All are welcome at Ascension’s services of worship, including children. Ascension Church’s Sunday service is also available at 9 a.m. online at Ascension’s YouTube channel, “The Episcopal Church of ...

STANTON — A Madison woman was denied a probation request in Stanton County District Court on Monday for her latest drunken driving conviction. Heavy rainfall, intermittent hail and strong winds moved ...

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One critic of State Superintendent Ryan Walters argues—by rushing to decry Walters’ latest controversial announcements on merit—it can give unearned legitimacy to policies he believes Walters ...

Professor Olanrewaju Abiola Awosika Fapetu is one of the pioneers of distant learning in Nigerian universities. In this ...

Destructive flooding triggered by unrelenting rain that rapidly overwhelmed the Guadalupe River has killed at least 100 people across central Texas.

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DEM DRUBBING — Democrats are one for six in attempts to oust Republican Rep. David Valadao, but they’re convinced a ...