By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer Over 2,000 students attended Phi Gamma Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha’s Fright Night event last year, a haunted house whose proceeds went toward fundraising for victims of natural disasters. Such a high turnout begs the question: why do people go somewhere to give the...
business
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk is set to die by lethal injection on Wednesday in what would be the nation's 30th execution this year. Jamaal Howard, 46, was found guilty of capital murder in the 2000 killing of Vickie Swartout, 42, who was shot once in the...
safety
With Amazon's Big Deal Days sales event driving a surge in online orders, many shoppers will soon be tracking multiple deliveries. Unfortunately, that's also when fraudsters often ramp up efforts to send fake delivery alerts designed to steal personal information. Consumers say s...
News
The Gulf Coast is bracing for a hurricane landfall after Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday morning off Mexico's coast. As of early Wednesday, Isaias was a minimal tropical storm but was expected to strengthen as it moves north toward the U.S. coastline. The National Hurrican...
News
After months of scorching temperatures and limited rainfall across Central Texas, local hay suppliers are seeing an unusual mix of increased need and slower-than-expected sales. At Miller Hay and Feed in Lacy Lakeview, livestock owners continue to rely on hay as pastures dry out ...
schools
By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer Baylor women’s golf sat just one place behind High Point for the tournament lead after round one at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate in Knoxville, Tennessee. A solid three-under-par performance from fifth-year Bridget Boczar and sophomore Charlot...
schools
Taking a gander at Baylor baseball's fall roster, both on paper and in person this week, raised plenty of eyebrows — including those of the Bears' own head coach....
schools
A special Hispanic Heritage Month educational program will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center, 300 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd....
library
Boos on the Brazos, benefiting The Arc of McLennan County, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Lee Lockwood Library and Museum, 2801 W. Waco Drive....
safety
The Waco Fire Department will host an open house at Fire Station No. 1, 100 Peach St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
business
Urban REAP, 1509 N. 15th St., will host a Fairy Garden workshop from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
