Texas Panhandle

Ninety years this week, Oklahomans were met with a large wall of rolling black dust and sand, a day now known as "Black Sunday."

Republican politicians and an interest group have sown fear over a voluntary process.

That raised the number of confirmed cases since January to 309, with 40 patients hospitalized, though the state does not report how many of those have already been released.

That raises the number of confirmed cases since January to 279, with 36 patients hospitalized.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, and recovery is ongoing.

Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, who was elected in November to represent District 115 in the Texas House, was born in Hereford and for most of her life has lived in Texas.

No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are safe. Such lines have been blamed for sparking two recent Panhandle fires.

After more than a week of destruction, including thousands of dead livestock and hundreds of lost structures, firefighters now have two of the largest Texas Panhandle wildfires more under control.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned over 1 million acres and is 44% contained.

Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith died Tuesday morning while battling a structure fire.