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Viral video: Grizzly bear cub, wolf cub play together

2012-02-10T14:37:42-06:00

It’s like something out of a children's book: A bear cub meets a wolf cub and they become the best of friends. Even though they are different species and ferocious predators, the unlikely couple stays pals for life.

Plane found, divers search for body

2012-02-09T16:08:39-06:00

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office played a key role Thursday in finding the wreckage of an airplane that went down in Lake Palestine.
Thursday morning, divers were sent to the scene to search for the pilot whose fate was still unknown.
HCSO Chief Dep. Dan Parker said Dep. Jim Langford and Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Shawn Smith left Athens for the Berryville area at about 1 a.m. to attempt to locate the aircraft.

Ten animals seized near Cayuga

2012-02-08T07:17:43-06:00

PALESTINE — Anderson County sheriff’s authorities say criminal charges could be forthcoming following Friday’s seizure of six horses and four donkeys from property near Cayuga.

BREAKING NEWS: Lady Hornets to face Huntington in bi-district

2012-02-07T11:13:20-06:00

Just received this from the Athens ISD athletic department:

Gander Mountain now home to small deer population

2012-02-07T07:44:36-06:00

CORSICANA - When Gander Mountain opened in August of 2004, it did so with an outdoor ATV track, giving potential buyers an avenue, of sorts, to test models out. The last several years, that patch of grass has been barren.

Best Super Bowl ad? Vote for your favorite

2012-02-06T07:11:14-06:00

Naked M&Ms, an out-of-shape dog on a mission and Clint Eastwood delivering a passionate speech about American adversity -- these are among the favorite commercials that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl.

2012 UIL REALIGNMENT: Looking at realignment around the Henderson County area

2012-02-02T10:05:12-06:00

An overview of how the 2012 UIL reclassification/realignment affected schools in the Henderson County area:

Pa. groundhog 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter

2012-02-02T07:15:50-06:00

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter

Bites and escapes: When groundhogs misbehave

2012-02-01T17:33:15-06:00

NEW YORK — They've bitten their handlers, refused to budge from their beds and lost their shadow-casting jobs to potbellied pigs. And it turns out, not all groundhogs are really that good at predicting the weather.

4 dogs euthanized after North Texas toddler mauled

2012-02-01T08:10:09-06:00

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Authorities say four pit bulls blamed for mauling a North Texas toddler have been euthanized.