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Multiple fire departments battle overnight blaze in Itasca
Itasca, Texas (FOX 44/KWKT) — An overnight fire is under investigation in Hill County. Firefighters from more than a dozen departments came to the aid of the Itasca Volunteer Fire Department. The fire was reported in an abandoned warehouse on Mill Street before midnight, according to Emergency Services Support....
West 7th property owners hear about new tax for public improvement district
West 7th area property owners had lots of questions for city staff and council member Elizabeth Beck about the first proposal for a public improvement district and what they saw as an additional tax on their properties as a way to address issues that many described as not their fault.
Clouds & Coolness For Now 4-20-2024
For more Permian Basin weather…check here on https://www.yourbasin.com/weather/forecast/. Gloomy weather continues across most of West Texas, but Meteorologist Ryan DePhillips highlights the rain exiting the eastern Basin, signaling a weather pattern change that will slowly start to commence. Patchy mist will develop tonight into Sunday morning as temperatures will drop into the high 30’s, 40’s, and low 50’s, below normal for this time of year. While more stable weather will win out higher up in the atmosphere, lingering clouds and below-normal temperatures with relatively high humidity and northeasterly persistent winds will accompany much of The Basin during the day tomorrow. Temperatures will eventually only reach the high 40’s, 50’s, and low 60’s for most while higher temperatures will be confined around the southwestern areas of The Trans Pecos in The Rio Grande region. Sunshine and higher temperatures will creep back in during the workweek.
Buc-ee’s Hillsboro location holds grand opening ceremony
HILLSBORO, Texas (KWTX) - The Central Texas community and visitors from across the state were excited to see the opening of the Buc-ee’s Hillsboro location. Karen Pierce from Burleson, Texas and her close friends were on a road trip to Crystal Beach and decided to stop at every single Buc-ee’s on the way.
ASCS Elite Outlaws Headlining Friday At The Heart O’ Texas Speedway
WACO, Texas (April 22, 2024) Looking to the season’s fourth outing, the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints head for the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco on Friday, April 26 for the Gene Adamcik Memorial. The first of two scheduled trips to the high-banked quarter-mile-oval in 2024,...
Bellmead woman stabbed boyfriend with kitchen knife: affidavit
BELLMEAD, Texas (KWTX) - Sandra Mata, 44, is charged with family violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury after she stabbed her boyfriend in his abdominal area with a three-inch kitchen knife, an arrest warrant affidavit states. The attack happened on April 20 at...
It could take more than a year to rebuild collapsed police headquarters, Itasca police chief says
ITASCA, Texas (KWTX) - It could be more than a year before the Itasca Police Department returns to its headquarters after its home, a building more than 120 years old, collapsed sometime between the night of April 5 and the morning of April 6, the police chief told KWTX. Police...
Women stole more than $3,000 in merchandise at Bellmead H-E-B, police say
BELLMEAD, Texas (KWTX) - The Bellmead Police Department is attempting to identify two female suspects who stole more than $3,000 in store merchandise from a local H-E-B, a police department Facebook post states. The women can be seen in store security footage images provided by police. The suspects were last...
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