NORFOLK, Va. — College sports lost its chew toy du jour Monday when Texas Tech and quarterback Brendan Sorsby, outflanked by the Big 12’s legal muscle, ended their preposterous quest for Sorsby to play this season for the reigning conference…...
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of McLennan County, in partnership with area beef and forage committees in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill, Limestone and McLennan counties, will host the 16th annual Central Texas Stocker Cattle Program from 8 a.m.…...
Patricia Joan Hobbs. Joan was born on September 3, 1941, in Little Rock, AR to Scott and Wilhelmina Phillips. Joan is survived by her sister, Kay Lee and her sons and their families as well as her brother-in-law, Carey Hobbs…...
WACO CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
Ana Temu Otting likes to say her son David, 5, is as American as apple pie: Born to a Guatemalan-Mexican mother and a Swedish-German father, he's a perfect example of the melting pot of people who make America America....
There comes a time at every World Cup when the attitude changes. When those who’d been either too apprehensive or too indifferent to get on board go all in....
Waco Independent School District trustees on Thursday approved $4.8 million in salary increases for teachers, administrators and staff plus another $2.6 million in upgrades in security, technology and transportation....
Former Baylor slugger Max Muncy is no stranger to MLB All-Star games, but the hard-hitter is on pace to do something a Dodgers third baseman hasn’t done in 50 years....
UPDATE, 10:15 p.m. -Officials say six people have died, including two children, in Saturday's crash.Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard said the fiery crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. when a car attempted to pass another vehicle on Highway 171, crashing head-on ...
As the nation prepares for a red, white and blue July 4 celebration, the White House is responding to a problem of a different hue: a verdant Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rife with algae.At Trumps urging, federal officials this spring undertook a renovation project aimed at b...
Kathy Leuschner
Seeing international soccer fans embrace all things Texas amid the FIFA World Cup has been amazing, writes Alex Miller.
GATESVILLE (FOX 44) -- While the recovery continues in Gatesville from a fire that destroyed a block of businesses in March 2026, one of those businesses -- whose office was destroyed in that fire -- engaged the community on Saturday (June 20, 2026) with a ribbon cutting at it's ...
LACY LAKEVIEW (FOX 44) -- Lacy Lakeview's Fire Department hosted a "Stop The Bleed" training for children age 7 - 12 on Saturday morning. The training engaged four youth from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday (June 20, 2026), where they learned how to recognize severe bleeding, how to cal...
WACO (FOX 44) -- A Saturday (June 20, 2026) celebration through one of Central Texas's traditions: the annual Waco Juneteenth Parade through downtown Waco at 10 a.m. The CenTex African American Chamber of Commerce put out the invitations and people came to see the dozens of float...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as Israelis and Hezbollah attacked each other despite a truce.
From Fairfield to University, Blayke Brackens and Jeremiah Green did it all, earning 2025-26 Super Centex Athlete of the Year honors after dominant, all-around senior seasons....
For the first time in more than 100 years, the space beneath one of Washington's most iconic landmarks will open to the public.
Houston is very accustomed to orange teams, but Saturday's World Cup game between the Netherlands and Sweden saw a different shade of the familiar color flood the streets....
The Australians were miffed that some pundits, including a few former U.S. players, gave them zero chance to stay on the field in a Group D match against the Americans...
Visitors to the United States for this years FIFA World Cup have been enjoying ranch dressing but it has apparently caused issues at airports.According to the Transportation Security Administration, some tourists have been leaving bottles of ranch dressing in their carry-on lugg...
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who's been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30, a political consultant to the congressman said Thursday.Kean, who represents a battleground district in this year's midterms, has m...
Four McLennan County public school districts will start the school year with scores of students not in their classrooms and they’re fine with that, if not hoping for more....
This year, the index found peacefulness declined globally for the 12th consecutive year — that's 119 countries less peaceful than they were in 2008, mainly driven by conflict....
Some 5,000 non-white enlistees are believed to have served, on the patriot side, in the American Revolution. It's a part of history that is at risk of being papered over....
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
Female athletes once felt that starting a family meant a definite end to their career. That’s no longer the case.
At least 12 people in a crowd on a Chicago street suffered gunshot wounds after an SUV pulled up and two people inside started shooting, police said.The SUV drove away from the South Side neighborhood, leaving two people, both male, in critical condition following the shooting la...
Morgan Owens, a wellness, media and lifestyle entrepreneur, recently checked herself and her 7-year-old bichon frise, Ralph, in for a staycation to the Lytle Hotel in Cincinnati. There, they watched Netflix, and dined on room service. (Ralph enjoyed his own…...
If birds, rabbits, squirrels, deer or burrowing pests have been beating you to your harvest, these are some of the best science-backed, non-harmful ways to push back....
Iran dealt two quick blows to the interim agreement with the United States on Saturday, angered by Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon, saying it had closed the Strait of Hormuz and announcing that while its negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks, not much is likely to...
10pm update: All showers and storms have fizzled out of Central Texas as of 9pm. This will lead into a hot and humid Father's Day and first day of Summer! Temps will be in the mid-90s for Central Texas with the heat index around 100 degrees. There's still about a 20% chance for p...
Many have heard claims of retaliatory restaurant workers spitting in customers food, and hope its just a gross, urban legend.But in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, a former Arbys manager is charged with felony poisoningaccused of spitting in a womans food and, as a result, giving her...
Albanian villagers claim land was wrongly sold for Jared Kushner's luxury resort, showing deeds and tax records. Kushner is President Donald Trump's son-in-law....
Siding with SpaceX and the attorney generals office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to a beach that has been closed during rocket launches.The unanimous ruling said a trial judge properly dis...
Almost every World Cup matchup has a storyline of a player who could have represented another country.Take Folarin Balogun who scored twice in the United States opening win over Paraguay. He chose to play for the U.S. where he was born instead of England where he grew up or Niger...
The supply concerns come as women going through menopause across the U.S. face difficulties filling prescriptions for estrogen patches.
The National Park Service confirmed that three people died from heat-related illnesses in two separate incidents last week at Grand Canyon National Park.Officials said both incidents involved hikers found on trails within the park. The first death occurred June 12 and involved a ...
Starting Oct. 1, states must cover 75% of SNAP's administrative costs, up from 50%. Some worry that states will reduce food benefits to pay the higher administrative costs....
PHOTOS — Ready for takeoff at the Waco Big Bird Fly-In
LEGACY OF SLAVERY
The U.S. Department of Defense needs $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war as well as other non-war-related bills, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in phone calls this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing…...
Some firms chosen early on by Anthropic to test the Mythos AI model have preserved their access to a preview of the system, despite a U.S. government order that led to the shutdown of other versions, Bloomberg News reported on…...
PARIS — The International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.N. food agency launched a $1 million research project to help contain the screwworm outbreak in the Americas, they said Friday....
Paul Robbins missed his high school graduation because the 18-year-old had a war to fight.
Few stories are better known than the Prodigal Son. Jesus first told it in response to those who criticized him for associating with known sinners. For 2,000 years the story has been repeated: A young man impatiently asks for his…...
A 21-year-old man charged with helping rob three people at gunpoint in their Waco apartment in December was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison in a plea deal....
Katherine “Kathy” Spanos Leuschner, beloved wife, mother, Nana, and faithful follower of Jesus Christ, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on June 17, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. The family will receive visitors from…...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, for a plea deal his office offered a Waco man who was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy....
DEAR NEIL: We have just moved into an older house that has a very large sycamore tree. It has large pieces of bark coming off its trunk. Apparently, that is normal from all that I've read, but I just thought…...
The Waco NAACP chapter will hold a Juneteenth Community Block Party after Saturday's parade until 3 p.m. at Wilbert Austin Sr. Park, 401 Hood st.
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Four McLennan County public school districts will start the school year with scores of students not in their classrooms and they're fine with that, if not hoping for more....
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Gatesville, TX (FOX 44) -- After a devastating fire forced a historic Coryell County newspaper from its longtime downtown home, the Gatesville Messenger is turning the page on a new chapter. Community members can attend the meet-and-greet from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday (June 20, 20...
For the first time in seven years, Milano has a local ambulance ready to respond when seconds matter most. Watch the full story here: New EMS station in Milano aims to cut emergency response times in Milam CountyMilam County opened a new EMS station in April, located behind the M...
Our local neighbors in Mexia are celebrating the 161st Juneteenth celebration on land that was purchased by freed slaves. Local neighbors talk about the impact of Juneteenth. Mexia celebrates 161 years of Juneteenth Weekend celebrations continue on Saturday at 5 pm at Booker T. W...
Downtown Anderson's Juneteenth celebration marks 86 years of community traditionWatch the full story here: A Texas tradition: Anderson holds 64th annual Juneteenth celebrationDowntown Anderson has hosted an annual Juneteenth celebration for 86 years, making it a lifelong traditio...
Milam County, Tx (FOX 44) - UPDATE: The victim and suspect in the fatal Milam County shooting have been identified. The Milam County Sheriff's Office says the victim has been identified as 47-year-old Angie McLeod-Hardy, of Texas City, and the suspect has been identified as 61-ye...
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WASHINGTON — The top U.S. derivatives regulator said Friday it ordered former Republican Rep. George Santos to pay $35,000 for alleged manip…
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Waco Police Department is seeking help from the community to find the parents of a young child that was was locat…
Community concerns over the rules about the public comment period led to the questions at Thursday's city council meeting. They cant discuss…
The Bell County Comic Con is back in Central Texas this weekend, and organizers say the 10th annual event could be the biggest one yet, with…
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Grimes Health Resource Center serves as safety net as Navasota growth strains community needs Watch the full story here: Grimes Health Resou…
The Justice Department moved to drop its case against former U.S. Olympian David “Davey” Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the landmark,…
This week on Catch Me Up, we investigate the latest in the fast-moving outbreak of Ebola in Africa. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibu…
New UIL heat rules are changing practices across Texas, with coaches now relying on WBGT measurements to manage workouts, limit risk and kee…
A weak cold front will bring isolated showers and thunderstorms to locations along the Red River late this evening and tonight. Isolated to …
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