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News Anchors

Wayne McCormick

Wayne has been the 6/10 anchor since 1992. For 12 years he also hosted the weekly KTXS Academic Challenge show that featured high school academic teams. MORE

Braid Blanks

Braid Blanks, was born and raised in Abilene with close ties all around the Big Country. Braid began her television career as a producer at KTXS in 2002 and became a reporter before she left briefly to join KLTV in Tyler as a weekend anchor. MORE

George Levesque

George Levesque has lived his entire life right here in the Big Country. He was born in Colorado City in 1972 and lived there until high school graduation in 1990. MORE

Mari Cockerell

Mari Cockerell is happy to be back in the Big Country anchoring KTXS This Morning. She first came to Abilene in 2003, serving as KTXS 6 and 10 p.m. co-anchor (then Mari Hayes). MORE

Cassandra Garcia

Cassandra is excited to make Abilene her new home. She grew up on the south side of San Antonio and always aimed for big goals. MORE

Michelle Frizalone

Michelle Frizalone is excited to begin her broadcasting career in Abilene, Texas. MORE

Weather Team

Mark Rowlett

Mark was born and raised in Corpus Christi, where hurricanes made a big impression on him – especially Hurricane Celia in 1970. "I wanted to learn how nature takes sunshine, air and water and creates lightning and 150-plus mph winds," he says. Mark Rowlett returned to Texas in August 2009 to join KTXS as chief meteorologist. MORE

Julie Phillips

Julie Phillips is the weekend meteorologist at KTXS News. MORE

News Reporters

Casey James

Casey James is from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and was born on Texas Independence Day. MORE

Ashlei King

Ashlei King is a military brat who was born in Italy, but spent most of her life in Schertz, a suburb of San Antonio. MORE

Roger Mares

Roger is a native Texan who hails from San Antonio. He is glad to join the KTXS News team as a reporter and producer. MORE

Brittany Molinar

Brittany Molinar is a proud West Texan, who joined the KTXS News team in March 2011. MORE

Jocelyn Tovar

Jocelyn Tovar joined KTXS in November 2009 as the station’s city reporter. She moved into her role as crime and courts reporter after one year and during this time has covered numerous high profile cases and led coverage with many exclusive KTXS stories. MORE

Sports Team

Bryan Keating

Bryan Keating joined the KTXS sports team in April 2007. MORE

Mike Skow

Mike Skow made the transition from news to sports in September 2010. He joined KTXS News as a weekend anchor and reporter in April 2008, and is originally from Tucson, Ariz. MORE

Brandon Ortega

Brandon Ortega comes to Abilene from Southern California and is thrilled to be a part of the KTXS family as our sports reporter/photographer. MORE

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Stories
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  The Abilene Paradox is a popular management concept that was created in the Big Country during the 1960s, but it doesn’t seem to be known among people in Abilene.
- Man Wrecks His Car, Then Is Shot Dead By Nearby Resident
  Police say a driver who wrecked a car in an Austin neighborhood has been shot and killed by a nearby resident.
- 5-Year-Old Girl Found Hanged In Apartment Complex Playground
  A 5-year-old Texas girl is dead after she was found hanging by the neck from her jump rope on a piece of playground equipment.
- Puppy Stabbed Repeatedly Adopted To New Owner
  An Abilene puppy who captured nationwide attention after being brutally attacked, has a new home and her new owner was by her side through her entire recovery.
- SPECIAL REPORT: Are Abilene Trailer Parks Full Of Sex Offenders?
  According to a national study, laws that restrict where sex offenders can live have driven them to mobile home or trailer parks. KTXS checked into whether that was the case in Abilene.
Video
- Back to February Temperatures - PM Weathercast 2-3-12
  After 70s on Friday, temperatures will be cooler for the weekend. Click here for the weathercast from "The Station That Tracks Storms."
- Local Auto Industry Rebounding
Slideshows
- Local Mugshots
  Here are mugshots of area people who have run afoul of the law recently.
- Best Of The Worst: Mug Shot Hall Of Shame
  Check out these lookers who ran into the law.