Saturday, May 14 - Some lingering thunderstorm chances this evening with extremely hot temperatures tomorrow

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An Abilene High School senior just received her diploma, but before Saturday, she wasn't sure she would get to walk the stage with her classmates. Earlier in the week, she was bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking and lost feeling in her leg.

News spread quickly in the small community of Roby. A 15-year-old High school freshman pronounced deceased at the scene of a motorcycle accident Thursday night just after 7:30. The Teen losing control of his motorcycle and colliding with an oncoming Semi-Truck while attempting to turn off of U.S. Highway-180 on to Ammons street.

Before The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, and Game of thrones. A musclebound barbarian by the name of Conan was born in Cross Plains. Author Robert E. Howard moving there when he was just 13 years old.

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The City of Abilene is piloting a program in hopes of catching people damage local playgrounds.

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene's Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning residents about a misleading form being sent out asking for an advanced fee to file a homestead designation request. In our investigations, we found out filing this is free, and many consumers are confusing this form with filing a homestead exemption - another service not requiring a fee. 

Could the Big Country's three year dry spell be turning around? KRBC's Dylan Smith weighs in

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - 17-year-old Aiyona Lee said she's lucky to be alive Wednesday, after what started out as a normal hike quickly changed when she encountered a rattlesnake at Fort Phantom Hill Tuesday evening.

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - As the early stages of the Abilene Zoo's 10-year master plan get underway, the first dominoes have fallen, with the additions of three new species arriving in the Key City.

ANSON, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - During Tuesday night’s storms, a tornado ripped through Jones County, destroying the home of a Taylor County Sheriff's deputy, as he and his wife road out the storm inside. The deputy said, "It's a miracle we are still alive.”

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JONES COUNTY, Texas (BigCountryHomepage.com) - Look at this viewer-submitted drone footage of damage caused by a tornado in Jones County Tuesday night.

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