Officials with the Graham Police Department said early this morning a body was found in a church clothing donation bin. Police said they responded to a suspicious circumstances report in the 1000 block of Loving Highway in Graham. GPD said when they got to the location they met with two subjects who reported they had discovered the body…… MORE
Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Wardrobe Sells At Auction For $192,000
A pair of iconic items from Prince’s Purple Rain wardrobe both sold for far more than expected Friday at a Los Angeles auction, with the late singer’s white ruffled shirt and black-and-white, leather-sleeved blazer from the 1984 film selling for $96,000 each. The pre-auction estimate for the items was $6,000 to $8,000 apiece. As Profiles in History announced in April, the shirt…… MORE
City Releases Statement About New Water Smart Meters
Below is a statement from the City of Wichita Falls. June 30, 2016 Installation of Water Smart Meters Begins Wichita Falls, Texas – Beginning in July, the City will be replacing 34,000 water meters over the next 9-12 months as part of the new Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System. These new ‘smart meters’ will transmit…… MORE
Lil Wayne To Publish Prison Journal ‘Gone ‘Til November’
Lil Wayne’s personal journal from the rapper’s eight-month prison stint will finally be published this October, four years after the book was first announced. Gone ’Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island documents the rapper’s time in the New York prison after being convicted of gun possession charges in 2010. In a statement to the New…… MORE
City Of Orlando Releases Police Logs From Night Of Pulse Shooting
The City of Orlando made police logs from the night of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub – including transcripts from hundreds of calls to 911 – available to the public on Tuesday, according to The New York Times. The documents show that a 911 caller first reported the shooting around 2:03 a.m. Then the lines started to…… MORE
Arsenic Or Heat Stroke? For Texas Inmates, A Tough Choice
A federal judge is ordering Texas prison officials to stop forcing inmates to drink water laced with dangerous levels of arsenic. The cancer-causing chemical has been found in the water at one Texas prison for the past 10 years. Yet, according to the judge, state prison officials have done little or nothing to make the…… MORE
Fireworks Safety
Many Texomans are buying fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July weekend. But Russell Nettles of Russell’s Fireworks hopes they are being safe when they celebrate their freedom. “Be responsible with your fireworks. I have all kinds of safety tips on my flyer which is available,” said Nettles. Like any business man, Nettles hopes to…… MORE
TX Medicaid Cuts Take Developmental Dollars
A program is expanding while another is being discontinued at North Texas Rehab Center in Wichita Falls. “Well, it hurts. It’s sad. A few folks won’t have positions here,” Rehab Center President and CEO, Mike Castles said. The center announced this week that due to continued decreases in reimbursement, including the recent cuts to Texas…… MORE
Changes Coming To Hospital’s Residency Program
A Wichita Falls residency program that’s been serving the community for the last 40 years is very optimistic about the future despite a recent disagreement with their training hospital. Officials at the Wichita Falls Family Practice Residency Program say they were told that after 2 years United Regional Hospital no longer wants the residents to…… MORE
Documents Filed By Some Prince Claimants Will Become Public
A Minnesota judge overseeing the legal proceedings about Prince’s estate will allow documents filed by some claimants to become public. In an order filed Wednesday, Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide (EYE’-dee) said all documents filed by people claiming to be a parent, sibling, half-sibling or other relative of Prince will be deemed public. Certain…… MORE
