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August 14, 2023 (NOAA) – Earth just roasted under its hottest July on record, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). For the fourth-consecutive month, the global ocean surface temperature also hit a record high. Here’s a closer look into NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report: Climate by the numbers July 2023…
CENTERVILLE, Texas (KBTX) – The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon inside Woody’s Smokehouse on northbound I-45 in Centerville. According to the owners of the business, an armed patron shot another man who was attacking customers in the men’s restroom. “We had a customer come in harassing customer after…
FREESTONE COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – A 22-year-old man was killed in a Freestone County crash early Monday morning. Jesus Rebollo of Cypress, was traveling south on I-45 near Buffalo. According to Texas DPS, around 2:30 a.m. his pickup rolled over after drifting onto the right shoulder of the roadway. Robollo wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Firefighters are staying busy this year with record-high temperatures and numerous fires across the state. In the last six weeks more than 2,700 wildfires burned close to 100,000 acres in Texas according to Wes Moorehead, Fire Chief for Texas A&M Forest Service. On Monday, Texas A&M Forest Service exhibited two…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – After more than a year of following the progress, KBTX got a first look at the new Justice of the Peace constable complex. The all new 5400 sq. ft. building in College Station is a long time coming and has been in the works for about a decade. “Inside the…
IOLA, Texas (KBTX) – Iola ISD is set to break an attendance record when students return to school Wednesday. “Last year we ended the year at 592 students,” said Iola ISD superintendent Jeff Dyer. “I think we’re going to break 600 for the first time ever, which is very exciting for us because we are…
HEARNE, Texas (KBTX) – Hearne Police are searching for a 17-year-old wanted in connection to a shooting that injured one person and sent them to the hospital. Police named Jaiden McGrew as the suspect. Officers responded to an apartment complex around 2 a.m. Saturday, August 12, for a report of shots fired. According to a…
By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Aug. 12, 2023 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S Department of Education exempted Baylor University from sexual harassment claims regulated under Title IX last month after the Christian university asked the…
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A Bryan man has been indicted by a Brazos County Grand Jury on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assaulting a family member with previous convictions. Treavon Blue, 28, was arrested in May in connection to a shooting that left two people injured at…
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – First responders in Austin are searching for a missing teen after a boat ran aground in Lake Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. Water rescue Lake Austin responded to reports of a boat run aground with multiple people injured in the 10600 block of River Terrace Circle at around 6:00 p.m….
