Sunset News

The following was taken from Wichita County court records: James Samual Norton, 21, address unknown, was charged with sexual assault in connection with a March 11 incident.

In this April 20, 2009 file photo, navy personnel from the U.S Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer stand on deck as the ship sail past the Likoni channel headed to dock at the port of Mombasa, Kenya.

Victims and firefighters from Montague County's fatal wildfires 2- weeks ago are losing hope the Federal Government will come through with disaster aid.

On the scene since wildfires raged across North Texas last week, Red Cross caseworkers began Monday helping families affected by the fires to begin the recovery process.

Apr 17, 2009 10:00 pm US/Central Reporting Carol Cavazos SUNSET An 83-year-old woman, who lost her Montague County home to wildfires last week, found something Friday that she values more than anything: friends.

Now, we go to Montague County. Sunset Texas is about 15 minutes south of Nocona.

Two people have died in the Montague County wildfires that burned over two small towns yesterday.

Wildfires that swept across North Texas and Oklahoma left three people dead, two small towns destroyed and thousands of acres scorched, officials said Friday.

The rain has been a welcome relief for people in the Montague County area where wildfires had raged since Thursday.

An Oklahoma emergency official describes it as a "perfect storm for wildfires." High winds and low humidity are contributing to wildfires that are burning dry grass and brush across areas of western and central Oklahoma.

Wildfire hot spots continue to burn across Texas. So far, more than 140,000 acres statewide have burned.

Strong westerly winds and extremely dry conditions helped spark grass fires across West and north-central Texas that left much of the Dallas area beneath a smoky haze Thursday.

Residents of small towns in Oklahoma and Texas have found themselves homeless, in some cases returning to find whole communities have been charred by deadly, wind-driven wildfires.

Three people died Thursday and well over 100 homes were destroyed by the fires _ at least one of them suspected arson _ in western and central Oklahoma and in Texas. The blazes eased Friday as wind diminished from the peak of up to 70 mph.

Paul Cunningham, the Sheriff of Montague County in North Texas, said one couple died when fire overtook their home and another woman died after calling for an ambulance as a fire spread through an unincorporated part of the county. The woman's cause of death was unclear.

A pair of Bowie Rural Volunteer Firefighters pull back from a storage building that was smoldering after a wildfire swept across FM 1816 Thursday.

High winds and thunderstorms that arrived late Thursday whipped up devastating wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas and spun off fatal tornadoes that ripped through towns in Arkansas and Tennessee.

Montague County was hit hard by the fires. Several families are now homeless after 9 homes burned to the ground.

Firefighters mopped up hot spots Friday from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes.

All across Texoma, wildfires continue to burn tonight, as many families try and deal with the fact their homes are gone.

High winds and bone-dry conditions fueled numerous wildfires across much of North Texas on Thursday, forcing several cities to evacuate residents from homes, schools and a nursing home.

Howling wind that had gusted to more than 50 mph grounded firefighting efforts by air in Oklahoma and drove blazes that scorched neighborhoods like "a war zone," Midwest City police Chief Brandon Clabes said.