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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

CUSHING, Texas (KTRE) - The Texas STAAR test is a somewhat divisive issue among legislators and educators. “Our kids are crying because they don’t want to take STAAR, our teachers are pulling ...

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 ...

SpaceX won approval to launch more rockets from South Texas. Previously, Elon Musk's company was only allowed five launches a year. Now it is has up to 25. Credit: REUTERS/Joe Skipper Audio ...