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06/01/2026

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05/31/2026

President Donald Trump on Saturday branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as "an anti Trump Hater" and predicted that the nation's premier performing arts center he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will "soon be closed, probably never to open again."
Via AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington. He's using a social media post to brand the federal judge who issued the ruling Friday as

05/31/2026

Peace talks over the war in Iran have been going on for weeks, but no deal has been made. Learn where things are now standing. Plus, warmer weather means more time outside, that can also mean tick bits.
All this and more LIVE on Channel 5 News This Weekend!

05/31/2026

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability.
Yet even after interviews with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever appear before a congressional investigation, including a former president, lawmakers have little to show in terms of criminal culpability for Epstein's crimes or a definitive acknowledgment of government failure.
Via AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public demand and the increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics in an effort to search for accountability. That search has even led to interviews with some of the highest-ranked offici...

05/31/2026

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05/31/2026

David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five years later, the South Carolina man is offering to help fellow "J6ers" apply for payouts from the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion new fund for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.
He'll do it for a 10% cut of any award, capped at $5,000 apiece.
Via AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of the convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are clamoring for payouts from the nearly $1.8 billion settlement that the Trump administration has set up for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government. Whether they'll be eligible for any mone...

05/31/2026

A temporary transmission station, also known as a mobile skid, could be coming to South Padre Island. If installed, it will help keep the lights on during repairs to a substation. Read more about what residents had to say about the station being so close to their homes.

05/31/2026

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2026!
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

05/31/2026

An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, "The Great American State Fair," recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event's ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday.
Via AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, called

05/31/2026

Lacy Lakeview, a Waco suburb, said it is considering a data center project in efforts to boost their spending power to repair aging roads.
Via Texas Tribune

Lacy Lakeview faces a massive infrastructure backlog with aging water towers and broken streets, sparking a local debate over a proposed $10 billion data center to fund repairs.