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Mayor Adam McLean confirmed in a statement on February 18 that Chief Ivan Medina shot a dog and that the incident was under ...

The Department of Art & Design at Murray State University is pleased to host Kacey Slone as the Patricia L. Summerville ...

Early childhood leaders from across Texas gathered in Odessa Feb. 23-25 for the annual Texas Association of Administrators and Supervisors of Programs for Young Children Symposium. Held at the Odessa ...

Cleveland ISD officials said that immigration officers have not visited any CISD schools one day after state and federal agents descended upon Colony Ridge for the first large-scale immigration ...

Next Step Up is gonna be a place where people can come in and and decompress, essentially, but it is going to help them break ...

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last week in Midland County. The Midland ...

Aldo Isaac Aranda-Cortez was arrested Tuesday for allegedly murdering 44-year-old Hilda Belloc Aranda. He was also found to ...

In Music City, dreams are as abundant as the neon lights. While country music steals the spotlight, Nashville is a melting ...

Grayson County residents and county leaders expressed concerns about a proposed concrete batch plant at a public hearing ...

Your first opportunity to buy full-festival passes is a one-day presale that runs from 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Feb. 26. The ...

Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year, craft retailer JOANN is ...