Waco-area news briefs: Declaration of Independence reading at McLennan County Courthouse
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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Cameron Carr is headed to LA. The Lakers selected the Baylor guard with the No. 24 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft after his breakout sophomore season with the Bears.
Welcome to the NBA, Cameron Carr.The former Baylor Alumnus was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 24th overall pick.Carr was a big part of the Baylor Bears this past season averaging 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.He now becomes the 29th Baylor player in program histor...
The Hill County Commissioners Court meeting took place and discussed data centers. One local resident said she still has concerns about a data center coming to her backyard. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 30th at 8:30 a.m. at the Hillsboro Courthouse The 12 people on the fire depa...
Baylor baseball will play in the 2027 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers.The other teams that join the tournament alongside Baylor are Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Oregon State.This will be the third appearance in the series for Bay...
It has been nearly a half-century since Washington was a real championship contender in the NBA.Now, AJ Dybantsa's arrival represents a potential turning point for a franchise that could really use one.The Wizards took Dybantsa with the first overall pick in Tuesday night's NBA draft. The 6-foot-...
Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller and ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman in their Democratic primary.Lander, who had the endorsement of both Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, beat the two-term incumbent on Tuesday. Goldman has represent...
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The McGregor City Council voted Monday to sell almost 500 acres in the city's industrial park to Galaxy, a data center developer, for more than $7 million.
A new bill aimed at increasing housing affordability now has the support of Democrats and Republicans and could go to President Trump's desk as soon as this week. Its supporters have hailed it as the most significant bipartisan housing reform effort in decades.The 21st century Road to Housing Act...
Central Texas residents joined others from across the state at the capitol to testify about water usage by data centers, as state agencies acknowledged they have limited information on the issue.Watch the story here: Central Texas residents testify at state capitol on data center waterMore than ...
The Washington Wizards selected BYU freshman forward AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, hoping to pair the nation's leading scorer with two veterans.
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, more than a year in the making, encouraged a national discussion of why housing is so unaffordable.
Seven Waco ISD schools will start next school year with a different principal than they had a year earlier.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Two people have been taken into custody after Brazos County Sheriff's deputies were fired at from a vehicle during a pursuit. The Brazos County Sheriff's Office says deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Highway 6 between OSR and FM-...
Hot and humid weather continues on Wednesday with a few storms possible along the Red River and the northeastern counties. Outside of any rain/storm, expect hot temperatures in the 90s and heat index values near 100-105 degrees.
Baylor baseball is headed back to Globe Life Field in 2027, joining a loaded early-season field with potential opponents such as Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Oregon State.
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Even though it's mid-June, it's not too early to be thinking about back-to-school! The Waco Police Department has an event coming soon to help with school supplies. For more information, you can watch our interview above.
Bryan, TX (FOX 44) - A powerful story of justice, resilience, and collaboration in the fight against human trafficking took center stage during the "Choosing Justice: Overcoming Trauma Bonds and Finding Independence" event. The presentation highlights multidisciplinary collaboration to combat hum...
Two businesses on Waco's 25th Street The Carpenters Daughters and Project Lifeforce were hit hard by last Sunday's heavy rain, with floodwaters strong enough to rip a bolted gate from a wall and wash away a picnic table. Justine Lisa, owner of The Carpenters Daughters, found 3 inches of water i...
A new study shows lots of couples are keeping financial secrets from each other.The survey from Fidelity found that nearly half of all couples avoid talking about money to prevent arguments."Money's emotional," said Fidelity's Chandler Riggs. "It's tied to how people are raised, how they think ab...
TEXAS (FOX 44) - A Travis County judge has sided with a McLennan County Justice of the Peace who refused to marry gay couples and sued the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) for disciplining her for her choice. The state’s judicial oversight agency must pay $640,000 to a Waco judge who w...
The 128-year-old congregation plans to build a new sanctuary with proceeds from the recent sale of about half its land to a student-housing developer.
Eight protesters accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa were sentenced Tuesday to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and prosecutors called an act of terrorism.One of the defendants, a former U.S...
UPDATE 8:05 P.M.The Brazos County Sheriff's Office has identified both suspects in custody. 43-year-old Jason Aitken is in custody on charges of aggravated assault against a public servant, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and evading arrest/detention with a vehicle. The passenger, 40...
The president said Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into 'infinity,' a claim that Tehran denied.
The White House and Iran were sending conflicting messages Tuesday, highlighting points of disagreement as negotiators seek a longer-lived peace agreement.Nuclear inspectionsWhile President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspectors from the International At...
Temple, Tx (FOX 44) - The Bell County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division is asking for help in identifying a suspect in an indecent exposure case reported in the Temple area. On Saturday, June 20, 2026, a victim reported that while walking in her neighborhood near West Adams Avenue...
June's full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, will soon rise and sweeten up the night sky.The Strawberry Moon, the first full moon of the summer, will peak on Monday, June 29.Although the name implies the moon may have a pink or reddish hue, it actually got its name from the berries that ripen ...
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a war powers resolution passed earlier by the House, marking the first time that Congress has unified to rebuke President Donald Trump over the war against Iran.The vote passed 50-48. Republican Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa M...
Texas State Technical College celebrated its first MEI Data Center Operator graduates in Abilene and announced a $3.6 million Google investment for a new academy.
AI models capable of launching major cyberattacks that could overwhelm the defenses of governments and businesses are months not years away, an international alliance of intelligence agencies warned in a joint statement.The Five Eyes grouping, comprising the United States, United Kingdom, Canad...
The weather should stay hot for the foreseeable future across Central Texas. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s with lows in the mid to upper 70s through next week.An area of Saharan dust is moving into Texas tonight. This will likely cause a dusty appearance to the sky Wednesday through Frida...
Corpus Christi got welcome news Tuesday when the citys projected water emergency was delayed to September 2027 after recent rains boosted some of the regions reservoirs.The city was initially bracing for a Level 1 emergency the point when water demand is projected to be six months from exceeding...
A national environmental advocacy group is calling for an investigation into the deaths of birds at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.The Center for Biological Diversity said it is aware of three birds, including a duckling, that have died in and around the pool, which recently underwent a $15...
Meta on Tuesday announced a new line of AI glasses designed in-house, signaling a deeper push into the wearable technology thats become a new front in the artificial intelligence race.And the biggest change consumers will notice? A cheaper price tag.The new Meta Glasses will start at $299, making...
Savannah Guthrie shared new comments on the case of her missing mother on the NBC morning show Tuesday after reports emerged that a ransom note claimed Nancy Guthrie was dead.
A small Utah town has completely banned fireworks as the state battles a string of massive wildfires a week before the Fourth of July holiday.Stockton, a town in Tooele County with less than 700 residents as of 2020, announced Monday that all fireworks are banned within city limits. The order wen...
Copperas Cove, Tx (FOX 44) - Copperas Cove ISD trustees got some good news when they received an update on STAAR test results in their Monday meeting. The report on 3rd-8th grade performance showed improvement on 12 of 18 tests. There was also improvement on high school end-of-course exams. Trust...
Cristiano Ronaldo saw all the other top names who were lighting up the scoresheet at the World Cup. He joined the party by scoring twice in Portugal's win over Uzbekistan.
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