Former Bridgeport trainer arrested for online solicitation of minor
By Austin Jackson | on April 17, 2024
Bridgeport Police Department’s investigation into a possible child sex crime involving a former Bridgeport High School athletic trainer resulted in an arrest Wednesday. Billy Newsom, 60, of Bridgeport was arrested this evening on the felony charge of online solicitation of a minor under 14, said Bridgeport Police Chief Steve Stanford. The Wise County District Attorney’s Office, Texas Rangers and the […]
2 injured in early morning wreck
By Micah McCartney | on April 14, 2024
Two people were transported to the hospital after suffering injuries in a three-vehicle wreck in the early morning hours of Sunday. According to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin, the wreck occurred at about 1:20 a.m. in the 3600 block of Texas 114, southeast of Boyd. Akin said the Texas Department of Public Safety led the investigation at the scene. Due […]
Late night blaze destroys home
By Micah McCartney | on April 11, 2024
No injuries were reported after a late night house fire south of Boyd Thursday night. Firefighters from Boyd, Rhome, Briar-Reno and Newark Fire Departments, along with Parker County ESD No. 1 and Wise County EMS, arrived at the scene in the 300 block of Brighton Oaks Drive shortly before midnight Wednesday. “When we showed up, the structure was well-involved,” Boyd […]
Bridgeport athletic director resigns
By Austin Jackson | on April 05, 2024
Bridgeport ISD announced Friday that it is searching for a new athletic director/head football coach. Coach JD Martinez submitted his resignation Friday, April 5. He will serve out the remainder of his tenure until his resignation is effective at the end of the school year. In a press release, the district said it is looking to select Martinez’s replacement by […]
Rope rescue deployed for injured person in Lake Bridgeport spillway
By Austin Jackson | on March 31, 2024
Team rescues man after ‘160-foot’ fall down Lake Bridgeport spillway By Austin Jackson ajackson@wcmessenger.com A Chico man was airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital after falling more than 150 feet into the rocky terrain of the Lake Bridgeport spillway Sunday night. Several fire departments and Wise County EMS were dispatched to the report of a victim injured in the spillway […]
1 in custody after police chase ends in Decatur
By Austin Jackson | on March 29, 2024
A 19-year-old man was arrested and a five-month-old baby was taken to the hospital after a multi-county police chase was brought to halt near the Taco Bell in Decatur Friday night. The pursuit began in Clay County after a 2004 Nissan Altima, driven by Dominique Rashad Fraizer-Perez, 19, fled from a traffic stop initiated in Henrietta. There were three occupants […]
School’s trailer purchase did not violate ‘conflict of interest’ rules, per attorney
By Brian Knox | on March 26, 2024
Decatur ISD’s purchase of a trailer from a business owned by the spouse of a district administrator did not violate state or federal conflict of interest regulations nor did it violate rules regarding use of federal funds, according to the school’s attorneys.
Suspicious bag found at elementary
By Brian Knox | on March 21, 2024
Law enforcement is looking for the person who left a backpack with a potential weapon inside near a local elementary school.
Bridgeport Medical Lodge shooting suspect faces murder charge
By Austin Jackson | on March 13, 2024
The suspect in the shooting that resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man near Bridgeport Medical Lodge is now facing a murder charge. Nathaniel Jovanni Dominguez, 23, of Springtown was arrested and booked into the Wise County Jail Tuesday with the new charge in the Feb. 18 shooting that resulted in the death of fellow Bridgeport Medical Lodge employee […]
1 killed in Saturday wreck in Alvord
Fatality spurs highway safety concerns from some residents
By Brendan Marchand | on March 12, 2024
A Sunset man was killed in a two-vehicle accident late Saturday night in Alvord. Jeffrey Evan Taylor, 44, was killed when his 2022 GMC Sierra pickup struck the utility trailer of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia semi, driven by 27-year-old Singh Lovepreet of Ozone Park, New York. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Taylor’s pickup hit the semi at […]
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