Crime & Safety
83-Year-Old Grandmother Dies In Smokehouse Creek Fire
Joyce Blankenship died when the Smokehouse Creek fire enveloped her neighborhood in the town of Stinnett, northeast of Amarillo.
February 29, 2024
NORTH TEXAS - Nearly one million acres scorched and thousands of families forced to evacuate. The wildfires in the panhandle are shaping up to be some of the worst in Texas history.
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Families and homes are being threatened by five wildfires still uncontained.
The first death related to the wildfires happened in Hutchinson County, a county official said. The victim's grandson, Nathan Blankenship told CBS News Texas it was his 83-year-old grandmother, Joyce Blankenship.
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