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Sepideh Moafi plays Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi on HBO Max’s "The Pitt," where the set is famous for being a no-phone zone, but that’s not difficult for Moafi!...
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SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Scurry County Judge Elect Russell Wall has been accused of sexual assault of a child. According to the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office, Wall was booked into the Scurry County Jail on August 18, 2026, on charges of first-degree felony aggravated s...
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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...
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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...
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Apple News and Google News are facing renewed scrutiny over which news organizations receive prominent placement on their platforms after a conservative media....
safety
A man was booked into the Scurry County Jail this week on felony charges alleging sexual assault and indecency involving a child,
government
Sen. Jon Ossoff, the Georgia Democrat running for reelection, is taking a victory lap for his viral insinuation about President Donald Trump’s professional rela...
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Frank Gallagher often found himself in some quite peculiar places in "Shameless,"but one stands out the most to William H. Macy.
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An Abilene man accused of threatening a Georgia prosecutor’s office also left a voicemail threatening a Superior Court judge
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The start of a new school year is bringing thousands of students back to Abilene’s college campuses, and for some freshmen, move-in day is about more than unpacking boxes. At Hardin-Simmons University, a group of incoming students took move-in day to ...
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The Cook Political Report has predicted that the Senate races in Iowa and Texas to be tossups on Thursday.
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Prosecutors revealed new evidence that jurors never heard during Karmelo Anthony's murder trial.
library
U.S. reading scores have fallen about a grade level since 2013, a decline that began well before COVID-19.
safety
Security at Vandenberg Space Force Base detained media and military members who were invited to an event at gunpoint, believing they were gate crashers....
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The national debt has surged past $40 trillion, and budget experts say lawmakers are running out of easy ways to slow its growth.
schools
First Lady Melania Trump will announce a new partnership Thursday to expand college opportunities for young people transitioning out of foster care.
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GRIT's Veteran & Senior Resources fair offers resources at the Taylor County Coliseum.
business
HASKELL, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – "We bounce ideas off each other. It's just really fun. My mom is my best friend. So, we talk multiple times a day, even FaceTime. She lives five minutes away from me, but this is the fun thing that we get to do together," said Kimie Kirkland, owner of...
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Bullock's longtime partner, Bryan Randall, died in 2023, after a three-year long struggle with ALS.
business
The details are scant, but President Donald Trump says his plan will be the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country."
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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.....
government
The Michigan candidates have been unable to agree to a debate as the November election nears.
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Hardin-Simmons has been picked to win its fourth straight American Southwest Conference title after finishing last season with a 9-2 record and the league’s......
safety
Police urged anyone who sees Hughes to call 911 immediately and not approach him.
safety
Editor’s Note: A Grand Jury indicted the following suspects on felony charges in Taylor County, Texas, on August 20, 2026. All individuals named below are considered not guilty unless deemed otherwise in a court of law. Denise Barnes Redman - Possession of Methamphetamine Adriana...
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Meta is facing a high-stakes trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that put young users at risk.
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Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial.
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NBC 10’s Nicole Moeder joined Gene to dive deeper into his testimony and share updates from the trial.
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Andrews and Hathaway starred in the original "Princess Diaries" film and its sequel in the early 2000s.
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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...
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A Taylor County grand jury has indicted a man accused of possessing child pornography...
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A Taylor County man has been indicted in connection with allegations that he inappropriately touched a child several years ago...
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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......
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A Taylor County man accused of accessing illegal sexual images involving a child has now been indicted...
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A Taylor County man accused of communicating online with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl has now been indicted...
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A Taylor County man was indicted Thursday in connection with allegations that he sexually abused a child several years ago...
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Investigators say Turnbull told the victim their account had been compromised.
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Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Stephen Root, Dale Dickey, and Jeff Hiller star in the AppleTV series, which earned 19 Emmy nominations this year.
government
Fifty-one percent of Americans told Emerson College this week they'd back Democratic candidates in the midterm elections.
parks
Event date: August 28, 2026 Event Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM Location: 2250 Ambler Avenue Abilene, TX 79603 Description: Ready, Set, Play! Ready to jump into some big-time fun? Come explore, move, & have a blast with a variety of gym equipment set out for open play! Grab your frie...
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Former California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell had his electronics siezed by the FBI as part of a criminal probe, according to multiple reports.
safety
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 1600 block of Colony ...
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According to the filing, a statement that Murdaugh "passed a polygraph, flying colors," was categorically false.
government
The Abilene Parks and Recreation Board has selected Billy Enriquez Recreation Center as the finalist for the name of the recreation center at Arthur Sears Park,...
safety
Two Milligan University sophomores, Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rodgers, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Local
After more than 23 years at the helm of the Christian Service Center of Abilene, Executive Director Jim Clark is preparing to retire.
government
Do you think big tech companies are politically biased?
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said this week that he is concerned about the GOP keeping the majority as midterms approach.
safety
The Cumberland County Coroner's Office identified the pilot that was killed in a collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter on Wednesday evening....
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DHS said Hernandez-Umana claimed to have illegally entered the United States through Texas in 2007.
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The actress was pronounced dead on Sunday at an apartment in South Carolina.
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Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside of the Plymouth Superior Courthouse on Thursday.
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The Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues on Thursday morning.
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Following a bear incident on Aug. 18 that injured a north Asheville resident, other residents are sharing their close encounters with a separate bear.
schools
At a roundtable in Lubbock last Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott called for tougher consequences for educators convicted of sexually abusing students.
