TEXAS (FOX 44) - From hospital rooms to zip lines, Camp Dreamcatcher gives medically fragile kids a chance to have fun in the sun. Baylor Scott & White Health says that childhood often means hospital stays, treatments, and limitations for kids living with chronic and complex medical conditions. ...
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Plantersville, Tx (FOX44) - UPDATE: The Department of Public Safety reports 32-year-old Javier Morales-Perez of Navasota died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 105 east of Plantersville Friday morning. DPS Sgt Justin Ruiz said it happened about 6:30 Friday morning as Morales-Perez was heading e...
FAIRFIELD, Texas (FOX 44) - It is with great sadness that the Fairfield Texas Police Department has announced the passing of K9 Officer Farock. K9 Officer Farock, a German Shepherd, joined the Fairfield PD in August 2025 as one of the department's first K9 Officers, and served the community brave...
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...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The best of the best youth golfers in this region will call Central Texas home with the return of the Texas Youth Classic to the Waco area next week! For more information about this event, you can watch our interview above. If you would like to register for the Texas [...]
With a renewed focus in the gym and an expanded leadership role, Baylor punter Palmer Williams, a Ray Guy finalist last season, feels he can be even better next season.
Viewing “devices” as the enemy, the toys must figure out how to reconnect with the girl who tossed them aside for a “Lilypad,” an adolescent-friendly screen.
BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - The Bosque County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find a familiar landmark which has been stolen. The antique gas pump pictured below was stolen from a property located a few miles south of Clifton, along Highway 6, sometime between June 4 and June 18. This gas...
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - A Bryan man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. The Brazos County District Attorney's Office says 38-year-old Jason Davis was sentenced as part of a plea agreement. He also pled guilty to five counts of Po...
TEXAS (FOX 44) - From hospital rooms to zip lines, Camp Dreamcatcher gives medically fragile kids a chance to have fun in the sun. Baylor Scott & White Health says that childhood often means hospital stays, treatments, and limitations for kids living with chronic and complex medical conditions. ...
COPPERAS COVE, Texas (FOX 44) - The family of retired Copperas Cove Deputy Chief Michael "Mike" Fleming, along with members of the Copperas Cove Fire Department, escorted him through the city one final time on Friday morning. According to the city, Deputy Chief Fleming dedicated 34 years of faith...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Did you know that 88 percent of child drownings occur with at least one adult present? Swim Waco informs us of safety tips in the video above so that you can splash safely all summer!
Alex Freeman just might be the U.S. men’s national team’s most impactful player and a long-awaited unicorn.
Gracie the Giraffe was found Friday morning after being missing for several days in the Hill Country.
Just as our bodies need bread in order to live, our souls need a daily and constant conversation with God, the bread and substance of life.
The stepped-up security measures follow a $14.7 million refurbishment of the Reflecting Pool. Trump has blamed dark-of-night saboteurs for the issues with the project.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Walt Disney World has announced dates and some details about two Christmastime events, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom and Disney Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Very Merry dates for 2026 are…
Leon County, Tx (FOX 44) - The Department of Public Safety reports the I-45 southbound lanes were expected to be blocked several hours south of Buffalo following a Friday morning crash. DPS reported it involved two 18-wheelers. The Leon County Department of Emergency Management reported it was ne...
Mars will introduce four products — M&Ms, Skittles, Starburst and Extra gum — made without synthetic dyes regulated by the FDA.
Former Baylor center Caden Powell has joined a lawsuit filed in Ohio that is seeking to challenge the NCAA's new 5-for-5 rule and would grant him another season.
In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured.Acting President Delcy Rodrguez announced the new toll early Friday, surrounded by government and mili...
A top FEMA official who had drawn scrutiny for bizarre past remarks including claiming he teleported to a Waffle House has been pushed out of the agency, four sources tell CNN.White House officials appointed Gregg Phillips in December to lead FEMAs Office of Response and Recovery, one of the ag...
A Republican revolt over President Donald Trump's election overhaul bill has thrown the House into disarray.Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home on Thursday after a group of GOP hardliners blocked a procedural vote, bringing House business to a halt and delaying votes on defense spending and ...
A website set up to take reports of people still unaccounted for had 50,000 listed as of Friday morning.
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) - Killeen police are seeking one person after two people were shot in two separate shootings in one area of their city Thursday night. Police were called to the area near Herndon Drive and Huntsman Circle at 8:40 p.m. Thursday. Investigators say they believe three individuals...
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscows Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyivs biggest drone assaults since the Kremlins full-scale invasion more than four years ago.Russian air defenses...
Major League Baseball continued its pattern of radical proposals in collective bargaining, proposing a five-year limit on free agent contracts and eliminating contract deferrals, an offer the MLB Players' Association quickly derided as "misleading" and would "eliminate the free market."
Central Texans will continue to see hot and humid conditions as the heat dome sits in place. Storms that develop to the north may clip the area but any rain will typically be minimal and dissipate quickly. Generally we are looking at slim to no rain chances until we get into late next week.High t...
The outcome of the military action between the United States and Iran is clear when measured by military capability, economic leverage, strategic position and long-term deterrence: America dramatically weakened one of the world’s most dangerous and unpredictable regimes and secured…
Israel's 12-day war with Iran last year and President Donald Trump’s attacks in recent months shattered the myth of Iran’s military might, inflicting heavy losses on the Islamic Republic and forcing it to the negotiating table.
As the destructive Bobcat fire sent plumes of smoke billowing from the Angeles National Forest in 2020, Ryan Huling recalled that at the time news reports claimed the blaze caused “no injuries” and that no homes had been destroyed. That…
Rick Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes both for his reporting and for his work as a historian. He’s written about five wars, and his books include “The Long Gray Line,” the Liberation Trilogy about the United States’ role in the…
As he worked on an adaptation of some of America’s essential documents over the past few years, cartoonist R. Sikoryak says one element of the ongoing American experiment became clear. “I rewatched the Ken Burns documentaries, and I was like,…
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Baylor men's golf filled out its coaching staff on Thursday, announcing the addition of Clayton Brady as an assistant coach.
The city of Bellmead, in partnership with the Bellmead Chamber of Commerce and Baylor Scott & White Health, will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bellmead City Hall, 3015 Bellmead Drive.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a Sourdough Basics Baking class from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 2 at the Extension office, 4224 Cobbs Drive.
Waco Friends of the Climate will hold its free quarterly drive-thru Styrofoam recycling collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11 in the parking lot at the corner of Valley Mills and Waco drives, in front of Ocean Buffet.
Cultivate Waco will host a watercolor workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday at its new home, 924 Austin Ave., Suite 100.
Woodway's next farmers market will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Carleen Bright Arboretum, 9001 Bosque Blvd.
The Exchange Event Center, 300 S. Jefferson Ave. in McGregor, will host the Crown & Gown Quinceañera Expo from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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