Kenny Minchey hit Willie Rodriguez for a game-winning two-point conversion in overtime to cap the Kentucky football program’s biggest comeback in 16 years with a 35-34 win at South Carolina. After South Carolina had scored a touchdown on the first…
government
By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer Rain fell over Waco Saturday morning as Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his supporters gathered for a campaign event downtown at The Palladium. Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, has focused on law enforcement, economic policy and con...
safety
WACO (FOX 44) -- September 2026 was a month of scorching heat -- heat that aided in a rash of wildfires across Central Texas. Now that October is here and along with it is some rain to greatly reduce the risk of wildfires, Texas A&M Forest Service Public Information Officer Kiley...
schools
Taking a detour worked out just fine for the Baylor cross country teams.
safety
An air ambulance carrying six people may have been "coming in blind" with electrical problems when a storm loomed ahead of it early Saturday shortly before it vanished in the waters off Nantucket. The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as it approached t...
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Trace Aaron Erp, 34, of Waco, Texas, passed away on September 12th, 2026, at his home in Lacy Lakeview, Texas. He was born at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco to his loving parents, Dora Maureen (nee McCracken) and Erwin…...
parks
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep their majorities in Congress despite steep political hea...
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WACO (FOX 44) -- Texas U.S. Senate GOP candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton paid a visit to Central Texas on Saturday (10/3/26) that drew hundreds to downtown Waco. Mr. Paxton's Texas Promise Tour called The Palladium in Waco home on late Saturday morning into early Sa...
schools
TEMPLE (FOX 44) -- Did you ever think that stacking cups could be a fun competition? Several of Temple ISD elementary school students did. The students were part of the district's annual elementary school cup stacking tournament at Temple High School`s Gymnasium on Saturday, Octo...
News
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 25-ranked Missouri Tigers played their best football game of the season on homecoming Saturday, upsetting the No. 8 Florida Gators, 45-17. Mizzou forced the second-best offense in all of FBS to play its worst game…...
safety
WACO (FOX 44) -- About two dozen American Red Cross volunteers ventured out into the community to save lives -- through smoke alarms. Volunteers and community partners will be offered free smoke alarm installations for Waco residents in need during their Sound the Alarm home fire...
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WACO (FOX 44) -- It's an annual event that draws some of the most talented youth to help celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Hispanic Leaders Network Pequenos Gigantes Little Giants Talent Show. People gathered at the Mayborn Museum Complex in Waco from 11:30 a.m. t...
