GARDENING: Hardy shrub is great for foundation planting
By Jeff Floyd
Certified horticulturist and arborist
Plants that hug the foundations of homes and buildings form a fundamental tier of landscape elements. Shrubs are a...
Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing.
It happened again Saturday night as no one matched all...
MASTER GARDENERS: Plant bulbs now for a splash of spring color
By Debbie Roland and
Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
Now is the time to plant bulbs for your spring 2023 flower garden. There are bulbs that are beautiful and grow in the West...
AP source: Pelosi attacker carried zip ties, in Jan. 6 echo
By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband carried zip ties with him when he broke...
At least 60 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse
The Associated Press
NEW DELHI At least 60 people died and many are feared injured after a cable bridge over a river in the western...
EPA hangs regulatory ax over Basin
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf and the Texas Oil & Gas Association say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is way out of line with its...
Harmony Public Schools opens applications for fall 2023
Harmony Public Schools, the largest STEM-focused charter public school network in Texas, will begin accepting applications for next year starting Tuesday at www.HarmonyTX.org/Apply2023.
Harmony offers...
Woman identified in Hobbs accident
A 19-year-old Hobbs, N.M., woman was identified as the person fatally struck by a vehicle Oct. 28 near the intersection of French and Sanger.
A...
Early voting continues
In the general and Ector County Utility District election, 5,920 early voting and mail-in ballots have been cast in early voting.
The Ector County Elections...
Global food concerns rise as Russia halts Ukraine grain deal
By SAM MEDNICK
The Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden has warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia’s suspension of a...