BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - Belton’s youngest patriots are invited to celebrate Independence Day with their own Mini Parade! The Library’s Mini Parade will take place around the Belton Public Library on Thursday, July 2. Check-in will start at 10 a.m., and the parade will begin at 1...
When Sascha Penn created “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” he was determined to end it after five seasons.
A suspect alleged to be involved in incidents in multiply counties has been airlifted after a pursuit ended in Leon County on IH-45, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Facebook page,Drivers are advised to avoid the area as the investigation continues.On Monday, the Leon Count...
The McLennan County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association will hold a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at 9 a.m. Thursday....
At this point, it’s no longer a question of whether Braxton Ashcraft belongs in the All-Star conversation. It’s a matter of how strong his case has become....
HARKER HEIGHTS (FOX 44) - Saving lives through taking smoke alarms into the community and installing them for people in need — the focus of Saturday's (June 27, 2026) "Sound The Alarm" event at the Harker Heights Library. Several volunteers from the American Red Cross Central & S...
Readers can get a look behind the scenes of the new movie with the accompanying book, “The Art of ‘Toy Story 5.’”
Tasked with coming up with a top 10 list of the all-time greatest moments in Central Texas sports history, we had more than our notebooks could hold within minutes....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to its highest level on Friday, but said risk of the disease spreading in the U.S. is low....
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,…...
McGregor, Tx (FOX44) - Bond has been set at $1,000,000 for a 35-year-old man accused of grooming, then sexually abusing a very young girl over a period of time. A man identified as Sergio Ernesto Gutierrez-Luna in court papers was booked into the McLennan County Jail early Thursd...
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MOSCOW — The deputy leader of Russia's Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukraine, was convicted Wednesday of spreading lies about the Russian army and jailed for seven years, in a verdict he said showed public dissent is illegal....
West Waco Library, 5301 Bosque Blvd., will host an America 250-themed family night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Booking a hotel months in advance may not be the money-saving strategy travelers think it is.A new report found last-minute bookings are now one of the best ways to save on summer hotel stays."Hotels do not want those rooms to go unfilled, so prices do tend to drop closer to the ...
WASHINGTON — Stern-faced curmudgeons who think children should be seen and not heard, take note: Chuckling children are not to be scolded or told to keep quiet, but instead encouraged to laugh, as new research shows it helps them build…...
George R. Harrison will give a talk at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the East Waco Library, 901 Elm Ave., as part of the Central Texas African American Heritage Foundation's Lorea Johnson Speaker Series....
For ESPN's Malika Andrews, NBA draft night is about more than reading names. It’s about getting the story right.
This summer’s forecast is in: clear skies and good books from here on out.
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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Former Baylor slugger Max Muncy is no stranger to MLB All-Star games, but the hard-hitter is on pace to do something a Dodgers third baseman hasn’t done in 50 years....
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KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - Central Texas College will be recognizing 424 summer graduates during its August 2026 commencement ceremony! The C…
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