LORENA, Texas (FOX 44) - Multiple agencies responded to Lorena on Tuesday evening regarding a large grass fire. The Lorena Fire Department says this fire ignited in the 3000 block of Mackey Ranch Road. The fire has since been contained, and there is no danger to residents or others in the surroun...
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The Education Department has extended its offer for a 1% interest rate reduction on student loan balance for certain borrowers who qualify. Borrowers have from now until the end of the year to sign up for auto pay and get the benefit. Once approved, they will keep that reduced ra...
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After a brutal summer of heat and drought, Central Texas received some relief in the form of rainfall last week but Waco Lake is still sitting 2.5 feet below normal levels. Waco received 4.5 inches of rain, which was enough to raise the lake only 1 foot. WATCH HERE: Waco lake rem...
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TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) — It's a big day in Temple as the McLane Children's hospital celebrates it's 15th birthday! Since 2009, the hospital has served the children and families of Central Texas as essentially the only options for specialized care from Dallas to Austin. Chief Medi...
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President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961. The Army secretary will decide a time and place for the executio...
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TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Progress at Temple Mall remains ongoing as the city continues to work with ownership and its representatives as corrective work progresses toward re-occupancy. City of Temple Public Relations Coordinator Nohely Mackowiak tells FOX 44 News that Building Se...
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If you like warm days and mild nights, this forecast is for you! Highs for the rest of the week will be in the upper 80s to near 90. Lows will be in the low to mid 60s. Other than a few clouds, we should stay dry. The only exception will be our far southeastern counties Friday. T...
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As Central Texas election offices prepare for election season, officials are working through a backlog of voter registration and renewal records tied to issues with state web portals. Texas State University student Sierra Stage is moving from Hays County back to Bell County and i...
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A hearing for Kilmar brego Garcia which was expected to determine whether the man mistakenly sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador would be deported to Liberia was abruptly canceled Tuesday for reasons that were not immediately clear. The government is moving to vacate ...
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Neighbors say big semi-trucks keep getting stuck on their narrow neighborhood roads, and one neighbor has the videos to prove it. WATCH HERE: Lorena neighbor speaks out as semi-trucks get stuck on residential streets, raising safety concerns Gary Cox, who lives in a historic home...
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Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessees attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday. Pikes attorneys said her prognosis is still unclear and said she faces a long recovery. Against all odds, Ch...
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The Waco Police Department has identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash on Monday. Officials say 22-year-old Oracio Vallejo was killed after his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a Mitsubishi SUV on Texas Central Parkway and Bagby Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. The SUV was...
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The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even though the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Tuesday to a record after topping its prior all-time high set in August. Despite worries about everything from war to high inflation to pres...
