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3 days ago
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Five years later, Wichitan headed for prison on child porn charges
A man who got probation on child pornography charges is now headed to prison, court records show. Seventy-eighth District Court Judge Meredith Kennedy on Friday sentenced Joshua Duane Lyford to two years in prison for failing to comply with a sex offender's duty to register, according to court documents. Lyford, 42, pleaded guilty to the failure to comply charge on Friday. Lyford was arrested in March after the Wichita County District Attorney's Office asked the court to revoke his probation on 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Court records show that Lyford pleaded guilty to the original possession charges in December 2022 in exchange for 10 years on probation. A March 6, 2020, Times Record News article reported Lyford was first arrested by Wichita Falls police as a result of tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he possessed pornographic images of children ranging in age from toddlers to about 11 years. More: Wichita Falls man behind bars on charges of possessing child pornography More: Wichitan behind bars again in child pornography case This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Five years later, Wichitan headed for prison on child porn charges
Yahoo
05-05-2025
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Veterans take aim at wild hogs during annual ranch event
Big Country Veterans conducted the group's annual Veterans Helicopter Weekend on April 24-27 at the Circle Bar Ranch near Truscott about 100 miles west of Wichita Falls. The group has sponsored the event since 2016, according to its Facebook page. The helicopter hunts allow veterans to fly and hunt invasive hogs over thousands of acres of Texas ranch land, organizers said. Other activities the group supports include shooting at a gun range, axe throwing, shotgun competition, ranch tours and western cuisine. The nonprofit organization welcomed 18 new veterans and had more than 200 attendees at the 2025 event, according to the website. "Big Country Veterans strives to honor and support those who have sacrificed so much for our nation's freedoms. It is our mission to promote awareness of these sacrifices and bring communities together to foster healing environments and provide meaningful resources to help veterans and their families conquer life after combat," the group said on its website. More: Wichitan sentenced on sexual assault charges More: SAFB drive collects nearly 6,000 pounds of food for the hungry This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Veterans take aim at wild hogs during annual ranch event
Sky News
30-01-2025
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Washington plane crash: Profound sense of loss in Wichita - the 'air capital of the world'
In two news conferences this morning, the pain and bewilderment were both palpable. At the Washington airport where the American Eagle jet was due to land, officials were forced to say what no air crash investigator wants to - that rescue had turned to recovery. There was a sense of bewilderment over how this could have happened, a pledge to find out what went wrong and most importantly to recover the bodies of all those who died from a debris field that is widening all the time with river currents and wind. Washington crash latest: Follow live updates 3:31 Many hundreds of miles away, in America's heartlands, in the Kansan city of Wichita, where the plane took off, the sense of loss was profound. At a news conference there, the mayor spoke for everyone in saying that "whether a Wichitan, a Kansan or an American", the pain is shared. By tragic coincidence, the city of Wichita has aviation in its blood. Known as the 'air capital of the world', it has a long proud history of aviation manufacturing, a home for Boeing, Cessna, and Learjet. Focus in Washington is now on the two aircraft, the flight paths, and what went wrong. DCA as it's known - or Reagan National - is the regional airport that serves Washington DC. It largely caters to domestic flights from across the US. It sits on the Potomac River just a mile south of the city. 0:19 Planes routinely take off and land following the line of the river. The skies above DC are often congested with helicopters too. However, complex and well-rehearsed air traffic control procedures along with designated separate flight paths for commercial aircraft and helicopters are in place to avoid collisions. Helicopters often fly very low along the river's path to avoid the commercial flight path. 3:01 The skies above DC are also subject to very specific fly and no-fly zones because of the presence of sensitive locations like the White House, the Capitol, and the Pentagon which is located just one mile from DCA. The procedures were tightened after the September 11 2001 terror attacks in which a plane was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon less than a mile from the airport. In 2008, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued a final rule entitled, "Special Awareness Training for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area". It required any pilot who flies under 'Visual Flight Rules' within a 60 nautical mile (69 mile) radius of the DCA area to complete the required training course. The military has confirmed that the Black Hawk helicopter, which is a common sight in the DC skies, was on an annual proficiency training flight and being flown by a "fairly experienced crew" wearing night vision goggles. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is now leading the investigation into America's worst aviation accident in over two decades.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
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Wichita officials provide information on plane crash in D.C.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, collided with a military helicopter on a training flight while on approach to Washington Reagan National Airport. A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard the flight. Late Wednesday, Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Jesse Romo, Director of Airports at Wichita Airport Authority, provided a media briefing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. Wichita flight collides with military helicopter in Washington D.C., crashes into river 'We are waiting for further information that is confirmed at this time as a council. We want to ask each and every Wichitan, Kansan, and American to pray for everyone involved in this incident whether involved in the incident in D.C. or those that are helping with the rescue efforts,' Wu said. Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport has activated the Family Incident Support Team located in the media room on the second floor of the terminal where families can meet, get support and wait for information as well. 'So we have a lot of volunteers that come in to help out in a situation like this that will be here in the terminal,' Romo said. 'The team helps out with getting the information funneled in and channeled to them, and we also have a chaplain that volunteers to come in to provide support as well.' American Airlines CEO statement regarding crash involving Wichita flight If you believe you may have loved ones on Flight 5342, call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215. Those calling from outside the U.S. can visit for additional phone numbers. The City of Wichita will hold a media briefing at 8 a.m. Thursday to provide more information on the crash. At noon, a prayer service hosted by the Greater Wichita Ministerial League will be held at City Hall, 455 N. Main, in the Wichita City Council Chambers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
