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Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos removed from US, officials say
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday a...
Possible drowning under investigation at Lake Limestone
Emergency crews are investigating a possible drowning at Lake Limestone. Officials say first responders were called to the Lake Limestone boat ramp Friday night. The incident, which initially was being investigated as a possible drowning, is now being treated as a death investiga...
Green lights for good drivers: A new approach to traffic safety
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didnt seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights. The soluti...
Russian drone strike near Kyiv kills 37 after warehouse explosions
A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that may have been illegally storing munitions in a residential area, according to Ukrainian officials, sparking explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killing 37 people in one of the war's deadli...
One HOT Cook Off returns to the Extraco Events Center September 25–27, 2026
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Fire up your pits and mark your calendars! The One HOT Cook Off is coming up September 25–27, 2026, at the Extraco Events Center in Waco! Whether you're a seasoned pitmaster or just happen to know your way around an outdoor kitchen, there's a category for e...
Sanctuary policies keep prisoners in local jails away from ICE
Some states with policies restricting jail transfers to ICE saw high rates of street arrests amid the administration’s attacks on those policies.
North Texas blaze grows to 85,000 acres
Firefighters are continuing Friday to contain the Ross fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, after the fire expanded to about 85,000 acres the day before, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service....
BPD: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on E. Loop 340
BELLMEAD, Texas (FOX 44) - The Bellmead Police Department is currently investigating a serious traffic accident involving a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. The department says the accident occurred in the 200 block of E. Loop 340 on Friday night. The public has been asked...
Multiple agencies responding to Coryell Co. fire
CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Central Texas wildfires continue to keep fire crews busy, with three separate fires being battled across Hamilton, Coryell and Lampasas counties. The largest of the three is the Rio Escondido Fire in Hamilton County. The fire erupted Monda...
BSW Health raising awareness of Temple Emergency Department access
TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - While there might be some construction work being done on the parking lot near the ER at Baylor Scott & White – Temple, the Emergency Department remains open and ready to help. BSW Health issued a statement on Friday night saying the department is fully o...
Washington murder suspect held in McLennan County
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) - A 21-year-old man wanted in connection with a New Year's Day fatal shooting in Tacoma, Washington is being held in the McLennan County Jail. Barkai Ben Israel Brinson of Tacoma was arrested by U-S Marshals and booked into the jail at 9:30 Thursday morning. He ...
Fired Stars and Stripes journalists accuse Pentagon of retaliation
Three staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication, sued the Pentagon and top officials on Thursday. The trio, including the outlets editor-in-chief, claimed they were illegally pushed out over personal statements protected under the First Amendment. The Pentagon last ...
New drama 'Line of Fire' puts Peter Krause in the center of DC action
How do the FBI, the U.S. Marshals, the Secret Service and the Department of Justice interact? Showing that is the goal of “Line of Fire.”
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troo...
Adams Fire in Lampasas Co. 100 percent contained at 161 acres
CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) - UPDATE: The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Adams Fire is at 161 acres and is 100 percent contained, as of Thursday night. Multiple agencies responded to the large fire, which was just north of Adamsville in Lampasas County. FOX 44 News learned that the...
ICE plans to buy vehicle stopping device after fatal pursuits
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to buy a device able to stop a car from moving. A federal contract to purchase a vehicle arresting devise (sic) is dated Aug. 14, weeks after ICE agents shot and killed two drivers in Maine and Texas who failed to stop for the unmar...
Kentucky officer accused of using police cameras to track ex over 2,000 times
A Kentucky police officer was arrested after authorities said he used the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track his ex-girlfriend over 2,000 times, marking the latest in a string of recent law enforcement officer resignations or arrests for alleged abuses of th...
Woman charged after stabbing and structure fire in Moffat
MOFFAT, Texas (KXXV) A woman has been arrested and charged after a stabbing and structure fire in Moffat Monday, according to the Bell County Sheriff's Office. 35-year-old Michelle Elizabeth Pueller was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one co...
Help a College Station firefighter in his cancer battle
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - One of the College Station Fire Department’s finest is battling cancer, and here is what you can do to help. The Fire Department says there will be a 5K run held for Grayson Brock at TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field on Saturday, August 29th. The ...
Waco Police announce 2 more arrests in fatal shooting Sunday
Police have announced a total of four arrests tied to the deadly shooting. One of the suspects named Wednesday faces the first murder charge filed in the case....
What to know about the Texas wildfires burning thousands of acres
DALLAS — A wildfire is roaring across Texas, burning structures at a Boy Scout camp and prompting evacuations across a rural swath of the state.
Texas' Ross fire burns 80,000 acres as containment reaches 12%, officials say
DALLAS — Crews battling the 80,000-acre Ross fire caught a break from the weather Wednesday as cooler, more humid conditions brought some relief after days of extreme heat and rapid fire growth across western North Texas....
Firefighters gain upper hand on CenTex wildfires
EVANT, Texas (FOX 44) — Monday's Rio Escondido fire near Evant was joined by two others that started almost simultaneously on Tuesday. Tuesday morning started off as planned for responders, monitoring the Rio Escondido fire. Progress was being made, and then around 4 p.m. things ...
More arrests made in Waco N. 20th Street homicide
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Two more arrests have been made in connection with Waco's fourth homicide of 2026. The Waco Police Department says 17-year-old Jayden Mendez is charged with Deadly Conduct, and 18-year-old Marcus Hardin is charged with Riot/Murder. This comes after ...
Woman charged in Moffat stabbings, house fire
MOFFAT, Texas (FOX 44) - An arrest has been made in connection with the stabbings and house fire in Moffat earlier this week. The Bell County Sheriff's Office says its Criminal Investigations Division presented information to the District Attorney’s Office involving this investig...
Waco to extend fire service to Desperado at Waco Surf under development deal
Waco's Desperado agreement includes sales-tax rebates as an incentive for the 88-home upscale development joining Waco Surf. Backers also unveiled the potential for 250 more homes and a 250-room hotel....
Rio Escondido wildfire shrinks as crews battle nearby flare-ups
The Rio Escondido Wildfire has decreased in size as of Wednesday afternoon, but surrounding flare-ups have kept fire crews in the area working to contain the last of the blazes. WATCH the full story here: Rio Escondido wildfire shrinks as crews battle nearby flare-ups The Yellow ...
Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Christian Castro is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely report...
Woman hires attorney after Flock camera database error leads to gunpoint stop
A Milwaukee woman who was pulled over at gunpoint by police in Wisconsin after her vehicle was incorrectly flagged by Flock cameras has retained high-profile attorney B'Ivory LaMarr. Amber Newell was stopped on I-94 after her vehicle was flagged as being connected to a homicide. ...
Father of US Navy sailor on record-setting deployment released from immigration custody
Luis Manuel Aviles, the father of a U.S. Navy sailor currently aboard a record-setting deployment, has been released from immigration custody following his arrest by Border Patrol agents in Florida over the weekend. Aviles, 48, was arrested during a vehicle stop on Aug. 22. His f...
TPD: One injured after vehicle crashes into building
TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) – One person has been injured after a vehicle crashed into a building in Temple on Wednesday morning. Temple Police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of W Adams Avenue around 10:33 a.m. When they arrived, they found a single-vehicle crash in which ...
Area fires still keeping agencies busy
Central Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: With hot, dry conditions continuing, area fire departments are being kept very busy, with some good news one fire, mixed reports on others. The good news comes from the Texas A&M Forest Service reporting progress in the battle against the Rio Esco...
Brazos County Detention Officer arrested for assault
College Station, Tx (FOX 44) - College Station police have arrested an off duty Brazos County detention officer in a domestic violence case. Brazos County authorities confirm Dwayne Andre Richards was taken into custody early Tuesday morning and booked into the Brazos County jail...
Montana man kills 8 family members during Sunday dinner, police say
A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were am...
50K-acre wildfire rages in North Texas
PALO PINTO — Long plumes of gray smoke spread across an overcast sky on Tuesday afternoon as crews battled a rapidly growing wildfire fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions....
Secret codes, KGB interrogations and sheet music: This professor’s new book is a true Cold War thriller
SAN DIEGO -- Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once. She’ll tell you it was worth it.…...
'Inferno' wildfire rages across North Texas as extreme heat raises fire risk across region
PALO PINTO — Long plumes of gray smoke spread across an overcast sky on Tuesday afternoon as crews battled a rapidly growing wildfire fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions....
Buy a Coors Banquet and support the brave
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Day or night - our local firefighters risk everything to keep our community safe - but their families make major sacrifices, too. FOX 44 News received details about a major donation to our local heroes and how you can help give them give even more this year...
Rio Escondido wildfire forces evacuations, threatens homes across Hamilton County as neighbors jump to action
The Rio Escondido wildfire in Hamilton County forced evacuations and threatened homes across the area, sending neighbors into action as flames spread rapidly across the region. WATCH the full story here: Rio Escondido wildfire forces evacuations and threatens homes across Hamilto...
Grimes County volunteer first responders mark 40 years of saving lives
Grimes County volunteer first responders mark 40 years of saving lives Watch the full story here: Grimes County volunteer first responders mark 40 years of saving lives For 40 years, a group of Grimes County volunteers has been making a difference and saving lives as the Grimes C...
Robertson County structure fire causes road closures
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A Robertson County structure fire has caused some road closures. According to the Robertson County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are closed to through traffic: The Sheriff's Office says emergency crews are on scene, including HAZMAT. Thi...
BCSO: Crews respond to fire at Somerville Place Subdivision
BURLESON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Multiple agencies responded to a fire at the Somerville Place Subdivision in Burleson County on Monday evening. The Burleson County Sheriff's Office urged the public to avoid the area of Park Road 4 and the Somerville Place Subdivision. S...
Deportation crackdown accelerates with highest ICE arrest total in months
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people during July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance it...
South Carolina Republicans choose between Trump ally and conservative firebrand
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again Tuesday in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate, one month after his sudden death. The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were th...
Fire threat heats up in Central Texas
The fire threat is heating up in Central Texas. We are tracking the Rio Escondido and County Road 518 fires, both located in Hamilton County. Hamilton County is currently under a very high threat for fires, and for good reason. Most of the northwest counties and those west of the...
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Firefighters make progress containing wildfire in Reno area, reduce evacuation orders
Firefighters have made progress holding a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, Nevada, with the blaze now 27% contained, fire officials said Monday afternoon, as evacuation orders for thousands were downgraded. Still, high winds could worsen the situation later in the ...
BCSO Investigating stabbing and Structure fire in Moffat
MOFFAT, Texas (FOX 44) - The Bell County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a stabbing and a structure fire that happened in Moffat on Monday afternoon, August 24, 2026, that left three people injured, including an 82-year-old woman. The Bell County Sheriff's Office rece...
Rio Escondido Fire erupts in Hamilton County, burning 2,600 acres
A more than 2,600-acres fire has erupted in Hamilton County, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Fire crews are working to get the Rio Escondido Fire under control, but high, gusty winds from the south are hindering progress, according to the Hamilton County, Texas Sheriff...
Deceased victim in Waco homicide identified, two arrests made
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: The deceased victim in Waco's fourth homicide of 2026 has been identified. Two arrests have been made. The Waco Police Department says the deceased victim has been identified as 28-year-old Victor Jesus Silva-Delgadillo. The other victim, a 19-year-...
Public help still sought in Bryan fatal shooting investigation
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Bryan Police Department says it continues to actively investigate the homicide in the 1200 block of West 17th Street which occurred on Saturday, August 8. This resulted in the death of a 14-year-old and injuries to three others. Police say investigator...
Waco ISD Police remember K-9 Dalton, the police dog who left paw prints on the community's heart
WATCH HERE: Waco ISD Police remember K-9 Dalton, the police dog who left paw prints on the community's heart Waco ISD Police Sergeant Larry Martinez said goodbye to his retired K-9 partner, Dalton, last week. Dalton served on the force from 2019 to 2024 and passed away at the age...