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CLOSE Video and audio during the night of November 28, 2016. Angela Gosnell/News Sentinel Buy Photo Fire erupts on both side of Highway 441 near The Spur on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (Photo: Jessica Tezak, Special to the News Sentinel) Buy Photo The rain never came in time. Records released this week show authorities battling the deadly Sevier County wildfires looked to an expected downpour that came too late for salvation as crews struggled in a desperate tug-of-war with skyscraper-sized flames the night of Nov. 28, 2016. As the blaze approached the city limits, authorities knew the rain wouldn't arrive for another 12 hours. "Rain may not be in Gatlinburg until 4 a.m.," reads a 5:30 p.m. entry on notes kept by staff inside the incident command center . “Rain may not be in Gatlinburg until 4 a.m.” a 5:30 p.m. entry on notes kept by staff inside the incident command center Authorities didn't order a citywide evacuation for another three hours -- and had no effective wa...

Restaurant Report: 2 Midland restaurants make low performer list Restaurant Report: 2 Midland restaurants make low performer list Graham Pharmacy North (Source: grahampharmacy.com)  There were several top performers for the week of July 31st through August 4th. However, two restaurants in Midland made our low performer list .   There were several top performers for the week of July 31st through August 4th. However, two restaurants in Midland made our low performer list .  Local family helping their own after evacuation from Corpus Christi Local family helping their own after evacuation from Corpus Christi (Source: KWES) Like many families with loved ones in the eye of Hurricane Harvey, Denise Borunda and her husband opened their doors to family who evacuated from Corpus Christi. Like many families with loved ones in the eye of Hurricane Harvey, Denise Borunda and her husband opened their doors to family who evacuated from Corpus Christi. Clients of Rock House experience prom Clien...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. – The smell of burning bacon stirred Demetra Turner from her makeshift bed on the floor, a stack of quilts the only padding between her body and the ground. Long gone was her mattress, tossed into a dumpster with her couch, her recliner, her favorite theater chairs , her kids' beds. She had thrown them out on instructions from health officials , who said everything in the West Calumet Housing Complex was poisoned with arsenic and lead. Everyone must move, Mayor Anthony Copeland said last August, because the land was too dangerous to live on. But now it was May, and Turner and her children were still trying to escape. She shuffled past barren walls , packed boxes and cases of bottled water. "Who cooked that bacon?" Turner, 44, asked her 18-year-old son, Jeremiah. He sheepishly replied, "I did." She smiled and shook her head. He was just trying to help, she knew. Her overnight job at a gas station left her exhausted, and everyone in the fami...