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Northern lights: North Texans dazzled by out-of-this-world display
For many, seeing the northern lights is a bucket list item. Typically, they're only ever seen in far northern parts of the globe, but this weekend people have the rare opportunity to see them from their backyard here in North Texas. From Cash in Hunt County to Gainesville in Cooke,...
Widespread heavy rain, non-severe storms Sunday in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – The First Alert Weather Team continues to track rain and thunderstorms moving across North Texas.A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1 p.m. Monday for areas south of I-20 as well as Dallas and Rockwall counties.Any severe storms have stayed to our south in Central Texas today, where there have been several reports of golf ball size hail. The severe threat is low in our area for the rest of the day, but flooding is a concern. A Flood Advisory has been issued for Wise & Denton counties until 2:30 p.m., where 1"-2" of rain have already fallen.Rain...
Ranchers use adaptive grazing to restore soil health
Ten years have passed since Meredith Ellis gave up a landscaping career to take over managing her family’s cattle ranch, the G Bar C Ranch near Rosston, Texas, northwest of Dallas. “I realized that what my dad had been doing for years by protecting our 3,000-acre ranch was critical to our future as a society,” she says. “I realized that the most impactful thing I could do was to go home and become a rancher, just like my dad.”
Flooding and hail damage spotted across Texoma
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Amanda Dewey was only about 30 miles from home when she was driving through Gainesville, on I-35, Thursday night. “There hit this point where it my GPS is just showing straight red, and all of a sudden the time is going up and going up, even though I’m getting closer to home,” Dewey shared.
Rain + road construction = a six-hour traffic headache in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Texas — Traffic is moving through Cooke County again but only after the North Texas skies stopped dumping several inches of Thursday night rain and after road construction crews moved a few concrete barriers that were acting as unwelcome I-35 levies and trapping drivers on the highway for more than six hours.
Gainesville firefighters help people dealing with flooding in south Texas
GAINESVILLE, Texas (KXII) - Six firefighters from Gainesville have been deployed to southeastern Texas since the beginning of May to help people impacted by flooding. Gainesville Fire-Rescue shared that members of the department are working with Texas A&M Task Force 1, along with task forces from Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee to help with searches, damage assessments and welfare checks in the area.
Benedum Civic Center Grounds Recipient of Help from Steptoe & Johnson's Inaugural Day of Service
With the Bridgeport City Pool opening Memorial Day weekend and with activities gearing up on the Parks and Recreation front, Director Joe Shuttleworth was thrilled to have some additional helping hands available Friday, May 10. A crew of workers from Steptoe & Johnson PLLC offices visited the Benedum Civic Center...
Pirates swept by Dodd City, 11-0 and 13-3
Dodd City proved to be too much for the Perrin baseball team Wednesday, May 8, as the Hornets swept past the Pirates 11-0 in five innings, and 13-3 in six innings in the Class A regional quarterfinal round at Gainesville High School. With these playoff losses the Pirates end their season at 12-4-1…
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