Montana senator facing jail time after misconduct conviction
Former Montana state Senate President Jason Ellsworth was convicted this week of awarding no-bid contracts to a company with ties to a long-…
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Hinojosa urges Abbott to halt new data centers until lawmakers act
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa called on Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday to immediately halt new data center development in Tex…
ACC Round Rock campus closed for HVAC issues, reopens Friday
Austin Community College's Round Rock campus closed for the rest of Thursday due to maintenance issues.
Arkansas cop tragically dies saving fiancée's life just hours after proposing
Officer Fred Marsh jumped into the Elk River to rescue his fiancée but was pulled away by the current.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocks Texas Panhandle
An earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle on Thursday morning, and was followed by a smaller quake in West Texas in the afternoon.
Environmental activists tested 77 Texas waterways. They found microplastics in 76
A report from the Environment Texas Research & Policy Center revealed that microplastics were present in 99% of Texas waterways, prompting c…
Bear dies after getting stranded on utility pole in New Mexico
A New Mexico community was in for an unusual sight this week when travelers spotted a bear stranded on top of a utility pole.
9 rescued from wooden crates at Texas border in apparent human smuggling attempt
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said nine undocumented migrants were rescued from wooden crates at the Falfurrias Checkpoint in an…
Suspect jumps off bridge after police chase
Video captured a Missouri man running across a bridge and diving headfirst off of it after he led deputies on a chase.
Tesla robotaxi goes wrong way down one-way street day after Tampa launch
A driver spotted a Tesla robotaxi going the wrong way down a one-way street a day after the company rolled out its driverless taxi service.
Watch: Brothers discover man rode for miles in truck bed in Oklahoma
The man apparently napped during a 12-mile ride in a stranger's pickup truck.
Chick-fil-A warns cyberattack may have exposed customer data in multiple states
Some Chick-fil-A loyalty members may have had their personal information exposed following a recent cyberattack, the company said.