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    One of the many mobile homes and RVs ravaged from Tuesday's early morning EF2 tornado hitting the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City sits twisted in the scoria rock, ripped from its trailer frame. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Deadly tornado prompts call for improving RV park safety standards
    BISMARCK—In the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck in the heart of North Dakota's oil patch, state and local officials are calling...
    news/weather16 hours 8 min ago
    July 12, 2018
    Days after opening, Watford City hospital treats tornado victims
    BISMARCK -- When disaster struck, the hospital in Watford City was ready. On July 1, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems opened its $76.3 million facility, equipped with 24 inpatient rooms and nine rooms in the emergency department — about two and a half times the size of the old...
    business/healthcareJuly 12, 2018 - 6:32pm
    July 11, 2018
    A front-end loader dumps debris from the cleanup of the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City into a waiting truck. More than 200 trailers, cabins and RVs were destroyed or damages by an EF-2 tornado early Tuesday morning. Williston Herald
    Watford City starts cleanup after deadly tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — On Wednesday, July 11, more than 24 hours after a deadly EF-2 tornado touched down in Watford City, work was already...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 7:13pm
    A row of trucks, some of them crushed by debris, sit parked in the storm-damaged Prairie View RV Park on Tuesday, July 10, in Watford City. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    Thousands raised online for infant killed in western ND tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—Almost $18,000 has been raised for a one-week-old infant who died in the EF-2 tornado that hit the western North Dakota...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 2:39pm
    A cat found in the rubble of a mobile home destroyed by Tuesday morning's tornado in Watford City rests in the arms of Andrew Anderson, a missionary helping the Red Cross, at the Prairie View RV Park Tuesday, July 10. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    After tornado, helping hands reach out fast in Watford City
    WATFORD CITY — Less than 12 hours after a tornado struck Watford City, an American Red Cross emergency shelter was running out of space...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 9:08am
    July 10, 2018
    A truck crushed by debris sits in front of a destroyed RV trailer in the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City on Tuesday, July 10. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    One-week-old baby dies from injuries in devastating ND RV park tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A 1-week-old baby died Tuesday, July 10, after a tornado ripped through a Watford City RV park, injuring more than two...
    news/weatherJuly 10, 2018 - 8:56pm
    July 9, 2018
    Cops: Dog dispute led to brutal assault in Watford City
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- A 28-year-old man was ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday after police say he attacked another man who was also walking...
    newsJuly 9, 2018 - 9:36pm
    July 7, 2018
    Williston man dies in motorcycle crash near Watford City
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—A Williston, N.D., man died Saturday, July 7, when the motorcycle he was riding failed to navigate a curve on a county road and the bike crashed, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. According to the Highway Patrol report on the crash: The incident...
    news/accidentsJuly 7, 2018 - 8:24pm
    Watford City's first oil and gas expo nearly sold out
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—There's not just one potential game-changing strategy in the Bakken, there are several, and they will be talked about in depth at Watford City's first oil and gas show in its new Rough Rider Center, which is nearly sold-out, according to event organizers....
    news/science-and-natureJuly 7, 2018 - 2:06pm
    June 6, 2018
    The hills are alive with the sound of construction: Land owner voices concerns over plans for Long X bridge
    The plan for widening the Long X Bridge in Watford City was presented by North Dakota Department of Transportation Project Manager Matt Linneman before the Little Missouri Scenic River Commission on Tuesday, June 5, at the Ramada in Dickinson. He assured members and the public the...
    news/traffic-and-constructionJune 6, 2018 - 11:22pm
    Pipeline of brine spill not marked, ND officials say
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- A pipeline struck during construction last week in McKenzie County caused a brine spill of 200 barrels, or 8,400 gallons,...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 6, 2018 - 6:15pm
    May 30, 2018
    Dan Genk, left, the supervisor of the FBI's Bismarck office, talks with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Wednesday at a round table discussion about human trafficking. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    Heitkamp gets update on human trafficking in western ND
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Police officials say the federal takedown of Backpage.com has removed one way for pimps and human traffickers to advertise,...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 30, 2018 - 7:29pm
    May 15, 2018
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    Woman who embezzled from city, contractor in Watford City sentenced
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- Weeks before her trial date, a Watford City woman accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from three organizations...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 15, 2018 - 9:34pm
    March 29, 2018
    Amanda El-Dweek is shown at her desk in Watford City, drawing another strip of "Amanda the Great" for GoComics.com. (Submitted photo)
    Seeing the humor in life: Cartoonist creates 'Amanda the Great'
    Amanda El-Dweek, of Watford City, sees humor in baseball cards, annoying emails or having to get a drivers’ license. El-Dweek expresses her...
    lifestyle/familyMarch 29, 2018 - 10:00am
    March 12, 2018
    Watford City hotel pool fumes send several to hospital
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. – Several people were taken by ambulance to a Watford City hospital over the weekend after being overcome by fumes in the...
    news/accidentsMarch 12, 2018 - 4:29pm
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