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What’s the difference between F4 and EF4 tornadoes?
(WJET/WFXP) — A tornado outbreak recently slammed the Midwest, and now the National Weather Service is tasked with giving each twister a rating. Preliminary ratings for those tornadoes are expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. But you may have seen two different phrases for tornado “ratings,” EF and F.
May 4 ISD bond election results
Gold-Burg High one-act prepares for public show on Sunday. The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium. Admission is $5 and there will be a bake...
With her father by her side, Forestburg's Brenna Briles wins state title in high jump
AUSTIN — Winning an individual state title in track & field is already extremely difficult. But when you don't have facilities to allow you to practice regularly, it seems even more unlikely. But Forestburg freshman Brenna Briles overcame only being able to practice high jump a handful of times...
Game-changer for homebuyers: How you can beat high interest rates
If you are shopping for a new home right now, you already know interest rates have skyrocketed to an average of 7.36%. What would you say if we told you that you could get a mortgage for a rate of 3%? There is a way. Investigative reporter Bill Spencer shows us how, with the help from a husband and wife who just used an assumable mortgage to buy a home.
Valero station clerk keeps a cool head during tornado
Donnie Geiger’s second day of work at Valero Gas Station and Convenience Store at 1400 Memorial Road in Marietta was one he will not soon forget. The clerk and stocker described panic in the store as he herded frightened customers to safety in restrooms seconds before a tornado struck the building about 10:45 p.m. April 27. Geiger, age 48, said he was the last to take cover and stood with his back against a restroom door to help hold it shut against the storm.
‘It's not luck, it's God': Man trapped in OK tornado shares survival story
The powerful tornado that ripped through Interstate 35 in Marietta, Oklahoma, left a North Texas husband badly injured. Jeff Frederickson and his wife were on their way back home to Colleyville after driving up to Minnesota to pick up his family’s prized 1971 Thunderbird. They knew storms were popping...
Only In Love County
I have never been so happy to flip a light switch and have the room light up as Tuesday morning at 2:13 a.m. Out of habit, it had been flipped to the ON position several times in the previous 52 hours and nothing happened. The response to the Marietta tornado...
Jerry Don Elders sentenced to death for woman's murder while on the run
Jerry Don Elders, a man convicted of murdering 61-year-old Robin Waddell while on the run from police back in 2021, has been sentenced to death. A Johnson County jury found Elders guilty of capital murder last week and had been considering his punishment during the sentencing phase of the trial this week.
Round 2 softball rewind: Sanger earns second straight trip to Round 3
This story was updated Thursday with details on Sanger's game against Stephenville. This story was updated again Friday with the night's results. Local softball teams have officially completed their Round 2 matchups, and they remain undefeated through two rounds of play.
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