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The first official day of summer is still a month away but the summertime shenanigans have already begun. Luckily, last week's arrest numbers were lower than the week before but still nothing to get excited about. There were 59 total arrests in Bowie County last week, down from 72 the week before. Bowie County Deputies were responsible for 31 of those, while other area law enforcement agencies brought in 28.
Seven people, including a woman 25 weeks pregnant, participating in a Florida fishing tournament found themselves in a scary situation when their boat was struck by lightning while they were 100 miles away from shore.
Seven people who were participating in a fishing tournament off of Clearwater, Florida, were rescued by the Coast Guard after a lightning bolt hit their boat, leaving them stranded on Saturday.
Experts are attributing post-pandemic travel, vaccination rates, and refineries reopening after the pandemic to the rapid rise in gas prices. The Chico/Paradise area is 22 cents away from the record average high.