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Kentucky woman arrested after mother's severed body found cooked inside kitchen

Animals

Look but don't touch! Fireworm found on Texas beach can cause 'massive pain' if it stings you, researcher warns

“If you touch it, it can get stuck in your skin very easily and it causes massive pain for about three hours," TAMU-CC researcher Jace Tunnell warned.
Community

Calling all Kyles: The city of Kyle is once again hoping to break a world record

Last year, the city of Kyle tried to beat the record for the most people gathered with the same first name but fell short. Now it's planning a fresh attempt.
Science

From gorilla suits to dinosaur bones, these are the strangest things Earth has sent to space

Astronauts on the International Space Station recently lost a tool bag to orbit, but that isn't the only strange object to make its way out of our atmosphere.
Science

NASA astronauts dropped a tool bag during a spacewalk, now you can see it from Earth

Skywatchers should be able to spot the unusual debris with binoculars as it orbits near the International Space Station.
Weird

Giraffe smashes Granbury family's car windshield during visit to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Kari Hill says her family was touring the animal facility when a giraffe peeked its head through her car's sunroof, lost its footing and fell onto her windshield.
Texas News

Texas is the most haunted state in the country, study shows

According to a data dive by the folks at BonusFinder.com, Texas has an average of 7,517 reported ghost sightings per 100,000 people.
Food

Knockoff Mexico Buc-ee's gets a mullet makeover

The knock-off version of Buc-ee's in Mexico, "Buk-II's," has changed its look.
Animals

Record-breaking alligator caught in Mississippi

According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the alligator came in at over 800 pounds and more than 14 feet long!
Texas News

An 'arresting' stay: You can stay in a historic Texas jail at a newly converted Airbnb

The "Clink on the Creek" in Belton, TX offers guests a chance to stay in a real historic Texas jail.
Nation World

Teen angler reels in the luckiest of catches

In the vast inland ocean that is Lake of the Woods, 14-year-old Connor Halsa somehow hooked a wallet full of money lost by an Iowa farmer a year earlier.
Weird

Texas border agents rescue 'critically endangered' spider monkeys person tried to smuggle into US

The seven spider monkeys were turned over to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Deputies search for suspects who robbed Brinks employee at credit union in Mauriceville

Boil water notice issued for South Newton Water Supply customers in Deweyville & Orange County

Frosty for some | sunny/warm Friday

Southeast Texas Almanac: Weather records, data from around SE Texas

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Kentucky woman arrested after mother's severed body found cooked inside kitchen

Look but don't touch! Fireworm found on Texas beach can cause 'massive pain' if it stings you, researcher warns

Calling all Kyles: The city of Kyle is once again hoping to break a world record

From gorilla suits to dinosaur bones, these are the strangest things Earth has sent to space

NASA astronauts dropped a tool bag during a spacewalk, now you can see it from Earth

Giraffe smashes Granbury family's car windshield during visit to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Texas is the most haunted state in the country, study shows

Knockoff Mexico Buc-ee's gets a mullet makeover

Record-breaking alligator caught in Mississippi

An 'arresting' stay: You can stay in a historic Texas jail at a newly converted Airbnb

Teen angler reels in the luckiest of catches

Texas border agents rescue 'critically endangered' spider monkeys person tried to smuggle into US

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