A HUGE 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia brought on a strong tsunami, reducing off communication to greater than 600,000 folks, and prompting authorities within the devastated area of Sulawesi to close an airport in Palu.

McLennan County will ask the state to reimburse $ 600,000 in costs associated with the first trial stemming from the deadly shootout in 2015 at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco. The county received about $ 270,000 in October 2016 from the state’s County Essential Services Program, primarily ...