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At first, it looks like something out of a video game or a movie: A pair of hands hold a cheap drone controller as its small screen shows a grenade falling toward a soldier. Then there’s an explosion.

On April 28, the Stephenville Police Department celebrated Sgt. Steven Watts Day. Last April, Sgt. Watts died suddenly and because his badge number was 428, Stephenville has proclaimed April 28 to be Steven Watts Day. Family, friends, co-workers and members of the community gathered for a hamburger luncheon in his honor. STEPHENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

SANTA TERESA, N.M. — The Mexican government said it intends to shift long-range plans to build a trade railway connection worth billions of dollars from Texas to New Mexico in the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott’s stepped-up border inspections last month.

STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State University is proud to work hand in hand with Stephenville’s municipal, county, school district and industry leaders to deliver an outstanding higher education while spurring economic development and improving regional quality of life.

As we move through a world of disposable things, it’s easy to forget that previous generations kept nearly everything. • Furniture was made to last. Pieces of crystal or china were investments passed down from parent to child to grandchild. Even mundane items could remain in use for decades: The same Corningware bowl and General Electric mixer might churn out birthday cake batter for a generation and more. • Many of these items still exist, nestled under layers of yellowing newspaper in cardboard boxes or shrouded by dust-laden sheets. America’s attics, basements and garages are filled with hand-me-down home decor and household goods waiting to be unearthed.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court keeps secrets. Year after year, in major case after major case, there’s little beyond what the justices say during oral arguments that suggests how they will rule until they actually do.