Two people were critically injured Monday morning after a passenger vehicle crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate ... Read More

Abilene's Traffic Cone Terry is now receiving statewide recognition after helping the City of Abilene's communications team earn top honors at a statewide conference. The City of Abilene brought home ... Read More

CALLAHAN COUNTY, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - A single-vehicle rollover crash is causing significant traffic delays on Interstate 20 in Callahan County. The crash occurred around 2:00 p.m. near mile marker 320 ... Read More

For many in Abilene, Farolito's has long been a familiar name in the community and a restaurant tied to generations of local history. Escaped horses shut down Interstate 20 after tractor-trailer ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - Bass Pro Shops is opening a location in Abilene. A Bass Pro Shops Outpost will be going off the Interstate 20 corridor in a new shopping development called Rainy Creek, ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - Another gravel truck was involved in a crash on Highway 351 in Abilene Thursday morning. The crash happened on Hwy 351 near Union Road just after 10:00 a.m. KTAB and KRBC ... Read More

One might expect to see certain types of wildlife while driving on Texas roadways, from armadillos to deer. Yet you might not expect to spot a kangaroo bouncing along. That, however, is exactly what ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - A gravel truck flipped onto its side along Interstate 20 in north Abilene. The crash happened on I-20 near the Highway 351 intersection. According to the truck driver, ice ... Read More

The permit history displayed is obtained from public records and provided for informational purposes only. It may not represent the complete permit history for the property. Accuracy is not guaranteed ... Read More

The Abilene Police Department will continue its increased traffic enforcement efforts through 2026 to improve driving habits and enhance road safety. Read More

Abilene police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash involving a Dyess Air Force Base member whose body was discovered in a field by a passerby on Tuesday morning. Read More

An 18-wheeler rolled over on Tuesday afternoon in north Abilene. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on March 3 at the intersection of Interstate 20 and U.S. 277. Police ... Read More

An Abilene ISD school bus crashed into the back of a car downtown Monday morning. The incident happened on N 1st and Cedar Street just after 10:00 a.m. Police at the ... Read More

A crash took the life of an Abilene woman and an 11-year-old Wednesday. Read More

An Abilene woman and an 11-year-old student from Eula ISD have been identified as the victims of a crash on Highway 36. Kaley Loren DeMasters, 36, of Abilene, was ... Read More

An Abilene woman and a child were killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night on State Highway 36 about 14 miles southeast of Abilene, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a media release.. Read More

Abilene police say road conditions have worsened in many areas and drivers should use extreme caution. While the Texas Department of Transportation has made significant progress clearing ice and snow ... Read More

Abilene City Council greenlights a new RV park on Elmdale Road, set to house workers for expanding data centers, but locals voice concerns over traffic and neighborhood changes. Read More

SH 351 and FM604 intersection to become All-Way Stop December 29 Beginning Monday, December 29 the intersection at State Highway 351 and Farm to Market 604 will become an all-way stop. Man in 'serious ... Read More

An armed altercation that began at the Mall of Abilene led to a driver being shot, causing a crash. Suspects Terrell Harden and Maison Boyd have been charged with Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon ... Read More

Brayden Lynn Baldwin was killed around 2:44 p.m. when his 2017 GMC pickup lost control in the rain, the DPS said. Baldwin was accelerating up the southbound hill on U.S. Highway 377 near the ... Read More

Residents of Taylor County are voicing concerns over the increasing heavy truck traffic affecting their daily lives. Read More

Abilene drivers, get ready for changes at Shirley and Hayter Roads as TxDOT turns them into all-way stops to improve safety on the busy I-20 corridor. Read More

The Abilene Police Department is stepping up enforcement with a focus on high-traffic areas, aiming to reduce accidents by promoting safer driving through increased visibility. Read More

According to Abilene police, 41-year-old Bryan Newsom died after crashing his car into a box truck on I-20 near exit 292A. Read More

Two 18-wheelers have crashed and stalled traffic on I-20 in Abilene Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened in the eastbound lanes of the interstate around ... Read More

According to the Abilene Police Department, Lupe Garcia was killed after being injured by a bus at the Wylie ISD Transportation Facility. Read More

ABILENE, Tx - An Abilene man has been charged for Intoxicated Manslaughter. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Janson Miller crashed head first into a car driven by Michael Lopez on ... Read More

An Abilene man has been arrested for intoxication manslaughter after a motorcycle crash in southwest Abilene claimed the life of his wife. The crash happened on March ... Read More

The well-worn story elicited chuckles from both men, Abilene Auction has been located north of Interstate 20 since the 1960s. Keep walkin' ... Read More

Abilene, TX (June 9, 2025) - A traffic collision Sunday afternoon on US 277 in south Abilene resulted in one individual being transported to the hospital with injuries, according to local police. Read More

A body was found on the road in Jones County Tuesday night. The body was found on Highway 277 near FM 3326 around 10:30 p.m. KTAB and KRBC arrived at the scene and saw the body in the road and also ... Read More

A 44-year-old man from Abilene died in a car crash Thursday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. Thursday on FM 18, about two miles west of FM 603 in Callahan County. According to the Texas ... Read More

It was somewhere between Cisco and Abilene ... a breeze tossed up red dirt at the Sequoia Solar project off Interstate 20, down a country road where cattle grazed in some areas, and wind turbines ... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas - Aspen Blessing's family stood ... when she was driving on I-20 from Baird to Abilene. Her mother said the drunk driver hit her head on and she was instantly killed. Read More

ABILENE, Texas - The Abilene Police Department is intensifying its traffic enforcement efforts through 2025 to enhance road safety. This initiative, funded by a grant from the Texas Department of ... Read More

2nd and Orange Streets, Abilene, Texas, on Friday, February 28, 2025, at two o'clock under the direction of North's Funeral Home. Burial will be at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 US Highway 277 South ... Read More

A visitation will be held Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 Highway 277 South, Abilene, TX 79606. A time of sharing memories and recitation ... Read More

Lighten the lead foot, put down the cell phone and designate a driver. Abilene police will eyeballing certain areas of the city for speeding, distracted driving, DWI and other violations as part of ... Read More

of Abilene, Texas passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home 5701 US Highway 277 S. Read More

Six victims were rescued and five suspects were arrested during a human trafficking sting operation in Abilene. The Texas Department of Public Safety led the ... Read More

Abilene Police arrested Malik Winfield and charged him with Racing on Highway Causing Death.Police said Winfield, Brandon Galle, and Braydon Shockley were ridin ... Read More

More: Man in custody for Tuesday homicide in south Abilene On Oct. 29 around 12:30 a.m., police responded to call of a possible injured person in the 5200 block of U.S. Highway 277 and Clack ... Read More

The APD was dispatched for a box alarm at 5:45 a.m. Friday, the media release said. The department's initial response typically includes three engines, a ladder truck, command vehicles, an arson ... Read More

In the first edition of the Abilene Police Department's 'Traffic Tip Tuesday,' Traffic Officer Poynor highlighted the most common citation issued in 2024: speeding. In a video shared on the APD ... Read More

According to those documents, Abilene Police received a call October 8th regarding shots fired near Sherman St. Jaylen Shafer called police from a convenience store on Highway 277 to report a body ... Read More

A crash between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck happened today on January 4. The accident happened around 11:55 a.m. at the intersection of US Highway 277 and ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC ... Loop 322 is one of the main connectors in town, stretching from Interstate 20 to the 83 / 84 highway. One thing residents have noted about the loop is the nosiness ... Read More

A man died in a one-vehicle crash Sunday near Hamlin, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Daniel Delane Young, 51, of Aspermont died in the crash, according to a DPS media release. The ... Read More

The city of Abilene will temporarily close the west service road of Highway 84 / 84 between Covenant Dr. and Antilley early Saturday morning. The city expects one lane of traffic to reopen after ... Read More

An 18-wheeler was traveling on the I-20 Westbound and blew out a tire near the Elmdale Road exit, causing it to crash into the cables in the median. Then, it dragged the cables into the Eastbound ... Read More

A police chase that traveled through multiple Big Country counties ended in a crash after law enforcement deployed spike strips. Per scanner traffic, the chase traveled through at least Eastland, ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC ... which is ideally situated on Abilene's busiest highway, could be a Bucc-ees, he said that they '?can't say at this time what it would be or what it wouldn ... Read More

CALLAHAN COUNTY, Texas (KTAB / KRBC ... Manslaughter in connection to the crash that killed Aspen Blessing, 18, on I-20. Lucero was driving the wrong way down the interstate when he crashed into ... Read More

Several People Hurt in Disastrous Traffic Collision on US 83 Laredo, TX (August 4, 2024) On Friday evening, a horrific multi-car crash on Highway 83 left several people hurt and hospitalized. Read More

ABILENE, Texas - Thirty-two cars of a Union Pacific train derailed today (Sunday, July 14) on the west side of Abilene, KTAB / KRBC-TV reports. The derailment was reported to Abilene police shortly ... Read More

Injured in Merkel Deadly Vehicle Crash Merkel, TX (June 15, 2024) - 43-year-old Rogelio Cortinaz of Abilene was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 Friday afternoon. It was about 2:10 p.m. Read More

Abilene, TX (June 7, 2024) - A crash claimed the lives of two local drivers on Thursday, June 6. The incident occurred just before 4:30 p.m. on Loop 322 near the Highway 80 overpass. Ulysses Samayoa, ... Read More

Three people were arrested late last week after a tip from a confidential informant led investigators to a drug bust. Tanya Jones, 35, of Abilene, 44-year-old Shiloh Dennis, and 42-year-old Dario ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - An Abilene woman has been arrested in connection to a fatal motorcycle crash in July 2023. Brenda Wise was arrested on a warrant for Accident Involving Death for a traffic ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - Tragedy, crime, and city news continues to trend in local headlines. Keep reading for a full look at the trending local articles of the week. To mark the start of ... Read More

Trinity Kitchens graduated from V.R. Eaton High School in Fort Worth in 2019 and went on to attend Abilene Christian University, where she competed in track and field. She then transferred to the ... Read More

An Abilene woman was killed in a Lubbock County vehicle wreck over the weekend. In a preliminary crash report, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared that two drivers were killed in a head ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) - An Abilene Assistant District Attorney has been charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Kelsey Huddleston was booked into the Taylor County Jail Thursday morning for Class ... Read More

St. Patrick's Day weekend brought much-needed rain to West Texas but also brought several highway accidents, one of which resulted in a fatality. Over the weekend, the Merkel Police Department ... Read More

Recent accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians or cyclists have prompted Abilene Police to take steps for prevention and increased patrols. Public concerns ... Read More

Abilene sits around 500 miles from the Mexican border at McAllen, Texas, where an alleged human-trafficking ring crossed into the United States in January 2021. The owner of Fun Noodle Restaurant in ... Read More

A section of Highway 83 / 84 in Abilene is closed due to an over turned semi-truck. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of the highway just after 9:30 a.m. Read More

On February 20, the City of Abilene experienced its second vehicle fatality ... while officers notified the next of kin for the third. Brayden Shockley of Merkel, 30, died on scene, and reportedly was ... Read More

The motorcyclist killed during a multi-motorcycle crash in north Abilene has been identified. Brayden Shockley, 30, of Merkel was pronounced dead at the scene of ... Read More

A woman has died after a crash near Merkel.The woman was driving a black pickup truck heading east when she over corrected and crashed.KTXS is on the scene of ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash near Hobby Lobby injured one involved Monday afternoon. Police, fire, and medical emergency services responded to the crash at the ... Read More

Texas highway-related deaths on the rise Press conference held to illustrate the sobering statistic that highway fatalities are on the rise here in Texas. Diana Groom. Abilene Reporter-News. Read More

Texas highway-related deaths on the rise Press conference held to illustrate the sobering statistic that highway fatalities are on the rise here in Texas. Diana Groom. Abilene Reporter-News. Read More

Texas,. If you want to see Abilene Christian University for yourself, be sure to plan a visit! The best way to reach campus is to take Interstate 20 to Abilene, or book a flight to the nearest airport ... Read More

And Brownwood is a short 140 miles southwest of Fort Worth and 80 miles southeast of Abilene. Or about 120 miles west of Waco. The most direct route is Highway 377 from Fort Worth. Read More

ABILENE, Texas - A collision between two vehicles outside of the Walmart on State Highway 351 in northeast Abilene has sent at a young boy to the hospital on Monday afternoon. At about 3:35 p.m. on ... Read More

ABILENE, Texas - After delays caused by recent rains, construction crews will begin repairs on Highway 351 in Abilene Monday. Texas Department of Transportation will be improving the roads with new ... Read More

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) predicts that the June 12 hail storm that hit Abilene will produce US$400 million in insured losses to vehicles, homes and commercial property. Read More

An Abilene woman said a confusing online message about her voter registration status almost kept her from casting her ballot... Weekend Roundup: new state park opening, Skywarn training and more No ... Read More