EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its latest annual report, which says that Texas ranked in second out of all states in the number of complaints received, according to the agency. The agency said the 2024 Internet Crime Report combines information from 859,532 complaints of suspected Internet crime and […]
MILLS COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A Mullin ISD teacher is accused of having a student at her home for sexual activity. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office released additional information on the arrest of Lily Victoria Janek, charged with Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student Thursday, saying Janek allegedly confessed to the crime. According to the […]
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – On Thursday, dozens in Abilene celebrated a priest’s 85th birthday at the Holy Family Catholic Church. JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers The Key City community celebrated Pastor Emeritus Fred Nawasarkas’s birthday, April 24. Nawasarkas was a priest at Holy Family Catholic […]
VICTORIA, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A former Big Country principal was arrested by federal agents for a child sex crime. Kenneth Wade Wallace, 58, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal-Led Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force Victoria Division earlier this month on a warrant for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) – After years of legal battles and delays because of COVID-19 the Texas Education Agency has now released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings. The A-F ratings are based on multiple factors including graduation rates, the number of college, career, military-ready students and State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results. TEA Commissioner […]
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The City of Abilene has filed a Catastrophe Notice due to a cyber attack. The Catastrophe Notice was filed with the Office of Attorney General in order for the City of Abilene to suspended the requirements for the Public Information Act from April 22 to April 28. This means that the […]
BIG COUNTRY, Texas (BigCountryHomepage.com) – Looking for something fun to do this weekend in the Big Country? Check out this list of events for this upcoming weekend (April 25-27). EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Liverpool Legends bringing The Complete Beatles Experience to Abilene Throughout the weekend: WASP HomecomingFriday and Saturday210 Avenger Field Road , Sweetwater Lightning Thief, the […]
JONES COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A suspect has been arrested in connection to a teen’s death in Hamby. Stephen Adam Angley, 37, was arrested for Manslaughter Thursday for the death of Alexander Lara, 17, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. The exact circumstances surrounding Angley’s arrest have not been disclosed, but it comes during an […]
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Texas Education Agency has released their A-F accountability ratings for the 2022-2023 school year, and under these ratings, Abilene ISD has several failing campuses while Wylie ISD received mostly Bs. The scores were released Thursday after a two-year delay caused by a lawsuit from school districts. “TEA is prevented from […]
RUNNELS COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Constructed in 1999, the Runnels County Jail has seen decades of wear. County Judge Julia Miller expressed that repairs and upgrades will be needed in the coming years if the facility remains open and in compliance with the Texas State Code. Miller said that much of that repair has been […]
