Belton is exploring ways to get more officers on the streets and keep them there, as the city faces a record-high police turnover rate. Eight officers have left the Belton Police Department since the start of fiscal year 2026, bringing the department's turnover rate to more than 17%. The city is...
government
In January 2024, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration for freezing approvals for new plants to export US liquefied natural gas. When he won the election, in part by slamming the Biden-Harris war on energy, Trump vowed in his second inaugural a...
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Central Texans will close out the workweek with a hot Friday. The good news is the dew points significantly drop this afternoon, so it will feel less humid. The high temperature of 97 degrees will finally feel around 97 degrees. The high temperatures remain in the mid to upper 90...
parks
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76. Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-ye...
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Oil changes are getting more expensive, as the price of motor oil rises this year. But some drivers could feel the pinch more than others. Tess Warner, who drives a Volkswagen, is dealing with the double burden of expensive diesel fuel and now rising synthetic oil costs. "The las...
parks
Bark & Wave Bash Hawaiian Falls and Animal Birth Control Clinic will host the second annual Bark and Wave Bash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the water park, 900 Lake Shore Drive....
parks
The Greater Waco Interfaith Conference will host its annual Festival of Faiths from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Providence Pavilion, 6901 Medical Parkway.
business
The Asian Leaders Network will hold a Finance & Taxation 101 Small Business Workshop from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Waco Family Medicine, 1600 Providence Drive....
schools
By Abby Rathburn | Staff Writer Long before Doug McNamee started making decisions for Baylor Athletics, he was an ordinary college student balancing academics, work with the basketball team and fraternity life, shaped by Baylor’s Christian perspective. More than two decades later...
schools
By Hannah Webb | News Editor Baylor enrolled 13,860 undergraduates this fall, its lowest total since 2014 and 323 fewer than last year. The decline marks the fourth consecutive year of falling undergraduate enrollment, while graduate enrollment continues to grow. Undergraduate en...
