Drinking down to record low, but cannabis use might be 'trading one problem for another'
Alcohol use has fallen to a record low as more Americans see drinking as unhealthy. A doctor warns some may be swapping alcohol for cannabis…
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Great competition in practice makes Howard Payne better every day
BROWNWOOD, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets continue preparations for the 2026 season. After winning just two games in 2…
Fact Check Team: Is America making it too expensive to be a working mother?
The cost and availability of childcare can influence whether mothers work, how much they work and how families divide caregiving responsibil…
On the Abilene People Podcast: James Talarico and the Voices of Abilene People
The Abilene People podcast features Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico discussing his personal interests and the issue of Christi…
'You always worry': USS Lincoln returning to families amid stress of long deployment
The USS George Washington has arrived in the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier amid concerns of deteriorating …
Inaugural United Athletic Conference basketball tournaments are headed to Allen
JACKSONVILLE, Fla (BCH Sports) - The inaugural United Athletic Conference Tournaments for men's and women's basketball will be hosted in All…
What does $40 trillion in national debt mean for you?
It would take 615 million years to earn $40 trillion if you made $65,000 a year and saved every cent. That’s the scale of the U.S. national …
No phones on set isn’t a challenge for 'The Pitt's' Sepideh Moafi: 'It's me, it's not you'
Sepideh Moafi plays Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi on HBO Max’s "The Pitt," where the set is famous for being a no-phone zone, but that’s not difficul…
Scurry County judge elect accused of child sex crimes
SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Scurry County Judge Elect Russell Wall has been accused of sexual assault of a child. According to the Sc…
Abilene woman gets 5 years probation for assaulting 2-month-old, mother
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene woman accused of throwing a 2-month-old while assaulting her mother with a “urine-soaked” cloth and …
How datacenter activity is impacting the City of Abilene's FY 2027 budget
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Data center activity means more money for the City of Abilene, and that impact is reflected in the proposed Fis…
Bias in the news feed? Apple, Google face scrutiny
Apple News and Google News are facing renewed scrutiny over which news organizations receive prominent placement on their platforms after a …