Abilene

The air tankers protecting Texans from wildfires are operating out of temporary facilities, but there’s a push for a more permanent setup.

A total of nine wildfires were actively scorching thousands of acres across Texas Friday night, and the risk of more fires igniting remains high over the weekend.

It’s been an active wildfire season across the southwest and North Texas firefighters are joining the battle against wildfires across Texas, giving them a chance to help while exercising their wildland fire training.

A number of firefighters and crews from North Texas have been deployed to assist as gusty winds fuel wildfires near Abilene and Wichita Falls.

A wildfire that has burned dozens of homes was still only 5% contained Thursday afternoon after charring more than 15 square miles of juniper and mesquite brush 18 miles southwest of Abilene.

A wildfire that has burned dozens of homes was still only 5% contained Thursday afternoon after charring more than 15 square miles of juniper and mesquite brush 18 miles southwest of Abilene.

An Abilene family faced a fight for their child’s life after insurance denied coverage of a medication known as the most expensive drug in the world.

NBC 5 Responds helped an Abilene family who faced a fight for their child’s life after insurance denied coverage of a medication known as the most expensive drug in the world.

A 35-year-old New Mexico man is charged with robbing a Texas bank and may be linked to a string of similar bank robberies spanning four other states, prosecutors said Thursday.

Overnight as bombs dropped in Kyiv, 10 children were bunkered down in a small, cold and damp root cellar near Chornobyl, watched over by the staff of rescue shelter Jeremiah’s Hope.

Overnight as bombs dropped in Kyiv, 10 children were bunkered down in a small, cold and damp root cellar near Chornobyl, watched over by the staff of rescue shelter Jeremiah’s Hope.

Video shows snow and ice falling in Abilene and Amarillo Wednesday. A winter storm arrived in North Texas Wednesday afternoon bringing with it a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will lead to deteriorating icy road conditions and some of the coldest subfreezing temperatures we’ve seen this year.

Lina Musgrave has worked for Sam’s Club since it opened in Abilene in 1988, and after 33 years of work, she retired on December 3. MORE: BigCountryHomepage.com