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Abilene, Texas · AbileneABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene's postal service is going to receive an upgrade worth up to $7 million in order to get more mail processed within city limits. The upgrade will take place at Abilene's Mail Processing Facility off Hwy 351. United States Postal Service officials say these upgrades will mean that, "mail being delivered from one address in Abilene to another will not leave the region for processing." "Our proposed operational st…See the Story
Abilene mail processing center to receive up to $7 million upgrade
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Fish · AbileneBIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Bass weighing more than 13 pounds were caught in the Big Country, while an angler in west Texas caught the same fish twice. The Texas Department of Wildlife and Parks (TDWP) states that a bass weighing at least 13 pounds is classified as a "ShareLunker fish," and some of these fish are donated to the Texas ShareLunker program.
Texas largemouth bass confirmed as world record catch This year, Nicholas Guthrie…See the Story
13+ pound bass caught at Big Country lake, West Texas angler catches same fish twice
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Abilene, Texas · AbileneTAYLOR COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Some road projects are wrapping up, and others are entering new phases or just starting up. At the board's Tuesday meeting, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Abilene city engineers gave a progress update to the Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MPO is a federally mandated transportation policy-making group that ensures funds are spent appropriately on transportation projects…See the Story
Abilene MPO updated on current and future City/TxDOT road projects
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Abilene, Texas · AbileneThursday, February 20th, 2025 Summary: Yesterday we managed to break a record, but not for a maximum high, but slightly different: a record low maximum (coldest high temperature) . Today we get a two for one deal. We have already beaten the record coldest low of 16 (1955) early this morning, but if temperatures manage to remain below freezing we will also mark a new record low maximum. Heading into Friday finally ending the freezing streak. Movi…See the Story
Wake-Up Weather: I unplugged Texas, plugged it back in but… it’s still cold
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Abilene, Texas · AbileneABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene ISD is continuing to reduce staff with hopes of cutting $12.9 million in payroll expenses. Dr. John Kuhn spoke on this issue during a school board workshop February 6, saying "my powers of persuasion have failed me thus far on convincing people that this is real, and I'm not just being a jerk. We have to fix our staffing." It has been one of Dr. Kuhn's missions since his hiring in April 2024 to balance the d…See the Story
Abilene ISD continues to reduce staff with hopes of cutting $12.9 million from payroll
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Building Collapse · AbileneBLANKET, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - On Saturday night at around 10:30 p.m., the back wall of The Pearl Cactus Steakhouse & Saloon collapsed. The business collapsed and closed on February 19, the day of the incident, and 15 workers were inside. All were left without any injuries.
The more than 100-year-old building at 700 Main Street served the community as a grocery store, post office, and nightclub. Resident Ken Nabers had a family member inside th…See the Story
120-year-old building collapse in Blanket with 15 workers inside
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