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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – As temperatures climb across the Big Country, heat-related illnesses become a real concern. Digital anchor, Brittany Pelletz, sits down with an Abilene doctor, Nathan Boles, DO, with Hendrick Health, to discuss the warning signs, when it's time to seek medical care, a...
Plats & Site Plans for review by the Plat & Site Plan Review Committees
Future cosmetologists and estheticians at L&L Beauty Institute are gaining more than classroom instruction.
CityLink provides door-to-door transit service for persons with disabilities who are certified ADA paratransit eligible. This paratransit van service is an advance reservation, shared-ride, demand-response service.
Find information about the City's ADA policy and how to file a complaint.
America is scoring big in the World Cup, reaping economic benefits and showcasing all the country has to offer while hosting matches across 11 cities through mid-July.
Editor’s note: If you know of a free event that you want to be included in this article, click here to email the details. BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Looking for free Fourth of July fun? We've rounded up celebrations across the Big Country that won't cost you a dime to attend. Abilene Hillcr...
Billionaire Democratic donor George Soros and his son, Alex Soros, have already poured nearly $103 million into the 2026 midterm.
Wilde co-starred in the 2011 sci-fi Western with Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Sam Rockwell, and Walton Goggins.
Mars will introduce M&M's with natural dyes in August, but without the blue and brown colors until 2028.
The Louisiana Republican, who helped confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as health secretary, voiced concerns about his leadership in a Sunday CBS News interview.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that deportation numbers in 2026 will surpass 2025 numbers.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of privacy protections for cellphone users' location history in the case of a bank robber.
Bill Cassidy on Monday responded to President Donald Trump on X after the president criticized him on TRUTH Social regarding the SAVE America Act.
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...
From Thomas Jefferson's portable desk to a piece of the first-ever mainframe computer, a new limited-run exhibit at the Smithsonian Castle.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A man died after being struck by a train early Saturday morning in Abilene, according to police. The incident occurred just after 2:00 a.m. on June 27 near the Sayles Boulevard railroad crossing. Police said the man was on the tracks when he was struck by a passing tr...
For decades, Hamby residents said quiet nights and star-filled skies were part of their life, but now, that has changed.
Five days after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, the death toll is over 1,400 and likely to rise.Tens of thousands more are still believed to be missing after buildings collapsed, including in the capital city of C
Milania Giudice, daughter of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice, is opening up about her recent arrest.The 20-year-old was charged with one cou
Where did the money go? That’s a question government watchdogs are asking about a program mandated by Congress.
OpenAI is limiting GPT-5.6 access to Trump-approved partners during White House cybersecurity reviews. Like Anthropic’s delays, it sparks debate over whether oversight slows the US in the AI race with China.
The next generation of Big Country basketball players hit the court this week at the Mabee Athletic Complex as the HSU Cowgirls Youth Camp tipped off Monday mor
Rescue crews continued searching through collapsed buildings across northern Venezuela on Monday as hopes of finding more survivors faded nearly five days after
The 35-year-old died June 16 in the hospital, after allegedly suffering from meningitis and other health issues.
One recent Supreme Court ruling is reshaping the debate over Temporary Protected Status and executive authority.
Big changes are coming to the student loan system this week, reshaping how American students will finance college and repay their loans upon leaving school.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will deliver a Fourth of July Statehouse speech in Annapolis at the same time as President Trump’s national address, pitching “The Work of Patriotism” as Democrats debate his 2028 ambitions.
Drones are prohibited from operating near airports.
Meals on Wheels Plus Executive Director, Betty Bradley, is preparing to close the chapter on a career that has spanned more than five decades of serving...
The Olsen Twins quit acting in the 2000s to focus on their fashion empire.
After an overnight search and rescue operation, authorities recovered his body about 300 meters offshore.
Local, state and federal authorities are on the scene at an eastern North Carolina jail, where inmates seized control of the facility and took several hostages early Monday.
The "Stick Season" singer is currently on his Great Divide tour, where fans have apparently been skipping bathroom breaks to see his show.
The Floridian has insisted his work in the Senate, which has gossiped about his ambitions, focuses only on helping the GOP.
Former President Joe Biden called President Donald Trump a loser during a fundraising event with Maryland Democrats over the weekend.
President Trump said that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been cleaned of algae, and the damage to the liner will be repaired.
ANSON, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Jones County authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the 2022 killing of Christopher Zarate. A Jones County grand jury returned an indictment on June 24, 2026, charging Juan Carlos Rodriguez with murder in Zarate's death. Following the indictment, an arre...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected to hear former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz’s defamation case against CNN.
A Texas man said a last-minute problem with his World Cup tickets nearly kept his family from attending a game he had planned for months.
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