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Wednesday Evening Forecast with Chief Meteorologist Mike LaPoint
North and Central Texas can expect comfortable weather for the rest of the week. Isolated sprinkles or showers are possible in North Texas on Thursday. A Thursday evening cold front will lower temperatures across the region into the 60s for highs and 40s for lows as we head into ...
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Suspect charged with Capital Murder for fatal Temple shooting
TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) – The Bell County District Attorney’s Office has indicted Colton Carter by the Bell County Grand Jury for the charge of Capital Murder, Section 19.03 Texas Penal Code in the May 2026 shooting death of 18-year-old Ember Henry of Salado. Mr. Carter has been t...
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Gina Hinojosa makes history as first Latina governor-elect in Texas after 30-year drought
Gina Hinojosa has made history as the first Latina governor-elect of Texas, breaking a 30-year drought for Democrats, women and Latinos in the state. Hinojosa will be sworn in and take office Jan. 19, 2027. WATCH HERE: Gina Hinojosa makes history as first Latina governor-elect in...
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Midterm elections make history with a wave of political firsts
Voters made history Tuesday, electing candidates who will become the first to hold some of the nations highest offices. The victories crossed barriers of race, religion, gender and sexual orientation, changing not only which party holds power, but who has historically had the opp...
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At $835M, tonight’s Powerball is among the top 10 jackpots in the game’s history
A lucky player could win an estimated $835 million in Wednesdays Powerball drawing and secure the games second largest prize of the year. Wednesdays grand prize, which could also be paid in the United States as a one lump-sum payment of $357.9 million before taxes, trails the $1....
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Bell County grand jury indicts man on capital murder charge in killing of Salado teen
A Bell County grand jury has indicted Colton Carter on a capital murder charge in the death of 18-year-old Ember Henry of Salado. The suspect is now charged with capital murder in the teenager's death. Investigators say Henry was killed during an armed robbery in Temple in May. F...
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Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest
Skies began to clear Tuesday, but while floodwaters from almost two weeks of on-and-off heavy rain still inundated parts of the U.S. Southwest, other areas left mud-caked by receding torrents presented homeowners and businessowners with the filthy work of cleanup. Jack Ellis, a r...
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Significant warm up Thursday
Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the low 50s. It's back to a spring-like pattern Thursday, but it will only last for one day. A cold front will be approaching the area, switching winds to the southwest in the afternoon. This will cause temperatures to soar into the low t...
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Bell County shatters records with more than 100,000 voters casting ballots in 2026 midterm election
Bell County neighbors turned out in record numbers for the 2026 midterm election, making it the third-largest election in the county's history. More than 100,000 voters cast their ballots in the county, according to the elections office. "Between early voting and election night, ...
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Can Democrats deliver on a promise to rein in ICE?
A Scripps News viewer from the Detroit area texted this question to us when it became clear Democrats would control both the U.S. House and Senate next year: What accountability measures will be put in place to ensure ICE agents who abuse their authority/violate constitutional ri...
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Democratic leaders outline agenda after sweeping Congress in midterms
Change is on the horizon in Washington. Democrats swept both the House and Senate in Tuesday's elections, positioning the party to take control of Congress in January for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. The days of the House of Representatives functioning as...
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Bell County couple turns the tables on scammers posing as sheriff's officials in jury duty extortion plot
SALADO, Texas A new phone scam targeting Central Texas residents is using high-pressure tactics and "borrowed" identities, claiming victims have missed jury duty and demanding immediate payment to avoid arrest. However, one local couple recently turned the tables on the fraudster...