Democrats finally got their wish in Texas. Shut out of power for decades, Democrats on Tuesday romped up and down the ballot in Republicans' most populous stronghold, flipping a U.S. Senate seat and retaking the governor's mansion in a history-making election that ushered in an overnight resurgen...
government
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesdays midterm elections, delivering a major setback to President Donald Trump and Republicans while reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of his term. Democrats scored a series of upset victories, includ...
schools
The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Roman Catholic schools that don't comply with equal-opportunity requirements the latest religious...
News
Plenty of sunshine and low humidity are on tap for a beautiful Wednesday. Expect high temperatures to hover in the mid-70s in Central Texas and the upper 70s for the Brazos Valley. Overall, it's looking like a very seasonal shift as we move into the second week of November. Anoth...
business
Consumers expect prices to rise from time to time. But some of the biggest price increases don't show up on the price tag. Many shoppers are familiar with "shrinkflation," when companies reduce the amount of product in a package while keeping the price the same. RELATED STORY | I...
government
Democrats took control of Congress in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. Here are some takeaways.
News
One never wants to make a whole heap of snap judgments based off one game, so let's limit it to a few.
schools
All Kayla Nelms needed was a pep talk.
Local
Waco Habitat for Humanity will host its annual Harvest Dinner, presented by Ascension Providence, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Base at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd....
News
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a Fall Bites & Bonding program from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Extension office, 4224 Cobbs Drive....
government
Editor's note: In these races, Democratic candidates were winning with about 52% of the vote as of midnight. No winner had been called by news or media organizations as of that time....
Local
The city of Waco is temporarily changing the disinfectant used in its water system from chloramine to free chlorine from through Nov. 30 as part of its annual water system maintenance program....
parks
The Waco Symphony Council and Cameron Park Zoo will present Zoo Tunes from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, combining live music, animal encounters and family-friendly activities during an afternoon at the zoo, 1701 N. Fourth St....
