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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The McLennan County Alzheimer's Expo is back for 2026, providing valuable resources for those affected by a growing disease. For more information about this event, you can watch
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As summer festivals, graduation parties and outdoor events fill local calendars, experts encourage pet owners to consider whether their furry friends are enjoying the experience as much as they are.
After seeing some good rain chances the past couple of weeks, it looks like the faucet is shutting off this week. It will be warm and humid tonight with lows in the upper 70s. Tuesday will remain hot and humid with highs in the mid 90s. It will feel like it's over 104-106 with the humidity in the...
An Oklahoma fireworks stand went up in flames over the weekend, according to the Broken Arrow Fire Department.Officials received the call just before 9 p.m. Firefighters quickly brought the scene under control and extinguished the blaze in about 20 minutes.RELATED STORY | Fourth of July fireworks...
Efforts by Tyler Robinsons defense team to compel a key witness to testify at his upcoming preliminary hearing failed Monday.Robinson is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at a Utah college campus last September. A preliminary hearing scheduled for the week of J...
Temple, Tx (FOX 44) - Temple police made quick work of tracking down a suspect from Thursday's South 31st St smoke shop robbery with Trayvon Lacole Monta Houston now in jail. Bond has been set at quarter-million dollars for Houston who is charged with first degree felony aggravated robbery in the...
Baylor baseball picked up Texas State right-hander Keller Eberly out of the NCAA transfer portal last week, giving coach Mitch Thompson another experienced arm with one year of eligibility remaining.
Even as the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence most Americans are mired in dissatisfaction with the nation's present and pessimism about its future.
An outbreak of tornadoes killed at least two people and left a path of destruction in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday after a tornado earlier in the day killed a person in Kansas.Nearly three dozen tornado reports were logged by the Storm Prediction Center in Illinois and Indiana, as supercell thu...
Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal in defending champion Argentinas match against Austria on Monday, after he had missed a penalty kick earlier in the game.The goal for a 1-0 lead came in the 38th minute and two days before Messis 39th birthday, and amid the concer...
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to harass and retaliate against them.In a ruling unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz found the dominant purpose of the subpoenas ...
The Iranian national football team left a handwritten note in its locker room following its group stage match against Belgium on Sunday.The note stated that the players came to the United States with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity.RELATED STORY | Visa denials, high ticket pric...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The best youth golf tournament in Texas, the Texas Youth Classic, is returning for a second-straight year - and FOX 44 is once again the proud official media sponsor! The event spans from Tuesday, June 30th to July 1st, with registration open until this Thursday! If you wou...
For ESPN's Malika Andrews, NBA draft night is about more than reading names. It’s about getting the story right.
If you're looking to save money on produce, have you ever thought about growing your own? It might seem like an intimidating task but it can as simple as using the scraps from your last dinner.Whether you have a farm or just a kitchen counter top, re-growing your produce can save you money. Inste...
This summer’s forecast is in: clear skies and good books from here on out.
Copperas Cove, Tx (FOX 44) - Copperas Cove police have arrested a man accused of ramming a woman's pickup with his own as she drove with two daughters in her vehicle. An arrest affidavit stated police were called Saturday night shortly before 11p.m. The victim told police the suspect, identified ...
Many homeowners in Central Texas are discovering their standard insurance doesn't cover flood damage sometimes too late.Watch Full Story Here: Avoiding damage debt: What Central Texas homeowners should know about flood insuranceTio Gonzales knows the feeling well. The Hewitt homeowner has watche...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The McLennan County Alzheimer's Expo is back for 2026, providing valuable resources for those affected by a growing disease. For more information about this event, you can watch our interview above.
Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible.The State Board of Education has two pivotal votes slated for this week that would usher in these changes: one on a rewrite of Texas social studies...
NEW YORK (AP) Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed. He was 94.Earlier this yea...
Clive Davis, the mastermind behind the careers of Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys and dozens of other artists, has died.
France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering in a heat wave combining daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.The national weather service, Meteo France, said most of the country the largest in the E...
Rockdale, Tx (FOX 44) - A Milam County Grand Jury has returned a murder indictment against 23-year-old Raymond McBride Jr in the death of Coby Ward who was killed April 17. McBride has remained in the Milam County jail since his bond was revoked after he had initially bonded out following his arr...
U.S. stocks are drifting near their records Monday after trading resumed following a three-day weekend for Wall Street.The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, coming off its 11th winning week in the last 12, and pulled 1.7% below its all-time high set early this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1...
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed, urging governments to strengthen resources to combat hunger after a severe funding shortfall by the United States and other countries.Addressing the governing body of the U.N. World Food Program in Rome, Leo p...
Five people have been arrested, accused of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a Trump administration official.The pool, which recently underwent $15 million in renovations, has drawn criticism after algae started to consume the pool. The new blue coating at the bottom...
Dozens of large, off-grid power projects are being approved rapidly and often under a cover of secrecy across the U.S. to supply the tech industry’s booming demand for data centers.
Harker Heights, Tx (FOX 44) - Harker Heights police say one man is dead after a shooting early Sunday morning in the 700 block of Edwards Drive. Police were called at 3:28 a.m when the victim arrived at the Seton Hospital emergency room, brought in by private vehicle. Despite life saving efforts ...
SOMERVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia items were found during a traffic stop in Somerville late Sunday night. The Burleson County Sheriff's Office says the traffic stop was conducted on Highway 36. The vehicle pulled over did not have a front license plate. During th...
Former President Joe Biden is in an uphill battle to try to stop the Justice Department from sharing recordings it collected of him speaking to his ghostwriter in 2016 and 2017, during which his speech and memory faltered.Court decisions on Friday and into next month are poised to revive question...
After his breakout season at Baylor, Cameron Carr should get his shot to chase every basketball player’s dream when the NBA Draft unfolds Tuesday and Wednesday in Brooklyn, New York.
The Kaylee Goncalves Foundation, known as Murder Has a Name, aims to help law enforcement agencies solve cold cases by funding advanced forensic DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy.
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices...
A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling partys progressive candidate.De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trumps endo...
“Oh no, not us — not ever.” For 10 years running, that’s been the Democratic response to any suggestion that grassroots liberals are like Republican voters and equally susceptible to supporting scandal-plagued populists like President Donald Trump.
LEON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Central Texans are being asked to help a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper in need. According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, Trooper Kurt Kelm was injured while conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 45. While he was inspecting...
Contributor content. A screwworm outbreak in Texas threatens an already strained cattle industry, raising fears of tighter beef supplies and even higher prices nationwide.
I was seated onstage at Grand Valley State University’s commencement when Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak leaned into the microphone and reframed the entire conversation about artificial intelligence in six words.
Experts say the algae problem is likely a product of Mother Nature. Trump, meanwhile, says something more nefarious is afoot.
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