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Highlander volleyball wins 4th straight with road sweep of Collin
McLennan volleyball stayed in its groove Saturday, as the Highlanders picked up a straight set sweep of Collin Community College in a conference match at the Frisco Campus Gym....
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Fallen Local Firefighter Laid To Rest
CAMERON (FOX 44) -- Final respects -- with hundreds gathering for the funeral of fallen Buckholts Volunteer Firefighter Rick Joseph "RJ" Fuentes in Cameron on Satuday (10/17/2026). The funeral took place at St. Monica Catholic Church in Cameron, with not only family and friends g...
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Ken Paxton brings 'Come and Take It' Senate tour to Killeen as Election Day nears
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton brought his statewide "Come and Take It" bus tour to Central Texas on Saturday, drawing supporters and opponents alike to his second campaign stop in Killeen. WATCH the full story here: Ken Paxton brings 'Come and Take It' Senate tour to ...
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Will Arch Manning be benched? Another brutal loss has Steve Sarkisian 'evaluating everything.'
AUSTIN, Texas — By the fifth time he referenced the impending evaluations bound for his offense, after he clarified that it applied to both his quarterback and his play calls, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian appeared agitated. “I don’t know…...
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Axtell's Leathers picks up Athlete of the Week award
Axtell’s Levi Leathers won this week’s Tribune-Herald High School Athlete of the Week honor.
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Temperatures drop into the 40s tonight, coldest night since April
After Friday morning's cold front, Central Texas is feeling the full effects of this cooler Fall air. Temperatures dropped to 46 degrees in Waco Saturday morning, marking some of the coldest weather we've had since April and May. We'll do that again tonight, with a forecast low o...
government
Davis, Wilson vie for McLennan County Precinct 2 commissioner seat
Jeremy Davis hopes to unseat Precinct 2 McLennan County Commissioner Donis "D.L." Wilson, who won a squeaker in 2024 to succeed the late Patricia Miller....
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Robinson team tennis state-bound after comeback win over Center
Quitting isn’t in Robinson’s DNA, and that worked out well for the Rocket tennis team on Friday.