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Scientists have found what may be new kind of killer whale

The ocean is amazing. It gives us killer whales, beluga whales, sperm whales, blue whales, and just when you think there can't be any more whales, a mysterious possible new species rears its slick, rubbery head.

Children who watched 'Sesame Street' performed better in school, study says

A new study -- which was first written in 2015 but just recently published in the American Economic Journal, called “Early Childhood Education by Television: Lessons from Sesame Street” -- is comparing the educational and professional achievements of kids who were around the show, to the achievements of children who weren’t.

Bluebonnets in full bloom at Big Bend National Park

It may not technically be spring yet, but west Texas is already buzzing with the first sighting of bluebonnet flowers in Big Bend National Park.

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Ex-jailer accused of repeatedly punching inmate avoids trial

A former Bexar County Sheriff's Office detention officer agreed to permanently surrender his state law enforcement license on Friday, days before he was scheduled to go on trial on charges that he repeatedly punched an inmate in 2017.

Bulverde police sergeant resigns after trying to pay undercover cop for sex act: SAPD

A Bulverde police sergeant turned in his badge after he was caught trying to pay for a sex act during a prostitution sting on the city's South Side, according to a warrant obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders.

Couple narrowly escapes injury after SUV plows into NW Side home

A loud thud and the sound of glass breaking replaced an alarm clock for Maria and Onesimo Castillo early Friday morning.

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