Tag: Texas
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Video: 21 injured as gas explosion hits Forth Worth hotel in Texas
Authorities and emergency responders have reported mass casualties at the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Forth Worth, Texas, following a gas explosion. A video footage from the scene shows windows blown out and possible floor collapse. It was reported that at least 21 person have been injured as police urge people to avoid the area.…
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90-year-old retail worker retires from job after 74 years, never missed a single day of work
A 90-year-old woman has retired from her retail job – having never missed a day of work for the past 74 years.
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STRANGE! Missing lady found alive after 48hrs in drowned jeep
A woman who had been missing for two days was fortunately discovered alive inside her drowned Jeep. The woman and her jeep disappeared on April 5, and the Longview Texas Police Department immediately put her on its missing persons list. However, a local fisherman at Lake o’ the Pines reported sighting a black car 40…
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Dangerous winter storm kills 21, leaves millions without power in Texas
A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes into the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday. The brutal cold has engulfed vast swaths of the United States, shuttering COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindering vaccine supplies. It is not expected to relent until the weekend. Officials…
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BREAKING: Nigerian doctor, wife found dead in Texas home
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has announced the death of a US based Nigerian doctor, Dr Ben Okigbo and his nurse wife, Theresa. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit (NiDCOM), Abuja made this known in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement Dr Okigbo and his wife…
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Five killed, others injured as tornado hits Oklahoma, Texas states in US
At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Wednesday as severe weather hit the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas, according to officials. A tornado touched down in Marshall County, Oklahoma around 5.00 p.m. local time (2200 GMT), leaving two people dead and another person in critical condition at a…
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5 killed, 21 injured in Texas latest shooting
At least five persons have been killed in a mass shooting that left 21 victims injured in the US state of Texas on Saturday, police said. “We have at least 21 victims, 21 shooting victims and at least five deceased at this point in time,” Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke told reporters. Three police officers…
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Court sentences ex-Texas police officer to 15 years in prison for killing teen – Reports
Texas jurors sentenced former police officer Roy Oliver to 15 years of jail for murdering a black teenager, local media reported. The incident took place in 2017 in Balch Springs, Dallas County. Oliver responded to a call from a party and opened fire at a vehicle moving away from the site, hitting unarmed Jordan Edwards…
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Houston floods: 9 dead, 30,000 people displaced as Harvey floodwaters rise
Floodwaters are expected to rise still further in the inundated Texan city of Houston, where more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Historically heavy rains have fallen for three days and the downpour is forecast to continue. Harvey, downgraded to a tropical storm, is now beginning…