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Moscows mayor says Ukraine carried out its largest ever attack on the Russian capital and the surrounding area as voting in parliamentary elections entered the final day. More than 1,000 drones were launched, killing at least two people and damaging a major oil refinery. Mayor Se...
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Crews continue to make good progress in the battle against the Hydra Fire in Bosque County, authorities said. As of the evening of Sept. 19, the fire has burned 933 acres and is 52% contained, according to the Bosque County Office of Emergency Management. Officials said the acrea...
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BELL COUNTY, Texas A big rig carrying tens of thousands of pounds of tires caught fire on Interstate 35 near Troy early Sunday morning, forcing authorities to shut down part of the highway. According to the Bell County Sheriffs Office, emergency crews were dispatched around 4:40 ...
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Football still reigns supreme as the most popular sport in the U.S., but its grip might be loosening.
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Ed Sheeran opened his show Saturday night in Philadelphia with an apology to fans for his mistakes, after the singer-songwriters tour became mired in controversy this week over free speech and the conflict in Gaza. Sheeran, alone on the stage after opener Macklemore was dropped f...
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a top grade military complex able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition. It is one more example of how Trump is insis...
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Blood centers long relied on high school and university blood drives to introduce young people to the importance of donating. The COVID-19 pandemic brought it all to a halt....
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Warnings about AI's risks are not new. But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns....
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SAN DIEGO — Imagine an industry generating billions of dollars, powered by a specialized workforce whose employment status remains fiercely contested. Under mounting legal pressure, its powerful institutions begin making concessions. Workers receive a share of the revenue, and ma...
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Nate Bennett spent the last two years learning from Sawyer Robertson.
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By Caleb Garcia | Photo Editor, Vanessa Adams | Photographer, Layla Bazan | Photographer Students get loud during the Louisiana Tech game at McLane Stadium on Saturday. Vanessa Adams | Photographer Fifth year senior defensive end Kyler Jordan pushes his opponent during the Louisi...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - With its starting quarterback watching from the sideline, Baylor turned to Nate Bennett for the second straight week. Once again, Bennett delivered. The junior quarterback accounted for four touchdowns as Baylor pulled away from Louisiana Tech for a 36-19 v...
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By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer One negative from junior quarterback Nate Bennett’s performance against Prairie View A&M was the missed opportunities on the deep ball. Multiple throws that went over a receiver’s head or were dropped had Baylor fans wondering what would have happ...
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By Bennett Parker | Sports Writer Baylor’s second home game of the season raised some question marks about the defense that has so far been dominant. The Bears gave up a season-high 19 points against Louisiana Tech with a backup quarterback. The Bears’ (2-1) win over Louisiana Te...
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It was a hot Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium. The Bears said the heat didn’t phase them, though, since they spend weeks training in it for games such as this....
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Nate Bennett has enjoyed some warm and fuzzy moments with his buddies these past two weeks. No matter what happens going forward, those will end up being meaningful minutes....
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Lois Boemer Greer, 89, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2026, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco....
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Baylor held off a late surge from Louisiana Tech to hold on for a 36-19 win in the final nonconference game of the season on Saturday at McLane Stadium....
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It's felt like a mini-miracle, but we DIDN'T hit 100 degrees the last two days in a row! High temperature in Waco Friday was 95 and Saturday was 97. That's only the 4th non-100 degree day since August 3! The good news is that hitting triple digits from here feels like it'll be mo...
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Nineteen Central Texas College students have completed the school's paramedic program and earned certifications to provide advanced emergency medical care. WATCH HERE: Central Texas College paramedic program graduates 19 students ready to serve community The graduating class incl...
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LAMPASAS (FOX 44) -- Shopping at the Lampasas Country Farmers Market on Saturday (Sept. 19, 2026) shared some space with free skin cancer screenings. The Skin Cancer Foundation's Destination Health Skin held free skin cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday (9/19/26)...
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After 10 months of negotiations, three environmental groups reached a settlement with developers behind the Reserve at Salado Creek over a controversial wastewater permit tied to the major new development near the community. WATCH the full story here: Settlement reached to protec...
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TEMPLE (FOX 44) -- It was an event that didn't cost Temple residents a thing. The Temple Solid Waste Department held it's semi-annual Bulky Waste Disposal Day on Saturday (Sept. 19, 2026) at its solid waste complex in the 2600 block of E. Avenue H. The event was free for Temple r...
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TEMPLE (FOX 44) -- Festivities and a day of a new shopping experience in downtown Temple on Saturday (Sept. 19, 2026) -- with the grand opening of the Santa Fe Community Market on East Avenue C. The event started with a ribbon cutting and speakers, and then around 9 a.m. opened u...
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NEAR MERIDIAN, TX (FOX 44) -- UPDATE: The Bosque County Office of Emergency Management's 6:00 p.m. Saturday (9/19/26) Facebook post says the Hydra Fire is now at 933 acres and 52% contained. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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SALADO (FOX 44) -- Imagine running a 5K race in full firefighting gear and air packs. It was a reality on Saturday (Sept. 19, 2026) morning for a few Salado Fire/Bell County ESD #1 Firefighters. They were among around 75 runners/walkers who converged upon Salado for the It Takes ...
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KILLEEN (FOX 44) -- New paramedics are ready to go after completing the Paramedic Program Course Completion Ceremony at Central Texas College in Killeen. Their certifications will allow them to provide advanced emergency medical care in communities across Central Texas. Many of t...
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Tyriq Kemp is loving life right now, as a minor league champion.
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The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, the latest government figures show, underscoring the country's rapidly aging and declining population. The Health and Welfare Ministry statistics released Tuesday show Japan now has 107,677 cent...
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MSNOW, CNN and Politico confirmed their reporters were denied access and their passes were confiscated.
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They expressed hope that it would end months of uncertainty triggered by Trump’s threats to seize control of Greenland.
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French football star Kylian Mbapp has signed a new sponsorship deal with sportswear brand On, following the end of his roughly 20-year relationship with Nike. The Swiss-based company announced Friday that Mbapp will become a global ambassador for On and work directly with Ons pro...
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A few weeks ago, Emily Plumb sat with her daughter Cleo on her lap at their home in northeast Wisconsin, swaying and humming a song. That wasn't unusual. What happened next was....
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The Department of Defense released guidance this week requiring military service members older than 30 to undergo testosterone screenings, which officials say are meant to ensure that service members remain at peak performance levels throughout their careers. The screenings will ...
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Key to “The Weight’s” success: “Finding the main seven actors who got along as people and as actors. It’s like in a band," director Padraic McKinley says....
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Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag, beat them and held them at gunpoint in a hotel-turned-detention center, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday. Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian nat...
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The Yankees, who have played without Aaron Judge for most of the season, are bracing themselves for the possibility that their captain may not play again this season....
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Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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Costco and DoorDash announced a partnership this week that will allow U.S. warehouse club members to have up to 4,000 items delivered to their doorsteps. DoorDash said Costco members can now order groceries, pantry staples, household essentials, electronics and seasonal merchandi...
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Several general managers, FBS head coaches and agents told USA Today Sports that requests often begin before a player officially enters the NCAA transfer portal....
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He again said the center should append his name to the building in exchange for his work to raise money to renovate it.
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Several reporters were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning, one day after President Donald Trump said he would restrict access for several media organizations. MS Now, CNN and Politico had reporters denied entry. MS Now reporter Akayla Gardner said she and a phot...
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After advances that allow Chinese humanoids to sprint and do backflips, robot firms are focusing on software that determines robots' intelligence and enables them to perform more economically productive tasks....
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For the Palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner's latest contributions offer more than just money. Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinia...
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No. 3 La Vega rolled to a 33-7 road win over University at Waco ISD Stadium on Friday night.
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It probably comes as little surprise that many Americans would struggle to pay for a sudden expense if one were to arise. According to a new survey from Credit Karma, 37% of Americans said they would be unable to cover a sudden expense. The percentage was highest among Generation...
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Governor Abbott appoints a district attorney for the 69th Judicial District and names members to the One-Call Board of Texas and the Texas Early Learning Council....
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Of the almost 700,000 Native Hawaiians in the U.S., about 47% live in Hawaii. They are not among the 575 federally recognized tribes.
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Sisters Lindsay Owen and Leslie Brodin said they succumbed to a mid-life crisis: They wanted to venture into entrepreneurship, but found comfort in sticking out their necks only so far. Franchising looked appealing, as did the business plan presented by…...
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The local election office continues to encourage voters to confirm their registration status early, to leave plenty of time to address any issues before the Oct. 5 deadline....
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Super Centex After Dark: Instant reaction to Week 4 high school football with what we saw at La Vega-University, Whitney-Gatesville, Robinson-Franklin, Midway-Belton and more football talk....
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Sisters Lindsay Owen and Leslie Brodin dove into escape rooms, a Waco location joining their Escapology stable, to escape their careers in optometry and hospitality....
