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Extreme weather that hit the Lone Star State resulted in a pair of major pileups on Texas roadways Thursday, February 11, 2021. The first was a 100-car-plus mashup on an Texas Highway 45 in Fort Worth. The second was a 26-car pileup in Austin. As of Thursday afternoon, five people were hospitalized as a result of the Austin car accident. Witnesses to the Austin car accident described the incident as what oftentimes is called a domino effect collision. A vehicle…

Over 100 vehicles were involved in a massive Fort Worth Highway accident Thursday morning that has left at least five people dead and more than three dozen others injured, including some listed in critical condition. Freezing rain in North Texas is thought to be a primary underlying cause of the catastrophic highway pileup. The chain-reaction accident involving semi-trucks, passenger automobiles, and other vehicles occurred in Fort Worth on Interstate 35. The tragic size and scope of the deadly Fort Worth…

The number of Texas university fraternities facing suspension has grown by two during the past week. Two such Greek organizations at Abilene Christian University have been suspended as the result of fraternity hazing allegations. Galaxy and Gamma Sigma Phi are the two groups that are now suspended because of reported fraternity hazing incidents. Little information has been released by ACU as of this time. What is known is that the university launched an immediate investigation into reports of fraternity hazing…

Pittsburgh Public Safety officials report that witnesses believe that an explosion accident may have contributed to what thus far is the partial collapse of an historic building on the South Side of Pittsburgh late Monday, February 9, 2021. An intense fire at the premises started just after 3:00 p.m. The investigation into the cause of the massive four-alarm fire that destroyed the building that housed the South Side Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center, a barber shop, and multiple apartments is…

Nestled in a Southwest Iowa town of the same name, Clarinda Academy, a facility for troubled youth, has been shuttered. The closing of the center, operated by a for-profit company known as Sequel Youth & Family Services, comes after persistent and pervasive and persistent allegations of sexual assault and physical abuse perpetrated on minors by Clarinda Academy staff. Clarinda Academy was operated as a facility to provide for the needs of children with more significant behavioral and mental health issues….