Death of Raan Hunter Raises Safety Issues on Widow Woman’s Crossing
In 1914, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, Col. Paul Waples, built a small crossing on the western edge of Arlington. He was killed two years later when his car was struck at the crossing by an Interurban trolley. Nearly 96 years later on June 29, Raan Hunter suffered the same fate. On Friday 5 p.m., […]
Weatherford Crash Kills Virginia Hearne
An 80-year-old woman was killed in a three-vehicle wreck Friday night in Weatherford possibly due to wet roadways. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonny Haschel said the accident occurred at around 6:18 p.m. when a southbound 2005 Ford F150 pickup hydroplaned in the 2700 block of Farm Road 920. The driver lost control of […]
Texas Truck Crash Kills at Least 14
An overloaded pickup truck slammed into trees in rural South Texas Sunday night during an apparent smuggling run, killing at least 14 people and injuring 10. A white Ford F-250 pickup was heading north on U.S. 59 on Sunday evening carrying 23 suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala when it veered off a […]