Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg increases to 9,500 acres, still only 40% contained

Fire crews in Gillespie County and Texas A&M Forest Service are continuing to battle the large blaze that began Saturday at around 1 p.m. FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Fire officials in Gillespie County, along with the Texas A&M Forest Service, are continuing to battle a massive fire near Fredericksburg, Texas, according to authorities. The wildfire now … Read more

Local Native American advocate and author Larry Running Turtle has died

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local Native American Larry ‘Running Turtle’ has passed away. Larry ‘Running Turtle’ was a full-blood Native American. His mother was Cherokee and his father, Apache.   He was born in a small house in San Antonio on August 18, 1956.  ‘Running Turtle’  devoted his time to Native American issues, becoming an … Read more

‘The heartbeat of the platoon’: U.S. Marine hit, killed by car on MacDill Air Force Base

Cpl. Jack Cody was part of the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion of the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center. TAMPA, Fla. — Air Force officials have confirmed that a U.S. Marine was hit and killed in a car collision Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. Cpl. Jack Cody was … Read more