• Crews search for wildfire victims in California as death toll climbs

    Crews search for wildfire victims in California as death toll climbs

    Nov 13, 2018 03:23 PM EDT

    ... s power lines were causing sparks. PG&E had no comment on the email. Stan Craig's sister, Beverly Craig Powers, has not returned numerous texts and calls, and the adult children of her partner, Robert Duvall, have not heard from their father, he said. The couple was last seen ...

  • 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time

    5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time

    Nov 07, 2017 08:41 PM EDT

    ... first conviction without a plea deal in a Guantanamo military tribunal since 2008 was of a Marine general. -- Miami Herald on 11/02 Russians duped Texans into fake rallies in Houston.Russian trolls were behind a 2016 confrontation in downtown Houston designed to incite unrest between an Islamic center and ...

  • News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service over text messages

    News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service over text messages

    Jul 16, 2022 09:40 PM EDT

    ... the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, as many as 150 civilians have been killed recently by Russian strikes, and a scorching heatwave in Europe is fueling wildfires. ... Geoff Bennett: In today's other headlines, the January 6 congressional committee has issued a subpoena to the U.S. Secret Service for records ...

  • Congressmen oppose Texas wildlife refuge as border wall site

    Congressmen oppose Texas wildlife refuge as border wall site

    Aug 05, 2017 07:22 PM EDT

    McALLEN, Texas — A group of Texas Democratic congressmen are questioning preliminary plans to build a section of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall through a federal wildlife refuge. Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they intend to build on about 3 miles (nearly 5 kilometers) of ...

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    Hundreds of water rescues take place as Imelda soaks Texas

    Sep 19, 2019 05:44 PM EDT

    ... Associated Press that emergency workers rescued about 200 people overnight, and that an additional 50 households were on a waiting list to be rescued Thursday morning. He said airboats from the sheriff's office and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department were helping with the rescues, along with high-water vehicles.

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    Monday: Obama to Receive Briefing on Spill Progess; Tornadoes Kill 7 in Ohio

    Jun 07, 2010 01:09 PM EDT

    ... will be at 10 a.m. ET and will be conducted by Allen. Meantime, the spill's effects appear to have spread to Texas. A wildlife report issued Sunday by the government command center in Robert, Louisiana, said two dead birds with oil on them were found in Texas, but ...

  • New Year's Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states

    New Year's Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states

    Dec 31, 2022 04:17 PM EDT

    ... to get in shape, park officials and participants said. “It’s all about mind, body and soul,” said Rodney Franklin, director of parks for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. WATCH: Grassroots movement seeks to make hiking trails more accessible to all The late Patrick Flynn, the former supervisor at ...

  • Nature knows no borders. Border security can take a heavy toll on endangered wildlife

    Nature knows no borders. Border security can take a heavy toll on endangered wildlife

    Apr 26, 2017 11:24 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: President Trump has long said he wants to build a hardened wall across the U.S.-Mexico border to reduce the flow of drugs and illegal immigration. But what would a continuous wall from California to Texas mean for wildlife in the area? William Brangham is back ...

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    Press, White House React to Cheney Accident

    Feb 14, 2006 05:00 AM EDT

    ... communication operation, which is sort of standard operating procedure, if you will. JEFFREY BROWN: Just staying on the incident, again, for one more moment. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a report. Was there any detail, surprising detail there? And I'm wondering, are there any other investigations by ...

  • Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments

    Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments

    Apr 06, 2025 09:30 PM EDT

    ... I mean, why would you not want that animal to survive in nature? John Yang (voice-over): The collaborators on this project are four zoos, Texas A and M University, and the East Foundation, a southwest Texas nonprofit that protects wildlife habitats through land conservation practices. In the operating room ...