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CLIFTON, Texas (FOX 44) - The City of Clifton has asked all residents and businesses to immediately stop all outdoor watering. The city says it is under Stage 2 Mandatory Water Restrictions, as it sent as much water as possible to assist the City of Meridian with the ongoing fire...
McGregor, Tx (FOX44) - A 28-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after the father of a boy and girl told McGregor police he found him naked in a bedroom with his daughter and son. David Refugio Lopez was booked into the McLennan County Jail early Tuesday morning after M...
Central Texas (FOX44) - Seven area small fire departments are receiving their part of nearly $5,000,000 in grants from the Texas A&M Forest Service for firefighting equipment and emergency response needs. The money will help departments purchase firefighting apparatus, fire and r...
The 74 reports that elementary principals are learning about early childhood education through programs like BELL and P-3, emphasizing play-based learning and tailored approaches to meet the needs of young students....
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - The 100 Club Heart of Texas has a mission to support our local first-responders who were killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. Lorena Police Chief Scott Holt and McLennan County Commissioner Ben Perry tell us more about the organizatio...
College Station, Tx (FOX44) - At a time when controversy over the use of Flock cameras has risen, the system has led to a local arrest of a suspect wanted on multiple felony drug charges. College Station police report Tuesday afternoon they got a flock alert for a vehicle associa...
SmartAsset reports Virginia Beach is the safest big city in America, with low crime and disaster risk, while Memphis ranks the least safe due to high crime rates....
A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. Colleen Williams, an NBC4 Los Angeles anchor, confirme...
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Killeen Independent School District's Ellison High School is under an increased police presence after an online threat was made. Principal Joshua Rainwater issued a statement to parents and guardians on Tuesday, saying the Ellison campus discovered a...
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) - A Killeen church is considered a total loss after an external fire spread to the building and the roof collapsed. The Killeen Fire Department responded to the fire in the 500 block of South 42nd Street shortly before noon Tuesday after the Bell County Commu...
A doctor in Denver, Colorado is betting his retirement savings on a new kind of healthcare clinic one he says could change the way patients experience emergency and urgent care. Dr. Noah Kaufman left the emergency room after 25 years to open KaufCare, a direct acute care clinic h...
Newly released video shows a disastrous helicopter crash during a lesson earlier this year at Cedar City Regional Airport in Utah. The National Transportation Safety Board released the video after it completed an investigation into the May 23 incident. Incredibly, neither the Sou...
A 75-year-old church in North Killeen was destroyed by a fire Tuesday after flames spread from a neighboring property. The fire at Simmonsville Missionary Baptist Church (509 S 42nd St.) started at about 11:52 a.m. Construction work was being done at the lot next door to the chur...
Bryan, Tx (FOX44) - Bryan police have arrested a juvenile suspect in a shooting incident that resulted in a vehicle and a residence being struck by shots fired. Warrants charging two counts of deadly conduct were issued on the juvenile in the case as the investigation developed. ...
The story of how “The Crash at Crush” came to be is a triumph of hype and hope.
FORT HOOD, Texas (FOX 44) – A 1st Cavalry Division Soldier has died following a vehicle rollover incident at Fort Hood. According to the Fort Hood Media Center, the accident happened during training on Wednesday. A second Soldier was injured and is receiving medical care. “We are...
The nationwide crackdown in recent months was not as high-profile as past operations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, but it was more widespread....
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced rules Monday to repeal former President Joe Biden's limits on carbon emissions from coal-and gas-fired power plants and to prevent future climate-focused regulations of those facilities....
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - The Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) is currently investigating a stalking incident on campus and they are asking for anyone with more information to please come forward. The department reports that they received information on ...
As Grimes County grows and new subdivisions emerge, questions are rising about whether there will be enough water available to fight fires in residential areas. The county has approved new regulations requiring fire water sources in new developments, but some residents worry the ...
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Over 700 acres were reported burned in the Elm Creek Fire in Limestone County, east of Mart. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Texas A&M Forest Service reports about 737 acres burned with 100 percent containment. The Forest Service worked thr...
BOSQUE COUNTY (KXXV) A large brush fire ignited in Bosque County Monday, according to the Clifton Texas Police. Fire crews from across the county are working on the fire near State Highway 6 and County Road 1035. The fire is estimated to be burning around 400 acres with 0% contai...
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (FOX 44) - A family of six and their pets have been displaced after a house fire in Harker Heights. Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Chris Mahlstedt says the Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 200 block of Lottie Lane at a...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - A motorcyclist is in the hospital with serious injuries, according to College Station Police. A major crash occurred in the 100 block of Wellborn Road on Monday. One vehicle and one motorcycle were involved. Northbound Wellborn Road has been shut...
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - The Chief of the McLennan County DA's Office Crimes against Children Unit is becoming a new Assistant United States Attorney in Waco. Tara Avants graduated from the Baylor Law School in 2017 and began her career as a prosecutor with the Limestone County Distric...
A teen babysitter in Kentucky is facing multiple charges, including murder, after police say an 11-month-old child was found dead after the father returned home from work. According to the Central City Police Department, officers responded to a disturbance call around 5:10 p.m. o...
Copperas Cove, Tx (FOX44) - Copperas Cove Police have arrested Quincy Derrell Monroe following their investigation into multiple shots were fired into a Primrose Drive home. Monroe remained in the Coryell County Jail Monday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon af...
Female athletes have reacted with anger and incredulity to a hypersexualized advertising campaign featuring a nude or minimally clad Sydney Sweeney posing with sports equipment. The campaign, for US sports-prediction market Novig, is very damaging for female athletes and young gi...
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - One person was injured in a Sunday night shooting at a Bryan apartment complex. The Bryan Police Department responded to the Saddlewood Apartments, located at 3625 Wellborn Road, shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday. Police say a physical and verbal altercation or...
Expect continued warmer than normal conditions this upcoming week as afternoon highs top out in the 90s/100s the first half of this week and the 90s over the latter half of the week. The elevated fire threat will persist due to dry conditions....
CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - The Coryell County Sheriff's Office responded to a fight in progress Friday night, September 11th, 2026, that led to a vehicle pursuit into McLennan County. The Sheriff's Office says deputies with the Coryell County Sheriff's Office Patrol Divisio...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - The College Station Police Department is currently investigating an early morning shooting that occurred on Harvey Road. The department reports that officers were dispatched to The Grand Apartments, located at 1501 Harvey Road, shortly after 4 a....
Just days after it was unveiled, a statue at Turning Point USAs headquarters honoring late conservative activist Charlie Kirk was found vandalized Sunday morning. Phoenix police were called to the area near the site of TPUSAs headquarters just before 9 a.m. after someone reported...
The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemens government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea...
A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached...
Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders....
Texas A&M Forest Service and local firefighters have been battling the Kurk Fire for over 24 hours. The fire is 30% contained as of Wednesday. The crew continues to work around the clock to contain the fire. Our crews were able to get in there and put in some good containment lin...
Over the weekend, a couple was killed in a five vehicle crash on SH 171 Saturday night. One neighbor said the news is a reminder to slow down when driving. Zachary and Katherine Barton, both 39, of Arlington, were both pronounced dead at the scene. A 12-year-old who got out of th...
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Three people are dead after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Robertson County on Friday night, September 11, 2026. Trooper Justin Ruiz with Texas DPS tells FOX 44 news that a 2026 Freightliner 18-wheeler was traveling westbound on FM 485 near ...
The inaugural WPBL season marked the first professional women’s baseball competition since 1954 pitting the San Francisco Firebells, Boston Hunters, Los Angeles Queens and New York Heights against each other....
LORENA, Texas (FOX 44) – The Lorena Fire Department is down an engine after it was damaged at the scene of an accident this morning, Saturday, September 12, 2026. The department says crews were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident on southbound Interstate 35 near mile ...
State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say there’s still confusion....
An Egyptian man who was deported from the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea, and who spoke out against alleged rough treatment by security forces there, was taken into police custody and is being held incommunicado, his lawyer said Friday....
Every day when we tune in for the news we are inundated by stories of corruption, deception, crime, war and injustice. Occasional beams of light break through the dark clouds of gloom — stories of heroism and self-sacrifice. But the…...
By Kamryn Anthis | Staff Writer With burgers on the grill and students voting for their favorites, Kappa Alpha Theta’s annual CASA Cookout and Concert turned Fountain Mall into a competition Thursday. Fraternities from across campus competed in a burger-grilling competition while...
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medical examiner ruling her death a homicide. Last night, the medical examiners offic...
A massive wildfire in North Texas is still burning more than two weeks after it started. The Ross Fire has torched more than 90,000 acres since it ignited on August 24, destroying over 150 structures and disrupting schools. It grew quickly during its initial days, crossed water b...
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - Central Texas College’s Police Academy Bravo Class graduated 19 cadets today on September 11, marking the completion of six months of training to prepare them for careers in law enforcement. Class President Jordan T. Cotto’s journey carried special signi...
Coryell County, Tx (FOX44) - Coryell County deputies have arrested William Paul McCoy after finding over 400 alleged depictions of child pornography on a cellular phone. The Coryell County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division had initiated the investigation and obtain...
Killeen, Tx (FOX44) - A 30-year-old man is facing felony charges after fighting with Killeen officers who had been sent to check on a suspected homeless camp. Killeen police spokesperson Ofelia Miramontez said it happened Wednesday morning about 8:25 when officers were sent to a ...
They worked to get people out of the north tower as debris and bodies rained down. Then, they heard the groaning of steel.
CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A wanted man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit throughout Coryell County. A deputy with the Sheriff’s Office's Patrol Division was monitoring traffic early Friday morning when he witnessed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. This ...
Where were you on 9/11? If youre of a certain age, the question comes up nearly every year. Friday marks 25 years since 19 hijackers commandeered four airplanes, crashing two into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon, killing 2,977 people. Almost instantly, television...
A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency appeal Wednesday amid a legal batt...
On Sept 11, 2001, Hanna Born and her sister were at daycare inside the Pentagon when American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the west side of the building. I think one piece of the message that my parents made very clear to us the entire time growing up was just how fortunate ou...
Thirty-five members of Congress who were in office on September 11, 2001, are still serving in Washington. Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) is one of them. Pallone represents part of New Jersey, just across the river from Ground Zero. The town of Middletown, in his district, had ...
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ROCKPORT, Texas (FOX 44) - Mike Donoho spent 34 years with the Bryan Fire Department before retiring in 2012 and moving to Rockport, just north of Corpus Christi. A small part of his experience was being part of the recovery efforts shortly after the September 11, 2001, tragedy t...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - A Texas Task Force 1 member who was deployed to Ground Zero, who is now the director of the Texas Department of Emergency Management, recalls his experience. Nim Kidd was a member of the San Antonio Fire Department when he got the call to go to G...
