WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Two men in Waco have opened a unique gym meant to cater to adaptive atheletes. Edwin Munoz and Victor Lopez are two adaptive athletes that run Waco Adapt, a first of its kind gym in Central Texas. They both experienced serious accidents that left them wheelchair bound but d...
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Fort Hood, Tx (FOX44) - An Army sergeant caught on a Ring camera striking a young child has entered a guilty plea during his court martial at Fort Hood. Sgt Paul A. Thames was sentenced by a military judge to one year in prison and a bad conduct discharge. A statement issued by A...
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WACO (FOX 44) - There's a reason why your liver has its name: you can't live without it. That's why liver health is front and center in October - for National Liver Awareness Month. FOX 44's Vince Erickson welcomed in a local expert to show us what we need to know about taking ca...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - One of the pioneers of change for the Waco Hispanic/Latino community is Alice Martinez Rodriguez, who served over a quarter century on the Waco City Council until retiring in 2007. You can be assured her legacy will live on for years to come – and that lega...
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The federal government is planning to dramatically shrink its most influential health survey, and some researchers worry that the changes will underestimate how many Americans are disabled. At least half the survey questions could be axed. The cost-saving change is part of an ong...
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TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - A Temple woman fell in love with dance, and now she's embracing Hispanic Heritage with every step and twirl of her dress. Folklórico is a broad term meant to encapsulate the many different styles of dance across the regions of Mexico. In Temple, a woman h...
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According to the American Heart Association, nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe that only those with special training should perform Hands-Only CPR. Wallis Marsh, an inaugural member of the Nation of Lifesavers class, says that many individuals worry they may do something incorrect...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Jesse's Tortilla Factory in Waco has been pumping out tortillas the old-fashioned way since the 1950's, and that's not changing anytime soon. Jesse's Tortilla Factory was opened up in 1958 by Jesse and Esther Contreras, and now nearly 70 years later, their ...
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OpenAI discovered a sophisticated recording device in one of its offices planted by an employee who has been arrested, the company said Tuesday. The employee, who has since been dismissed by the company, is a Saudi national and has been identified by the US Department of Justice ...
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The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that its imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on Americas second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the departments history. When a bank of ...
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Tina Knapp had just settled into her chair after washing dishes in her northern Michigan home last month when a thunderous boom! startled her back to her feet. The whole house shook. The lights and the windows everything shook, she said. She hurried to the front door as two more ...
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BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - It's a Central Texas tradition almost eight decades strong, and it's centered around the Norwegian capital of our state in Bosque County. For more information about the the 77th anniversary of the Norwegian Smorgasbord, you can watch our interview ...
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Its a long way from Washington, has a small population and hasn't backed a Democrat for Senate in nearly 20 years. Yet President Donald Trump on Tuesday devoted a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head to Alaska attempting to bolster a Republic...
