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Voters in three cities in Texas and Nebraska strongly approved local ordinances Tuesday that ban abortions and declare their communities to be sanctuaries for unborn babies. In Texas, voters in Abilene approved a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance with 53 percent voting in favor and 47 percent against, KTAB News reports. The action was especially significant because Abilene was the home of Sarah Weddington, one of the two pro-abortion lawyers who argued the case Roe v. Wade, which forced states to legalize abortion on demand. “Many people are seeing this effort as a way that Abilene can redeem history...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The Border Patrol Agent who lost her life Saturday evening while on duty has been identified. She was United States Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. Fundraising efforts are now underway to help Doss' family...

A Texas father-son duo are charged with murder after a dispute with a neighbor over a mattress turned deadly, shocking video shot by the deceased man’s wife appears to show. Warning – Graphic Footage: Viewer discretion strongly advised In video of the Sept. 1 incident released Wednesday, Kara Box captured her husband Aaron Howard arguing over trash in their Abilene alleyway with next-door neighbors John Miller, 67, and his son Michael Miller, 31. “We had thrown out a twin mattress in a dumpster in our alley a few days before the shooting,” Box commented on the video, according to The...

Investigators say two teachers who were in a relationship acknowledged using illegal drugs and implicated a teacher's aide. Abilene police spokesman Rick Tomlin says in a separate case, two middle school students allegedly sold prescription pills provided by a cafeteria worker. Police didn't immediately announce any arrests.

According to court documents, (Officer Don) Allen created a posting on Craigslist under the personal ads. “The suspects responded to the ad and arranged to meet with the victim,” a Texas Ranger stated in the affidavit. The documents go on to reveal “the suspects insisted the victim used an alias during their contact with him.” KTXS viewed the ad before its removal from the site on Monday and deemed it to be too explicit for publication... "Electronic evidence, which we believe will more definitively reveal the nature of the relationship, is still being processed at the Department of Public Safety...

The Pentagon has responded to a globally-released ‘Kill List’, asking law enforcement to give extra protection for military personnel whose personal information was released,News Channel 10 reports. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports the Pentagon spent the weekend notifying the soldiers who appeared on the list, and urged city police departments and military police to increase patrol in the neighborhoods where the targeted live. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) published the list days ago, a report that contained names, photos, and home addresses of U.S. Armed Forces personnel, causing alarm in cities potentially at high-risk....

<p>A husband and wife have been charged with the murder of Texas cop Don Allen, authorities have announced.</p> <p>Abilene Police Officer Allen, 27, was found dead Monday night inside his home in circumstances described as “clearly suspicious.”</p> <p>Now police have arrested and charged Phillip Walter, 29, and Violetta Walter, 30, for the murder of the off-duty officer.</p>

Authorities want to talk to two people who were near the Clyde home where Abilene police officer Don Russell Allen was found murdered earlier this week. Beard described the individuals as a tall, thin white male and a short, heavyset brunette Hispanic or white female. The two individuals were seen exiting a maroon, possibly late '90s model, four-door vehicle, Beard said Texas Rangers have a forensic sketch artist working with witnesses to create a sketch of what the persons of interest look like. Beard also confirmed that reports of anti-police rhetoric being written on the walls of the crime scene...

A Texas police officer was found murdered in his home just hours before an officer in Illinois was gunned down in the street on a morning patrol. Don Allen, 27, was killed at home some time Monday evening in Clyde, Texas, and found by family members around 7pm. Authorities have not released details of his death, but launched a homicide investigation over Allen, who has served in the Abilene police department for three years.

<p>An Abilene construction company’s website appeared Tuesday to have been hacked by a group claiming to support the terrorist group ISIS.</p> <p>Abilene Restoration and Construction's website had ISIS propaganda all over it. It has since been removed as of Tuesday evening.</p>

George Hamilton IV, whose gentle demeanor and soothing folk-country vocal style earned him worldwide acclaim, died Wednesday (September 17th) at a Nashville hospital, following a heart attack which he suffered on Saturday. He was 77. A 50-year veteran of the Grand Ole Opry, Hamilton was known as the "International Ambassador of Country Music," having toured successfully throughout Europe, Asia, the Soviet Union and Australia... In 1963, he scored his greatest success with "Abilene." ...

hen it comes to same sex nuptials, Abilene beats out Key West, P-town, and yes, even Niagara Falls as an inevitable honeymoon destination. Surprised? Let me explain by first describing The Abilene Paradox, made famous by my Organizational Behavior Professor, Dr. Jerry B. Harvey (Emeritus, The George Washington University): 

Thanks to a cut in taxpayer funding, the Planned Parenthood abortion business has announced it will close one of its abortion clinics, that operates in Abilene, Texas.Planned Parenthood of West Central Texas announced it is closing the Abilene clinic, which gives out the dangerous RU 486 abortion drug that has claimed the lives of dozens of women and injured thousands more, on November 9. Women will be sent to the nearby San Angelo Heath Center, which provides women with legitimate medical care and not abortions. “We share the concern of community members about what the long term consequences of Texas’...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Archivists released documents from Dwight Eisenhower's administration that historians say could help refine their understanding of the president's positions on national security and civil rights. The Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kan., announced Thursday the release of 40,000 pages of previously classified documents on subjects including J. Edgar Hoover's domestic intelligence operation, construction of the Berlin Wall and Middle East policy. Chester Pach, an Ohio University professor who authored "Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower," said historians have many unanswered questions about the president, including his role in planning the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. "There...

Bolton Accuser a Serial Plagiarizer Yesterday we noted a post at Daily Kos from John Bolton accuser Melody Townsel, in which she admitted committing plagiarism while working at the Abilene Christian University student newspaper, the Optimist. The ACU Optimist has a report on this today, with the revelation that Townsel was also involved in another plagiarism incident at the University of Texas at Arlington: Former student acknowledges past plagiarism. Townsel left ACU soon after being removed from the Optimist to continue her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she worked for the student newspaper, the...

Story last updated at 1:04 a.m. Friday, October 15, 2004 District 19 foes seek edge Social Security issue dominates debate in Abilene BY CORY CHANDLER AVALANCHE-JOURNAL ABILENE — Congressional District 19 candidates held a debate in the home of Dyess Air Force Base on Thursday night, but Social Security stole the show. The candidates, who met at McMurry University for the second of two debates this week, gave a nod to the base but returned to Social Security repeatedly throughout the night. Democratic contender Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Abilene, called it the No. 1 problem facing the United States. He said...

District 19 foes come out swinging BY CORY CHANDLER AVALANCHE-JOURNAL The claws came out over redistricting during Tuesday's District 19 congressional debate. While the first face-to-face meeting between three District 19 candidates provided an arena for sparring over several issues, Tuesday's debate got heated after Democrat Charlie Stenholm was asked for his thoughts on the state's new congressional district map. Republican Randy Neugebauer, Stenholm, and Libertarian Chip Peterson met in Texas Tech's Allen Theatre for the first of two debates. The candidates fielded nine questions spanning Social Security, defense, agriculture and other issues. Stenholm scored the night's first outburst of...

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004 10:55 a.m. EDT Texas U.S. Atty Mum on Plans to Probe Rathergate A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper, whose jurisdiction covers the Northern District of Texas, said Friday that she couldn't comment on whether Roper's office was planning to probe the alleged forgery of President Bush's military records, which were aired by CBS's "60 Minutes" last week. "We would never confirm or deny an investigation," Roper's spokeswoman, Kathy Colvin, told NewsMax. Colvin suggested the decision to initiate a probe would more likely come from the Justice Department. "You might want to touch base with...

Stenholm’s ad with Bush fans flames of District 19 race D. LANCE LUNSFORD AVALANCHE-JOURNAL One of the hottest congressional races in Texas became even hotter Thursday as lawyers from the Republican National Committee unleashed a furious letter to Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Abilene, for placing President Bush in one of his campaign advertisements. Stenholm, a 25-year congressman, faces incumbent Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, and Lubbock Libertarian Richard ‘‘Chip’’ Peterson for the 19th Congressional District seat. Stenholm, who currently represents District 17, and Neugebauer were pitted against each other under Texas’ new congressional map. ‘‘This campaign stands by our ad,’’ said Jodi...

[Robin] Rather, who was chairwoman of the Save Our Springs Alliance at the time the peace pipe was passed around in 1999, says it's been a long time since business and environmental leaders have discussed major issues. "It's obviously long overdue," Rather says. "I hope it will be productive." Rather has been one of the more vocal critics of Real Estate Council of Austin] RECA and the Austin..[Chamber of Commerce] over the past year. Rather says she hopes dialogue will help those involved "get back to respecting and liking each other as human beings." "I'm very confident that once we...