ST. GEORGE — The Bureau of Land Management recently reported that, for the third consecutive year, populations of wild horses and burros inhabiting the semi-arid plains, deserts, prairies, grasslands and badlands of the American West are experiencing a decline. The most recent data from BLM indicates that as of March 1, there are an estimated […]
The UK's anti-fraud agency has made progress in reforming how it manages evidence disclosure in its high-profile cases, but more government funding is needed to help fix the problems, a report has found.
Background Anopheles coluzzii is a primary vector of malaria found in West and Central Africa, but its presence has hitherto never been documented in Kenya. A thorough understanding of vector bionomics is important as it enables the implementation of targeted and effective vector control interventions. Malaria vector surveillance efforts in the country have tended to focus on historically known primary vectors. The current study sought to determine the taxonomic status of samples collected from...
To comprehend just how dangerous it now is to become pregnant in the state of Texas, a few basic facts need to be understood. As a result of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and thanks to the state’s Republican legislature, abortion is banned in Texas. The only narrow exceptions to that ban are to save the life or prevent “substantial impairment of major bodily function” of a pregnant patient. Accordingly, doctors need to be extraordinarily careful to determine...
PYOTE, Texas — About 20 cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed today (May 1) near the West Texas community of Pyote, KMID/KPED-TV reports. The Ward County Sheriff’s Office reported it responded about 3 p.m. to a report of a derailment adjacent to Interstate 20. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials have []Read More
“Americans say Biden’s border chaos is an invasion; federal judges say it’s not” (web, April 29) suggests that Texas is not advancing its best argument to support its illegal immigrant law.
The 2023 Carolina Panthers were an absolute dumpster fire in every way. It’s hard to remember a franchise having a worse season on all fronts in recent memory than the Panthers did. They needed a good offseason, but free agency was underwhelming. And, through the first two rounds, their NFL Draft has been puzzling, at […]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a day of making wishes come true on the campus of Bloomsburg University, and in true team spirit, university athletes transformed the campus into a cowboy wonderland Cowboy hats, carnival games, and farm animals to boot were brought to the Bloomsburg University campus on Thursday, to help reveal []
CANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Officials with West Texas A&M University announced that WT's website and other services are temporarily down. Vice President for IT & CIO, James Webb said to the campus, "Please be advised that we are experiencing a systems outage in the data center that is impacting all services. IT personnel are working []
(The Center Square) – Texas National Guard troops are continuing to build concertina wire barriers and expand Texas’ border wall through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. Since launching OLS three years ago, Texas achieved a milestone this month of installing more than 100 miles of concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott has argued the concertina wire is an effective barrier that denies illegal entry. Texas is...
By: Bethany Blankley | The Center Square As federal leaders warn state and local leaders about “disabling cyberattacks” potentially targeting their water and wastewater systems nationwide, several small towns in west Texas were targeted by Russian hackers. One water system run by an offsite vendor hadn’t updated its software system’s password in over 10 years,
As spring graduations approach, West Texas A&M University released information on its 2024 spring commencement schedule as almost 1,500 students are expected to participate in the three commencement ceremonies on May 11 at the First United Bank Center on the WT campus.