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Read MoreWatch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighter’s Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured
By Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV January 27, 2026 After Susannah Reed-McCullough’s husband died in 2018, she and their young daughters continued to receive health insurance through his job as a firefighter in Maryland. Then, in 2024, she got an unexpected medical bill: $377 for a checkup for one of her children the previous fall. Reed-McCullough said…
Read MoreNew Diana ISD Canceling Classes Wednesday, January 28
The New Diana ISD is canceling classes on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, out of an abundance of caution, due to ice still being present on various rural area roads, a predicted deep freeze overnight, and a possible winter fog in the morning. The District Administration will continue to monitor weather conditions. Please be safe and…
Read MoreTribCast: Will Venezuela impact Texas’ oil industry?
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune January 27, 2026 This week, TribCast is looking at how a decision made hundreds of miles away in Washington, D.C., and executed thousands of miles away, in Venezuela, could have huge impacts here in Texas. Texas Tribune economy and industry reporter Paul Cobler and Jack Balagia, executive director…
Read MoreThousands of East Texans remain without power after winter storm shuts down most of state
By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune January 27, 2026 LUFKIN — Thousands of East Texans remain without power days after a winter storm paralyzed most of the state over the weekend. Many may be without power until Sunday as utility workers traverse icy roads in dense forests to restore power. Winter Storm Fern spread across…
Read MoreCensus: Texas led U.S. in population growth in 2025, but immigration slowed
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune January 27, 2026 DALLAS — Texas’ population growth slowed significantly last year amid a nationwide slowdown in the number of newcomers moving to the United States, but still topped the rest of the country for adding new residents, new U.S. Census Bureau data show. Texas added 391,243 residents in…
Read MoreAir Force, Navy Aircraft to Fly Over Super Bowl LX
Jan. 27, 2026 |Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs | To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, the Air Force and the Navy are conducting a joint flyover during Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 8, 2026. The formation, featuring two Air Force B-1 Lancers, from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South…
Read MoreMissouri prisoners report being forced to shovel snow in subzero temperatures
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 27, 2026 With temperatures hovering near zero and windchills approaching minus 20 degrees, Spain Bady was ordered to leave his cell at Algoa Correctional Center on Saturday morning and clear snow from prison walkways. He refused, telling the corrections officer directing him to go outside that he has been…
Read MoreCourt ruling casts uncertainty on Arkansas’ medical marijuana program
By Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate January 27, 2026 Emily Williams struggled to find medication that alleviated chemotherapy side effects like nausea and loss of appetite following her 2010 cancer diagnosis. Eventually, she tried marijuana and it provided relief. “I was just grateful,” she said. “I just felt grateful.” The experience prompted the Fayetteville retiree to…
Read MoreGOP gubernatorial candidate plans to challenge Tommy Tuberville’s residency
By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector January 27, 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters said Monday that he plans to challenge primary opponent U.S. Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy with the Alabama Republican Party. McFeeters said in a phone interview that he does not believe Tuberville lives in Alabama, rather that he lives in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.…
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