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Weapons, atheism book found in home tied to arson suspect

By Danny Robbins in The Longview News-Journal Investigators have seized books on demons and atheism as well as rifles and knives from a home linked to one of the men charged with setting an East Texas church on fire and suspected in a string of similar blazes. Jason Robert Bourque, 19, and Daniel George McAllister, [...]

Firefighters battle massive house fire near Joshua

By Bill Miller in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photo by Tommy L. Wright in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fire destroyed a two-story wood frame home Thursday morning northwest of Joshua, said Lt. Tim Jones, spokesman for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. The blaze was reported 9:18 a.m. on Valley View Road, northwest of Joshua and [...]

Mayor, Austin leaders thank responders to plane attack

By Sarah Coppola in The Austin American-Statesman Mayor Lee Leffingwell and City Manager Marc Ott thanked the city’s public safety personnel this morning for their quick and efficient response to the plane crash into a Northwest Austin office building last week by Andrew Joseph Stack III. In a ceremony at City Hall, Leffingwell honored Robin [...]

Austin County EMS uses latest equipment to save lives

From The Sealy News From limited personnel and equipment when first established in 1973, the Austin County EMS (ACEMS) today has nearly 50 workers and multiple squads covering more than 600 miles, and continues to strive to provide the best care it can to patients. With stations across the county, and the number of emergency [...]

Midland fire department goes live with new computer system

By Audrie Palmer in The Midland Reporter-News The Midland Fire Department went live with its new computer system earlier this month and officials said Wednesday the complete “emergency services overhaul” transition has been a smooth one so far. The new system, which replaces its previous one built in 1991, was switched on Feb. 8 and [...]

Central Fire Station’s $2.5 million renovation almost done

By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News Photo by Stephen Spillman in The Amarillo Globe-News For nearly a year, the halls of the city’s two-story Central Fire Station were empty, with windows void of light and garages vacant. But it’s now a different story. A renovation in excess of $2.5 million is nearly complete. The [...]

Gas line broken during cable installation

By Charles Iyoho , The Marshall News Messenger A driver of a business vehicle inadvertently struck a gas line Wednesday, causing gas to leak toward an electric power company’s vault. However, surrounding buildings weren’t affected and there were no injuries, a Marshall fire official said. The gas leaked toward a vault owned by the AEP [...]