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Public Notice to Boil Water from the City of Hearne

Updated: 11:59 AM - Due to a reduction in pressure due to a line break, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has required the Hearne water system to notify their customers of the need to boil their water prior to consumption.

Bill Modifies Concealed Handgun License

Updated: 8:48 AM - Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.

Storms Knock out Power for BTU Customers

Updated: 7:11 AM - BTU says weather problems knocked out power for some of its customers, including for residents in the area Gordon St. and for others in the vicinity of Edgewood Dr.

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Man Killed by FBI Agent Knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Friend Says

Updated: 10:52 AM - A man shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and was followed by the FBI for days, a friend of the Florida man told CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 on Wednesday.

Boy Scouts Meet to Decide Policy on Gay Scouts

Updated: 10:14 AM - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.

Coast Guard Deserter to be Confined

Posted: 6:04 AM - A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge.

Medical Examiner: 24 Dead in Oklahoma Twister

Updated: 05/21/2013 - Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

Oklahoma Twister a Top-of-the-Scale EF-5

Posted: 05/21/2013 - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

President Obama to Speak on Oklahoma Disaster

Updated: 05/21/2013 - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

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Boy Scouts Meet to Decide Policy on Gay Scouts

Updated: 10:14 AM - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.

Bill Modifies Concealed Handgun License

Updated: 8:48 AM - Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.

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