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Scout - 3 days ago
A huge fire is burning at a popular Lake Texoma marina, with several boats already believed to be a total loss. As of Wednesday at 2pm EST, emergency crews are responding to several explosions and a large fire on Lake Texoma. The incident has...

KTEN - 1 day ago
POTTSBORO, Texas -- Highport Marina said Friday that it is still waiting for official reports about what caused the fire that destroyed a dock and a number of boats on Wednesday. "We are trying to get an idea of when they feel like it will be...

WFAA - 2 days ago
POTTSBORO, Texas (KXII) -- The fire that ruined 17 boats Wednesday left behind lots of damage-- now, the cleanup process has begun. Boat owners Lennie and Lisa Nicholson owned a 42-foot Carver boat for the past three years on the U-Dock, where...

KTEN - 2 days ago
POTTSBORO, Texas -- U Dock at Highport Marina went up in flames on Wednesday, leaving behind the memories of countless summers on the lake. Doszens of boat owners watched helplessly as their weekend getaways burned to the bottom of...

KXII-TV - 1 week ago
A 25-year-old man's body was recovered today in the Little Mineral section of the lake. "We called in the Denison Fire Department dive team and they were able to go in and recover his body a little after noon today," said Texas Game...

KXII-TV - 1 week ago
"I hate to hear that it's a loss for family and a lot of times that can be prevented by taking extra precaution." Wardens said the man's body was sent to the Dallas Medical Examiner's office. They added that drownings on the...

KXII-TV - 2 weeks ago
Officials said someone was swimming out near the Little Mineral arm across from Lighthouse Marina when the victim went under and did not come back up. The Grayson County Sheriff's Office and Pottsboro Police were out there to assist with the...

Dallas News - 2 weeks ago
A golden alga bloom has infected Lake Texoma. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, approximately 157,000 dead fish were counted in the Paradise Cove area of the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma, a 90,000-acre Corps of Engineers...

kfor.com - 3 weeks ago
LAKE TEXOMA, Okla. – Authorities say a 69-year-old Texas man has drowned while spending time at Lake Texoma. On July 3, troopers were called to the north side of Wood Island around 9 a.m. after a man never resurfaced after going under the...

kfor.com - 3 weeks ago
MEAD, Okla. - The night was quiet. The lake was calm. The Lodus family was just settling in to watch a movie. And, then everything changed. "The electricity went off, the house started shimmying, the roof came off," said Steve Lodus....