have issued a murder warrant for 20-year-old James Sherman Green III. Police say Green…… MORE
