FORT WORTH, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) -- What’s left of grasslands and ranch land is black ash, tree debris and smoke. More than 23 days later, the fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties continues to burn, but it’s fully contained, meaning response crews have eliminated all fuel along the fire’s pe...
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Question: I don’t recall when the change happened, but the “new” File Explorer in Windows 11 is driving me crazy. It sorts my files chronologically with these headings: “A long time ago;” “Earlier this year;” “Last month;” “Earlier this month;” “Yesterday.” It’s driving me crazy....
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Charlie, a 2-year-old Cocker Spaniel/Corgi mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. This shy boy is fully vetted and ready to find a loving family of his own. Charlie would do best in a quiet, calm home where he can feel safe and come out of his shell at his own pace. A home wi...
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KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians in Ukraine’s southeastern Kherson region prepared Sunday for the end of a localized ceasefire that has marked the most significant truce between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began nearly five years ago. The White ...
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Snowwhite, a 2-year-old girl, needs to be adopted into a good home. This sweet girl is fully vetted and ready to find a loving family of her own. With the holidays right around the corner, we would love for Snowwhite to spend her first holiday season surrounded by a family of her...
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Meet Grand Companions’ Pet of the Week, Mochi! Mochi is a 2-year-old Schnauzer mix who believes the best place to be is wherever his favorite person happens to be! This sweet guy loves affection and one-on-one time. He warms up to people quickly and will happily climb into your l...
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NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — A week after a student movement toppled Serbia's strongman Aleksandar Vucic in an election, thousands of students and their supporters on Sunday marked two years since a deadly train station disaster that gave birth to their anti-corruption campaign. The d...
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With the Golden State Valkyries the newly crowned WNBA champion, the league turns its attention to a pivotal offseason. Unlike last year when a new collective bargaining agreement dominated the offseason, the top priority is finding new leadership. Outgoing Commissioner Cathy Eng...
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Yet another big shuffle is in store when The Associated Press Top 25 is released Sunday afternoon. For the fourth straight week, a No. 1 or 2 team lost to an unranked opponent, and a total of seven Top 25 teams lost in Week 9. The biggest loss Saturday belonged to No. 2 Ohio Stat...
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By Van Yandell We’ve heard the question asked for years, “When a tree falls in the woods and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” If there are birds, squirrels or other wildlife, do they receive the sound waves? Of course they do. The basic motive of that quest...
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The Permian marching band is going back to state. Permian finished second at the UIL Area Marching Band Contest Saturday at Ratliff Stadium. The Odessa High marching band also competed but did not make it to finals. Permian will compete in the preliminary round of the Class 6A St...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders survived a thriller against No. 22 Arizona with a 34-26 at Galaxy Stadium. Fifth year quarterback Thomas Castellanos got his first start as Red Raider, tallying 261 total yards and three touchdowns on 11/24 passing. R...
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The Odessa Jackalopes ended its three-game series against El Paso with a 2-1 win against the Rhinos Saturday at Ector County Coliseum. The Jackalopes struck first with a goal by Adam Matar with 4:54 left in the first period. El Paso equalized with a goal by Caiden Sullivan with 3...
