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Frank Dunnigan, WNP member and columnist. - In the fall of 2008, WNP founders Woody LaBounty and David Gallagher asked if I would be interested in writing a series of articles on local history/folklore—and thus, "Streetwise" was born, making its debut as a monthly column in January of 2009. I’m grateful to have been given this opportunity, and also happy that Woody agreed to loan me the column’s name—one that he had been using for many of his own WNP articles dating back to the late ...

Wichita Falls Council sign off on goals for next two years Wichita Falls City Councilors made short work of a short agenda when they met Tuesday. Councilors signed off on a 2021 Strategic Planning Workshop Report and directed city staff to find ways to implement the plans outlined in the March meeting. Councilors at that classroom session set five goals for the next two years: Accelerate Economic Growth The city paid the consultant who led the session $16,000. Also at Monday’s meeting council...

Bidens infrastructure bill may finally see the removal of Oaklands Interstate 980 FacebookTwitterEmail I-980, as seen from 14th St., Oakland, Calif.Google Street View Thanks to an earthquake, and years of public dismay, two of San Francisco’s most disliked freeways — the Embarcadero Freeway and Hayes Valley section of the Central Freeway — came down in the 1990s. Now, as part of President Joe Bidens forthcoming massive infrastructure bill, Oaklands controversial Interstate 980 may see the...

Police find meth in suspect’s underwear According to the police report: Wichita Falls police conducted a traffic stop Sunday morning for a traffic violation on Central Freeway near Jasper Street. The officer saw an open beer in the center console between the driver and passenger, later identified as Jessica Edwards, and conduct a search of the vehicle.   During the search, the officer found a crystal-like substance that tested positive as methamphetamine. It weighed approximately 16 grams. ...

At least one injured in head-on collision Chris Walker Wichita Falls emergency responders are working the scene of a head on collision Wednesday evening on Central Freeway southbound near Galveston Street. Preliminary reports indicate that around 6:15 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle traveling the wrong way in traffic slammed head on into another vehicle. Police closed some southbound traffic while they investigate the accident. One person was taken to the hospital with unknown i...

Wrong-way driver sends four to hospital According to Wichita Falls Police spokesman Sgt. Charlie Eipper: Shortly after 6 p.m. officers were sent to check on a pickup traveling north in the southbound lanes of Central Freeway near Jacksboro Highway. Eipper said an officer saw the pickup strike an 18-wheeler and collide head on with another pickup.

An ode to San Franciscos most underrated park The Panhandle is weird. But I love it. FacebookTwitterEmail An aerial view of Golden Gate Park and the Panhandle in San Francisco. The Panhandle is near the geographic center of the city.Steve Proehl/Getty Images The Panhandle is a pretty weird park when you think about it. It’s unlike most other San Francisco parks, with its long, flat promenade style, in direct opposition to the sprawling hilltops that lay the foundation for most of our city’s...

Elderly Wichita Falls Couple Busted Trying to Steal from Walmart Dont mind us. I remember there was a classic bit on Seinfeld where Jerrys Uncle Leo (HELLO) was busted stealing a book by Jerry. He told him that senior citizens steal all the time. If they get busted, they just act confused. Would someone actually do that in real life? Well...welcome to Wichita Falls, Texas. Where anything is possible. Monday night, Wichita Falls police were called out to the Walmart off of Central Freeway about ...

Cops: Couple arrested with 50 stolen IDs According to the Probable Cause Affidavit: A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent called WFPD Thursday with information on two suspects, later identified as Jermaine Green and Robin Kolker. The agent said they were living at a motel on Central Freeway and were possibly in possession of numerous pieces of identification that belonged  to several victims. Officers located the suspects and over 50 pieces of identification from 50 victims in the ...

From a school to a casino, a brief history of epic building moves in S.F. By Peter Hartlaub The move of a 139-year-old home from 807 Franklin St. around the corner to Fulton Street on Sunday was the distraction San Francisco needed. But the joyous event that dominated social media, as crews took down wires and trimmed roadside trees to facilitate the move, turns out to be just a small footnote in a city that can’t seem to keep its buildings in one place. At one point in the 19...