BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - An upcoming event in Bryan will be part of a national project to plant at least 250 Liberty Trees across the United States to commemorate America's 250th anniversary. The Brazos County Historical Commission and the local Independence Chapter #40 of Sons of the American Rev...
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Temple. TX (FOX44) - The Temple ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night adopted a balanced budget for the coming year though the necessary tax rate will not be brought to the board until September. This comes after the district experienced its first deficit budget in the 2023-2024 school year. A stat...
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GROESBECK, Texas (FOX 44) - A prison bus has been involved in a major crash just east of FM-3371. Groesbeck Police Chief Chris Henson says first responders are on the scene at Highway 164 East. Westbound and est lanes have been closed. Travelers are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate rout...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The best youth golf tournament in Texas, the Texas Youth Classic, has returned for a second-straight year - and FOX 44 is once again the proud official media sponsor! The event spans from Tuesday, June 30th to July 1st. Main Event also sponsored a private VIP pre-tournament...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The best of the best youth golfers in this region are calling Central Texas home with the return of the Texas Youth Classic to the Waco area on June 30th and July 1st! For more information about this event, you can watch our interview above. You can also view our [...]
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - A custom Star-Spangled Texas community mural will be unveiled in Bryan! According to Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), this event will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1 at 410 N. Texas Avenue. The mural initiative is presented by CCSWB, which is the Dallas-bas...
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - An upcoming event in Bryan will be part of a national project to plant at least 250 Liberty Trees across the United States to commemorate America's 250th anniversary. The Brazos County Historical Commission and the local Independence Chapter #40 of Sons of the American Rev...
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - Belton’s youngest patriots are invited to celebrate Independence Day with their own Mini Parade! The Library’s Mini Parade will take place around the Belton Public Library on Thursday, July 2. Check-in will start at 10 a.m., and the parade will begin at 11 a.m. The event ...
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The departure of Saharan dust plume will remove most of the hazy conditions we saw Monday and Tuesday. Some dust remains but it is significantly less. This afternoon will bring a mixture of blue skies and cumulus clouds. High temperatures will hit the mid 90s with a heat index just over 100 degre...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — In what Eastern Kentucky University athletics director Kyle Moats describes as a “football move,” EKU will officially switch conferences July 1. On Wednesday, Eastern formally leaves the ASUN to join an all-sports version of the United Athletic…
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The city of Waco's annual Fourth on the Brazos fireworks show will begin at dusk July 4 at Touchdown Alley outside McLane Stadium, 1001 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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The Waco Police Department will hold its Stuff the Cruiser school supply drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 11 and July 18 in the parking lot at Walmart, 600 Hewitt Drive, and Office Depot, 4627 Jack Kultgen Freeway.
Several patriotic parades are scheduled around the area on the Fourth of July.
Gatesville Civic Center & Freedom Park, 301 Veterans Memorial Loop, will host the inaugural Gatesville Pickle Fest from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The Central Texas Cactus and Succulent Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Nell Pape Event Center, 1705 N. Fifth St., in the adjacent Johnson-Taylor House.
The Texas Department of Transportation will close New Road at Interstate 35 one night this week to accommodate work on the continuing highway project.
McLennan County Republican Women will host an America 250 luncheon honoring veterans from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Veterans One Stop, 2010 La Salle Ave., Suite A.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his…
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LOS ANGELES — With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes. The memorial was installed in 2012 as a way to acknowledge…
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A China Spring teenager is being recognized as the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Future Novice Ranch Riding National Champion! Kimberlee Smith is 14 years old and won first place! In addition, 17-year-old Clara Eaton, of Lorena, won seventh place i...
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent.Kiros, a former corporate attorney, is the latest democratic socialist or progressive candidate to boot a Democrati...
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic nomination for governor of the state Tuesday, beating out the U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in a race partly centered around which candidate was better at challenging President Donald Trump.Weiser became attorney general in 2019, after serving i...
Kenneth Howard Campbell, age 93, of Waco passed away peacefully on June 23, 2026.
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