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Bishop Reicher snaps long losing streak with 33-6 win over Outlaws
Bishop Reicher came away with a 33-6 win over the CenTex Outlaws on Friday night, snapping one of the longest losing streaks in Texas private school football history....
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Itasca all smiles after 25-21 win over Moody to open 2026
Second-year Itasca coach Matthew Fonville had a big smile on his face as the Wampus Cats snuck past Moody, 25-21, on Friday night.
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No. 8 Oglesby outlasts No. 9 Coram Deo in 170-point track meet
Jeb Dixon and the Oglesby Tigers survived a thriller, holding on to take down Plano Coram Deo, 86-84, in a track meet of a football game Friday night.
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A First-Ever & It's On Skates - Coming This Fall
WACO (FOX 44) - It's a first, all right, and it's all about how you roll — literally. Skate Waco is holding its first-ever "Fall Break Skate Camp" from October 12 - 16, 2026. FOX 44's Vince Erickson welcomes Skate Waco's Gypsy Lucas to our studios for a conversation about the wha...
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Russian drone strike near Kyiv kills 37 after warehouse explosions
A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that may have been illegally storing munitions in a residential area, according to Ukrainian officials, sparking explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killing 37 people in one of the war's deadli...
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One HOT Cook Off returns to the Extraco Events Center September 25–27, 2026
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Fire up your pits and mark your calendars! The One HOT Cook Off is coming up September 25–27, 2026, at the Extraco Events Center in Waco! Whether you're a seasoned pitmaster or just happen to know your way around an outdoor kitchen, there's a category for e...
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Baylor volleyball fights off San Diego for impressive season-opening sweep
Baylor’s volleyball team staged a rousing opening act to the season Friday, gathering a sweep of San Diego at the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic....
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How a Ukrainian commander sped through the 'kill zone' to save wounded troops
His feat earned him the country’s highest military honor, Hero of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented him with the award at Independence Day celebrations in Kyiv on Monday....
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Waco-area news briefs: Westfest celebrates 50th year beginning Friday
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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First look at Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay released on Netflix ahead of November launch
Netflix has released the first gameplay preview of Grand Theft Auto 6, offering a 25-minute look at the highly anticipated title ahead of its planned November release. The teaser, released Thursday, shows gameplay fans and gamers can expect when the title launches. RELATED STORY ...
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College football's 25 most powerful people: From Trump to ESPN to judges
In today's college sports landscape, power no longer resides solely on the sidelines or in the commissioner's office. It sits in television boardrooms, law firms, courtrooms and donor suites....
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TxDOT: WB S Valley Mills Drive bridge to be removed
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) says it plans to remove the westbound South Valley Mills Drive bridge over the Interstate 35 mainlanes as part of its My35 Waco South Construction Project. This overnight closure will take place from 7 p.m. Sat...
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Sanctuary policies keep prisoners in local jails away from ICE
Some states with policies restricting jail transfers to ICE saw high rates of street arrests amid the administration’s attacks on those policies.
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FBI to consider some applicants with history of prostitution under new hiring policy
The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...
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Centex roundup: Bremond hands Hamilton rare loss, U-Dawgs dismantle Bobcats
Centex roundup: Bremond beat Hamilton in a small-school thriller, University cruised past 6A Killeen Chaparral, Troy spoiled Salado’s new stadium opening and Itasca, Reicher and Meridian picked up program-changing wins....
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Missouri grandma cooks free breakfast for neighbors. County tells her to stop
“It’s incredibly common for people to prepare food at home and share it with others ... She’s never asked anybody to pay.”
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RFK Jr., Pennsylvania officials clash over measles-related deaths
The recent announcement of Pennsylvanias first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent experts say the conflict is a symptom of a social ...
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Search for survivors intensifies after deadly Nepal-China flash floods
Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities continued finding survivors and transporting them to safety. ...
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What the US trade war with Canada and new tariffs mean for prices
A reignited trade war between the United States and Canada means some prices are likely to rise for consumers in both countries.
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NFL eyes Japan expansion
LONDON — The NFL plans to expand into new international markets, including Japan, as it seeks to build on growing interest outside the United States, the league's head of Europe and Asia-Pacific Brett Gosper said....
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Ex-Baylor star Smith out for season
Las Vegas Aces starting forward NaLyssa Smith, a former Baylor star, will be out the rest of the WNBA season after sustaining a left leg injury in Sunday's 88-78 victory at Toronto....
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Waco Soccer Club to join League for Clubs in 2027
Waco Soccer Club will join The League for Clubs for the 2027 season, the league announced Friday.
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Packers' Jacobs charged with battery
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers running back Josh Jacobs was charged Thursday with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property, according to Wisconsin court records....
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Big Ten to release four injury reports per week
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten announced the expansion of its player availability reporting process for the 2026 college football season Friday, requiring teams to submit four reports per week instead of one for games matching conference opponents....
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Calder's eligibility extended
Baylor baseball pitcher Ethan Calder will remain eligible to pursue a fifth season while his lawsuit against the NCAA continues.
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No Jimmys or Joes found on this team
If you're a local business owner and you'd like to purchase the naming rights to the 2026 Super Centex All-Name Team, be prepared to get creative.
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FEMA slow to OK Texas disaster aid
Six weeks after extensive floods damaged homes, bridges and roads across southwest Texas, President Donald Trump still has not made most of the requested federal disaster assistance available to individuals and local governments working to recover....
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Legal fight could reshape surrogacy landscape in Texas
DALLAS — Well before McKenna West traveled to Texas to give birth, stirring a multistate legal fight over surrogacy, the practice had become increasingly common in the state....
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Chinese rescue team finds 'nothing but ruins'
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Nepal and China resumed rescue operations in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday, with a Chinese rescue team reaching the all-but-obliterated Gyirong border crossing complex for the first time and finding "nothing but ruins."...
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Trump vows to carve up food processing giants
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he was preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food, aimed at breaking what he called "a nasty monopoly" among the nation's…...
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Judge casts doubt on new citizenship order
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's newest executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship, but sharply questioned its viability after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his previous…...
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Trump signs order to create Space Academy
HOUSTON — President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to create a U.S. Space Academy, billing it as a new military and civilian institution modeled after West Point and other military service academies....
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3-year degrees
Texas public universities would be required to offer students three-year bachelor's degrees under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Grand jury
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Friday that federal officials have not provided his office any information about the fatal shooting last month of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by immigration officers in Houston, so he plans to take the evidence…...
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Flock cameras
Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras as scrutiny over the AI-powered surveillance devices has mounted.
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Corpus drought
The city of Corpus Christi declared the loosening of drought restrictions Thursday, in line with predictions made during a city council meeting earlier in the week....
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North Texas blaze grows to 85,000 acres
Firefighters are continuing Friday to contain the Ross fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, after the fire expanded to about 85,000 acres the day before, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service....
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Medal for Miller
I have written a letter to Rep. Pete Sessions suggesting that he initiate an alternative to the U.S. Navy's consideration of renaming the new aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller. I strongly support naming the new ship after Miller....
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Friends like these, eh?
As I read more about the "trade war" with Canada, including the very derogatory remarks by our president and vice president, it saddens me, as I met many Canadians over the 36 years that I lived in the North Bay…...
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C'mon, Costco
I keep hearing that Costco may be coming to Waco in the near future. As a Sam's Club member since it first opened in Bellmead years ago, I would like to offer my opinion....
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Delightful Dolly
Working as a live television cameraman in the 1970s was an amazing job. I had a front-row seat to entertainment history every single day. I particularly want to share a vibrant memory from the KWTX-TV studio when country music royalty…...
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Tariffs are taxes consumers are paying
Once again, farmers and ranchers find themselves squarely in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade war. For agricultural producers and Main Street businesses, tariffs raise the cost of goods, disrupt supply chains and damage export markets, often resulting in…...
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I-35 closure this weekend
Interstate 35 traffic through Waco from 7 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday will be diverted to the access roads between New Road and 17th Street.
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The perils of Prairieland
On July 4, 2025, activists in Waco hung a sign from the pedestrian bridge over Valley Mills Drive that read: "Continue the Resistance — Stop the Fascists." The day before, Central Texas residents demonstrated outside Rep. Pete Sessions' congressional office…...
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SpaceX pulls back on Falcon 9 launches
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX drove the Space Coast's record 109 launches last year with a frenetic pace of missions dedicated to its Starlink internet constellation....
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When mourning comes
The suffering of the world is streamed into our TVs, smart phones and iPads every day. It is global, affecting every nation, people and culture. We see it on a large scale in the wars in Ukraine and Iran, earthquakes…...
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Waco ISD raises tax rate 0.8 cents
Waco ISD trustees formally approved a slightly higher tax rate at their Aug. 20 meeting, but taxpayers' home valuations will determine whether they pay more in taxes this year....
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17 words not enough on nursery plant labels
DEAR NEIL: I find some nursery plant labels con-fusing when a Hardiness Zone is not present. It gives a temperature instead but does not tell if this means the roots will survive or the top. Also, some of the newer…...
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Karaoke showdown
The United Way of Waco-McLennan County's Rhythm & Brews fundraiser will return at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill, 511 S. Eighth St....
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Library work
The West Waco Library and Genealogy Center will be closed Sunday through Oct. 1 as crews install new flooring throughout the facility.
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Ken Starr Lecture McLennan Community C
McLennan Community College will present the Ken Starr Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, featuring presidential historian, author and speaker Lindsay M. Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon....
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Warsh says Fed rate hike may be needed
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The U.S. central bank will "have work to do" if policymakers don't get the confidence they need that inflation is heading down to 2%, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday, coming closer than he has…...
