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MLB hopes to attract new fans with pop culture theme days at ballparks
Promotional theme days are not new to sports, but leagues like MLB are leaning into pop culture franchises to fill the seats.
schools
CTC Workshop Promotes Mental Wellness, Stress Management for Students
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - For many college students, the pace of daily life can feel overwhelming. Between classes, assignments, jobs, family responsibilities and financial pressures, stress can quickly build. To help students manage those challenges, Central Texas College recent...
safety
EPA power plant emissions rollback challenged by former officials in both parties
When the Trump administration announced on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency was rolling back Biden-era limits on climate pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants and proposing to eliminate nearly all remaining limits on greenhouse gas emissions from such faci...
business
AI is now building its own successor. New reports show how much (and how little) control anyone has over it
Artificial intelligence is increasingly building the next version of itself, according to two separate disclosures this week from the industry's leading labs, both of which are grappling publicly with just how much oversight their own technology still requires. Anthropic, the com...
News
Brice Cherry: Five things I think I know about Scott Drew's 2026-27 Bears
I have some idea about what to expect from the 2026-27 Bears, a month away from their first exhibition game. But at the same time, I’m still just guessing....
parks
Bear at Grand Teton National Park euthanized because of 'poor decisions' by park visitors
Grand Teton National Park officials said they had to euthanize a black bear last week because of "poor decisions made by park visitors." Park officials said they had received reports earlier this year about a black bear approaching visitors near the Delta Lake area of the park. T...
News
Trump bans three news media outlets from White House
The move is likely to be challenged under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press.
schools
First time TISD teachers get supply shopping spree
Temple. Tx (FOX44) - Nearly 40 first-year Temple Independent School District teachers got help with supplies for their classrooms with a district sponsored shopping spree Friday. Temple ISD treated the teachers to the shopping spree by using generous donations from the Temple Edu...
News
BTU to perform aerial inspection of electrical system beginning Monday
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU), along with a contractor, will conduct aerial inspections of the BTU electrical system from Monday, September 21 through Tuesday, September 29, 2026. These routine inspections are part of BTU's efforts to enhance the reliability...
safety
Hydra fire holds at 1,100 acres, 35% containment
The Hydra Fire burning in Bosque County is holding at 1,100 acres and 35% containment as of Friday, according to the Bosque County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said that throughout the day, residents may notice smoke billowing from the area, and that it's expected as portions of...
safety
No change in the size of the Bosque Co fire
Bosque, County, Tx (FOX44) - The Bosque County Sheriff's Office reported Friday no significant change in size or containment of the large brush fire between Clifton and Meridian. The fire known as Hydra remained at about 1100 acres and 35% contained. Pockets of smoke were still v...
government
Midterm voting picks up amid massive shifts in voting districts
Election day is still 6 weeks away, but the first midterm ballots have already been cast. Early, in-person voting is now officially underway in Virginia, while voters in South Dakota, Idaho and Minnesota can file absentee ballots. You never know whats going to happen in the comin...