ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter has been found guilty and sentenced to 90 years and a $10,000 fine. Jury selection began last Monday in the trial of Danny Duarte, who was charged with Injury to a Child in connect...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Alana Jeter is one of the newest members of the Abilene ISD school board. She's the Executive Director of the Noah Project in Abilene, but she's also the mom of two children. She has a son already in college, and her daughter is headed to college in t...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene's Traffic Cone Terry is now receiving statewide recognition after helping the City of Abilene's communications team earn top honors at a statewide conference. The City of Abilene brought home three awards from the Texas Association of Municipa...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene's newest city council member officially took office after the city canvassed the results of the June 13 runoff election. On June 23, the Abilene City Council certified the runoff election results and swore in Ben Bailey as the new Place 4 coun...
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<strong>Event date:</strong> July 7, 2026 <br><strong>Event Time: </strong>04:00 PM - 05:00 PM<br><strong>Location:</strong> <br>300 Oak Street<br>Abilene, TX 79601<br><strong>Description:</strong><br><p>*Board Meetings are Subject to Change</p><BR/><p><a href="http://abilenetx.g...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene man accused of killing his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter is now on trial. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Danny Duarte, who is charged with Injury to a Child in connection to an incident that led to the death of his girlfrien...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — The City of Abilene's budget for street maintenance and rehabilitation projects has been reduced from approximately $9 million to $3 million, according to information presented during a recent Street Maintenance Advisory Board meeting. The reduction w...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The City of Abilene is thinking about raising a municipal services bill fee 5%-44% in order to cover stormwater drainage projects. During a recent budget workshop meeting, Director of Public Works Max Johnson gave a presentation on the stormwater rate...
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<strong>Event date:</strong> June 23, 2026 <br><strong>Event Time: </strong>01:00 PM - 02:00 PM<br><strong>Location:</strong> <br>555 Walnut Street<br>Abilene, TX 79601<br><strong>Description:</strong><br><p>*Board Meetings are Subject to Change</p><BR/><p><a href="https://www.ab...
<strong>Event date:</strong> June 23, 2026 <br><strong>Event Time: </strong>09:00 AM - 11:00 AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> <br>174 Cypress Street<br>Abilene, TX 79601<br><strong>Description:</strong><br><p>*Board Meetings are Subject to Change</p><BR/><p><a href="https://abile...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter has been found guilty and sentenced to 90 years and a $10,000 fine. Jury selection began last Monday in the trial of Danny Duarte, who was charged with Injury to a Child in connection with an incid...
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