The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of January 8, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas — In Texas, local governments are empowered to place burn bans in effect when drought conditions exist, ...

CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) – Fire risks are intensifying across the state as Navarro County becomes one of the latest areas to implement a mandatory burn ban. The addition of Navarro County, located on ...

HOUSTON — Burn bans are now in effect across several counties in the Greater Houston area as dry conditions and increasing winds raise fire danger concerns. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT: The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning in the Camino Cielo Ridge ...