Lifestyle
Plainview Fire Captain David Sells Retires After 35 Years
Plainview City Council honors Sells' decades of service and contributions to the community.
Lighthouse Electric Awards Scholarships, D.C. Trip to Local High School Students
Students from across the region compete for educational opportunities and leadership development.
Plainview's Broadway Brew Turns Coffee Breaks Into Community
The local coffee shop has become a gathering place for residents in the downtown area.
Sports
Rockets Hold Off Hornets 105-101 Behind Durant's 35 Points
Kevin Durant sank two free throws late to seal the win for Houston.
Cade Cunningham's 42 Points, 13 Assists Lead Pistons Past Knicks
Detroit Pistons defeat New York Knicks 126-111 in high-scoring affair
Plainview Wrestlers Head to State Contest
Local high school wrestlers set to compete in 2026 TX-USAW Folkstyle Open & Girls State Championship
Politics
Venezuela Claims U.S. Blocks Funds for Maduro's Legal Defense
Maduro's lawyer says Washington is preventing Venezuela from covering legal costs.
Plainview ISD Keeps Prayer Policy Unchanged
School board votes 6-0 against adopting new policy allowing prayer and religious text reading in schools.
1 person files as write-in candidate for Plainview City Council District 1
Roseanna E. Salazar submitted her application before the deadline to run as a write-in candidate
Business
FedEx Seeks Tariff Refund After Supreme Court Ruling
Other major U.S. companies also looking to recoup costs from illegal Trump-era tariffs.
Farmer Brothers Reports Q2 Loss
Coffee and tea distributor sees $4.9 million deficit in latest quarter
Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Threatens Legal Action Over Panama Canal Ports
The company warns of legal action against a Danish logistics and port group after a contract dispute.
Crime
US Military Attacks 3 Alleged Drug Boats, 11 Killed
The US Army reported carrying out attacks on Tuesday against three vessels accused of drug trafficking in Latin American waters.
El Salvador Seizes 6.6 Tons of Cocaine at Sea
The Salvadoran Navy intercepted a vessel carrying the massive drug haul worth an estimated $165 million.
Eight Human Heads Found in Rural Southwest Ecuador
Police reported the grisly discovery in an area plagued by unchecked violence.
