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Killeen to close part of major road Friday
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - The City of Killeen Department of Engineering will be closing the outside southbound lane of Trimmier Road between Lowes Boulevard and Weiss Drive on Friday, September 25th, from 9am to 3pm to work on fiberoptic upgrades in the area. In a statement relea...
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate culture, history, and more. But that history can also be found right in Central Texas at the Texas Heritage Museum. The Texas Heritage Museum helps tell the story of Hispanic figures who have worked to make Texas a better place. Grow...
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Hot topics on Thursday's College Station City Council meeting agenda
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - The College Station City Council is preparing for their monthly meeting coming up Thursday, September 24, 2026 just after 6 p.m. at City Hall. Topics on the meeting's agenda include the Outside Agency Funding, Budget Amendments, Corinth Group Agr...
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Powerful nor’easter could disrupt key MLB and NFL games in Northeast
In preparation for a powerful noreaster expected to hit New England this weekend, Major League Baseball moved what could be a pivotal game from Sunday to Friday in hopes of avoiding a rainout. MLB said Sundays game between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox will now be played Fr...
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Waco PD identifies victim in Wednesday's fatal shooting
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Waco Police Department has released the identity of the victim killed in a Wednesday afternoon shooting. The department says they were dispatched to the 1100 Block of Dallas Street at 2:11 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. When officers arrived, th...
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Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations
After being removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, Grammy Award winner Macklemore will soon return to the live stage. The rapper has announced "Free Palestine," a series of performances with all proceeds to benefit Palestinian aid organizations. The run will begin with three dates ...
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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears
County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are preparing for voting to begin in the midterm elections. The problem, whic...
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Stopping GLP-1 drugs may raise heart attack and stroke risk, study finds
A recent study suggests the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 drugs may disappear quickly when treatment stops. According to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, interrupting or discontinuing treatment for as little as six months may be associated with an increased r...
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2 giant pandas from China will soon arrive at Atlanta's zoo, Xi says
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington. China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping,...
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Study: One in six children on GLP-1 drugs developed nutritional deficiencies
A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found a potential link between GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes medications and nutritional deficiencies in children. According to the study, one in six children taking these medications developed a nutritional defic...
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Mental health concerns grow after 8 suicide attempts during Lincoln deployment
Eight sailors attempted suicide while deployed with the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, which spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war, the Navy's top civilian leader said this week. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the in...
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Pilot rescued after military training jet crashes off California coast
A military training fighter jet crashed off the coast of California Tuesday, with the pilot rescued from the water by a search-and-rescue helicopter, officials told CNN affiliates KMPH and KCRA. The jet, a MK-58 Hawker Hunter, took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station and flew n...