102.3 Blake FM » Wichita Falls News http://1023blakefm.com Plays New Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:38:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wichita Falls To Get New BMX Track http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-to-get-new-bmx-track/ http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-to-get-new-bmx-track/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:40 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=120453 Build it and they will come: Covered BMX track will be built in Wichita Falls

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-to-get-new-bmx-track/feed/ 0 BMX covered track in DeSoto, Texas Photo: City of DeSoto Website SCAM ALERT – WFPD Warns of New Telephone Scam in the Wichita Falls Area http://1023blakefm.com/scam-alert-wfpd-warns-of-new-telephone-scam-in-the-wichita-falls-area/ http://1023blakefm.com/scam-alert-wfpd-warns-of-new-telephone-scam-in-the-wichita-falls-area/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:21:13 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=120301 The Wichita Falls Police Department has reported that a new telephone scam has been occurring in the Wichita Falls area.

The WFPD has reports of callers claiming to be from fake loan companies, fake Publishers Clearing House lottery scams and people posing as family members needing money to get out of jail

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]]> http://1023blakefm.com/future-concept-cars/feed/ 0 carbodydesign.com Nella and Second Chance – Humane Society Pets of the Week! http://1023blakefm.com/nella-and-second-chance-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/ http://1023blakefm.com/nella-and-second-chance-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:51:02 +0000 Bethany Lee http://929nin.com/?p=212834 These awesome pets are looking for a new home!

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/nella-and-second-chance-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Wichita Falls Police Investigating Shooting in Bridwell Park – Searching for Suspects http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-police-investigating-shooting-in-bridwell-park-searching-for-suspects/ http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-police-investigating-shooting-in-bridwell-park-searching-for-suspects/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:28 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=119855 UPDATE | 6/13/13- 9:20pm: Detectives believe the suspect in the shooting may be a black male named "Trey" or uses the street name of "Trey". Detectives also believe the suspect may have last been in the Maurine Street Hotel/Motel district in the red two (2) Mitsubishi Eclipse prior to the shooting.

Wichita Fall

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-police-investigating-shooting-in-bridwell-park-searching-for-suspects/feed/ 0 Blake Backstage – Johnny Cooper Returns to Wichita Falls [Videos] http://1023blakefm.com/blake-backstage-johnny-cooper/ http://1023blakefm.com/blake-backstage-johnny-cooper/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:40:56 +0000 Drew http://1023blakefm.com/?p=196616 Johnny Cooper is playing at Denim and Diamonds on Thursday night. He made a stop by the Blake studios to talk with Drew and play a brand new song

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/blake-backstage-johnny-cooper/feed/ 0 Hundreds Camp at Chick-Fil-A in Wichita Falls With Hopes to Win Free Food for a Year http://1023blakefm.com/chic-fil-a-first-100-contest-free-food/ http://1023blakefm.com/chic-fil-a-first-100-contest-free-food/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:04:23 +0000 Bethany Lee http://929nin.com/?p=211685 Hundreds of people are camped out at Chick-Fil-A in Wichita Falls, all in the hopes that they’ll win free food for a year. The chain’s opening has been highly anticipated, with the wait ending on Thursday, June 13

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/chic-fil-a-first-100-contest-free-food/feed/ 0 Chic-Fil-A Wichita Falls (photo by: Aaron Galloway) Wichita Falls One of Top Ten Cheapest Cities To Live In http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-one-of-top-ten-cheapest-cities-to-live-in/ http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-one-of-top-ten-cheapest-cities-to-live-in/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:38:40 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=119497 Isn’t it nice to be known for something other than an F4 tornado?  Yes, yes, yes it is!  According to Yahoo News, Wichita Falls has made the list of the 10 least-expensive U.S. cities to live in.  According to the list, Wichit

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/wichita-falls-one-of-top-ten-cheapest-cities-to-live-in/feed/ 0 Photo credit: Bethany Lee Body of 12-Year-Old Boy Who Went Missing at Waurika Lake Has Been Found http://1023blakefm.com/body-of-missing-boy-at-lake-waurika-found/ http://1023blakefm.com/body-of-missing-boy-at-lake-waurika-found/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:54:00 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=119369 On Tuesday morning, search teams at Waurika Lake recovered the body of Colton Parnell, the 12-year-old boy who went missing on Saturday (June 8) while swimming in the lake with his cousin.

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/body-of-missing-boy-at-lake-waurika-found/feed/ 0 Texomashomepage Townsquare Media 2013 Car and Motorcycle Show [PICTURES] http://1023blakefm.com/townsquare-media-2013-car-and-motorcycle-show-pictures/ http://1023blakefm.com/townsquare-media-2013-car-and-motorcycle-show-pictures/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:33:14 +0000 Lee B. Weaver http://1023blakefm.com/?p=196144 Had a great time Saturday at the Townsquare Media Car and Motorcycle Show! Thanks to all the good folks who participated, as well as the hundreds who stopped by and checked out these terrific cars and bikes!

Congratulations to our winners!

Best in Show: Gary McClendon

Best Interior: Mike Saenz

Best Engine: Rueben Rodriguez

Best Paint: Glen Brookshire

Camaro/Firebird: 1st-Scott James

Motorcycles: 1st-Rodney Allison; 2nd-Clyde Sullivan

Truck - 1973 to Present: 1st Mike Saenz

Truck - 1972 and Earlier: 1st-Polo Castillo; 2nd-James Weisman

Corvette - 1984 to Present: 1st-Gary McClendon; 2nd-Jeff Blackwood

Corvette - 1953 to 1982: 1st-Glen Brookshire; 2nd-Tiffany Blackwood

Mustang - 1979 to Present: 1st-Randy Leonard; 2nd-Andrew Neff

Mustang - 1965 to 1982: 1st-Leon Howe

Classic - 1960 to 1980: 1st-Wally Santellana; 2nd-Gary Boyd

Classic - 1949 to 1959: 1st-Marianne Blackwood; 2nd-Wally Santellana

Low Rider: 1st-Rueben Rodriguez

Muscle Car: 1st-Truman Smelly; 2nd-James Blasi

Street Rod - Pre-1948: 1st Bobby Melton; 2nd Bobby Melton

Check out some photos from the Townsquare Media Car Show below:

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]]> http://1023blakefm.com/leah-and-firefly-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Johnny Depp to Visit Lawton for Special Advance Screening of Disney's 'The Lone Ranger' http://1023blakefm.com/special-advance-screening-of-disneys-the-lone-ranger-to-be-held-for-the-comanche-nation-in-oklahoma/ http://1023blakefm.com/special-advance-screening-of-disneys-the-lone-ranger-to-be-held-for-the-comanche-nation-in-oklahoma/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:44:00 +0000 Nancy Mace http://klaw.com/?p=168456 Wallace Coffey, Chairman of the Comanche Nation, announced that a special, advance screening of Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger” will be held in Lawton, Oklahoma, prior to the film opening nationwide on July 3. Coffey, who has endorsed Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto in The Lone Ranger, says the Comanche Nation is hosting the special screening of the movie in conjunction with Disney and tribal leaders from the U.S. and Canada are coming to Southwest Oklahoma to see the film and spend an evening with members of the cast.

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/special-advance-screening-of-disneys-the-lone-ranger-to-be-held-for-the-comanche-nation-in-oklahoma/feed/ 0 Johnny Depp is flanked by Comanche Nation Chairman, Wallace Coffey, right, and the First Lady, Debbie How to Avoid Fleas and Ticks This Season http://1023blakefm.com/how-to-avoid-fleas-and-ticks-this-season/ http://1023blakefm.com/how-to-avoid-fleas-and-ticks-this-season/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:26:35 +0000 Townsquare Media http://newstalk1290.com/?p=118912 Warm weather means barbecues, baseball and trips to the park with family and pets. But for pet owners, warm weather can also mean fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other disease-carrying bugs.

“Fleas alone can each bite you or your pet up to hundreds of times a day,” says Dr

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/how-to-avoid-fleas-and-ticks-this-season/feed/ 0 iStockPhoto Town Takes Drastic Measure By Making Parents Pay (Literally) If Their Kids Bully Classmates http://1023blakefm.com/parents-pay-bully/ http://1023blakefm.com/parents-pay-bully/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:00:07 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163491 They say the sins of the father will be visited upon the son. Now, it’s about to go the other way.

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/parents-pay-bully/feed/ 0 liquidlibrary Lakes See Slight Benefit From May Rains http://1023blakefm.com/lakes-see-slight-benefit-from-may-rains/ http://1023blakefm.com/lakes-see-slight-benefit-from-may-rains/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:07:11 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=118283 Combination of rains, water restrictions seem to have had a slight impact on lake levels

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/lakes-see-slight-benefit-from-may-rains/feed/ 0 Photo by Mike Hendren Lola and Rusty – Humane Society Pets of the Week! http://1023blakefm.com/lola-and-rusty-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/ http://1023blakefm.com/lola-and-rusty-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:41:42 +0000 Bethany Lee http://1063thebuzz.com/?p=174781 These awesome pets are looking for a new home!

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/lola-and-rusty-humane-society-pets-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Vicious Tornadoes Tear Through Oklahoma Once Again, At Least 5 Dead [UPDATED] http://1023blakefm.com/tornadoes-tear-through-oklahoma/ http://1023blakefm.com/tornadoes-tear-through-oklahoma/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:34:18 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163290 UPDATE Saturday 6:15 a.m. EST: The number of reported fatalities is at least five, with another 71 injuries caused by what authorities say are a total of 17 tornadoes ripping through the Midwest on Friday.

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/tornadoes-tear-through-oklahoma/feed/ 0 KFOR You Can Help Oklahoma Tornado Victim Reunited with Dog Get a New Home — Here's How http://1023blakefm.com/oklahoma-tornado-victim-dog-new-home/ http://1023blakefm.com/oklahoma-tornado-victim-dog-new-home/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 19:37:36 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163253 Remember the woman in Moore, Oklahoma who found her dog, Boweser, in the rubble during a news report after the devastating tornado last month?

Well, the good news keeps on coming for her.

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