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The North Richland Hills Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred around 7:30pm yesterday evening (Thursday) along the entrance ramp to eastbound NE Loop 820 from Iron Horse Blvd.

North Richland Hills police and fire were called to the scene after a collision occurred between an SUV and a motorcycle. A male operator and a female passenger were riding on the motorcycle at the time of the crash.

The female passenger was transported to a local hospital, but died from her injuries. She has been identified as a 38-year-old woman from Fort Worth.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred Friday morning along County Road 1126B near Godley.

At around 10:15am, multiple emergency responders from Johnson County, AMR, Johnson County sheriffs deputies and DPS troopers were called to the scene of a one-vehicle accident in the 6600 block of County Road 1126B just before County Road 1006 southeast of Godley.

A preliminary investigation of the scene indicates a driver was traveling east on the county road when icy conditions caused him to lose control of his vehicle. The vehicle slid off the roadway and hit a metal pole.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as a 65-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He lived a few blocks away from the accident scene.

A passenger in the vehicle was treated and released.

The investigation is still ongoing.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of an elderly man on Thursday morning at a house in the Rendon area.

At around 11:00am on Thursday, emergency personnel from the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and Rendon Fire / EMS responded to a house in the 5300 block of Jessica Court after a 9-1-1 call of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located an 81-year-old male inside the house deceased from a gunshot wound.

The 74-year-old female suspect was taken into custody. Officials say she is related to the victim, but did not say how. She has been booked into the Tarrant County jail on a Murder charge.

The crime scene investigation is ongoing at this time.

The Garland Police Department is investigating the death of two men who were found inside an apartment complex earlier this morning in Garland.

At around 10:00am this morning, Garland dispatch received a 9-1-1 call asking officers to check on an apartment resident who lived at the complex. When officers arrived, they locate two men inside the apartment.

Officers also located a generator inside the apartment that had run out of gas. Neighbors heard the generator running yesterday.

A preliminary investigation indicates both men were likely poisoned by carbon monoxide as a result of using the generator inside a closed space. The Dallas County Medical Examiner will rule on the official cause of death.

The victims have been identified as a 41-year-old man and 28-year-old man.

Officials urge the public to refrain from using generators or other heating devices, such as a propane or gas powered heater, inside the home or apartment. Extended use of heating devices inside a closed space without proper exhaust may cause serious or fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, who manages the state’s electricity flow to the entire state, is currently monitoring high levels of electric usage from the cold weather gripping the entire state. Rotating power outages are a possibility if usage remains at peak levels.

“We are dealing with higher-than-normal generation outages due to frozen wind turbines and limited natural gas supplies available to generating units,” says the agency.

ERCOT is asking all residents within the state to take safe, simple precaution measures to lessen the strain on the power grid. Recommendations include:

• Turn down thermostats to 68-degrees.
• Close shades and blinds to reduce the amount of heat lost through windows.
• Turn off and unplug non-essential lights and appliances.
• Avoid using large appliances (i.e., ovens, washing machines, etc.).
• Businesses should minimize the use of electric lighting and electricity-consuming equipment as much as possible.
• Large consumers of electricity should consider shutting down or reducing non-essential production processes.

Due to the prolonged winter weather event, precaution measures are asked to be taken within reason.

If power reserves drop too low, ERCOT may need to declare an Energy Emergency Alert, or EEA. Declaring an EEA allows the grid operator to take advantage of additional resources that are only available during scarcity conditions. There are three levels of EEA, and rotating outages are only implemented as a last resort to maintain reliability of the electric system.