DALLAS — A Texas firefighter was killed in a car accident Sunday. Angelina River Volunteer Firefighter Anthony Quinten Meyers, 38, was working a Jasper County wildfire when the ATV he was riding in was struck by pickup truck that was also working the fire. Meyers ran a stop sign and was hit by the truck, [...]
Texas mother charged with murder in son’s death in New England
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Massachusetts State Police took a Texas woman into custody on Wednesday at a highway rest stop in Chelmsford in connection with the death of her son. Julianne McCrery of Irving, Texas was detained on Interstate 495 southbound and questioned by investigators from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She has since been charged with second degree [...]
Texas firefighter severely burned in wildfire
April 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
A northern Texas firefighter was critically burned fighting a wildland fire last weekend, according to FirefighterCloseCalls.com, which reports on firefighter fatalities and injuries. Elias Jacquez, a member of the Cactus, Texas Volunteer Fire Department, suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body on Saturday while battling the blaze that burned 60,000 acres, or about [...]
Interview with Ryan Hamilton of People on Vacation
Feb. 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Unusual pair makes it workbr
Sarah Jaffe: From Texas to Hollywood to nationwide music tour
Dec. 3, 2010 1 Comment
The Blast Interview
Galveston for the pirate and pioneer alike
Sept. 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Island has withstood Mother Nature’s worst
Viva Mexico … in Boston
Nov. 30, 2009 1 Comment
A Texas immigrant tempers encroaching winter blues with spice done right
Ike halts UPS service in some costal areas
Sept. 11, 2008 1 Comment
Neither rain nor snow nor wind — no, wait, that’s the wrong one. Ahead of powerful Hurricane Ike, likely to land on the Texas coast this weekend, UPS has closed several of its facilities around Beaumont, Galveston and Houston as mandtory evacuations go into effect. “Safety is our first priority, and UPS encourages our employees [...]
Party of Five: Indie rockers Eisley keep it all in the Family
May 1, 2008 3 Comments
One might assume that the members of indie quintet Eisley are given a hero’s welcome when they return to their suburban hometown of Tyler, Texas between touring. After all, the group (four siblings and their cousin) has toured with the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol, earned critical acclaim for their sophomore effort, last year’s “Combinations,” and had a song from the record featured on MTV juggernaut “The Hills” – all while most of them were still in or barely out of their teens.
Well, not so much, according to singer/guitarist Sherri DuPree, who chatted with Blast from a recent tour stop in Hoboken, N.J. [...]
