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APD Bomb Squad Called Out To Suspicious Package At Sweetwater Post Office

A suspicious package was found at the Sweetwater Post Office Wednesday just after noon. MORE

Recycled Hotel Soap Saves Children's Lives

What happens to the bar of soap you barely used the last time you checked into a hotel room? Most certainly it's gone to waste at the end of each day. MORE

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Mardi Gras Mania Across America

Mardi Gras: those two words might make you think "No way!" Or it might make you scream, "No limits!" ... MORE

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Gavin DeGraw's Top 5 Nashville Hot Spots

Singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw takes a little time out to share a few suggestions on what to do if you find yourself in Music City, his adopted hometown. MORE

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TSA Find Of The Week: Spear Gun

Scuba divers, take note: Please leave your spear guns at home, or place them in your checked luggage. But do not try to bring them on a plane. .MORE

Rick Wilking/REUTERS

TSA Says It Focuses On Security, Not Looks

Ellen Ferrell thinks that three turns through a body scanner, coupled with comments about her "cute figure," aren't necessary for security at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. ... MORE

Toby Melville / Reuters

How Safe Is The Cargo On Passenger Flights?

The call came into the London Metropolitan Police bomb squad in the early hours of the morning. Isolated at the East Midlands airport in central England was a UPS package dispatched from Yemen, containing a laser printer that Saudi intelligence ... MORE

Fred Prouser / Reuters

Suspected Drunk Pilot Kept Off Omaha Flight

A Chautauqua Airlines pilot was kept off a flight in Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday morning after he failed a blood-alcohol test, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. MORE

REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Qantas Cuts Jobs As Profits Dive

Australian airline Qantas is shedding another 500 jobs as it seeks to cut costs after a massive fall in net profit in the first half of the financial year. ... MORE

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Airlines Post Record Low For Mishandled Bags

It seems the airlines are doing something right. U.S. air carriers posted all-time lows for the number of mishandled bags and bumped passengers in 2011, according to reports released Tuesday. ... MORE

Five Joys Of Traveling Solo

Heard enough about romantic retreats? Yep, you're in good company this Valentine's Day. ... MORE

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Traveling For A Cause

A man and seven of his friends embark on a trip to a Philippine island to help those devastated by Tropical Storm Washi in December. MORE

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Try Some Mile-High Family Fun In Colorado

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- APD Bomb Squad Called Out To Suspicious Package At Sweetwater Post Office
  A suspicious package was found at the Sweetwater Post Office Wednesday just after noon.
- Doctor, Wife Both Found Shot To Death In Their Home
  A Texas Panhandle physician and his wife have been found dead in their home and police have recovered a gun believed used in the shootings.
- Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Torturing Woman On Deer-Skinning Device
  The punishment phase is starting in the trial of a Texas man who kidnapped his ex-neighbor and held her captive for nearly two weeks.
- Officials Identify Two Victims Killed In Plane Crash Near Albany
  Authorities have identified the two people who died Monday night in a plane that left Abilene and crashed near Albany.
- Students React Favorably To ACU Changes In Dance Policy
  There is a big change for students at Abilene Christian University.
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- Deadly Plane Crash Investigated
- Friends Remember Plane Crash Victim
- Man Caught Ogling Denmark's Royal Assets
  Was Denmark's royal bosom ogled? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on men caught up to their eyeballs in cleavage.
- Reduced to Rubble: Matera Paper Company Building Destroyed
- Warmer Wednesday: Weathercast 2/22/2012
  Temps continue to rise on Wednesday. Click here for the weathercast from "The Station That Tracks Storms."
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- Local Mugshots
  Here are mugshots of area people who have run afoul of the law recently.
- Sports Car Ripped Apart In I-20 Accident
  An accident on Interstate 20 left a sports car extensively damaged Monday near Merkel, about 15 miles west of Abilene.
- The Aftermath: One Day After Fire Destroyed Matera Paper Co.
  What was left of the walls of the Matera Paper Company was torn down amid the rubble after a fire destroyed the building Monday night in Abilene.
- Best Of The Worst: Mug Shot Hall Of Shame
  Check out these lookers who ran into the law.
- Celebs Behaving Badly At The Mic
  Singing sensation Adele gave the middle finger last night at the Brit Awards when she was cut off by producers during her acceptance speech. Here are other celebrities who weren't afraid to speak their minds during their moments in the spotlight.