Hamilton News

A pregnant woman was killed late Tuesday in Hamilton County she was thrown from the bed of a moving pickup that was struck by an 18-wheeler. Heather Smith, 18, of Lampasas, and her unborn baby were pronounced dead just after 9:30 p.m. at the scene of the crash on State Highway 22 and Farm-to-Market Road 1602, about 10 miles east of Hamilton, a ...

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald NOLANVILLE - The City Council selected Texas Disposal Systems to be the city's future solid waste provider by a 3-2 vote at a Tuesday meeting.

CASA for the Cross Timbers Area Inc. held its first volunteer appreciation dinner on June 5 in Stephenville, Texas.

Alton Garcia, 44, of Galveston was booked into jail after he was found occupying a condemmed structure at 621 Seawall Blvd.

Swine flu has made its way to Central Texas, but there are still no confirmed cases in McLennan County.

Mark Thompson of Hamilton, who made an unsuccessful bid last year to be Texas Railroad Commissioner, says he will run for governor as a Democrat.

The Shelby County sheriff's office was notified by Shelby County District Clerk Lori Oliver that money was missing from her office, according to a press release from the Shelby County sheriff's office.

Violation of a protective order, 2000 block of Pruitt Hill. A person who had been issued a protective order knocked on the door of the residence from which he had been banned.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald Today is the last day for early voting in Harker Heights and Nolanville for the municipal elections.

Several counties in Central Texas have been removed from the Tornado Watch. The watch is still in effect for our southeastern counties.

State Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, ordered a witness removed from his committee hearing this morning after what he perceived as threats against the senators on the committee.

Several large wildfires were burning Thursday evening in Central Texas, while rapidly spreading fire to the northwest forced evacuations and burned buildings.

A wildfire that spread across Hamilton County was about 80 percent contained late Thursday, Texas Forest Service officials said.

Special to the Daily Herald HAMILTON - For decades, until last year, Texas game wardens trained in a cramped, deteriorating space in Central Austin.

For about a month, Hamilton has been a guest of the Humane Society of North Texas, along with a quarter horse, a gerbil and lots of dogs and cats.

Hamilton, the Bengal tiger rescued last month from Hamilton County, left Fort Worth this morning for his new home outside Denver, Colo.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald There is only one full week of filing for those interested in running for Harker Heights and Nolanville City Council seats, but both cities have seen a number of ...

A tiger much like this one was rescued from a home in Hamilton County, Texas. A 300-pound Bengal tiger rescued from a home near Waco is now in the care of the Humane Society of North Texas .

The Paris Branch NAACP celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in style Saturday at the annual Heritage Celebration Banquet at Love Civic Center.

Three teams from the National Weather Service surveyed storm damage across Central and North Texas yesterday.