Fort Worth tornadoes kill four in downtown area
Fort Worth area tornadoes killed at least four people and injured well over 100 as one twister shattered windows in the central business district. Rescue teams planned dawn floor by floor damage checks with 100 Texas Urban Search Rescue specialists while officials urged downtown workers to stay home.
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Fort Worth
Kenneth Barr
Texas Urban Search Rescue Team
Texas
Oklahoma City
Pat Svacina
Crime spree ends in Del Rio involves three youths
Three teens from Brownwood Dublin and Comanche led a Texas wide crime spree March 22 looting ranch houses in Llano Gillespie counties. Their stolen 96 Chevrolet 4x4 with multiple weapons was spotted near the US Mexico border and they were detained by U S Customs in Del Rio after a tip from Val Verde Sheriff.
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Heart of Texas
del Rio
Russell Owen Osbourn
Brownwood
Richard Allen Burns
Dublin
Richard Ryan Ray
Comanche
U.S./Mexico
U.S
Val Verde
Comstock
Val Verde County
D’wayne Jernigan
Highland Lakes
Hill Country
Mexico
Llano County
Gillespie County
Border confrontation handled by Del Rio Border Patrol
Local Border Patrol officers including Jerry Neighbors and Jim Runyan described a tense nighttime standoff west of El Paso with Mexican soldiers on March 14. Two shots were fired as soldiers pursued agents and on horseback, then the Mexican captain ordered weapons relinquished and nine soldiers were arrested after denying entry.
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Border Patrol
Jerry Neighbors
del Rio
Jim Runyan
Luis Barker
el Paso
Barker
U.S
Mexico
Paul Berg
U.S. Border Patrol Chief's Association
United States
Rotary Club Seeks to Upgrade Esperanza Park in City Plan
The Rotary Club proposes a $10,000 flood relief upgrade to Esperanza Park along San Felipe Creek, renaming it Rotary Park with a memorial plaque for nine flood victims. City council approved the project after a noon presentation, with Rotarian Patrick Garman calling it a bold community move. The plan includes seeking $10,000 matching funds from Rotary District Governor Wayne Merrill and a $10,000 grant from the Spurs Foundations.
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Rotary Club
Esperanza Park
San Felipe Creek
Patrick Garman
Rotary
Rotary Village
Garman
Bedell Avenue
Riverside Park
Posal
Rotary Park
Wayne Merrill
Spurs Foundations
International environmental symposium set for April 19 20
The Del Rio City Council heard a preview of an International Symposium on the Environment to be held at the Del Rio Civic Center April 19 and 20. Parks Director Mark Chavira and Rowland Garza outlined plans with student participation from area high schools and sponsorship by San Felipe Del Rio CISD. Local officials including Mayor Roberto Chavira City Manager Florencio Sauceda and School Board President Al Arreola will participate as dignitaries.
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del Rio
City Parks and Recreation
Mark Chavira
Rowland Garza
del Rio Civic Center
Garza
Middle Rio Grande Area
Middle
Rio Grande
Con
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent
City of
Dwayne Wilson
ORPD
del Rio High School
Memorial Drive
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Kay Granger
Clinton
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Kent Worley
Ews Herald
Carlos Cardenas Jr
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Bank and Trust
Scarlett Miller
Wesegwaperey
SPOS
D.E.A.D
Arizona
ST. Johns Bay
Jcpenney
Plaza del Sol Mall
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