Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy. For kids, it’s also a chance to get creative, let their imaginations run wild, and make something fun with their own hands. Parents and teachers know that holiday crafts do more than keep little hands busy—they help kids...
Armed with cleaning solutions, brushes and elbow grease, Kirsten Dodd-Schubert is on an unusual mission to clean grave markers tarnished over time by the elements. She started cleaning markers in 2014 and formed Tombstone Touch Ups in 2018, a non-profit business that...
Audie Murphy is perhaps best known for being the most decorated American soldier of World War II, the actor also starred in a slew of movies and television shows. Murphy got his start in the movie industry after returning home from World War II. He was featured on the...
With three areas of the state exceeding federal Clean Air Act standards, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Department of Transportation developed the Drive Clean Texas campaign designed to demonstrate how simple changes in driving behaviors can have a big impact on...
Summer brings with it an expectation of sweltering temperatures, sometimes to the point of danger. As temperatures climb, remember that if you are hot, your pet is probably feeling even hotter. Dogs and cats generate more heat than people and usually also have a thick...
A Wylie-based “big cat” is taking the world by storm, one gene at a time. Kylo Ren, a white Bengal tiger housed at In-Sync Exotics in Wylie, was born in March 2018, less than two months after his parents Assad and Zahra were taken in by the local wildlife rescue...
When the outdoors beckons, road trips can be the perfect way to see the countryside, escape the routine of daily life and enjoy short vacations. When taking to the open road, it is important to focus on safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says...
Fifty-two children died in hot cars nationwide in 2018 of pediatric vehicular heatstroke -- more than any other year on record in the past 20 years. Experts say that these tragic deaths are entirely preventable. “Even one child dying in a hot car is too many,” says...
AUSTIN- With many people getting out their rod and reel for summer fishing trips, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to warn all anglers to only use bait shrimp native to the Gulf of Mexico when fishing in fresh or salt water. Shrimp is a popular...
