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60 years later: The 'alien abduction' of Betty and Barney Hill

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60 years later: The 'alien abduction' of Betty and Barney Hill

Crime

'I would have gotten away with it if wasn't for those meddling Karens': Galveston lawyer cited for wearing 'Halloween' costume on beach

Mark Metzger III said he'd do it again, too.
Nation World

Egypt team identifies fossil of land-roaming whale species

The creature was semi-aquatic because it moved between land and sea and is believed to have lived 43 million years ago.
Nation World

No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use 'MooLoo'

Scientists say the cows learned as easily as toddlers, maybe easier. And just like some parents, the researchers used a sweet treat to reward the cows.
Animals

Watch: Woman says snake jumped into her home when she went to check on noise at her front door

Ashlye Robinson, who lives in the Houston area, says she was checking on squawking bird when the snake 'jumped' in.
Food

Taco Bell wants your used sauce packets

The company said roughly eight billion used sauce packs go into landfills each year.
Animals

Texas woman finds python crawling out of toilet

Patty Tidwell woke up to use the restroom in the middle of the night and found a massive python had crawled through the sewer line and out of the toilet.
Animals

'I was fixing to jump through the ceiling' | AC tech comes face-to-face with snake inside Houston bank

Jesse says he ditched his tools and escaped with the help of police.
Nation World

With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes

Villagers say the macaques have been venturing out from the sanctuary to hang out on their roofs and await the right time to swoop down to snatch a snack.
Regional

WNC Bigfoot Festival postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19

The 2021 WNC Bigfoot Festival has been postponed until next May due to the rising spread of COVID-19 across western North Carolina.
Nation World

Spotted: Cow at a McDonald's drive-through in Wisconsin

“I thought it was fake at first. Who puts a cow in a Buick?” said Jessica Nelson of Mosinee.
Sports

Tony Hawk releases $500 skateboards infused with his own blood

Profits will go toward fighting plastic pollution and building skateparks in underserved communities.

Upcoming job fairs in Richland and Lexington counties through Sept. 30, 2021

'I felt the world get pulled from underneath me': A mother's words when told her son has cancer

Local Forecast

9-23-21 Evening Forecast With Chief Meteorologist Efren Afante

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60 years later: The 'alien abduction' of Betty and Barney Hill

'I would have gotten away with it if wasn't for those meddling Karens': Galveston lawyer cited for wearing 'Halloween' costume on beach

Egypt team identifies fossil of land-roaming whale species

No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use 'MooLoo'

Watch: Woman says snake jumped into her home when she went to check on noise at her front door

Taco Bell wants your used sauce packets

Texas woman finds python crawling out of toilet

'I was fixing to jump through the ceiling' | AC tech comes face-to-face with snake inside Houston bank

With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes

WNC Bigfoot Festival postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19

Spotted: Cow at a McDonald's drive-through in Wisconsin

Tony Hawk releases $500 skateboards infused with his own blood

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