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Grassroots Community Development will host its 22nd annual Charity Golf Scramble Oct. 29 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course, 5200 Bagby Ave.
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Trump says execution of Fort Hood mass shooter will not be live-streamed
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the execution of Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed. His comments come after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Hasan's December 3 execution by firing squad would be streamed. Trump confirmed that Hasan is still set to d...
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Man killed in Tuesday morning Waco crash identified
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - Waco police say a man killed in a Tuesday morning crash involving his vehicle and two trucks has been identified as 50-year-old Randall Smith. Waco police report it happened just before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday on the southbound side of I-35 near 12th Street. A Nissan...
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19-year old Killeen man indicted for murder
Belton, Tx (FOX44) - A Bell County Grand Jury has returned a murder indictment against 19-year-old Donald Charles Kessee, Jr in connection with a May 25, 2025 robbery and shooting. Kessee has remained in the Bell County Jail since his arrest in May 2026. He was in fact already in...
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US company trying to resurrect the extinct dodo
Colossal says it is dedicated to "de-extinction" — resurrecting vanished species. Last year, it said it had genetically engineered the dire wolf by editing the genes of the gray wolf....
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Trump warns Democrats ‘will take your guns away’ at Montana rally
President Donald Trump used a Western campaign swing on Wednesday to pitch Republicans as vigilant supporters of gun rights and to defend his acceptance of a luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One. At an evening rally in Montana, Trump hewed close to the kind of attack lin...
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OpenAI faces lawsuits from 8 states over ChatGPT's impact on children
Eight states have filed consumer protection lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging the company deceived parents and harmed children through its ChatGPT chatbot. The lawsuits were filed separately in state courts by the attorneys general of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkans...
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Robinson baseball champs receive their state title rings
To the victors go the bling: Members of the 2026 Robinson state championship baseball team received the shiniest of prizes this week.
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Robinson team tennis rockets to 4th round of playoffs
The Robinson Rockets have cruised through the first 3 rounds of the postseason, and can advance to the state quarterfinals with a win Thursday.
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Midway's Herron, Oglesby's Battreal win statewide Ford awards
A pair of Central Texas volleyball standouts, Midway’s Maria Herron and Oglesby’s Caitlyn Battreal, have won statewide awards as the Greater Texas Ford Dealers Female Athlete of the Month....
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UIL to discuss proposed rule changes including replay, home-field advantage
The UIL Legislative Council's agenda includes rule proposals like introducing instant replay to all sports, boys’ volleyball, home-field advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs and more....
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One more hot day, then big changes for a chilly weekend!
This could be our last day with temperatures in the 90s. Today will be hot with a mixture of clouds and sunshine. Rain chances stay at bay, and humidity has significantly dropped. Dew points were in the mid-70s on Wednesday, making it feel over 100 and oppressively humid. Today i...