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Two die in Fisher County well accident

By Greg Kendall-Ball in The Abilene Reporter-News Jeremy Claxton and Nick Walker died while working to clean out a hand-dug well on the Pfluger China Creek Ranch on County Road 151 near Sylvester on Thursday afternoon. Read story here. _____ Fisher County Sheriff Describes Well Accident That Claims The Lives Of Two Young Men By [...]

Family of 8 narrowly escapes blaze at north Abilene home

By Denise Blaz in The Abilene Reporter-News A family of eight narrowly escaped a blaze at a north Abilene home on Thursday that charred the front facade of the home and many personal belongings, authorities said. Read story here.

Early Morning Blaze Damages House In Abilene

From KTXS News, Abilene An early morning fire Thursday has severely damaged a house in Abilene. The Abilene Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 2200 block of Mockingbird. The flames left significant damage to the house, including the front of the building. Fire crews had the flames contained by about 7 a.m. Officials [...]

Fire on Avenue Q blocks traffic in Wichita Falls

From The Wichita Falls Times Record News A fire in a duplex early Tuesday blocked traffic on busy Kemp Boulevard early Tuesday. The blaze broke out about 6:30 a.m. Firefighters who arrived on the scene discovered the small frame duplex was vacant. In order to douse it, they had to stretch hoses to a fire [...]

Wednesday Morning Fire in Abilene

From KTXS News, Abilene Traffic was snarled Wednesday morning along one of Abilene busiest streets after the Abilene Fire Department responded to a house fire near Southwest Drive. The fire was in a house located near the curve where South 27th becomes Southwest Drive, a busy street for commuters. The two westbound lanes of Southwest [...]

Body found in fire, police investigating cause of death, blaze

By Matt Ledesma in The Wichita Falls Times Record News Sgt. Joe Snyder, Wichita Falls Police spokesman, said detectives with the Criminal Investigation Section are investigating the death of the person — identified only as a 75-year-old man pending family notification. Snyder said the Wichita Falls Fire Department also is looking into the origin of [...]

Future Cisco Airfield To Be Named After Fallen Firefighter Greg Simmons

By Roger Mares, KTXS News An airport to be built near Cisco will bear the name of a volunteer firefighter who gave his life in the name of service: It will be called the Gregory Simmons Memorial Airfield. Eastland’s Fire Chief Phillip Arthur, talked to KTXS about Simmons and what it means for him to [...]