KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - A New Era of CDL Training is Rolling into Central Texas College! CTC is beginning a new truck driving program and has invested more than $100,000 into a new state-of-the-art CDL simulator that will soon become a key part of the student learning experienc...
After the extreme heat from last week, a day like today felt like a more-than-tolerable day of heat... that or I'm just getting more used to the real Texas summer. High of 97 in Waco is nearly spot on the average for late July. A Heat Advisory is in place for more of Northern and...
Pitcher Georgina Corrick allowed one run on four hits and tallied 5 strikeouts in a complete-game effort as the Utah Talons claimed Game One of the 2026 AUSL Championship Series with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Bandits in front of a sellout crowd at Davis Diamond on Saturday a...
With a memorable off-season coming to an end for the Bears, the focus now turns to the season opener on Sept 5 against Auburn. Watch the full story here: "There needs to be more stuff like this,": Baylor's Dave Aranda previews season opener vs Auburn It's a bit of deja vu for bot...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Waco Convention Center was abuzz with back-to-school excitement and festivities today (July 25, 2026) at the 6th annual Waco Police Department's Back to School Bash. Over 1500 backpacks with essential back-to-school supplies like pens, notebooks, marker...
Families across Central Texas are feeling the pinch of inflation as they prepare for the upcoming fall semester, and the Waco Police Department stepped in to help ease the financial burden. WATCH the story here: Waco police hand out free backpacks, amid record breaking Back to Sc...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce is celebrating twenty years of its LEAD Program. LEAD stands for Leadership, Education & Development, and it is the Chamber's locally-grown, grassroots mentoring program, started by a local banker who graduated from Waco...
BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Bosque County is in mourning after the loss of County Commissioner Precinct 4 Ronny Liardon. In a statement on social media, the Bosque County Sheriff says, "It is with great sadness that I must inform my community of the passing of County Commissi...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving workplace, staying competitive means investing in continuous learning. McLennan Community College is providing a variety of training options. Find out about a program that will help you stay ahead of the curve by watc...
A&M Consolidated High School head football coach Brandon Schmidt says the Tigers are ready for one of their toughest district schedules yet, as realignment brings a new slate of formidable opponents to College Station. A&M Consolidated Football Preview "Our district is a juggerna...
Last month, a federal judge blocked the Education Department from implementing new caps on certain types of student loans a provision tied to the "One Big Beautiful Bill." At issue: which degrees qualified for higher loan limits. Some programs, including law, veterinary medicine,...
France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. The giant...
WASHINGTON — Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast Saturday, but the United States held back from launching air strikes on Iran itself for the first night in two weeks....
He was 38. He played in the NFL for eight years, beginning his career when he signed with the Baltimore Ravens after going undrafted in 2013.
Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday. He will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Senate. Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who won the...
The group of sitting and retired judges recently spoke with students, lawyers, activists and concerned citizens about the importance of an independent judiciary and the rule of law....
Dangerously hot weather will expand across much of the central United States this weekend and into next week, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit from Dallas to North Dakota with roughly 70 million people facing heat advisories. A heat dome, where atmospheric condit...
Serhii Krynitskyi and his comrade survived almost a year together in a small dugout on the front lines, killing Russian soldiers and scavenging for food among the dead....
More Americans admitted to shoplifting in the past year, with most saying they were not caught. According to a new survey by LendingTree, 30% of respondents said they have shoplifted at least once, up from 23% a year ago. The survey found that more respondents who admitted to sho...
There’s been a lot of talk about the Great Wealth Transfer, a projected shift of an estimated $124 trillion from older generations to younger ones.
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As last season went on, Baylor cornerback LeVar Thornton developed into one of the best lockdown defenders in the league. He's hoping to use that as a springboard this year....
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations over 16 years helped reveal this rare binary system, demonstrating how close massive stars live and die together in cosmic pairs....
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargaining agreement, league expan...
Multiple factors can negatively impact hay quality and safety after it has experienced prolonged water saturation.
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PHILADELPHIA — Every single team in baseball with a winning record, and even those hovering close to .500, say they plan to be aggressive at the trade deadline....
Since Randolph College Athletic Director Tom Galbraith was hired in December 2021, the NCAA Division III institution in Lynchburg has added four sports: men's volleyball, men's and women's wrestling, and stunt....
It's late July in Texas, and you can count on a handful of things in addition to hot, dry weather. Within a few weeks, kids and teachers will be gearing up for the start of school; football players will strap…...
On Friday, the Houston Rockets announced the signing of free agent center Oscar Tshiebwe. Terms of the contract, including the deal's length and whether there is any guaranteed money, were not disclosed....
President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a rambling, hour-long speech that praised some journalists, took potshots at others, made jokes about public figures' weight and intellect, and quipped about...
The crew at DallasCowboys.com is getting near the end of their list of questions Dallas will be answering at training camp, and No. 4 is what to expect from the defense that new coordinator Christian Parker is installing. Nick Eatman,…...
Superstar LeBron James is heading to the City of Brotherly Love.
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The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention widened their investigation this week into a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after identifying cases in four additional states....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. missiles struck targets in Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump vowed "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping…...
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A federal judge in Virginia ruled that it was illegal for Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration to require doctors and pharmacies to be specially certified to prescribe the abortion drug mifepristone....
Outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended against allowing compounding pharmacies to make an unapproved sleep-inducing peptide Friday, following votes a day earlier to recommend they be allowed to make four unapproved compounds....
DEMOCRATS: South Carolina is poised to remain the Democrats' first presidential primary state over Nevada after a powerful party committee voted Friday, a racially fraught decision that pitted Black and Latino state leaders against each other....
The sudden increase in mental problems of young people in the state of Texas requires immediate attention from our schools to tackle the growing number of cases that involve anxiety, depression, trauma and other issues. In addition to affecting students'…...
On July 22, the current U.S. president enabled uranium enrichment engineering by Saudi Arabia. Such engineering can provide materials for the subsequent development of nuclear weapons....
The president has announced that he is not interested in negotiating a peace agreement with Iran until they get serious. I think we have to question can Iran negotiate with us if we are not serious. It is quite apparent…...
More than 20 years ago, a conservative friend of mine approached me and told me I needed to lead the fight in Waco to stop the building of three coal-fired power plants on our doorstep. Initially I was reluctant, as…...
It was not that long ago that student-athletes at a school like Baylor University lived in the same dorms as everyone else, ate at the same dining hall and took the same classes. Those days are long gone....
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My brother some times reminded people of Cliff Clavin, the "Cheers" character who could enlighten, extend and confuse any conversation with his "little known facts." The difference between my brother and Cliff was that my brother's little-known facts were more…...
Endangered species protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard have been revoked after U.S. District Judge David Counts of the Western District of Texas approved a settlement in a lawsuit contesting the lizard's endangered species listing....
More Texas public school teachers were suspended this month under a new transparency law related to teacher misconduct.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommended Wednesday that the Texas Legislature consider funding public, four-year universities based on what fields students study and how long students stay enrolled....
DEAR NEIL: What is wrong with this rose bush? I have sprayed the affected areas with a rose insecticide, but it hasn't helped. It seems the problem is internal. The new growth of the stem is much larger than other…...
GTR Vacations is sponsoring a community shred event from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at PointWest Bank, 420 N. Hewitt Drive.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a dinner Aug. 29 at the John Knox Memorial Center, 100 Texas Ranger Trail....
Rosalinda's Insurance Agency will hold its 10th annual Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at the South Waco Community Center, 2815 Speight Ave....
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host Better Bites for Older Adults, a two-session nutrition education series designed to help older adults build practical skills for healthy, realistic eating habits. The sessions will run from 10 a.m. to noon…...
Acts Church, 300 S. 13th Street, will host international missionary Sam Childers, known as the "Machine Gun Preacher," for a program at 11 a.m. Sunday....
Aug. 7-9 is the annual statewide sales tax holiday weekend. No tax will be charged on most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks, up to $100 per item....
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KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - A New Era of CDL Training is Rolling into Central Texas College! CTC is beginning a new truck driving program and …
After the extreme heat from last week, a day like today felt like a more-than-tolerable day of heat... that or I'm just getting more used to…
Pitcher Georgina Corrick allowed one run on four hits and tallied 5 strikeouts in a complete-game effort as the Utah Talons claimed Game One…
With a memorable off-season coming to an end for the Bears, the focus now turns to the season opener on Sept 5 against Auburn. Watch the ful…
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Waco Convention Center was abuzz with back-to-school excitement and festivities today (July 25, 2026) at the 6th …
Families across Central Texas are feeling the pinch of inflation as they prepare for the upcoming fall semester, and the Waco Police Departm…
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce is celebrating twenty years of its LEAD Program. LEAD stands for Leadership, Edu…
BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Bosque County is in mourning after the loss of County Commissioner Precinct 4 Ronny Liardon. In a statement …
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving workplace, staying competitive means investing in continuous learning. McLenn…
A&M Consolidated High School head football coach Brandon Schmidt says the Tigers are ready for one of their toughest district schedules yet,…
Last month, a federal judge blocked the Education Department from implementing new caps on certain types of student loans a provision tied t…
France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final…
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