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There is quite a bit of good news in todays forecast. Well, most people will find it good. If not, there are changes in our weather ahead.

A Tunnel West of Wichita Falls is Home to Half a Million Bats This sounds like nightmare fuel to me, but you can go check it out if you want. Always try to learn something new everyday I say. Today I learned Texas is the battiest state in the country. We have more bats than all 50 states. So the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department just shared a map of the best bat watching sites in our state. Now I expected to see the Austin and San Antonio area on the list. You may have heard of Bracken Cave i...

In Mays general election, one of the races voters will be making their voices heard on is who will be four members of the city council for Amarillo for the next term. The new members of the city council will join the person elected to be Amarillos mayor, a race which is also on Mays election ballot. A preview for that specific race ran previously in print and is available on the Amarillo Globe-News website. The Globe-News reached out to all 12 candidates running for the four places on Amaril...

Caprock Chronicles: El Nino and West Texas Richard Peterson Editors Note: The Caprock Chronicles are edited weekly by Jack Becker a retired Texas Tech librarian. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article is by Dr. Richard Peterson, professor emeritus, TTU, Department of Atmospheric Sciences. In 1983 the Institute of Disaster at Texas Tech University received a desperate request for assistance from a community in northern Chile. Due to torrential rains, their normally arid en...

Silverton is turning its dreams of a community center into a reality Multi purpose facility is almost 100 percent funded (Source: KFDA) By Freixys Casado | April 22, 2021 at 6:12 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 8:39 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Despite a few set backs in construction and fundraising due to the pandemic and weather conditions, construction of the new Silverton Downtown Community and Agricultural Center is back on track to be completed later on this year. “It’s definitely ...

Lubbock restaurants open to full capacity now face staffing shortages Lubbock restaurants open to full capacity now face staffing shortages By Brittany Michaleson | April 21, 2021 at 5:54 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 6:54 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - If you go to a restaurant in Lubbock, you may notice you’ll be waiting a little longer to get seated. That’s because even though restaurants can operate at 100 percent, some can’t seat every table. At Triple J Chophouse and Brew C...

Caprock Home Health Chooses Care Heroes’ Caregiver Incentive Platform Share Article Caregiver retention and recognition are key to consistently delivering high quality care and positive patient outcomes being able to do more for our caregivers with the Care Heroes platform will help us not only retain our best caregivers, but also attract more talented people to support our growth. -- Carlos Morales PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) April...

Caprock Chronicles: From Texas Tech pilot to the Himalaya Mountains - a Panhandle farmer’s journey During WWII Mary Walker Clark Editors Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited each week by Jack Becker a retired TTU Librarian. He may be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu Today’s article is by Mary Walker Clark, an award-winning travel writer who has recently written “Landing in my Present,” her journey retracing her father’s war time experiences in Indian and China. In 1939, Ray Charles Wa...

https://www.afinalwarning.com/510015.html (Natural News) Two months ago, millions of Texans shivered under blankets as a historic winter storm drove the state’s power grid to the brink of collapse. Now, Caprock Renewables, a utility-scale developer based in Austin, Texas, is planning to raise equity for a big $500-million portfolio of solar projects in Texas, according to a recent report from  Bloomberg. Thanasis Iatrou, the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), said their portfolio...

Weather “multi-mix” today and tonight KCBD 7a.m. Forecast - Thurs., April 15 By Steve Divine | April 15, 2021 at 6:17 AM CDT - Updated April 15 at 12:50 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - UPDATED at 12:45 PM with rain totals - A mix of weather elements are likely today, including fog, drizzle, rain, and thundershowers. You may want to allow extra drive time today and tonight due to the potential for areas of low visibility and wet pavement (and other surfaces). Rain event totals at the ...