All joking aside, you may have noticed that the recent wet spring weather lead many fungi to break dormancy, release spores, and wind up in new places. While growers and gardeners often find ...

May has been unusually bad for allergies in the Austin area. You are not alone if you've had puffy, itchy, watery eyes; a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The 2026 allergy season could be worse this year for those with seasonal allergies and allergic diseases due to a record warm start to spring.

ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THIS LONG STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER. WE’LL GO OVER TO METEOROLOGIST JACQUELINE THOMAS NOW, WHO HAS MORE ON THE POLLEN LEVELS. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE DOING SOME SNEEZING.

When you build a football stadium right next to a mountain, people are probably going to climb it to avoid buying tickets to a show. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) opened the Sun Bowl in ...

Texas Tech basketball aims to recover from the Alabama loss in March Madness 2026. The Red Raiders took a big step Sunday in addressing the second round defeat: By landing an All-Mountain West ...

With spring well and truly underway, many North Carolina residents are eagerly awaiting the end of the dreaded annual "pollen season." In the mountainous Western NC region, the dominant pollens during ...

CEDAR CITY – Cedar City is getting some global recognition for what's happening on the outskirts of town, with many in the mountain bike community now turning their heads toward Festival City. Earlier ...

Pollen Index: 10.9 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Elm and Cedar/Juniper. Pollen concentrations for Saturday will be higher than they were today and extend even further into the ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a bill to improve camp safety throughout Alabama in honor of Sarah Marsh, an 8-year-old girl from Mountain Brook, who was among the 27 killed in summer floods ...

The major construction plan that would have closed a popular lodging area at Big Bend National Park for two years has been canceled. Just weeks before the project's start date, the National Park ...