'The unluckiest, lucky man alive' | Teen recounts surviving lightning strike in Jasper
A Jasper, Texas teen is recovering after being struck by lightning while fishing with his mother during Mother’s Day weekend storms.
May 12, 2026Open source
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Camp Mystic halts plan to reopen this summer
By Jasper Ward April 30 (Reuters) - Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where dozens of people died during July flooding, said on Thursday that it has decided...
Apr 30, 2026Open source
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Texas brothers get 15 years for $8M armed crypto robbery in Grant
Two Texas men who held a Grant family at gunpoint for nine hours and stole $8 million in cryptocurrency from them were sentenced to at least 15 years each in...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Student pilot killed in McMinnville helicopter collision identified
Christopher Joughin, 31, of the United Kingdom, was a student pilot on a Robinson R22 helicopter on Thursday. He was flying with his instructor, 22-year-old...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Aggies defeat North Texas in home meet
The NM State swimming and diving team opened its home slate with a 133-110 victory over North Texas on Friday evening at The Beast - Eastside Regional Recrea...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
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Jasper is in Jasper County, Texas.
Region: East Texas
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Texas brothers get 15 years for $8M armed crypto robbery in Grant
Two Texas men who held a Grant family at gunpoint for nine hours and stole $8 million in cryptocurrency from them were sentenced to at least 15 years each in...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Student pilot killed in McMinnville helicopter collision identified
Christopher Joughin, 31, of the United Kingdom, was a student pilot on a Robinson R22 helicopter on Thursday. He was flying with his instructor, 22-year-old...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Aggies defeat North Texas in home meet
The NM State swimming and diving team opened its home slate with a 133-110 victory over North Texas on Friday evening at The Beast - Eastside Regional Recrea...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
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