All Wise County school districts will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26-27 due to hazardous driving conditions from the winter storm. This includes: Decatur ISD Bridgeport ISD Northwest ISD Boyd ISD Paradise ISD Slidell ISD Chico ISD Alvord ISD Victory Christian Academy Wise Christian School After discussing conditions with the Wise County Office of Emergency Management, the decision to […]
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Man found dead in Jan. 14 house fire identified
The person found dead in a Jan. 14 house fire was identified Friday as a 35-year-old resident of the home near Newark. Sampson was one of several residents living in the home at 443 County Road 4659 that was destroyed in an intense blaze. His body was found by firefighters after the two-story structure collapsed. The fire reported just after […]
Wrecks keep first responders busy before dawn of winter storm
FREE 2 injured in wreck near county lineDespite being hours away from possibly icy roads, Wise County EMS and other area first responder agencies had their hands full with drivers crashing in more ordinary rain conditions Friday morning. Chief Randall Preuninger confirmed that Wise County EMS responded to three accidents from around 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. The most severe was a rollover wreck that involved […]
Two hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Texas 114
FREEA woman and a young child were taken to Fort Worth hospitals in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash on Texas 114 near Rhome Thursday afternoon. At around 3:45 p.m., a sedan, occupied by the critically injured woman and child, was struck by a three-quarter-ton pickup truck. A third vehicle was also involved in the crash. The child was transported […]
Deadly fire under investigation
Federal agents and a local arson task force are assisting the Wise County Fire Marshal’s investigation into an early morning house fire near Newark that left at least one person dead and another in critical condition Wednesday. The fire was reported at 4:18 a.m. at a two-story home in the 400 block of County Road 4659, between Boyd and […]
1 killed after pickup, 18-wheeler collide near livestock market
An 84-year-old Decatur man driving a Ford F-150 has died from his injuries after being ejected in a crash involving an 18-wheeler Monday afternoon near the Decatur Livestock Market. The wreck on Farm Road 51 north of Decatur near Charlies Road was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Based on initial reports, Wise County EMS Chief Randall Preuninger said the pickup […]
2 injured in Salt Creek area crash
FREETwo people were injured in a head-on collision on County Road 3657 in the Salt Creek area Monday night. Wise County EMS responded to the two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and an SUV just before 5 p.m. Wise County EMS Chief Randall Preuninger said that one patient was seriously injured and flown by Air Evac Lifeteam 68 to Texas […]
WCSO seizes 105 pounds of meth in traffic stop
FREEAround 105 pounds of crystal methamphetamine were seized by the Wise County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) after a traffic stop on U.S. 81/287 in late November, the sheriff’s office announced Monday. On Nov. 24, deputies with the WCSO Specialized Enforcement Division stopped a commercial vehicle traveling along U.S. 81/287 north of Alvord, according to a press release. Deputies obtained consent from […]
3 flown to hospital after U-Haul crashes into tree off Highway 287
FREEA woman and two children were flown to metroplex hospitals Tuesday afternoon after a U-Haul box truck crashed into a tree in the median of U.S. 81/287 near Alvord. The U-Haul, carrying four occupants, was traveling south on U.S. 287 when it left the roadway near the Burger King/Paradise Quickstop gas station at 8417 Highway 287 just south of Alvord. […]
Teen flown from wreck near WCWC campus
FREEA teenage girl was flown to a Fort Worth hospital after a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 380 near the Weatherford College Wise County campus between Bridgeport and Decatur Tuesday morning. Around 7 a.m. Dec. 2, a teen driving a Chevrolet Tahoe pulled out from Farm Road 1655 and was T-boned by a Chevrolet 3500 pickup traveling westbound on U.S. 380, […]
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