Leisure & hospitality shed 61,000 jobs in June despite expected World Cup boost
The tourism boost from the World Cup was supposed to create tens of thousands of jobs.
The tourism boost from the World Cup was supposed to create tens of thousands of jobs.
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The tourism boost from the World Cup was supposed to create tens of thousands of jobs.
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 ...
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced that the U.S. didn't agree to a 16-year renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Experts weighed in on what that means for Americans.
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Maxie Phillips is an Abilene mom of two, a nurse, and she owns her bougie-on-a-budget ways. Phillips likes to have nice hair, nails, and lashes, but proudly does them herself to save money. "I put things off until I absolutely need it or it's on sale," said Phillips. ...
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Editor’s Note: The Abilene Police Department supplied the following arrest and incident reports. All information below is based on reports made by responding officers, and all suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents 4500 block of South 1st Street - Haras...
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Bye bye June... San Angelo will not miss you, but Abilene might. Monthly rainfall totals varied drasticallu for June and looking ahead to July, it looks to be h
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Former CIA Director John Brennan files a lawsuit against the Trump administration, demanding that records about the inquiry into him be preserved.
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A data center in northeast Abilene is set to open 10 buildings worth nearly $11 billion in 2027 and 2028. Vantage Data Center's Frontier Campus, located on the 200 block of PR 1604 in the City of Abilene's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of area Shackelford County, is g...
A federal judge blocked the United States Postal Service from carrying out an executive order from President Donald Trump restricting mail ballot deliveries.
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The Kentucky Republican was reportedly unconscious minutes before receiving emergency treatment.
America 250 took over the National Mall with state-by-state booths previewing US history and identity. Some displays are sparse, others elaborate. National News Desk toured all 50+ to see how each state shows itself.
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