A cowboy sits on his horse and potentially waits at the PBR Chevron Showdown in Odessa, TX on a Thursday night. | Paxton Graf ...

Willie Nelson is busy as ever at age 92. He'll soon be back on the road again with his friend Bob Dylan and the Outlaw Music ...

2011 — Rory McIlroy runs away with the U.S. Open title, winning by eight shots and breaking the tournament scoring record by a whopping four strokes. McIlroy shoots a 2-under 69 to close the four days ...

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It “seemed like a good idea at the time,” Charlie Rangel remarked in 2021, referring to the draconian drug penalties he supported as a New York congressman in the 1980s. “Clearly ...

Chas’s roots are from a pioneering family who came to Canada from England in 1903. He grew up learning typical prairie family values, hard work, honesty and integrity. Raised in a home that believed ...

Living in Midland-Odessa, Texas, one has to respect and or appreciate our geographical location. West Texas is not for the faint of heart, but you just gotta love it. Personally, I wouldn't have it ...

House and Senate lawmakers are poised to announce a deal on an $8.5 billion funding package for Texas public schools that would preserve the upper chamber’s push for a modest $55 per–student ...

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Kenny Smith has enjoyed a successful media career sitting next to Charles Barkley, but there were times he felt his brazen co-host crossed a line. In 2014, Smith wrote an open letter in USA Today ...

Three men were involved in his death. Nelms and his accomplices were captured after a gun battle with Trooper Charlie Smith. Nelms was convicted in 1979 and has been housed at the Winfield ...

She began her teaching career shortly after, lovingly guiding kindergarten students in Charles City, Iowa. On June 20, 1964, Genni married the love of her life, Robert L. Smith, in Randalia, Iowa.