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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event to focus on herbicide strategies for control April 17, 2026 – by Sarah Fuller The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “Silverleaf Nightshade Management and What Our Herbicide Trials Reveal,” on May 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “Silverleaf Nightshade Management and What Our…

  Fredericksburg, TX — The National Museum of the Pacific War invites visitors to experience history in motion during its upcoming living history program, Battle Reenactment: Road to Victory – Leyte, taking place Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Pacific Combat Zone. This immersive program brings to life the pivotal campaign…

Carter BloodCare is throwing in the towel. A beach towel, to be exact. Everyone who donates blood with Carter BloodCare in May will receive a 2026 beach towel, while supplies last. This year’s design of the popular annual item features a blue-and-green tropical display emblazoned with the word “Lifesaver.” Health officials with Texas-based Carter BloodCare note…

Carter BloodCare is throwing in the towel. A beach towel, to be exact. Everyone who donates blood with Carter BloodCare in May will receive a 2026 beach towel, while supplies last. This year’s design of the popular annual item features a blue-and-green tropical display emblazoned with the word “Lifesaver.” Health officials with Texas-based Carter BloodCare note…

Night of Champions April 25, 2026 7 – 10 pm Hollytree Country Club 6700 Hollytree Drive Tyler, TX 75703 DELICIOUS FAIRE – LIVE MUSIC – COCKTAIL ATTIRE Benefiting Champions for Children and its wonderful programs that support early childhood education, early educators and young children and their families. TICKETS $150 – Individual tickets Our printing…

EPA Region 8, Region8Media@epa.gov DENVER (April 14, 2026) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $30 million in grant funding, as part of the agency’s RealWaterTA Initiative. This newly available funding supports technical assistance and training to benefit small drinking water and wastewater systems and to help private well owners improve drinking water quality. RealWaterTA funding helps connect small and rural drinking water and wastewater systems with tried-and-true services, such as engineering and design expertise, operational support,…

By Darius Tahir and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda April 17, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Vince Lahey of Carefree, Arizona, embraces chatbots. From Big Tech products to “shady” ones, they offer “someone…

By Noam N. Levey and Katy Golvala and Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror April 20, 2026 BRISTOL, Conn. — Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung by criticism about the harm caused by aggressive collection tactics. But physicians, dentists, ambulance companies, and other health care providers are still taking…

By Sophia Gonzalez Americans have seen this pattern before. A president moves toward war. Intelligence is stretched. Foreign allies make the hardest push. Friendly media turn selective images into political permission. Then ordinary people pay the price. That is why the debate over Trump’s attack on Iran should not be reduced to one man’s impulse. It was…