Temple, Tx (FOX44) - Registration is officially open for the Zone After School Program that children with quality recreation activities, scheduled homework time and a daily snack. The program is put on by the City of Temple’s Parks and Recreation Department at six Belton ISD elementary schools in...
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A woman who previously dated Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday.Platner denied the allegation and said he would be considering next steps for his campaign.Regardless of the inacc...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones.Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence orders, deni...
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - A 29-year-old man has been handed two 8-year sentences in a plea deal for online solicitation and child porn charges. Joshua Grijalva appeared before a judge Monday in 19th District Court who accepted the plea deal. Grijalva was arrested after images of a child being sexually a...
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - A 29-year-old man has been handed two 8-year sentences to be served back to back in a plea deal for online solicitation and child porn charges. Joshua Grijalva appeared before a judge Monday in 19th District Court who accepted the plea deal. One sentence would be completed befo...
An upstate New York resident sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for sending federal officers to his house with a warning over an email he sent to the agency's one-time head.David Streever, who is a U.S. citizen, was on a trip to Finland when two officers showed up to his Rochester home...
An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows.Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered "an adverse drug reaction"...
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - Move over astronauts, firefighters, and professional athletes! CTC's College for Kids continues to provide exciting, hands-on opportunities for students to learn, explore, and discover new interests through the month of July. 'College for Kids YouTube Content Creator' cl...
President Donald Trump said Monday that he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers.Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the helipad on the...
When the high-rise where Noel Mrquez lived with his family crashed to the ground and burst into flames in Venezuela's twin earthquakes, Mrquez, who happened to be at his girlfriends apartment, raced home and called out for his mother, grandparents and siblings. Only his 17-year-old brother, his l...
Temple, Tx (FOX44) - Registration is officially open for the Zone After School Program that children with quality recreation activities, scheduled homework time and a daily snack. The program is put on by the City of Temple’s Parks and Recreation Department at six Belton ISD elementary schools in...
An island-wide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble.The blackout in the country of 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union, which said on X that the cause is under investigation. The Ministry of Energy and Mines wro...
Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years."When drowning occurs, seconds matter," said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning. "Quick rescue and resuscitation can mean the difference between life, ...
A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor's office and get their pr...
Signing designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn and trading for second baseman Brandon Lowe have helped turn things around for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alfred Lloyd Kinsey, born May 9, 1973, went home to be with Jesus on June 30, 2026. He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Lee Kinsey.
Police arrested a 32-year-old woman Thursday after she was accused of breaking windows and a TV at her ex-boyfriend’s house, hitting him with a board and making his girlfriend fear for her life, all while she allegedly left a 4-year-old…
Waco, x (FOX44) - A shard of glass penetrated the boot of a firefighter working a Sunday afternoon house fire, sending him to a local hospital. Firefighters had been dispatched to the 2000 block of Colcord Avenue at 4:37 p.m. with the first unit reported smoke showing Firefighters made entry and ...
Nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Wednesday, July 8. Which shows will get the most love?
President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.All I did was ask for a review, Trump said when asked about it during an unrelated Oval Office ev...
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business.The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to "reset" Xbox as it faces heightened competition, th...
HOUSTON, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Memorial services for Former Baylor President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. have been announced. All are invited to grieve his loss and celebrate his life at 11 a.m. this Friday, July 10, at the Linda and Archie Dunham Theater of the Joella and Stewart Morris Cultural Art...
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the 19th District Court trial of Richard Tanner Ozment, charged in the 2024 death of Michaela Brooker of China Spring. McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara called the murder of the 38-year-old Brooker one of the most brutal he had e...
Here’s a closer look at what fireflies really are and how you can help keep their flickering lights shining.
This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver called Casa Bonita under a fake name but not to avoid paparazzi.It was so the restaurants management team and owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who are also the creators of South Park, wouldnt know she was c...
Central Texas softballers across Class 3A, 2A and 1A were recognized on the Blue Bell/Texas Sportswriters Association All-State Softball Teams over the holiday weekend, including standouts from Jonesboro and Bosqueville.
The bargain hunting highlights growing anxiety among households facing higher everyday costs and pricier school supplies.
The moment you stop feeling like yourself affects everything. Energy drops. Clothes fit differently. That reflection in the mirror seems like a stranger. For many Central Texas residents, these changes happen gradually until one day they realize they've been living…
Russia unleashed waves of missiles and drones at Ukraine early Monday, killing at least 20 people in attacks that exposed widening gaps in the countrys air defenses more than four years into Moscow's full-scale invasion, authorities said.All of the ballistic missiles launched by Russia struck the...
My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down…
As constitutional amendments go, the 14th is straightforward. Ratified in 1868 after Republicans in Congress fiercely repudiated the notorious Dred Scott decision, it declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,…
FIFA has dismissed Belgium's challenge to the most-debated political intervention in a World Cup in decades.That means forward Folarin Balogun is eligible to play on Monday night in Seattle. A win would send the U.S. to the quarterfinals, which would be the best U.S. result at a mens World Cup si...
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Prosecutors began laying out their evidence in a Utah courtroom Monday in the case against Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year.Kirks parents, Robert and Kathryn, and his widow Erika, attended the proceedings after posting a statement on X, readin...
It will be a hot and humid game day, and evening. For World Cup fans attending outdoor watch parties tonight the feels like temperature will be around 100 degrees at the 7p.m. kick off. The good news is most of Central Texas will remain dry today and this evening.For a brief time on Sunday, some ...
Critics for years have raised concerns about the court's increasing willingness to decide major cases using the "shadow docket," saying it lacks transparency and accountability to the public.
In just about every aisle of the grocery store, you can't miss the "P-word." Protein is everywhere in pasta, bagels, chips and even Pop-Tarts.While protein is important for your health, not all added protein products are worth it for your body or your wallet, according to registered dietitian Ka...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the relationship between Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The best part of summer reading is that you can read anything. And the most challenging part? You can read anything, so what will you choose? We’ve assembled 16 books coming out this month that offer a little bit of…
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