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Abilene man claims ambulance avoided deteriorated North 18th St. during medical emergency
ABILENE, Texas — Humberto Pina says he's lived in Abilene for almost 20 years and the streets have gotten worse over time. According to Pina, he collapsed in his front yard while doing yard work this weekend and the ambulance refused to drive down North 18th St. due to the road conditions.
More than half of Abilene's underpass water pumps failed during Tuesday's heavy rainfall
ABILENE, Texas — More than half of the water pumps in Abilene's underpasses did not work during yesterday's heavy rain. Flooding was the scene for many drivers on Tuesday morning during the heavy rains, as the water pumps failed to clear out the water. "Anytime the pumps fail, I...
Abilene City Council to vote on new dog park that could displace homeless encampment
The City Council is expected to vote Thursday on construction for a nearly $1 million dog park to be sited behind the new animal services facility. In a media briefing Monday, however, concerns were raised over a homeless encampment that resides in the new location chosen for Camp Barkeley Dog Park.
Gov. Abbott announces economic impact of Texas military installations
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday U.S. military installations in the state contributed at least $151.2 billion to the Texas economy in 2023 and supported more than 677,022 jobs in communities. Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo and Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene are two of those installations.
Inflation hits City of Abilene: Major cuts to budgets, programs coming soon
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The City of Abilene says the economy is too tough to keep many of its programs. City manager Robert Hanna told the city council on Thursday that sales taxes were down by close to 7% last month, so the city needs to consider some major budget cuts. He even warned the […]
PK Lake public hearing on city of Abilene TCEQ permit renewal Tuesday
PK Lake public hearing on city of Abilene TCEQ permit renewal Tuesday News Staff Fri, 06/14/2024 - 9:54 am (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) Surface water intake and outfall (circled) locations on Possum Kingdom Lake with the city of Abilene's Possum Kingdom Raw Water Roughing Facility. A public hearing will be held Tuesday, June 18 at the Possum Kingdom Chamber of Commerce regarding...
Upcoming STEAM projects at The Abilene Public Library Mockingbird Branch
Join library staff for Summer STEAM fun getting school-aged youth hands-on with a variety of fun projects that relate to science, technology, engineering, the arts, or math. We learn about two upcoming sessions at The Mockingbird Branch Library. In the first session participants will make a catapult, a simple but...
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