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The Bellmead Police Department has arrested La Vega Elementary School Principal Chris Borland. More>>
The Army is appointing an investigating officer to determine if there is sufficient evidence for courts-martial proceedings in the case of suspected shooter in the Fort Hood massacre. More>>
Old, outdated tracks in downtown Waco are causing expensive problems for drivers. More>>
An ordinance to set higher standards for multi-family fourplexes goes before the council at Tuesday's meeting. It's a set of zoning requirements that's been in the works for at least two years and combats the unattractive image Killeen often gives to outsiders. More>>
Many Central Texas school districts are shoving textbooks aside for a more interactive way of teaching. More>>
An argument Saturday evening turned violent at a Temple home, sending one woman to jail. More>>
A Temple man was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries after he drove into a garage Tuesday afternoon. More>>
A Central Texas 8th grade teacher is on administrative leave after being arrested for DWI and Possession of Cocaine. More>>
An illegal cockfighting ring was busted Saturday evening in Emmett, a small town in Navarro County. News Channel 25 was the first news crew on the scene, and had the cameras rolling the whole time. More>>
A motion filed by convicted murderer Matt Baker to switch his attorney has been denied by a Waco judge. More>>
An eighteen-year-old Waco man is behind bars, arrested on twenty charges. More>>
Authorities are on the look out for the driver of an overturned SUV that caused an accident Sunday night. More>>
One man was sent to the hospital Sunday night after a two vehicle accident in the Rancho Lorena development in Lorena. More>>
Two people were without a home Sunday morning following a fire in Waco. More>>
Eight people were arrested on Saturday in an apparent prostitution bust. More>>
Several news agencies are reporting an explosion at a power plant in Middletown, Connecticut. More>>
A woman was killed early Saturday morning in a one vehicle accident. More>>
Saturday the La Vega Independent School District addressed allegations about one of their elementary school principals being under investigation for a possible wrongdoing with a child. More>>
A man was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning. Killeen Police say a car was traveling south on S. Hwy 201 when the driver lost control. More>>
An Itasca woman is in the hospital after a train smashed into the car she was in Saturday morning. More>>
A local elementary school principal is under investigation for possible wrongdoing with a child. More>>
Most parts of Lake Waco remain closed due to high water from heavy rain the past week. More>>
Children falling victim to crime often go unreported, and sadly, unsolved. More>>
Concerned residents and Oncor officials met Friday to discuss high electric bills. More>>
An accused murderer was brought to the Bell County Jail Friday. Willie Netter was extradited from Louisiana, where he was arrested by U.S. Marshals on January 14th. More>>
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault in Hewitt. More>>
It is believed the men were trying to load up and steal a large amount of shingles and roofing materials. More>>
The Associated Press is reporting that the January unemployment rate has dropped unexpectedly to 9.7 percent. More>>
Two fires break out around the same time Thursday night, only a couple miles apart. More>>
Doris Miller, the first black American hero of World War II and a Wacoan, is being honored with a new U.S. postage stamp. More>>
Convicted murderer and former pastor Matt Baker has asked the court to replace Stan Schweiger as his appellate attorney. More>>
A free student-run clinic has reopened its doors after being closed for more than six months. More>>
Bank robberies in Central Texas have nearly tripled, according to the FBI, but arrests have not, despite authorities getting good surveillance photographs from those robberies. More>>
Find out when Oncor is planning on answering your questions about the new meters. More>>
A teenager is facing a list of charges in connection with the vandalism of school property. More>>
State Representative Charles "Doc" Anderson has another federal tax lien filed against him. This is the second federal tax lien in two months. More>>
Major accident closed part of I-35 through Waco this morning. More>>
Two men are behind bars accused of torching a stolen car in November of 2009. More>>
A Coryell County city is suing a local hotel for not paying local taxes. More>>
Firm plans for the future Texas A&M University campus are just days old, but Killeen city leaders are excited about the economic boost it is likely to bring to Central Texas.
For the past 20 years, the Killeen Chamber of Commerce and Texas A&M University System have been working on plans to build a stand-alone campus. More>>
A local business is reeling, as their business manager, a Cowboy Church preacher's wife, turned herself in Wednesday on a fraud indictment. More>>
Traffic on I-35 northbound is back open following a multi-vehicle accident Wednesday. More>>
The city planner recommended a change to the definition of "single family" at a council workshop on Tuesday, to combat the problem of too many transient renters coming through single-family residential neighborhoods. But the council asked for the toughest restrictions possible within the city's legal limits. More>>
Employees at a Movie Gallery store in Marlin tell News Channel 25 that their store is one of hundreds of stores nationwide that will be closing its doors. More>>
A Baylor student was arrested Tuesday after taking his computer to a repair center. More>>
A Waco man is behind bars accused of child sex abuse. More>>
A day care associated with Temple's First Baptist Church is closing its doors. This comes after January 19th fire that heavily damaged the church at 102 West Barton Avenue. More>>
Waco residents Rob Curnock and Chuck Wilson, and Bryan/College Station residents Bill Flores, Timothy Delasandro and Dave McIntyre are all Republicans trying to gain the district 17 congressional seat in Texas. Tuesday night they had their first debate. More>>
The Rosebud-Lott school district is on heightened alert after a violent criminal is spotted on the high school campus. Letters were sent home to parents Friday and Monday to inform More>>
A man wanted in Kansas for sending sexual text messages to underage girls is behind bars in Central Texas. More>>
An influx of calls and emails from residents has prompted the city to ask Oncor to make a presentation Tuesday to the council during its workshop. More>>
According to police the men, dressed in black hooded jackets and pants, wrapped a large chain around the ATM from the In Common Bank in the 5400 Block of Crosslake Parkway. More>>
New information and pictures of the men accused of robbing the Independent Bank on 5401 Bosque Blvd. at gunpoint. More>>
Two men are facing burglary charges after being arrested Monday afternoon during a manhunt. More>>
A 23-year-old man wanted for sexual exploitation of children in Kansas has been arrested following a traffic stop in Hill County. More>>
The Temple Bioscience Accelerator is meant to turn ideas into products and will sit on 300 acres of land next to Scott and White's West Campus. Several entities signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, agreeing to work together to make the Accelerator a magnet for entrepreneurship. More>>
Waco police are looking for two who robbed a man at gunpoint Monday morning. More>>
Work to replace massive power lines in Woodway has been halted after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Oncor power provider Monday morning in Waco. More>>
A Waco man is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl. More>>
A process to get rid of thousands of bats plaguing the Wildcat Stadium in Temple is wrapping up. More>>
For the first time in McLennan County, residents will be able to tip off authorities using text messaging and web tips. More>>
A group of employers from Florida came to Fort Hood Saturday to watch their National Guard employees train for deployment to Kuwait and Iraq. More>>
Temple ISD will give residents the chance to ask questions about solving the bat infestation problem at Temple High School's Football Stadium. More>>
The debate between Oncor and the City of Woodway continues to heat up. More>>
On Saturday the Temple Fire Department put out two fires within the city that damaged thousands of dollars in property. More>>
Local congregations are taking notice following the news that the First Baptist Church fire was started by an arsonist. More>>
an attempt to locate stolen property and put thieves in jail, the Robinson Police Department has turned to a computer program called LeadsOnline. More>>
A missing child alert is out for a sixteen-year-old girl who was last heard from in a suspicious text message. More>>
Due to the recent rainfall and subsequent flooding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District has announced complete and partial closures at Waco Lake. More>>
A juvenile faces several charges after resisting arrest and punching a police officer in the face. More>>
An arsonist is on the loose, accused of setting the First Baptist Church in Temple on fire. More>>
Update on water levels in central Texas. More>>
An 18-wheeler overturned just off I-35 near Hillsboro. More>>
A standing-room-only crowd met Thursday night with a representative of ONCOR to voice their displeasure over the power company's plan to cut down trees in order to construct new power lines. More>>
The Mclennan County district clerk is taking aim at an old practice that has recently led to court documents being lost, stolen and changed, resulting in delays and frustrated judges. More>>
Two men are behind bars Thursday, accused of badly beating a man at a discount motel. More>>
A Belton man is in custody, facing Burglary of a Vehicle and Habitation charges. More>>
A Temple man is charged with Aggravated Assault On a Family Member. More>>
A Bell County man will spend the rest of his life in jail for the shooting death of an Austin woman. More>>
Budget cuts in recent years have made serving victims of abuse and crime difficult for Families in Crisis and the Coryell County Crime Victims Office. But now a stimulus grant may provide major relief. More>>
Waco Police are looking for an unknown man who apparently violently attacked more than one child. More>>
Four suspected burglars were caught within moments of a breaking of a home in the 2100 Block of Ione Drive this morning. More>>
A rather unpleasant intestinal virus that has swept through prison units in southeast and south Texas has shown up in some of the units at Gatesville. More>>
Three former residents of a local homeless shelter were indicted Wednesday for organized crime, participating in a scam that cashed more than $23,000 in bogus checks on a Waco. More>>
A new high-tech version of an old scam involving money orders is sweeping through Central Texas. More>>
A fun, inexpensive game can get you into more trouble than it's worth! More>>
In a long meeting Tuesday night, residents who live near large chicken farms near Mexia got their chance to voice their concerns to the state agency working on this case. More>>
Robinson police are trying to contact a suspicious person seen walking around town. More>>
A nationwide freeze on sales and productions of eight newer-model Toyota vehicles is leaving many Central Texas drivers with questions but few answers. More>>
A Waco man who pled guilty to killing the mother of his children and was given a life sentence now says he wants to change that plea. More>>
Killeen police are investigating a string of robberies. More>>
A convenience store clerk was held at gunpoint early Wednesday morning. Police responded to a robbery at Teal's Exxon at 3002 Thornton Lane at around 4:00 a.m. More>>
A man police said could be the Central Texas serial rapist was arrested Tuesday. More>>
Residents of Woodway, a Waco suburb, are upset and the city is threatening action over Oncor's plan to cut down trees and take down fences that are in the in the way of new high-tension power line poles. More>>
The smoking committee was scheduled Tuesday to decide whether to remove certain businesses' exemptions from the smoking ban, but postponed that discussion for another two weeks after citizens showed up to the meeting wanting to give further input. More>>
On Tuesday morning at the McLennan County Commissioners regular meeting, a Waco resident brought a petition about trains stopping for hours along Old Marlin Road. More>>
Killeen police are looking for the people who badly beat a man at a discount motel Monday night. More>>
A Copperas Cove man is behind bars, accused of threatening his wife with a knife. More>>
The Killeen Police Department is investigating the beating of a man at a motel. More>>
The two soldiers credited with stopping the Nov. 5th massacre will attend President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address. More>>
A man who tried to visit the Fort Hood shooting suspect in a San Antonio military hospital after falsely claiming to be his attorney has been released from federal custody. More>>
Even though he no longer represents Matt Baker and was removed from the case Thursday, the convicted murderer's former attorney is confident the case will be heard on appeal. More>>
Coryell County is working towards a formal partnership with Fort Hood to try and tackle the problem of soldiers committing crimes in county jurisdiction. More>>
An early morning fire destroys a historic local bar and one man is arrested for cocaine possession following that fire. More>>
A Fort Hood soldier, originally from New York and now living in Temple, is accused of threatening his girlfriend with a handgun. More>>
A Temple man is accused of choking his wife. More>>
A rise in the number of coyotes killing domestic pets has some Killeen residents looking for solutions, but the city's animal control cannot kill the wild animals according to city policy. More>>
A former employee from a local law firm pled guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from her work. More>>
The last of the four suspected home invaders who held up a Waco family last December has been arrested. More>>
Waco firefighters say a real tragedy was averted in a home fire Monday morning thanks to a working smoke detector. More>>
A man has been brought back to McLennan County by the U.S. Marshals Office after he fled to Mexico three years ago amidst a sexual abuse of a child investigation. More>>
After a fire destroyed their church on Tuesday, members of the First Baptist Church in Temple gathered at the Mayborn Convention Center on Sunday for their first service. More>>
A suspicious package was found Saturday at a Waco post office. After the bomb squad was called in, the situation was resolved peacefully. More>>
The soldiers of the 43rd Veterinary Services Detachment have a unique mission and for some, it is also an unexpected trip home. More>>
On the eve of the one year anniversary of the first attack by the Central Texas serial rapist, authorities are investigating several lead, including one possible break in the case. More>>
A Temple woman has been charged with possession of marijuana. More>>
After two months of employment gains, Texas unemployment rose in December. More>>
It's a question that's been asked throughout the Matt Baker trial. What will happen to his mistress Vanessa Bulls? More>>
When it was all over, Matt Baker's own attorney did not trust him. More>>
After six days of testimony, Kari Baker's family finally got what they wanted. Matt Baker was sentenced to 65 years in prison. More>>
Former Waco pastor has been sentenced to 65 years for the murder of his wife. More>>
A jury took only 15 minutes to convict a Waco man in the death of 44-year-old Charles Dwayne White. More>>
A Fort Hood soldier faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to filing false forms to help a Vietnamese woman evade immigration laws. More>>
A third suspect in a December home invasion in Waco is behind bars. More>>
Governor Rick Perry is requesting DPS create crime task force to assist in search for serial central Texas rapist. More>>
Bats which like to take up residence under the Temple High School's football stadium are expected to return this spring. More>>
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas state police say one person is in custody after gunshots were fired on the south steps of the Texas Capitol, but it isn't clear if anybody was injured. More than half a dozen More>>
A group of residents living in the White Rock Estates Phase 6 subdivision have been without mailboxes since they moved in, some more than half a year ago. They're tired of fetching their mail at the post office every day, sometimes dealing with mail labeled undeliverable. More>>
A trial for a Waco man accused of killing two men in Hearne started Wednesday. More>>
Over a hundred children are without a place to stay while their parents are at work. More>>
A man accused of swindling an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars pled guilty to mail fraud in federal court Wednesday. More>>
A wanted man was arrested Tuesday for an October 22nd burglary. More>>
Heavy equipment is being assembled at the First Baptist Church in Temple after Tuesday's fire that heavily damaged the building. More>>
Southbound traffic on I-35 in Bell County is moving again after an accident Wednesday morning. More>>
A convenience store was robbed early Wednesday. More>>
A Fort Hood soldier accused of killing another man is going to prison. More>>
Vanessa Bulls, Matt Baker's ex-girlfriend, shared what she knew about Kari Baker's death on the trial's fourth day. More>>
The alleged Fort Hood gunman got praise he never deserved in the years before the shooting rampage, according to government documents obtained by the Associated Press. More>>
A historic church, built in the early 1900's suffered major damage after bursting into flames early Tuesday morning. More>>
by Natasha Chen TEMPLE – The First Baptist Church is what some call the anchor of downtown Temple, home to about 1,000 members. Many of them huddled together just beyond a caution-tape barricade, emotional More>>
The jury was seated Tuesday in the murder trial of a Waco man. Raheem Watkins is charged with killing 44-year-old Charles Dwayne White. More>>
A Temple church has been destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning. More>>
A Temple ISD school bus was involved in a wreck Tuesday morning. More>>
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Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons. More>>
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The Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage that left 13 dead on Fort Hood last month has been moved from the intensive care unit to a private room. More>>
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