Naming the Fires: Texas Fire Names Spark Debate
Firefighters across Texas wrestle with naming wildfires to aid responders and records. From Chiaati to Cibolo and Do Too, locals note local landmarks shape labels while officials warn misnaming can hinder dispatch and disaster relief efforts.
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Texas
Presidio County
Davis Mountains
Jo Schweikhard Moss
Division of Emergency Management
Texas Department of Public Safety
Alcoa
Milam County
Tucker
East
Henderson
Tyler County
Doucette
Mahlon Hammetter
Texas Forest Service
Tyler
North Texas
Deaf Mexican slaves find new home in city shelter
In New York, 37 deaf Mexican adults and six children moved from a motel to a renovated three story house with nursing care, security, interpreters, and tutors. They begin job training as transitional housing, while 17 others opted to return to Mexico. Ringleader Adriana Paoletti Lemus received 14 years, her mother 5 years, with fines totaling about 1.5 million dollars.
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New York
Brooklyn
John Koenig
Chicago
Los Angeles
Adriana Paoletti Lemus
Delia
Sunny Mindel
Office of Emergency Services
New York City
Mexico
Flood damage in Texarkana reaches 1.5 million estimate
Flooding in Texarkana Arkansas and Texarkana Texas has caused about 1.5 million in damages with potential increases. Emergency planner Dave Hall notes figures vary and unseen damage may exist as cold weather exposes bridge and levee faults. Arkansas reports over 1.1 million in damages, while Texas counts about 392,500.
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Texarkana
Texarkana, Ark
Texarkanas
Dave Hall
Ark
Arkansas
Texas
Tracks reopen after derailment in Milam County span
CAMERON AP Officials said a railroad bridge in Milam County reopened Sunday after crews replaced a collapsed support from a Friday derailment. Trains resumed use shortly after midnight. The bridge had hosted a napalm train bound for Deer Park on Thursday, and motorists face a detour along U.S. Highway 190 also labeled as Highway 36, per Texas officials.
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Houston
Deer Park
U.S. Highway 190
Milam County
Bill Powers
Texas Department of Public Safety
Farmers pray for rain as deadly heat wave tightens grip
On the southern Plains farmers joined prayers for rain amid a heat wave blamed for 110 US deaths, including 43 migrants found dead near deserts. Dallas hit 100 degrees for 14 straight days, with 100-plus highs forecast through Wednesday across the region. Texas losses blamed on heat reach 79. Louisiana reports 22. Local officials warn toll may rise as heat stretches power and water systems.
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Dallas
United States
Southern Plains
Texas
Altus
Okla
Jacksonville Ark
Las Vegas
Columbus
Miss
Oklahoma
Frank Keating
Hollis First Baptist Church
Hollis
Jim Densman
Jack Musgrove
Musgrove
Jerry Nida
State Department of Health
California
Arizona
Missouri
Louisiana
Louise McFarland
San Luis
Zachary Thompson
County Health and Human Services
Thompson
Dallas Water Utilities
Janell Mirochna
Dallas Morning News
Death Notice Eddie McBride Goldsmith 84 obituary
Eddie McBride Goldsmith 84 homemaker died July 15 1998 in Orange California. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday Hubbard-Kelly Chapel officiated by Revs Kenneth Jones and Gary Jones. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born in Clay County moved to Goldsmith in 1950s from Hobbs New Mexico. Baptist and Eastern Star member. Survivors include stepson Elmer McBride Jr of Anna five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Goldsmith
Eddie McBride
Orange
Calif
Hubbard-Kelly Chapel
Kenneth Jones
Gary Jones
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Clay County
Hobbs
N.M
The
Eastern Star
Elmer McBride Jr
Anna
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Moss
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Ronnie Hamm
Forest Service
Abilene
Hermine
Otto
Mitch
Mark Mathiesen
Universal Weather & Aviation Inc
Archie Gottschatt
Milo
Fredrick
Oklo
Alberto Isreal Vasquez
Ana Bertha Avila
Avila
Pedro Paulo Portillo
Mexico City
Javier
Portillo
U.S
Westway Motor Hotel
Queens Borough
Arkansas Side Public Works
Carl Conley
12Th Street
Conley
Arkansas High School
Oats Street
Arkansas Office of Emergency Services
Department of Human Resources
Small Business Association Disaster Assistance Division
Miller County
Bowie
Cass
Investment
Ernest C. Lynch
Cl.a
Ernest Lynch & Associates
Conseco Financial Services, Inc
N. Pennsylvania Street
Carmel
Indiana
Cornerstone Financial
Lt Reid Are
Midland
Odessa
Lundy
Kent & Corner
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