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Barnett arrested for attempted murder
Johnnie Leon Barnett, 77, of Lueders was arrested on Monday, April 15 and charged with two counts of attempted capital murder, about three weeks after he allegedly tried to hit Shackelford County sheriff Ed Miller with his vehicle and then rammed a deputy’s vehicle. The bond on each charge...
Counterfeit Spurs' Victor Wembanyama rookie cards seized by US Customs and Border Patrol
SAN ANTONIO — The US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized several counterfeit items at the Rochester Port of Entry, including fake San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama rookie cards. According to a press release from the Customs and Border Patrol, officers inspected several shipments containing “designer” clothing items, shoes,...
‘I just feel trapped’: Hamlin family in need of a wheelchair & ramp for accessibility
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC)— Three years after a tragic flood in Hamlin, one family says they need home accessibility improvements due to mobility complications. Resident Sonnie Crossan said three years ago, she and her mother were lucky and in good health to avoid injury from the flood that damaged their home. She said she is worried […]
6 towns to be folded into Abilene MPO operational boundary
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met Tuesday to discuss the final stages of expanding its operational boundary to include Merkel, Buffalo Gap, Tuscola, Lawn, Hawley, and Clyde. This expansion would provide oversight to and take input from these towns for construction and improvement projects on state and county highways and […]
Hamlin family demands answers on alleged misuse of grandfather's oil shares
HAMLIN, Texas — A Hamlin family is searching for answers about an oil well they say they’ve been part owners of since 1981. The family of Claude Bolden, who was the owner of The Claude Bolden Estate, says the oil well currently has a new owner but they claim they never sold their shares.
Get your rain gear ready Big Country, rain chances to increase through the weekend
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Weather)— The phrase “April showers bring May flowers” will come to life across the Big Country over the next several days, with a chance of rain each day until Monday. The passage of our next frontal system will begin Thursday. A cold front will move through the Big Country in the afternoon […]
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