2nd man arrested in 2025 killing
A second suspect has been arrested in the May 15, 2025, shooting death of Jeromy Munoz, 30, Waco Police announced Thursday.
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Texas A&M Dominates Arkansas 34-7 Behind Physical Run Game, Freshman Breakouts
Texas A&M needed a response. Aggies defeat Arkansas 34-7 After back-to-back losses, the Aggies returned to Kyle Field with a clear objective: become the more physical football team. They did exactly that. Texas A&M dominated the Arkansas Razorbacks 34-7 Saturday night, leaning on...
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‘This race is about defending Texas’: Paxton speaks to voters in downtown Waco
By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer Rain fell over Waco Saturday morning as Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his supporters gathered for a campaign event downtown at The Palladium. Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, has focused on law enforcement, economic policy and con...
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Preparing For The Next Wave Of Wildfires
WACO (FOX 44) -- September 2026 was a month of scorching heat -- heat that aided in a rash of wildfires across Central Texas. Now that October is here and along with it is some rain to greatly reduce the risk of wildfires, Texas A&M Forest Service Public Information Officer Kiley...
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Kimeli-led Baylor women register top-10 finish in Arkansas
Taking a detour worked out just fine for the Baylor cross country teams.
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Coast Guard searching for plane with 6 aboard that lost contact on trip from Bermuda to Boston
An air ambulance carrying six people may have been "coming in blind" with electrical problems when a storm loomed ahead of it early Saturday shortly before it vanished in the waters off Nantucket. The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as it approached t...
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Erp, Trace
Trace Aaron Erp, 34, of Waco, Texas, passed away on September 12th, 2026, at his home in Lacy Lakeview, Texas. He was born at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco to his loving parents, Dora Maureen (nee McCracken) and Erwin…...
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Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep their majorities in Congress despite steep political hea...
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Kentucky caps biggest comeback in 16 years with overtime win at South Carolina
Kenny Minchey hit Willie Rodriguez for a game-winning two-point conversion in overtime to cap the Kentucky football program’s biggest comeback in 16 years with a 35-34 win at South Carolina. After South Carolina had scored a touchdown on the first…...
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Texas U.S. Senate Candidate Visits Central Texas
WACO (FOX 44) -- Texas U.S. Senate GOP candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton paid a visit to Central Texas on Saturday (10/3/26) that drew hundreds to downtown Waco. Mr. Paxton's Texas Promise Tour called The Palladium in Waco home on late Saturday morning into early Sa...
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Stacking Up With The Competition -- Literally
TEMPLE (FOX 44) -- Did you ever think that stacking cups could be a fun competition? Several of Temple ISD elementary school students did. The students were part of the district's annual elementary school cup stacking tournament at Temple High School`s Gymnasium on Saturday, Octo...