centers for disease control

Health officials in Texoma have confirmed that lab tests have come up positive for a very serious disease-causing parasite found in an insect common to the area.

The Chagas disease afflicts Texans via the "kissing bug" and can cause symptoms as extreme as heart failure. Cases have been reported in West Texas. Here's what you need to know.

Here in Wichita Falls we've come to expect the unexpected. Over the years we've had everything from giant tornadoes to 110 degrees plus heat for days at a time to 12 inch snowfalls on Christmas Eve to weeks of rain and the ensuing floods, but zombies? The CDC seems to think it's a possibility, so I'm getting my kit together!