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We owe a debt of gratitude to the "atomic veterans" of World War II who are eyewitnesses to history’s forgotten casualties of the nuclear age.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas - A North Texas high school’s baseball ... Several buildings were destroyed, and light poles were knocked down. The damage led to a compassionate gesture from 30 miles ...

Rep. Shelby Slawson, R-Stephenville, said lawmakers intended to “protect innocent life [and] also protect mothers” with the 2021 legislation that banned nearly all abortions in Texas.

After a week of inclement weather, the Great Texas Balloon Race opened Friday to ideal conditions at the Longview Convention ...

It's lights out at the Stephenville Dymond International Airport. Newfoundland Power confirmed Tuesday afternoon that work was underway to disconnect electrical service there. An aviation notice, ...

This weekend, residents in the northernmost parts of Texas — particularly those in the Panhandle north of Amarillo — may be ...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Everything changed for the Gordon Longhorns just hours after punching their ticket to the regional finals of the UIL Baseball Playoffs for the first time in school history.

HIGHLAND PARK, Texas — A peculiar red glow was reported across the Dallas sky late Wednesday night. And the visual certainly caught the eyes of WFAA viewers, who reached out to us on the meteorology ...

The average price of child care in the U.S. last year was $13,128. According to a new study, Texas beat that number by nearly ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm started impacting Earth’s atmosphere early Sunday morning, and if it continues, the Northern ...

Described by one witness as a "giant green bolide," the meteor was visible across a wide area, including Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. "It was so bright," wrote one ...