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By Rix Quinn A historian once suggested “great triumphs should be recorded” Since then, when anyone did something important, a reporter wrote it down. Then audio and video got invented. After that, the newsperson simply pointed a microphone or camera at famous people. If the celebrity said something good, it made the nightly news. If…

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro adoption and sale event October 9-10 at the Navarro County Expo Center in Corsicana, Texas. The two-day event will feature 120 wild horses and burros available for adoption or purchase. Viewing will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9,…

Artificial intelligence is helping East Texas businesses write emails, answer customers and save hours every week. But the same tools are giving scammers new ways in. Better Business Bureau East Texas is urging business owners and their employees to learn the newest AI-related threats and take a few simple steps to protect their companies. In…

TEXARKANA, Texas – An Atlanta, Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   JC Herndon, 86, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District…

View as a webpage  /  Share Office of Communications  |  press@usda.gov (WASHINGTON, D.C., October 8, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins sent a letter to all livestock ranchers holding grazing permits on U.S. Forest Service allotments, outlining the Department’s June 12, 2026 Grazing Directive and inviting producers to put it to…

By Amanda Watford, Stateline October 9, 2026 A Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault law. A person can be awake, responsive and even able to move during a sexual encounter while still being so intoxicated or impaired that they cannot understand what…

ERLANGER, KY. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary® will co-host the Joint Base San Antonio Hiring Event, October 15 from 11:00am – 3:00pm at Schertz Civic Center. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. More than 39 employers actively seeking the…

Crop and Weather Report – by Karn Dhingra Texas pumpkin growers are finishing an early harvest after extreme drought cut yields in the state’s primary production area by an estimated 30%-40%, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent. Extreme drought this summer cut yields in the state’s top pumpkin-producing area by an estimated…