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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Cooper Head coach Scott Stewart is just days from his first game as a head coach, and he’s got a decision to make at quarterback before that first game. Mason Cole and Joel Soto have been going back and forth during the offseason and in practice the ...
Owners Tom and Lisa Perini discussed the global expansion and rich history of the Perini Ranch Steakhouse during a recent episode of the Abilene People podcast....
Meals on Wheels is about more than just the food, it's about the people and the community...
Triple-digit temperatures are continuing across the Big Country, and the city of Abilene is reminding residents that several cooling centers are available....
The Taylor Jones Humane Society is continuing to face overcrowding as abandoned animals are found across Abilene.
The annual Abilene Railroad Festival is scheduled for Sept. 11 and 12.
With Abilene Christian’s season opener just five days away, the Wildcats still haven’t named a starting quarterback — and coach Keith Patterson...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Longtime Executive Director of Meals on Wheels Plus in Abilene, Betty Bradley, has received national recognition for her 51 years of dedication to serving seniors and advancing the Meals on Wheels movement. Bradley is the 2026 recipient of the Sister ...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The scorching sun continues to have no mercy on the Big Country as triple digits continue. Some are working in this heat, while others worry about their AC unit. A worker from Black Plumbing described working in these conditions as "like going in an a...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) – Week one officially starts for ACU football, and one Wildcat will be rewarded with the fruit of his labor. Linebacker Darius Moore led the team in tackles during his junior season in 2023. He medically redshirted the following year after missing the ...
Access the annual budgets for the City of Abilene
Abilene Christian University will host an opening assembly for the new semester.
Abilene Christian took another step toward its season opener with a Saturday morning scrimmage, holding its second Purple and White scrimmage...
Hundreds of incoming freshmen gathered at Abilene Christian University from Aug. 18-22 for Wildcat Week.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - This time next week, Abilene Christian football will have already kicked off the first game of the season, with either a 1-0 record or an 0-1 record. The Wildcats take on Lamar in Beaumont Saturday, Aug. 29, but before ACU heads down south, the progr...
Abilene Christian women’s soccer dropped its home opener Thursday night, falling 1-0 to New Mexico State at Elmer Gray Stadium.
An Abilene man is facing a federal charge after investigators said he made threatening phone calls to court officials in Georgia...
The Abilene People podcast features Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico discussing his personal interests and the issue of Christian nationalism alongside various local voices....
JACKSONVILLE, Fla (BCH Sports) - The inaugural United Athletic Conference Tournaments for men's and women's basketball will be hosted in Allen, Texas on March 10-14, 2027, the conference announced Thursday. Abilene Christian hoops will head to the DFW Metroplex to compete for the...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene woman accused of throwing a 2-month-old while assaulting her mother with a “urine-soaked” cloth and headbutting her has been sentenced to serve 5 years probation. Precious Reed received her 5-year probation sentence after pleading guilty to...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Data center activity means more money for the City of Abilene, and that impact is reflected in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. Sales and property tax revenue is expected continue to see a substantial increase in Fiscal Year 2027, and both the Ge...
An Abilene man accused of threatening a Georgia prosecutor’s office also left a voicemail threatening a Superior Court judge
GRIT's Veteran & Senior Resources fair offers resources at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Abilene Christian’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in March 2027 for the inaugural United Athletic Conference.....
A Taylor County grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl earlier this year...
A Taylor County grand jury has indicted a man accused of possessing child pornography...
A Taylor County man has been indicted in connection with allegations that he inappropriately touched a child several years ago...
A Taylor County grand jury indicted Austin Russ Thursday in a case involving allegations that he threatened to share private photos of a former girlfriend......
A Taylor County man accused of accessing illegal sexual images involving a child has now been indicted...
A Taylor County man accused of communicating online with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl has now been indicted...
A Taylor County man was indicted Thursday in connection with allegations that he sexually abused a child several years ago...
After more than 23 years at the helm of the Christian Service Center of Abilene, Executive Director Jim Clark is preparing to retire.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Abilene has spent the past couple of weeks getting a serious reminder that a West Texas summer doesn’t always know when to quit. After a brief break from the worst of the heat earlier in August, temperatures have roared back, with Abilene reaching tri...
Abilene resident Darrin Fields, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an incident involving a juvenile victim during Christmas Eve 2018....
Every Tuesday for the past 12 years, Mary Ellen Migliore has shown up at Fish and Loaves Food Pantry in Abilene to help families put food on the table....
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - There are moments when a community comes together to honor someone they never knew. Tuesday morning at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, the community did just that as a fallen veteran was laid to rest without family members there to say g...
Volleyball season is underway in the Big Country, and McMurry is entering the year with a new conference, a pair of players drawing early attention...
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Candise told KTXS that both of her children have experienced bullying while being at Wylie ISD...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The West Texas Fair and Rodeo is getting ready to return to Abilene, bringing carnival rides, fair food, livestock shows, creative arts and rodeo competition to the Taylor County Expo Center. This year’s fair runs Sept. 10-19, with several changes and...
ALBANY, Texas (BCH Sports) - Everyone in the Big Country knows that Albany Lion football is steeped in tradition, success too. The Lions have won 17 district titles in 18 years, headed to the playoffs 24 years in a row, so it's not often the Lions are faced with newness. "We've g...
The Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is asking for dog food donations to help feed the 55 raccoons currently in its care.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Hardin-Simmons football opened practice Thursday morning, welcoming a bunch of new players... on the offense at least. Only two offensive starters from the 2025 roster return this season, but head coach Jesse Burleson said earlier in the week that do...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - McMurry football's theme this season is "relentless pursuit." "One of my favorite quotations comes from Vince Lombardi, and he says, 'Gentlemen, we're going to relentlessly pursue perfection knowing that perfection is unattainable. But in the process...
Local vendors filled the Abilene Farmers Market on Saturday morning.
Card collectors gathered in Abilene on Saturday for the DFW Card Show.
