News From Around The State of Texas

Rescue community honors 4 who gave lives

June 12th, 2008

Photos of service from The Eagle
Video report from KBTX, Bryan, College Station
By Holly Huffman, The Bryan College Station Eagle
The helicopters approached slowly, buzzing overhead as the sun shone down brilliantly on the hundreds of people who lined the sidewalk outside First Baptist Church in Bryan. Read More »

One dead after Goodyear explosion

June 12th, 2008

Story from The Houston Chronicle
By Courtney Zubowski and Adrienne M. Cody, KHOU, Houston
One person died and six were hurt after a small explosion and ammonia leak at the Goodyear Houston Chemical plant Wednesday morning. The body of the worker, whose name wasn’t released, was found under debris about seven hours after the morning blast. Read More »

Body of Fort Worth woman found in rubble

June 12th, 2008

Photos of fire from The Star-Telegram
By Andrew Chavez, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Firefighters found the body of a 47-year-old woman under rubble in a garage after a one-alarm fire gutted a house near Eagle Mountain Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Read More »

Update: Helicopter in fatal crash on list for night vision equipment

June 11th, 2008

Reported by KRIS News, Corpus Christi
A medical helicopter that crashed over the weekend, killing four, was waiting to be equipped with night-vision equipment that federal transportation officials recommended in 2006.
Read full story here.

100 FFs, 40 engines fight mansion fire (Update)

June 09th, 2008

Video and information from KVUE, Austin
By Tony Plohetski, Steven Kreytak and Mike Ward, The Austin American-Statesman

State fire officials were viewing hours of security video Sunday night as part of a massive investigation into who set a predawn fire at the Texas Governor’s Mansion that sent huge plumes of smoke through downtown and left the 152-year-old building with a partially collapsed roof, blackened windows and fire-charred white columns on its porch. Read More »