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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at a High Fence Release Site in Kaufman County AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on a high fence release site in Kaufman County. It is the first positive detection of CWD in the county.  The white-tailed buck, harvested at a high-fence …

COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced a comprehensive national search for its next head football coach after the university and current Head Football Coach David Bailiff could not agree on terms for a contract extension. As a result, Coach Bailiff will leave the position at the end of his current …

Morning clouds will give way to mainly sunny skies later today. Southwest winds around 15 mph will make it quite warm this afternoon. High temperatures will top out in the lower 80s. A strong cold front will move through North Texas tonight, with much colder air spilling southward. Expect breezy …

Last Tuesday, Paris Regional Medical Center, Horizon House, the Prairiland High School Beta Club, Trinity Christian Academy, and other volunteers handed out 350 plates of food at the Farmers Market. In addition, those attending had access to items like gloves to keep them warm. It was the 35th year of …

North and Central Texas Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms may occur east of a Canton to Hearne line mainly this morning. Lightning would be the main threat. Wednesday through Monday. Expect no hazardous weather at this time. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT The NWS does not expect spotter activation at this time. …

Winnsboro ISD School Board approved the construction of the WISD meat lab in their November meeting. They projected the new facility to cost over $3.4 million, which C.R. Crawford Construction quoted. Once construction is complete, WISD will start offering meat processing classes in the state-of-the-art facility. WISD said the facility …

Jake Flint, an Oklahoma-born country artist, has unexpectedly died at age 37, as confirmed by his wife and longtime manager on social media. His death occurred suddenly, mere hours after his wedding, which took place last Saturday.

Millions of Houston residents are under a boil water notice until Tuesday. At least four area school districts were closed Monday in response. After a power outage at the East Water Purification Plant on Sunday, the nation’s fourth-largest city told water customers to boil water for at least two minutes …

In 1971, a family reported Melissa Highsmith, of Fort Worth, missing after a babysitter kidnaped her at 22 months old. Then, a 23 and Me DNA test came back with a match linking Melissa Highsmith’s children with their family, they reached out to her over Facebook, and at first, she …

On Monday, the world’s largest active volcano spewed ash and lava. Officials said that Mauna Loa (MAU-nuh LOW-ah) wasn’t threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island, but people need to prepare for worse. The US Geological Survey warned the island’s 200,000 residents that an eruption “can be very dynamic, and the …