High Plains regional news
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Federal scientists are still scrambling to find new jobs or relocate across the country as Maryland's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center's last days of operation approach. Even as their personal lives upend, employees are concerned that BARC's legacy of impactful research will be left behind. -
Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas AG Ken Paxton may owe overdue property taxes and fees on one of his properties in Hawaii according to Maui County records. -
A van containing millions of documents is traveling the country to raise awareness of the magnitude of the Epstein files and push for accountability for perpetrators of sexual violence. -
While nearly the entire state is in a drought, the state climatologist doesn't expect it to break many records. -
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.
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Global Wind Atlas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsI’m Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. By the time I reached Lauren Groff’s story “Above and Below,” I had begun to understand that Florida is not only interested in storms as dramatic events. -
Luke had himself a late night last night; he was at the Dallas Safari Club, feeding an army of folks with some of his ample meat locker. Check out this week's episode to learn more! -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week for an episode of American music of the twentieth century! -
It's great to keep your lawn healthy in the cooler months, but to do so, you'll really benefit from knowing about various types of grasses. But, wait...there's more! Do you know what type of soil you have in your yard? Understanding BOTH of these is the key before putting in your new grass, and we'll talk more about this in this week's episode!
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