Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Texas rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor ...

A fast-moving wildfire near the Ventura and Los Angeles county line spread to over 1,500 acres on Aug. 7, triggering evacuations in the area.

A three-day conference on quail management is coming to Abilene in mid-September and will feature a field trip to a local ranch.

Big Country schools are gearing up for their first days of class. Most begin next week but a few like Merkel, Winters and ...

The Texas Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 7, 2025, results for each game: Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Undated chopped beef, leaking pipes, rodents? Abilene's weekly restaurant inspections Which food establishments did not make the grade last week?

Check out where the Big Country's best six-man football teams landed in Dave Campbell's Class 1A preseason Texas high school ...

Check out the complete regular-season schedule for every 11-man Big Country football team heading into the 2025 Texas high ...

Volunteers gathered for a cleanup of Abilene Kirby Lake and celebrated the donation of $15,000 toward an arboretum in the lake's park.

Mitchell County Public Library patrons frolicked in foamy fun in celebration of the end of this year's summer reading program ...

Former Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke will hold a town hall at the 201 Mesquite Event Center Sunday afternoon.

Celebrating their summer reading program, the Mitchell County Public Library held a soapy foam party outside the courthouse in Colorado City.