ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC)— The Texas Workforce Commission awarded Hendrick Health System a grant for partnering with Texas State Technical College (TSTC) on continuing education and training for its staff ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Cash rewards are being offered for information leading to the arrest of nine suspects wanted for various crimes in Abilene. Police are seeking these suspects for the following offenses: Preston Foreman – Retaliation Johnathan Lechuga – Child Endangerment Mario Albarado – Injury to Child, Burglary of Habitation Robert Lane – Injury to a Child Ferral Martinez – Assault on a Peace Officer Nicholas Torres – Aggravated Assault Charles Irwin – Indecency with a Child Jorge Hernandez – Injury to a Child Broderic Livingston – Robbery, Evading Arrest Emily Ann Perez (FEATUR ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An Abilene woman was shot 'multiple times' by her ex-boyfriend early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at an apartment complex on the 3000 block of West Lake Road around 1:30 a.m. Police say suspect Gregory Haywood, 56, shot his "previous intimate partner" multiple times then fled the scene. The victim has been hospitalized, where she continues to receive treatment for multiple gunshot injuries. Haywood was arrested the Dallas-Ft. Worth area on unrelated charges and will soon be extradited to Taylor County on an Aggravated Assault warrant in connection to th ..read more

Editor’s Note: The following arrest and incident reports were supplied by the Abilene Police Department. All information below comes from reports made by responding officers, and all suspects are considered not guilty unless determined otherwise in a court of law. Incidents 1100 block of S San Jose Drive - Theft of Property Jewelry worth $1,200 and false teeth worth nearly $2,000 were reported stolen in south Abilene. 3700 block of Ridgemont Drive - Criminal Trespass A victim was arrested for criminal trespass in south Abilene. 2300 block of Barrow Street - Criminal Trespass 800 block of S Jef ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - In a North Abilene neighborhood sits a proud mural of the Alamo painted on a fence. But what lies within? The owner of the mural seems to think time has carved an image of a pious deity of sorts. What do you think? The Abilene man, who painted the mural years ago, told KTAB/KRBC weather and time has chipped away at the paint. Now, he sees what could be described as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or another holy figure. One spectator said she could see Santa Muerte in lieu of the other possible images ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (BCH Weather) - Tuesday's storms developed as expected in the northwestern part of the Big Country, becoming severe around 4:00 p.m. in Kent County, and pushing into Fisher County around 6:00 with high winds and hail. Just before 6:00 p.m., The storm strengthened and a severe thunderstorm warning was issued as the storm contained wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour and half dollar size hail. Meteorologists at the NWS office in San Angelo did receive a confirmation from the Texas Division of Emergency Managment (TDEM) that the train derailment in Trent was due to strong thunder ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - As a family and an entire community continues to mourn the loss of Abilene man, Mario Lomas Senior, we talk with those closest to him to learn the true impact that Lomas had not only in the city, but in the state, in sports as a whole, and in overcoming adversity. In the 1950s, a group of Mexican-American students at San Felipe High, a segregated school in Del Rio found themselves with a passion for golf but large barriers keeping them from the green. Those six young men would caddy at the local course, but because of the discriminatory laws of the time they were n ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene police are seeking to identify a convenience store robbery suspect. This suspect was caught on camera taking an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, as well as other items, at the store in north Abilene before fleeing the scene. Anyone with information on this suspect's whereabouts or identity is asked to contact Abilene Crime Stoppers at (325)676-8477. All tips are guaranteed anonymous and good information could lead to a cash reward ..read more

TRENT, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A train has reportedly derailed between Merkel and Trent. It is unclear if Tuesday night’s storms has any blame in the derailment. Texas Storm Chasers reported a partial derailment around sunset Tuesday, and most details remain unknown at this time.  Check out this footage submitted by a witness: This witness told KTAB/KRBC the damage was just East of Trent when he happened upon it. BigCountryHomepage.com will provide additional details as it is made available ..read more

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The Taylor County Commissioners Court voted to keep Taylor County EMS as the extended provider for ambulance services in the county. Community members and businesses voiced support for Taylor County EMS's continued care over the county's emergency medical needs since a contracts with larger companies were considered last month ..read more