Santa Fe County commissioners are calling for more protections for prairie dogs as once-rural areas south of the city continue to see new residential development. The commission unanimously passed a ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Prairie dogs are sweeping down the plains, making the big migration on Friday from Lawton to Oklahoma City! Prairie dogs were moved from Lawton in an effort to help build up the ...

Much anxiety and interest have been buzzing around on social media and local conversations about the possible extermination of native prairie dogs from John Stiff Memorial Park in Amarillo. In one ...

Six years ago, when my wife and I came to Lubbock, I often went to the Carillo Family Recreation Area at the intersection of Baylor Street and Avenue N to enjoy the colorful green park and beautiful ...

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BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — For nearly four decades, Brush Prairie, Washington dog handler Andy Linton has pursued what he calls "the Super Bowl of dog shows," the Westminster Kennel Club best in show ...

Pennsylvania has their Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who has forecast weather every February 2 for generations, so it seemed appropriate that West Texas should have a pint-size Prairie Dog Pete to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After a cold low of 24 degrees, southwest winds and sunshine pushed Sunday afternoon temperatures to 62 degrees in Lubbock. The winds in Lubbock topped 22 mph late in the ...

In Beaumont, Big Al broke with Phil. The 95-year-old American alligator at Gator Country signaled an early spring after taking the bait during his Monday afternoon prediction. When tempted with ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...