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Lexington High School football is entering the 2026 season with a roster full of new faces, but head coach Kirk Muhl says the program's standards have not changed despite losing 19 seniors. Road to Redzone 2026 Lexington Eagles Muhl said the lack of outside expectations has actua...
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Baylor unveiled new throwback uniforms for the 2026 season that will debut in the Big 12 opener against Colorado. Baylor Unveils Throwback Uniforms The look pays tribute to an era of Baylor football under Hall of Fame head coach Grant Teaff. Inspired by the Bear Paw uniforms worn...
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The Bears fell out of the United Soccer Coaches’/Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization Div. I Top 25 poll Tuesday following Sunday’s 3-1 home loss to Texas State....
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McLennan County commissioners approved a 4-cent property tax rate increase, bringing the rate to about 37.48 cents per $100 of property value. WATCH HERE: McLennan County approves property tax rate increase The hike passed with a 3-2 vote. Commissioners expressed sympathy for nei...
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ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A Robertson County structure fire has caused some road closures. According to the Robertson County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are closed to through traffic: The Sheriff's Office says emergency crews are on scene, including HAZMAT. Thi...
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By settling on Deshaun Watson as their starting quarterback, the Browns managed to stick both a finger in the eyes of their fans and a fork in yet another season....
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I didn't realize how deeply I felt this loss until I sat down to write about it. Dolly Parton died Aug. 25 at 80, and somehow the world feels a little dimmer for it....
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The bond between humans and dogs stretches back thousands of years long before modern pets ever existed. At Clemson University, genetics expert Kelsey Witt Dillon is studying ancient dog DNA to better understand how wolves slowly became domesticated companions. RELATED STORY | Qu...
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(Adds Thai Navy statement on U.S. carrier strike group paragraphs 5-8) BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in Thailand next week, a Thai official...
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Bryan, Tx (FOX44) - The City of Bryan is celebrating another major economic development milestone with the announcement of a major air separation unit coming to the city. Messer, the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company, announced plans to make the major invest...
schools
College football is full of rocking musical outbursts that sweep over stadium and turn it into the biggest party in the state. It's time for Baylor to get its own....
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Trump's frustration that his administration was not doing enough to address what he considers a likely contributor to autism drove an executive order that reduced the number of childhood vaccinations....
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Target apologized for a Halloween costume it now calls offensive and said it will no longer sell the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween costume." Critics say the outfit evokes blackface and minstrel imagery. Target said it now knows the costume is especially hur...
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With a successful career spanning almost 60 years, she was also an actress and known for her philanthropy.
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What a summer of bad optics for the leadership of the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers can only wish they were able to hide Jed York’s indiscretions.
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VIDEO: Who made the 2026 preseason Super Centex Football Team? Check out the selections here. #txhsfb
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is defending himself after facing some criticism over his meeting with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trumps son-in-law and close adviser. Jeffries recently met with Kushner privately in New York to discuss ways the White House can collabo...
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Extreme Heat Warning and Advisory in Effect for North and Central Texas
business
The Canadian children's media company who owns the rights to shows like Yo Gabba Gabba! and "Teletubbies" has purchased Personality AI, a child-focused generative AI startup. The deal between WildBrain and Personality AI is worth up to $69 million. Personality AI has promoted the...
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Trump's Republican Party is increasingly viewing its first-of-a-kind midterm convention next month as crucial to regaining momentum.
safety
BURLESON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Multiple agencies responded to a fire at the Somerville Place Subdivision in Burleson County on Monday evening. The Burleson County Sheriff's Office urged the public to avoid the area of Park Road 4 and the Somerville Place Subdivision. S...
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The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier was deported Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty U.S. military service member to be...
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The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a legal victory on mail-in voting, lifting a key hurdle to his executive order just 70 days before the midterm elections a decision that is already drawing sharp reactions from both parties. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the state...
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“Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro” has revealed a secret about the mothership: It doesn’t need all the themes, smoke and mirrors to fill a season.
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Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway was named to the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award on Tuesday, given to the best college quarterback every year.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people during July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance it...
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Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday. The crackdown comes as a variation of Madonna's pop hit "Lik...
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Look at Robert Griffin III. Look at Cam Newton. They’re the captains now.
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The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump's youngest son. In July, President Trump left Air Force One via a catering truck and boarded a separate military ...
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Central Texas Food Bank celebrates grand opening of Waco facility KWKT - FOX 44
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) celebrated the grand opening of its new 64,000 square foot distribution facility in Waco on Tuesday morning. The facility is located at 1402 Gholson Road. CTFB says this location will bring vital services and programs clos...
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The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. histor...
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Apparently the Baylor Bears want to 'rassle a Gator, as the program announced its second exhibition matchup on Tuesday. Baylor will face the Florida Gators on Oct. 18 in Jacksonville....
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Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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In "UNTOLD: The Testimony of Vince Young," Young offers more than a series of apologies for the mistakes that punctuated his college and professional careers....
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The Canadian government announced that it will match "dollar for dollar" tariffs, with rates of up to 50%, as a direct response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last week on Canadian imports, while the White House contended that Trump is ending Canadas free ride. The ...
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LISTEN: Aranda's on the hot-seat, but seems more relaxed than ever. Why? Plus Lagway living up to the hype, the revamped Baylor D & more on One True Podcast. #Big12...
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The National Park Service is celebrating Founders Day on Tuesday with free admission to national parks nationwide. On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the National Park Service. The day recognizes the agencys conservation and preservation effort...
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Trump floated the idea of changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in a Tuesday social media post amid an intensifying feud with Canada.
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At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study released on Tuesday in the journal BMJ. The study is one of the most informative estimates to date of CTE burden among former NFL play...
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Claims by Jeffrey Epsteins former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a complete miscarriage of justice were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on speculation, distortions, and/or outright...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that two people recently died from measles, marking the states first deaths from the virus in 35 years. The deaths involved unvaccinated Lancaster County residents, the department said. Officials did not release additional details. P...
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Target apologized for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.
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U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again Tuesday in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate, one month after his sudden death. The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were th...
schools
The cost of a typical school supply list is nearly $175. Some essentials like lunch boxes, notebooks and tissues cost 20% or more than they did a year ago....
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that the U.K. will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles by sharing classified technical information for British components. Burnham, who was in Kyiv alongside other international leaders for Ukraine's Independence Day, said...
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid ongoing trade tensions between the United States and Canada. The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as we dont expect ...
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U.S. companies spent an unprecedented $517 million on U.S. House and Senate races in the 15 months through the end of the first quarter of 2026.
safety
The fire threat is heating up in Central Texas. We are tracking the Rio Escondido and County Road 518 fires, both located in Hamilton County. Hamilton County is currently under a very high threat for fires, and for good reason. Most of the northwest counties and those west of the...
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As millions of students head back to the classroom, new research shows a growing majority of U.S. voters are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on learning and want policymakers in Washington to act to establish better safeguards. The research , le...
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Twin Bridges traffic was down to a single lane in each direction by Monday morning, but the shift to two-way traffic on a single bridge may take until Friday....
business
Sprouts is open in the former Joann spot at Central Texas Marketplace. The U.S. appears headed for its first Labor Day with gas averaging $4, and more Waco-area business news....
schools
As students pack dorms and lecture halls for the new semester, student loan costs, a cooler job market, and fears about AI-related job losses are all influencing how students choose their college majors. This year, business, health sciences, and engineering top the list of most p...
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Love affairs can begin in the strangest of ways, and this one was no exception. We met online, through Groupon, to be exact. I didn’t go there to meet anyone. I was just casually distributing my disposable income. But those…...
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Q: My child repeats everything her mother tells her. The problem is that her mother is very angry. I had an affair and eventually told my wife and left. I am a demon in my ex's eyes, and she's trying…...
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Dear Kid Whisperer, My 12-year-old struggles with boredom. She is very smart, and when she’s not stimulated, she gets bored very easily. When she’s not on her tablet, she’s basically bored instantly. I’m not sure what to do to keep…...
