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By Elliott Nace | Assistant News Editor The Baylor Police Department and Waco Fire responded to a small, isolated fire in Brooks Flats Friday afternoon and temporarily evacuated students in the building. The fire directly damaged an apartment before emergency crews and Brooks Fla...
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Two people are in the hospital after a Grimes County crash involving an 18-wheeler. The Texas Department of Public Safety tells FOX 44 News the crash occurred east of the Navasota River on Highway 30. The crash was called in at appoximately 2:32 p....
DENTON / GRIMES COUNTY Texas (FOX 44) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners of the cities of Plantersville, Todd Mission and in the unincorporated areas of Grim...
BEVERLY HILLS, Texas (FOX 44) - A former City of Beverly Hills employee has been indicted on charges of theft and misappropriation of Fiduciary Funds of > $300,000. The City of Beverly Hills Police Chief and Chief Administrative Officer, Kory Martin, held a press conference at Ci...
Grimes County, Tx (FOX44) - Grimes County has been added to a list of Texas counties for which disaster assistance is being sought under the president's declaration. Governor Greg Abbot directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request it along with Live Oak and McMu...
Bryan, Tx (FOX 44) - A motorcyclist police said was attempting to pass a vehicle on the right shoulder was seriously injured when the motorcycle collided with a turning vehicle. Police said it happened in the 3700 block of West Villa Maria Road shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday. Pol...
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) - A 73-year-old woman is accused of taking over $80,000 from the accounts of a man who had recently passed away. Helen Ann Gaynair remained in the Bell County Jail Friday after she was arrested in the investigation into where the man's money had gone began Ja...
GATESVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Six arrests have been made after the discovery of narcotics and illegal firearms at a Gatesville residence. The Coryell County Sheriff’s Office says its Criminal Investigations Division executed a residential search warrant in the 300 block of South 1...
A former city of Beverly Hills official has been indicted on charges that she stole more than $300,000 from the city, Police Chief Kory Martin announced Friday....
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was arrested on Thursday in Bourbon County on a contempt charge while he was on the set of an upcoming holiday movie. The Bourbon County Sheriff's Office said they were notified around 5:30 p.m. that Bevin, who served as the state's governor fr...
The Trump administration launched a series of arcade-style games on the official White House website Thursday to tout its priorities the latest turn in its aggressive online effort to troll Democrats that has at times surfaced racist and offensive images. The White Houses online ...
A McLennan County Grand Jury has indicted a Waco woman on multiple felony charges connected to the misappropriation of fiduciary funds, the Beverly Hills Police Department and City of Beverly Hills announced. The grand jury passed a true bill of indictment Thursday, presented by ...
The judge in the criminal case of Lindsay Clancy said on Friday he would declare a mistrial after the jury could not agree on a verdict for the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children in 2023. He then granted the defense an hour to file an emergency appeal...
Governor Abbott surveys Ross Fire damage in North Texas, meets with first responders, and details state wildfire resources and tools available to impacted Texans....
Hot weather will persist this weekend into early next week with afternoon highs in the mid 90s to low 100s. The wildfire threat will remain elevated along and west of Highway 281 each day. Isolated to scattered storms are expected across the region on Friday. Otherwise, rain chan...
The Trump administration filed another emergency request Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to enforce President Donald Trump's sweeping new restrictions on mail-in voting just two months ahead of the November midterm elections. The emergency appe...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take stronger actions against what they describe as an escalating campaign of executions, arbitrary arrests and political repression by Iran's government. In a letter obtained by Scripps News on Thur...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is calling on President Donald Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as The Wall Street Journal reports Hegseth has extended military deployments in the Middle East into 2027. Tillis, who is not running for re-election and has become a frequent...
Robinson City Council members Tuesday voted unanimously against renewing a deal for Flock cameras, despite statistics from the city's police chief touting their benefits in fighting crime....
HOUSTON — Roads flooded, trees fell and power went out in East Texas as intense rain poured from the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard on Wednesday, county emergency leaders said. Officials helped some people evacuate their homes as the storm…...
At least one person was killed and six others injured Wednesday in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis, according to officials. The Minneapolis Police Department responded just after 4:30 p.m. and warned the public to stay away from the area. Two police of...
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A major multi-vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 35 is impacting area traffic. The Robinson Volunteer Fire Department says the accident occurred just south of the Loop 340/Highway 6 interchange. The accident is impacting southbound I-35 tr...
Dallas police will deactivate almost half of the Flock license-plate cameras across the city this month after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause in state agency funding for the technology, the department announced Tuesday....
Tiger Woods entered a no contest plea to charges of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test during a court appearance in Martin County, Florida....
Wildfires continue to burn across Texas, with firefighters still battling the massive Ross Fire in North Texas as hot, dry conditions keep fire danger elevated across much of the state. Dry grass and brush remain abundant fuels, leaving parts of…...
Dyson has unveiled a new electric toothbrush that combines a built-in camera with an automated flossing system and it comes with a $499 price tag. The CameraJet analyzes 28 images per second to find gaps between teeth, then fires small bursts of mouth rinse into those spaces whil...
CORSICANA / WAXAHACHIE, Texas (FOX 44) - A search warrant in Waxahachie led to two arrests and a discovery of a large amount of narcotics. Corsicana Police Chief Ronald McGaha says the department's Criminal Investigation Division executed the search warrant in Waxahachie on Frida...
Cameron, Tx (FOX 44) - A 20 year old man who was injured in a January head on traffic crash in Milam County that left another man dead his now being held on manslaughter charges. Department of Public Safety Sergeant Bryan Washko said the warrant for Jeremiah Morataya had been iss...
Golfer Tiger Woods entered into a plea agreement on Wednesday on a reckless driving charge after he was arrested in March on suspicion of DUI following a rollover crash in South Florida. Prosecutors amended the original DUI with property damage charge to reckless driving, resulti...
Engines revved, tires squealed, and fireworks lit up the sky as another street takeover disrupted a Denver neighborhood late Sunday night, renewing calls for action to put an end to the dangerous trend. See the full story fro our previous coverage in the video below Denver street...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The jet fuel behind the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars that once flowed like a fire hydrant has trickled into drops from a leaky bathroom sink. The financial, and PR, mess that was Bally…...
FORT HOOD, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: The Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services has closed West Range Road, from Elijah Road to Old Georgetown Road, due to an active wildland fire in the area. Fort Hood issued an update on Tuesday evening saying the Directorate of Emergency S...
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - A vehicle accident in Belton has caused an electrical line to fall on Lake Road. Police say the area between Loop 121 and Main Street is temporarily closed. Travelers are urged to avoid this area and seek alternate routes. This is a developing story. FOX ...
Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a Southern California warehouse on the same day, police said. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts valued by police at $70,000 into a light-hearted social media promotion. But police in M...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - The Texas A&M Police Department is raising awareness of a sports pass scam. The department says this scam has been targeting citizens who are trying to purchase or sell Texas A&M University Student Sports Passes ahead of the football season in no...
A protective order was filed against former Fort Hood Doctor, Maj. Blaine McGraw, Monday by Renuka Young. According to Bell County documents, Young does not have any previous relationship with McGraw. She filed the order claiming he "committed sexual assault or abuse, indecent as...
Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS Sports NFL analyst, said Tuesday he has pleaded no contest to a civil charge after being arrested last month in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Former NFL quarterback...
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Preparing for hurricanes is essential in saving lives, protecting your property and surviving prolonged power and supply outages. McLennan County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan Dirker shares how we can be well-prepared for hurricane season...
A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York Citys Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square...
GATESVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) — Few people have the dedication and perseverance to do something as selfless as volunteer firefighting, but it's a job that must be done. In August alone, the Texas A&M Forest Service has reported over 100,000 acres burned by wildfires. One of the firs...
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: The Bryan Police and Fire Departments are on the scene of a rollover crash where one individual was ejected from the vehicle. The incident occurred in the 2800 block of N Earl Rudder Freeway on Monday afternoon. Police say this crash has both north...
Grimes County, Tx (FOX 44) - A late Sunday night three-vehicle crash in rural Grimes County has left a 59-year-old Willis man dead and two others sent to the hospital. Department of Public Safety Sergeant Justin Ruiz said it happened about 11:17 p.m. Sunday on State Highway 30 ne...
Bellmead, Tx (FOX 44) - After serving as police chief in Bellmead for the past four years, Shawn Myatt is leaving to become chief in the Texas panhandle city of Pampa. Chief Myatt came to Bellmead on July 5, 2022 after serving as chief in Navasota. Bellmead City Manager Yost Zakh...
NORTH ZULCH, Texas (FOX 44) - A fire at an oil well site in Madison County was safely extinguished on Saturday afternoon. The North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department says it was dispatched to a fire on Blagraves Road, west of North Zulch. Normangee Fire/Rescue, Madisonville Fire/Re...
Swiss police say they arrested a 43-year-old man on Monday after a deadly shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland led to the death of an Italian citizen and saw several other young people wounded. Aargau Cantonal Police previously said one person was killed and five others wer...
GET UP! The Lariat’s Sports Buzz is back for another semester of Baylor Athletics. The stove is starting to get a little hot only one week into classes, as soccer and volleyball have successful weeks and the Bears are itching to return to the gridiron. College football is back Th...
HAMILTON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: As of Sunday, August 30, 2026, the Texas A&M Forest Service is reporting that the Rio Escondido Fire in Hamilton County has burned 2,713 acres and is 95 percent contained. 111 total structures have burned as a result of this fire, includi...
WACO (FOX 44) - Wildfires have ravaged parts of Central Texas over the past week, and now one of them is fully contained. Kiley Moran with the Texas A&M Forest Service told FOX 44 on Sunday evening, August 30, 2026, that the Yellow Square Fire in Coryell County is 100% contained....
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a gunfight Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, the police chief in Columbia said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record, also died, Chief W.H. Skip Holbrook said at...
Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clea...
ROSEBUD, Texas (FOX 44) - Over 100 members of the Rosebud community came together with the Rosebud Volunteer Fire Department this evening, August 29, 2026, to remember two of their fallen brothers with an "Apparatus Dedication Ceremony." The Rosebud VFD recently acquired two new ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - A routine traffic stop just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning, August 30, 2026, led to a drug bust thanks to K-9 Officer Kato. The College Station Police Department reports that Officer Pouland was conducting a routine traffic stop just before 1:30 a.m...
A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five injured early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for potentially more than one suspect. Aargau cantonal police wrote earlier on X that a 22-year-old ...
NASAs newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket...
Multiple agencies are on the scene of a large brush fire in McLennan County. The blaze is happening in the 200 block of Charping Street near Texas State Technical College campus. Police are working to block off roads, but are allowing some residents into the area. At this time, i...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Multiple agencies, including the Waco and Bellmead Fire Departments, are responding to a large fire involving multiple trailer houses, trailers, brush & vehicles near the 200 Block of Charping Lane. Explosions have also been reported in the area. Please avo...
