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schools
Texas high school football just lost one of its biggest streaming platforms, and with it, a five-year deal to broadcast the UIL state championships that was barely a year old....
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Given that the playoffs will settle it all, one can make the case that the state rankings don’t mean much of anything. But they’re still fun to talk about....
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Players from China Spring, Teague and Coolidge took home initial honors as the winners of the fan voting in the WacoTrib.com Player of the Week poll.
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Midway will host the annual Hewitt Kiwanis Midway Invitational at the Heart of Texas Soccer Complex Thursday, with 40 teams scheduled to compete across six different JV and varsity races....
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The newest cast competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on Dancing With the Stars was unveiled Wednesday, featuring the usual complement of entertainers, reality stars and athletes ranging from gold medalists to a Savannah Bananas player. Among this year's 16 celebrity contestants: a...
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Netflix is turning a real-life presidential security operation that took place this year into a documentary. "Instadocs: The Decoy Plane" premieres Friday and takes viewers behind the scenes of a secret flight switch used during the president's trip to Turkey amid security concer...
schools
Artificial intelligence is already helping people decide what to buy and even what to eat, but is it really making life easier or just helping retailers sell more? A new study from Bayes Business School in London found customers using smart carts spent 32 percent more at the supe...
government
Killeen is raising taxes while making cuts to fund city services for the coming year, as leaders work through a budget that lost more than $16 million from tax exemptions alone. City Council voted to approve a tax rate one point below the voter-approved rate to fund basic service...
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safety
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A major multi-vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 35 is impacting area traffic. The Robinson Volunteer Fire Department says the accident occurred just south of the Loop 340/Highway 6 interchange. The accident is impacting southbound I-35 tr...
business
Private-sector hiring hit the brakes in August. According to the latest ADP report , businesses added just 38,000 jobs. This was the weakest monthly gain in seven months and below economists' expectations. During the month of July, the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs. June job gain...
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The housing industry is tied in a knot. Sales are dropping, but prices remain high. Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors did the homework in a new report containing some scary housing market statistics....
schools
Midway High School is in the midst of a $14.5-million athletic construction project that undoubtedly has led to some nuisances. But the end result should be more than worth it....
schools
The Bears should be riding a wave of confidence after that unbeaten run in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic in Honolulu last weekend.
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The college football season is here and there are several teams starting off with full-on belief they will be in the College Football Playoff. But there are only 12 spots....
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Summer ends on Labor Day. You can be annoying and say, no, it ends with the calendar, the rotation of the Earth, the coming of autumn on Sept. 23, but please, Labor Day, it’s always Labor Day. Which also happens…...
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Edouard has been a sneaky storm, having a mind of it's own when it comes to exact track. A wobble to the east brought more 90s and 100s and less rain Wednesday. We should see our summer heat dome move over Oklahoma as we head into Thursday and Friday. We will be on the south side...
library
Stubborn family histories. Uncertain futures. The memoir of an angel. If you're looking for a new book to add to your reading list or share with your book club, here are 10 highly anticipated fall titles, with an emphasis on…...
safety
Dallas police will deactivate almost half of the Flock license-plate cameras across the city this month after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause in state agency funding for the technology, the department announced Tuesday....
schools
PREDICTIONS: The Trib staff picks every local game for Week 2. #txhsfb #TribFridayNight #TribThursdayNight
government
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which spent nearly nine months at sea to support U.S. operations against Iran, docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday to give the crew of about 5,000 an opportunity for beachside rest and recuperation. The sailors and Marines a...
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Fort Hood, Tx (FOX44) - A Fort Hood soldier has been arraigned and is awaiting court martial, facing accusations of sexual assault while on a deployment in Saudi Arabia. Army Specialist Brian Moreno is charged with four specifications under Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Mili...
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Southwest Airlines has unveiled plans for its first-ever airport lounges. The airline is partnering with Chase to bring flyers a new experience before heading on one of their flights. RELATED STORY | Southwest Airlines converts to assigned seating for all flights Each lounge will...
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The $1 coin designed to celebrate America's 250th birthday and seemingly President Donald Trump, whose face gazes from one side of the gold finish, will go on sale Wednesday, according the U.S. Mint. The coin's design Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United Sta...
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A decade after his stance against racial injustice made headlines, Colin Kaepernick says that while his mission goes on, his love for the NFL is long gone....
schools
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - Many McLennan County sidewalks are becoming a little more colorful as they become spaces for the creations of area students. Its part of something called the Sidewalk Obstacle Course Project, a partnership between Creative Waco and the McLennan County Health Di...
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A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant living in Springfield, Ohio, died Monday after his family says he stepped into traffic on a busy highway in what they allege was suicide. His family says Pierre Damas Bel had been struggling emotionally in recent weeks after learning he could face ...
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COLLEGE STATION / CALDWELL, Texas (FOX 44) - There are no more Brazos Valley and Central Texas counties not under outdoor burn bans - with both Brazos and Burleson Counties now under burn ban orders. Burleson County enacted its outdoor burn ban on Wednesday morning, while Brazos ...
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Christopher Cross doesn’t need to overpower a room. He only has to begin singing.
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State Board of Education members on Tuesday preliminarily approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, largely disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world…...
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By Hollywood standards, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden was a total blowout. But for the couple, it was "Actually Romantic."...
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The jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ended another day of deliberations without reaching a verdict after once again telling the judge that it was deadlocked. Clancy is accused of killing her three young children in 2023. The judge instructed jurors on Wednesday to conti...
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🎧 The hosts debate whether AI-powered license plate readers provide meaningful public protection or create unacceptable risks involving privacy, misuse and concentrated power....
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LISTEN: Week 1 reactions with surprise teams and impressive Centex defenses, plus talking DeSoto's snub and some out-on-a-limb picks, including Midway-Aledo, Mexia-Troy and Hamilton-Mason. #txhsfb...
safety
Tiger Woods entered a no contest plea to charges of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test during a court appearance in Martin County, Florida....
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WASHINGTON — House GOP leaders on Tuesday narrowly gathered enough support to adopt a rule allowing their side’s bills to come to the floor, after concerns related to a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through the midterm…...
business
Yum! Brands officially sold iconic pizza chain Pizza Hut for $1.5 billion after years of stagnant sales. The deal marks the first time Pizza Hut has had a new owner since 1977, when PepsiCo purchased the chain. In 1997, PepsiCo spun off Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC into a separat...
safety
Wildfires continue to burn across Texas, with firefighters still battling the massive Ross Fire in North Texas as hot, dry conditions keep fire danger elevated across much of the state. Dry grass and brush remain abundant fuels, leaving parts of…...
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Private debt collectors are helping the Trump administration impose massive civil penalties on immigrants accused of being in the country illegally as a way to encourage them to leave on their own. The ongoing Scripps News ICE Inc. investigation found the companies are able to pr...
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Most people don't think about their fence until something goes wrong. A gate stops latching. A storm knocks down a section. A new dog needs a yard that actually holds him. Suddenly, fencing becomes the thing you have to deal…...
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A multi-year deal with Victoria state guarantees at least two NFL games over four years in Melbourne, with options for more.
government
ROBINSON, Texas (FOX 44) — On Tuesday night, Robinson City Council unanimously voted against renewing the city's contract with Flock automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. City Council approved a one-year contract with Flock in 2025. Since then, eleven cameras have been e...
safety
Dyson has unveiled a new electric toothbrush that combines a built-in camera with an automated flossing system and it comes with a $499 price tag. The CameraJet analyzes 28 images per second to find gaps between teeth, then fires small bursts of mouth rinse into those spaces whil...
schools
1. Texas Tech: There was so much off-season drama following quarterback Brendan Sorsby, but it’s easy to forget that the Red Raiders will have an elite defense....
safety
CORSICANA / WAXAHACHIE, Texas (FOX 44) - A search warrant in Waxahachie led to two arrests and a discovery of a large amount of narcotics. Corsicana Police Chief Ronald McGaha says the department's Criminal Investigation Division executed the search warrant in Waxahachie on Frida...
Local
Movies playing this week in Waco at Cinemark and AMC Galaxy: Sept. 3-9, 2026
safety
Cameron, Tx (FOX 44) - A 20 year old man who was injured in a January head on traffic crash in Milam County that left another man dead his now being held on manslaughter charges. Department of Public Safety Sergeant Bryan Washko said the warrant for Jeremiah Morataya had been iss...
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Ariana Grande has bid an emotional farewell to her fans as she steps away from the limelight. The US singer and Wicked star told a packed performance of the last night of her Eternal Sunshine tour in London that she would cherish this experience always. Speaking through tears on ...
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Jordan Roth talks about getting the opportunity to act after years of Tony Award-winning work as a producer and creative director for hits such as “Hair,” “Kinky Boots” and “Hadestown.”...
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Scientists are sharing the details of a newly discovered dinosaur Paleontologists are calling it 'Musango,' which is named after the houseboat they used on the expedition. The fossils were found in 2018, but the research was just published in July. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | A rare ...
parks
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Cameron Park Zoo has announced the return of some familiar faces! The Zoo says its white-handed gibbons, red ruffed lemurs, and ring-tailed lemurs have returned to their island habitat after repairs were completed on a leak in the lake, which serves as ...
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Waco, Tx (FOX44) - A man who had previous felony convictions has been sentenced to a total of 70 years in prison after a jury found him guilty on child indecency charges. Chad Chisolm was found guilty on two separate counts of indecency with a child Tuesday with a jury recommendi...
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Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3.67 million years ago, thanks to digital reconstruction technology. Renowned paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke identified four tiny bones in the University of the Witwatersrands mus...
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BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) - The remodeling of Brazos County's Administration Building will lead to a lane closure. According to the City of Bryan, the southbound right lane of Texas Avenue will be closed between 26th and 28th Streets starting this Monday. This closure is expected to ...
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There’s a big difference between a hug and a tackle.Bryson Washington knows the difference, but he’ll be reunited with that truth on Saturday.
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When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across something unexpected: seven naturally mummified cheetahs in five caves near the northern city of Arar. The remains were largely inta...
