Founded as a railroad town in 1874, Luling earned a reputation as the "Toughest Town in Texas," thanks to all the shenanigans that cowboys got into while stopping along the Chisholm Trail. In 1922, ...

A Texas Tech geophysicist lunar heat-flow instrument has been selected by NASA for a third Moon mission, earning $5.4M to ...

ARE YOU LISTENING?, a new play adapted from Tillie Walden's graphic novel, will premiere at The Makers' Space from February 4 ...

Texas has dozens of ghost towns where buildings still stand, even though the people have been gone for generations. You can ...

Texas may not be especially known for its mountains, like it is for canyons like Big Bend or Palo Duro, or the Rio Grande or the High Plains. But some might say a lack of fame makes the state’s ...

Creede, Colorado. Photo: RoschetzkylstockPhoto (iStock). Given that the state of Colorado was founded in 1876 – 100 years after the United States of America, hence its nickname as the Centennial State ...

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WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — “Christmas at Pemberley Manor” and “Romance at Reindeer Lodge” may never make it to Oscar night, but legions of fans still love these sweet-yet-predictable holiday movies — ...

Marfa, Texas is so creepy that even the traffic lights operate in the "twilight zone". Marfa is home to the famous Marfa Mystery Lights and now I'm hearing about a the Marfa Mystery Traffic Light.

A price for beef is displayed at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill. A reader says Congress must address affordability. Our president insists affordability is a con job by the opposition party.

There’s something unsettling about a place where life once thrived and then simply… stopped. Texas has ghost towns that feel exactly like that, wide, empty streets holding onto echoes that never fully ...

ALPINE, Texas — In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he ...