ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Abilene Christian women's basketball has already hit the court running, with the Wildcats returning to practice at the Moody Coliseum this summer. The Wildcats likely won't open up the season until the end of October, but that doesn't mean they won't have some compet...
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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Abilene Christian women's basketball has already hit the court running, with the Wildcats returning to practice at the Moody Coliseum this summer. The Wildcats likely won't open up the season until the end of October, but that doesn't mean they won't have some compet...
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Ballinger residents will soon be able to tune into their favorite radio station once again after KRUN announced it would return to the airwaves, bouncing back from severe storm damage that shut it down. In an announcement issued on July 2, KRUN-AM 1400...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Fireworks are illegal within the Abilene city limits, including the Lake Fort Phantom area, as city officials prepare for increased fire danger during the Fourth of July holiday. The City of Abilene is closing Kirby Lake Park at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 3, Saturday, Jul...
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TAYLOR COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Turnout for jury summons is seeing a significant decrease, according to District Judge Jeff Propst. The decrease follows a change to the jury cards sent by mail. Propst said Taylor County has used the former, larger cards for decades before making the recent cha...
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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Almost 5,000 miles away from where the sport was created in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, a group of Abilene women gather to play rugby. But how they found their way to the sport varies. "For me, walking down the hallway in 11th grade, a girl grabbed me and said, 'Wo...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Abilene is home to a brand-new mural after being selected as one of three winning cities in the Star-Spangled Texas Mural Competition. The contest, organized by Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages in partnership with Texas Monthly Studio, aimed to celebrate...
The U.S. Men's National Team's World Cup knockout-stage win became the most-watched English-language soccer match in U.S. television history.
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for an 11 month-old boy who is believed to be with a 20-year-old woman. The two were last seen on the 7000 block of West Westmoor Road in Odessa, Texas on June 30 at 10:00 AM. 11-month-old Maverick Young h...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Abilene Zoo is celebrating the arrival of its newest resident, Lewis, a black-and-white ruffed lemur born on June 15. Lewis was born to parents Ozzy and Fleur, marking the first offspring for first-time mom Fleur. Courtesy of the Abilene Zoo "Given how endangered ...
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