More than half of the shark attacks in the U.S. took place in Florida, while the second highest number occurred in South Carolina.

Atmos Energy is awarding its Gold Cup of Safe Digging for 2025 to Linetec of Abilene. The award recognizes companies with ...

The 89 th Texas Legislature passed the restriction, House Bill 1481, and Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law on June 20. The ...

Carol Ann Riley was reported missing out of San Diego County, California, and the unidentified remains were found just over a ...

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.

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

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

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

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

The repurposed former Lincoln Middle School (and Abilene High, before that) celebrated the final structural steel laid for the ongoing project.

Officials held a topping-out ceremony for Abilene Heritage Square Tuesday, celebrating the final steel I-beam to be installed.

"We are in fundraising right now," said architect Mitch Wright, who led the cleanup effort and gave a brief presentation about the arboretum's future. "Bill Senter kicked it off with a $30,000 grant.