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View Online Army Corps of Engineers Rehabilitates 1942 Flood Mitigation Machinery Aug. 12, 2026 |  By Andrew Byrne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is currently rehabilitating two cranes used for the past 84 years to position the steel gates that manage water output at the Loyalhanna…

As more communities wake up to the danger of mass surveillance, the solution isn’t trading one brand of camera for another. It’s regulating the whole industry. By Farrah Hassen | August 12, 2026 Government surveillance isn’t new, but new wide-ranging technologies that can detect our faces and track our movements are making it more ubiquitous.…

Indigo (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHZHM1WQ)   Reeling after her fiancé dumps her, Raluca Olson inherits a rustic cabin from an unknown relative. Eerie incidents and rumors of a mythical windigo alarm her, but she’s determined to learn the truth about her dysfunctional family before she flips the property.   Despite unscrupulous realtors, bloodthirsty prowlers, and a devious ex,…

Kilgore College will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with “Remembering 9/11: Reflection & Conversation,” a public event featuring 9/11 survivor and author Michael Hingson at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in Dodson Auditorium. Hingson, who is blind, will share his firsthand account of escaping the World Trade Center with…

BEAUMONT, Texas –A Nederland man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms possession in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Christopher Wade Garbett, 40, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge…

AUSTIN — A Pittsburg, Texas resident claimed a Powerball® prize worth $2 million for the drawing on Aug. 8. The second-tier prize winning ticket was purchased at Tom Thumb #3608, located at 7700 N.W. Highway, in Dallas. The claimant elected to remain anonymous. The winning Quick Pick ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 LUBBOCK — The Texas Broadband Development Office placed a temporary hold Tuesday on all disbursements of billions of dollars in federal funds related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, or BEAD. The hold comes after the office was accused of favoritism to certain…

By Uriel J. García, Alex Nguyen, Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Ford, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 Earlier this year, a 16-year-old student at a Los Angeles high school was looking forward to starting his junior year, where he planned to try out for the school’s varsity tennis team. His parents were both college psychology…

SUMMER JACKPOT RUN HEATS UP AS POWERBALL® GRAND PRIZE REACHES $1 BILLION FOR WEDNESDAY’S DRAWING Jackpot is 8th largest in Powerball history AUSTIN — As summer heats up in Texas, the Powerball® Grand Prize has soared to an estimated annuitized $1 billion for the Wednesday, Aug. 12 drawing – the eighth largest jackpot in the game’s…