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Listen up, Texas landowners: What you should know about ERCOT’s huge grid build-out
ERCOT is beefing up the Texas energy infrastructure. That means more towers across private land and more concerns for rural ...
Fort Worth could reach 90 degrees this weekend. Here’s a look at the forecast
Daily highs on Monday, April 14, will be in the low 80s and drop into upper 70s on Tuesday, April 15, following a cold front. The reprieve will be brief as temperatures will warm back up to mid to ...
Woman’s lost luggage at Australian airport hid pounds of meth, officials say
A woman is accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Australia after arriving from California, officials said. On April 10, the ...
100-plus-year-old tortoise with ‘warm, engaging nature’ dies at Missouri zoo
Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St ...
29-year-old on solo trip across US leaves burger joint and vanishes, OR cops say
A 29-year-old vanished on a solo trip across the country after she last seen leaving a burger joint in Oregon, deputies said. Kaylee Birt disappeared April 4, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office said ...
Viola Davis reveals why she jumped out of a plane to one-up her daughter’s nanny
“I did it because we were on a big vacation and my nanny came. Beautiful girl. Molly,” Davis recalled. “And my daughter, she jumped, and Molly jumped out of the plane.” Davis shares a 14-year-old ...
HBCU flip gives Grambling State basketball coach fresh start
Grambling, LA - Patrick Crarey II is ready for the second chapter of his HBCU experience as he begins laying a fresh ...
‘Australia’s Next Top Model’ star Lucy Markovic dies at 27 from brain condition
The star of “Australia’s Next Top Model,” Lucy Markovic, has died. She was 27. On April 10, a since-deleted statement was shared to Markovic’s Instagram story confirming the news of her death.
‘Shark’s eye view’ camera shows 10-foot predator photobombing shark off Florida
“While divers have reported seeing great white sharks here recently, this rare footage gives us a shark’s-eye view of the interactions between these two very different kinds of sharks,” Dr. Stephen ...
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
Walmart employee kills 2 co-workers, injures 1 in shooting spree, GA cops say
A Walmart employee is accused of killing two colleagues and critically injuring a third in a deadly shooting spree, Georgia deputies told news outlets. The suspect, who wasn’t named, was caught in ...
Do Democrats and Republicans want to move toward the middle? What a poll found
In the latest SurveyUSA poll, few Democrats and Republicans said they want their party to become more moderate, while much larger shares were in favor of becoming more extreme. Among Republicans, just ...