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Out of Texas 254 Counties, Rockwall County was named the third healthiest county in Texas March 30 in the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Report conducted by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Collin County was judged first, followed by Williamson, Rockwall, Denton and Gillespie Counties. [...]
(CBS News/CNET) More than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to steal personal information, according to Russian antivirus company Dr. Web. Dr. Web originally reported Wednesday that 550,000 Macintosh computers were infected by the growing Mac botnet. But later in the day, Dr. Web malware analyst Sorokin [...]
UNION VALLEY – Sixteen homes were either destroyed or damaged by the tornado that roared through the Bent Trail Estates subdivision south of the intersection of State Highways 276 and 548 in Rockwall County yesterday afternoon. The tornado cut a swath right down the main street of the subdivision, completely destroying one home and heavily [...]
UNION VALLEY – Nine photos of the aftermath after a tornado hit the Bent Trail Estates subdivision in Rockwall Co., south of the intersection of State Highways 276 and 548. Click on the photo to enlarge it. More photos to come on separate page. By J.J. Smith, Publisher
DALLAS – The Better Business Bureau has issued a statement reminding those who have experienced storm damage to take certain precautions when cleaning up and making repair decisions. Natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, fires and earthquakes can bring out the best in people, as strangers reach out to help others in need. Unfortunately, crises [...]
FORNEY – Media reports have confirmed that two tornadoes destroyed 20 homes in the Diamond Creek subdivision northwest of Forney this afternoon between 4-5 pm. No injuries have been reported. Emergency crews have been going door-to-door for the past hour to check on families. Several families have told radio & TV News reporters they took [...]
FORNEY – KRLD 1080 AM News Radio has confirmed that a tornado has hit the Diamond Creek subdivision northwest of Forney and caused “massive damage.” Emergency crews are arriving on the scene now at 4:15 pm and going door to door to check for injuries. Several houses were completely destroyed but no injuries have been [...]
…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR ROCKWALL…NORTHWESTERN KAUFMAN AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES… AT 336 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORNEY…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE MONITORING STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS [...]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… NORTHWESTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… * UNTIL 400 PM CDT * AT 314 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A [...]
GARLAND (WBAP 24/7 NEWS) – Five hours after an 18-wheeler went out of control and overturned on westbound I-30 in Garland, the freeway was still shut down. Investigators believe the driver, who was hauling 18,000 pounds of medical equipment from Memphis to Fort Worth, struck the steel guardrail on the right shoulder of I-30 near [...]
