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By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer For most college athletes, the end comes after four long years, leaving them to question what if they had one more year. One more year to finish what they started, be with their teammates or keep doing what they love. Some don’t get this opportuni...
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By Elliott Nace | Assistant News Editor Baylor boasts more than 3,000 trees across its approximately 1,000 acres. The red brick at the heart of campus meets a thick lattice of century-old oaks, shading pedestrians as they move through the university’s most precious testament to i...
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By Hannah Webb | News Editor Holly Rowe has spent more than 30 years proving she belongs in sports. She has stood on the sidelines of NCAA championships, the College World Series, the Women’s Final Four, Saturday Night Football, the WNBA and so many more. She has won a Sports Emm...
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By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Fifth-year defensive lineman Devonte Tezino is the perfect image of working up the ranks in college football. After redshirting his freshman year, Tezino played four games as a rotational defensive lineman as a redshirt f reshman as well as 23 gam...
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By Jen Forse | Staff Writer Baylor’s schedule of classes offers more than the standard courses required for a degree. Tucked among core requirements and major-specific classes are courses that explore topics ranging from anarchism in American history to podcast writing and the re...
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By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer The Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center, or BARC, is a Baylor recovery community that supports students as they journey through college, targeting their’ social and spiritual needs. Students can be supported by professional staff and engage in c...
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By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer, Rylie Painter | LTVN Sports Broadcast Reporter After nearly two decades, Baylor’s Freshman League is returning this fall, giving first-year students a new way to participate in intramurals and make friends, stay active and build community outsi...
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By Talia Rowe | Copy Editor One of the best things my high school english teacher ever told me to do was to take an hour or two and sit in silence. No television, no phone, just sitting in silence for a while and allowing your brain to reset. I never understood the importance of ...
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By The Editorial Board There are certain moments when Americans seem to remember that we are, in fact, Americans. This realization has come at many points throughout our history. It was the patriotism that followed Pearl Harbor, when Americans enlisted, bought war bonds and ralli...
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By Dylan Sciacca | Reporter Starting a successful business is no easy task in today’s world. Expanding that business by two stories and adding in two new entertainment areas is even harder. Encore is a rooftop bar located in the heart of downtown Waco at 724 Austin Ave. Encore ha...
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By Kalena Reynolds | Editor-in-Chief, Arden Berry | Arts & Life Editor Last week, we asked for your album suggestions on Instagram. This week, we plugged them into a randomizer and listened to the winner. For the first installment of Arts & Life Reviews, we’re listening to “ Gold...
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MIAMI — The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report....
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It’s rare when financial news breaks over a weekend, but that is exactly what occurred recently. There have been on again, off again worries about the dangers of AI, but those concerns came to a head when 27-year-old Anthropic employee…...
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In Lauren Groff’s bookshop, banned books take center stage. Anyone who walks through the front door of The Lynx sees the large dark-green shelf straight ahead with "Banned Books" written above it in big white letters. On…...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Olivie Blake has a lot to say. Since the author began writing, she hasn’t stopped. Blake, the pen name of Alexene Farol Follmuth, made a name for herself in 2022 when “The Atlas Six” went viral on…...
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Coffee first became popular in the U.S. after the Boston Tea Party, when the switch was seen as patriotic. And since Starbucks debuted in 1971, the drink is now accessible almost anywhere you go. A recent survey by the National…...
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A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. Colleen Williams, an NBC4 Los Angeles anchor, confirme...
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Clifton and Lorena supplied enough explosives to light up the September sky from here to Amarillo.
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NEW YORK (AP) Americans value press freedom with some exceptions. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said press freedom is extremely or very important to society's well-being, according to a newly released Pew Research Center study . But at least half said they also support gove...
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Baylor soccer climbed five spots to No. 12 in the latest IWSOC/United Soccer Coaches NCAA Div. I Women’s Top 25 poll released Tuesday.
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What are the best all-time passing performances by Centex quarterbacks? We're trying to answer that question, and maybe you can help us out.
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The L3Harris Technologies plant in Waco, one of the area's largest employers, must adjust to new leadership at the national level after the ouster of the company's CEO last month....
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McLennan women’s golf opened its fall season with a second-place finish Tuesday at the Texas Intercollegiate at Hawks Creek Golf Club.
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Groups are working around the nation to get people ready to vote before November's general election, including here in McLennan County. Across the county, Waco NAACP members are set up and helping residents get registered to vote. President Dr. Peaches Henr...
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KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Killeen Independent School District's Ellison High School is under an increased police presence after an online threat was made. Principal Joshua Rainwater issued a statement to parents and guardians on Tuesday, saying the Ellison campus discovered a...
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Dr. Steve "Doc" Forsythe, a longtime Lampasas agricultural educator, has received the Blue and Gold Award one of the highest honors in Texas FFA recognizing more than three decades of service to agricultural education. WATCH the full story here: Lampasas educator Steve Forsythe r...
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Abnormally hot weather will continue this week through the upcoming weekend. Triple digit temperatures will persist through at least Wednesday, but temperatures will trend slightly downward late this week through the weekend. Storm chances are currently expected to return late in...
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The $1.6 million replacement is expected to wrap up next month.
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College Station residents oppose Flock camera contract renewal Watch the full story here: College Station residents push back on Flock camera contract renewal ahead of city council vote College Station city leaders are set to vote on renewing the city's contract with Flock, a lic...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist under President Donald Trump, do not tend to agree on much. But Tuesday, standing on the same stage in Washington, they agreed on this: artificial intelligence, left unchecked, is dangerous and Was...
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House Democrats were privately dreading a politically charged but purely symbolic vote on impeaching President Donald Trump triggered by one of their own members. Then came something unexpected. Just hours before that vote, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie surprised his colleagues with a p...
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For all that they’ve achieved, many on the Baylor volleyball team wouldn’t be able to legally buy a bottle of champagne if they won a Big 12 championship....
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A new University of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that agritourism is helping farms generate additional revenue while building stronger ties with their communities. Researchers surveyed farms across several states, including more than 100 in Vermont. Farm...
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Love may be priceless, but many Americans still want a partner with a paycheck. According to research from Stagwell and Allison Worldwide found that most Americans in serious relationships say financial compatibility is more important than emotional chemistry, physical attractive...
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A 1st Cavalry Division soldier was killed in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise at Fort Hood on Monday. Officials said a second soldier was injured in the incident and is receiving medical care. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our First Team soldier," said Brig....
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A new report says unwanted loan calls are flooding consumers nationwide, with some individuals receiving multiple calls each day. Experts say scammers often use personal information obtained from public websites or past data breaches to create calling lists. Consumer advocates al...
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Bert Atienza, 77, died after he was assaulted inside a Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia. His wife, Josephine Atienza, is speaking exclusively to the Scripps News Group about the attack that killed her husband of 42 years. Officers responded to a reported assault at a local area Walma...
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A countdown on the vehicle's website teases an Oct. 1 unveiling, while those who have reserved the vehicle say they've received an invitation to attend an event in Waco....
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Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) - A Killeen church is considered a total loss after an external fire spread to the building and the roof collapsed. The Killeen Fire Department responded to the fire in the 500 block of South 42nd Street shortly before noon Tuesday after the Bell County Commu...
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A doctor in Denver, Colorado is betting his retirement savings on a new kind of healthcare clinic one he says could change the way patients experience emergency and urgent care. Dr. Noah Kaufman left the emergency room after 25 years to open KaufCare, a direct acute care clinic h...
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The U.S. war against Iran has cost the Department of Defense more than $38 billion through Aug. 1, and will continue costing up to $3 billion a month or more depending on the intensity of the conflict, according to an assessment released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional B...
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Newly released video shows a disastrous helicopter crash during a lesson earlier this year at Cedar City Regional Airport in Utah. The National Transportation Safety Board released the video after it completed an investigation into the May 23 incident. Incredibly, neither the Sou...
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September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, and according to advocacy groups, more than 6 million people in the U.S. are living with an unruptured brain aneurysm. That's approximately 1 in 50 people. The annual rupture rate is approximately 8 to 10 per 100,000 people, according ...
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A 75-year-old church in North Killeen was destroyed by a fire Tuesday after flames spread from a neighboring property. The fire at Simmonsville Missionary Baptist Church (509 S 42nd St.) started at about 11:52 a.m. Construction work was being done at the lot next door to the chur...
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Baylor defensive lineman Traevon Mitchell was granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, paving the way for him to continue suiting up for the Bears for the rest of the season....
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Three supporting acts quit Ed Sheerans tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments he made during a concert in New Jersey. Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Maclemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promot...
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Our normal high for mid-September is in the lower 90s. We will be some eight to ten degrees above that, likely through early next week. Highs will be around 100 Wednesday through the weekend. There will be a slight chance of a few isolated storms Thursday, mainly in the Brazos Va...
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Celebrations across the U.S. are expected in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, showcasing the vast diversity and culture of Latinos. Marked each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is an opportunity for many in the U.S. to learn about or be reminded of the cont...
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Here’s a look at the teams trending up and trending down heading into Week 3 of the season.
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Aranda did not provide a clear update on quarterback DJ Lagway, who missed Saturday’s game against Prairie View A&M with an ankle injury.
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Pet Circle Regional Animal Center in Waco is overcapacity, with adoption rates falling dramatically and a donation-based food pantry stretched to its limits. WATCH HERE: Pet Circle Animal Center's adoptions drop and donation bin runs dry Windy Leal, a senior public information an...
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The move came shortly after a federal judge again blocked the center from adding President Donald Trump's name to its facade.
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Baylor’s Big 12 opener against Colorado on Sept. 26 at McLane Stadium will kick off at 11 a.m. and be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2, the conference announced on Monday....
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A bombshell 33-page report from the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General confirmed long-standing allegations of "deplorable" and "inhumane" conditions at the now-shuttered immigration detention facility in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The federal findings...
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Gatesville, Tx (FOX 44) - As Coryell County Commissioners were scheduled to vote on their budget, County Judge Roger A, Miller submitted his letter of resignation. The letter made public Tuesday, was actually dated Monday. The letter noted that he would support an orderly transit...
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Teradata reports that various industries are advancing in agentic AI but face common challenges, particularly data fragmentation and regulatory constraints....
