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Editor’s note: If you have a photo that you want to be included in this article, click here to email us. ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Sunday night brought strong winds, heavy rain, and blowing dust to the Big Country, leaving a trail of damage across the region. In Abilene and surrounding communi...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Severe weather has left damage across Abilene, and residents who experienced property damage are encouraged to report it through the Texas Division of Emergency Management's (TDEM) Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT). The iSTAT survey helps state and lo...
A powerful wind gust swept through the Abilene area this evening, with a reported peak of 80 mph, whipping up dangerous conditions and prompting severe storm wa
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Amidst an already busy senior season, Wylie High School graduate Josh Corrigan was preparing for and competing in a state UIL competition. “You get to do the senior walk and stuff like that, which I heard was super fun, but I was busy. I was debating that day,” Corrig...
The Clyde Collective Summer Market brought families together on Sunday for an afternoon of local shopping, live entertainment, and food.
Fourth of July baseball in Abilene ended with a late sting for the Flying Bison.The Abilene Flying Bison fell 3-2 to the San Antonio River Monsters ...
A woman is dead and three people are seriously hurt after a head on crash on Saturday night.
Abilene firefighters responded to a fire Sunday afternoon at the Copper Creek apartment complex.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A fire broke out at a south Abilene apartment complex Sunday afternoon, prompting a response from firefighters. The fire was reported at the Copper Creek Apartments on Curry Lane around 1:40 p.m. on July 5. According to officials at the scene, no injuries have been re...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The Abilene Zoo's baby boom isn't over just yet, and now the community has the chance to help name its newest anteater. Courtesy of the Abilene Zoo Zoo keepers have narrowed the choices to six names inspired by the baby anteater's parents, Demo and Bowie, and are aski...
President Trump celebrated FIFA's decision to reverse a red card that was handed to Team USA's Folarin Balogun during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
GALLERY: Trump speaks at America 250 event for Fourth of July
Thunderstorms surrounded Washington D.C. in the
A longtime tradition returned to Abilene on Saturday morning as the Hillcrest Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade marked its 30th annual event.
A sweeping NCAA eligibility change is set to reshape how long Division I athletes can compete and could bring an end to the era...
Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
The U.S. team will face one of its toughest tests of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday when it takes on Belgium in the Round of 16.
GALLERY: Americans celebrate nation's 250th birthday this Fourth of July
Thirteen four-legged Argentina supporters are turning heads in Buenos Aires during the 2026 World Cup.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for a multi-day funeral for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
BUFFALO GAP, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Fourth of July celebrations honoring America's 250th birthday began Saturday morning in Buffalo Gap as the town's annual Independence Day parade made its way through the community. Patriotic floats made their way along the parade route as families gathered to cele...
A Mitchell County sheriff's deputy was stabbed and a suspect was shot Friday evening
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An early morning apartment fire in the 1300 block of Musken Road is under investigation after a passerby spotted smoke and helped alert residents before firefighters arrived. According to the Abilene Fire Department, a person walking their dog noticed smoke coming fro...
COLORADO CITY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A Mitchell County deputy was stabbed and a suspect was shot Friday evening while responding to a disturbance call at a Colorado City residence, according to Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs. According to a news release from Toombs, a Mitchell County deputy...
President Donald Trump is expected to take center stage in the country's Independence Day celebration on Saturday night.
President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. faces what he called a renewed threat from Communism, arguing that the ideology is a "menace."
Eastland honors lifeguards, patrons after pool emergency
Three men have been charged in federal court following the seizure of what authorities described as a large cache of illegal narcotics and firearms
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President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is turning one on Independence Day.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Abilene Zoo is celebrating a major milestone this weekend, marking 60 years since it first opened its gates to the public. The zoo officially opened in July 1966 at Grover Nelson Park, welcoming more than 5,000 visitors on its first day. Over the past six decades,...
The "Life of a Showgirl" singer and Kansas City Chiefs tight end have been dating since 2023 and got engaged in August 2025.
Stamford is turning into cowboy country again as the Texas Cowboy Reunion marks 96 years of Western heritage.
BLACKWELL, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — For the Burwick family, the Fourth of July has long been about bringing celebration to others. One year after the historic July 4, 2025, flood claimed the life of Tanya Burwick, the only person who died in the flooding, the family is honoring her memory...
Despite a heat wave that blanketed the eastern U.S. with high temperatures and stifling humidity, Americans took part in Fourth of July festivities on Friday.
Washington, D.C., is set to host major public festivities today and tomorrow as the United States marks its 250th anniversary.
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...
Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, and Vivica A. Fox star in the iconic film, which hit theaters July 3 1996.
At least two people were killed and another was hurt after a shooting broke out at a mall in Michigan on Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Americans to celebrate the Fourth of July, calling the U.S. "the greatest nation in the history of the world."
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