On Feb. 5, 1989, CBS unspooled the first episode of the Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones epic Western series.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the '80s, most people thought Westerns were relics of the past, but the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove proved them very wrong.

Note: The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of January 27, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas — The Buddy Holly Center announced on Friday, January 30, the Hub City can enjoy the Lonesome ...

There are dozens of iconic feature-length Western films and television series, but impact of miniseries on the genre cannot ...

If Yellowstoneand the Taylor Sheridan universe of shows it spawned are your thing, you'll be thrilled to know that the vast plains of Larry McMurtry's epic Western Lonesome Dove spread far beyond the ...

Larry McMurtry, who won an Oscar for penning Brokeback Mountain, earned a nomination for The Last Picture Show and authored books that spawned Emmy winner Lonesome Dove and Best Picture Oscar winner ...

“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan (left) and actor Cole Hauser pose for a photo while signing autographs for fans at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in Fort Worth, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Elías ...

Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday night of heart failure. He was 84. Publicist Amanda Lundberg confirmed ...

The author of almost 30 novels and dozens of screenplays, including the Oscar-winning adaptation of “Brokeback Mountain,” was a keen observer of American culture. Larry McMurtry, author of the ...

Love, who started his culinary career by making salads in a Knoxville, Tennessee, restaurant to help pay for college, worked through the ranks in several prominent restaurants before opening Lonesome ...