Tanner Deleon
Reporter
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Christy Ridinger passed away from Alzheimer’s last year but her memory lives on.
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Wichita County applied for additional winter storm assistance a few months ago.
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Pfizer recently announced that a COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11 could be weeks away.
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The excitement level there is high because the grant will help students who are struggling financially.
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The Texas Education Agency approved these grants last Friday.
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A nationwide teacher and substitute shortage is affecting Wichita Falls ISD.
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The school board says a decision should be made by Monday.
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With this, the health district will be able to help people who may not be able to afford a physician.
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COVID-19 was a big talking point at Wichita Falls City Council meeting Tuesday morning.
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Doing this will also create a good amount of jobs and will not cost tax payers any extra money.
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Thankfully the lady who lived there was not home at the time of the crash.
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The Wichita County Law Enforcement Center needs detention officers
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Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Therapy rising in Texas hospitals
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There is some controversy on what this bill actually means.
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Hotter’N Hell Hundred brings people from all over the country to Wichita Falls.
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Hotter’N Hell Hundred rider preparing for 22nd year
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“Some people have decided to defer their registration to 2022 and we have agreed to do that for them."
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Another group of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Wichita Falls.
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The registration numbers are through the roof.
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Health officials want to assure people that the vaccine can be trusted and is safe and effective.
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MSU Texas set to begin the school year with COVID guidelines in place
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4-H is the largest youth development program in the United States.
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Construction is set to begin in early November.
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The second wave of federal grant funds from the American Rescue Plan in response to COVID has arrived to WF city council.
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The chancellor of the Texas Tech University System spent Monday on the campus of MSU Texas.
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College enrollment numbers decline this upcoming year
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Judge Bondurant is retiring after 13 years as the Associate Judge for child protection court
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Wichita Falls Community Healthcare Center celebrating National Health Center week
After four years in the works, the new $73 million Wichita County Law Enforcement Center is getting ready to open.
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The 40th anniversary of Hotter’N Hell is riding in style.
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Wichita Falls is suffering from a shortage of bus drivers
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The Wichita Falls Police Department is being recognized by the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation.
The $2 million forgivable loan went to O’Reilly Hospitality.
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Stone Ridge Apartments in Wichita Falls is about to get a major upgrade.
$73 million is being clogged in the drains at Wichita County’s new jail.
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It started with one plant in the backyard of a Vernon man’s home, and has since turned into an agrilife research program across the state.
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Starting August 15, the Wichita Falls municipal court marshals will resume actively serving arrest warrants for unpaid fines.
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The city of Wichita Falls will take over operations at the MPEC starting Oct. 1.
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Vernon College barber students give out free haircuts
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The city's water system infrastructure is old and in need of replacing.
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They did not want to count their chickens before they hatched.
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The program educates everyone, not just kids, on personal safety.
While construction is underway, the area of Taft Blvd between Southwest Parkway and Kemp Blvd will be closed to thru traffic.
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The U.S. Department of Education is waiving some verifications for FAFSA for the 2021-22 school year.
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Burkburnett High School receives special zoom call from First Lady Jill Biden
A new hotel and convention center in Wichita Falls now has full approval after it was made official by city council at their Tuesday meeting.
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