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Wounded Soldier Recounts Fort Hood Shooting
An Indiana soldier was among 31 people wounded when an Army officer opened fire at the Fort Hood military post in Texas Thursday, Indianapolis station WRTV reported .
Voters Decide 11 Amendments Tuesday; Local Races Also On The Ballot
Voters to go the polls Tuesday in Central Texas to decide 11 proposed Texas constitutional amendments and a handful of local bond issue and local option proposals.
Hewitt votes down bond, approves alcohol sales
Hewitt voters Tuesday shot down a $9.8 million bond sale that included the purchase of 63 acres earmarked for a new public safety facility and the creation of a town square with shops, restaurants and housing.
Several school district improvements, Hewitt issues at stake in today's elections
Stakes are high today for the city of Hewitt and four McLennan County school districts, as voters will decide whether raising taxes is worth the respective payoffs.
Drug Dealer Handed Life Sentence for Co-Ed's Death
A convicted drug dealer found responsible for the death of an SMU co-ed will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Waco-Area Taekwondo Instructor Charged With Sexual Assault Of A Child
WACO a 'Waco-area Taekwondo instructor Mitchell Cochran, 42, has been arrested on a warrant charging two counts of sexual assault of a child in connection with two incidents involving a middle school girl in 2005.
Sentencing Underway for Paroled Murder, Drug Dealer In SMU Coed's Death
Construction workers found Meaghan Bosch's body on May 14, 2007 inside of a portable toilet in Hewitt.
Paroled murderer and drug dealer McDaniel to be sentenced today in death of SMU student Bosch
The paroled murderer and drug dealer who was found responsible this past summer for the 2007 overdose death of Southern Methodist University student Meaghan Bosch will be sentenced by a federal judge this morning.
Two Waco Men Fail to Yield, Killed in Accident
Two Waco men were killed in a car accident Sunday night just after 10:30 p.m. Lawrence Torres, 25, and his brother Jerry Torres, 31, were heading north in the 300 block of N. 27th in a 2003 Chevrolet half-ton pickup.
Waco news briefs for Tue., Oct. 20
Baylor University's Martin Museum of Art will have two new exhibits on display beginning today and continuing through Nov.
Texas Woman Dies In Head-On Crash With Semi
A Texas woman has been killed in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler semi in southern Oklahoma.
Texas Inmate Dies Following Jail Fight
Authorities are investigating the death of a Dallas County jail inmate who died after fighting with another prisoner.
Texas Teenager Sentenced In Mother's Stabbing Death
An 18-year-old from Roanoke was sentenced to 60 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to murder in the stabbing death of her mother.
Fort Hood Soldier Found Dead In Off-Post Resident
Spc. Joshua Heath White, 29, of Bacliff, Texas was found dead Friday at his off-post residence, Fort Hood said Monday.
Central Texas Teenager Dies In Early-Morning Accident Sunday
NAVARRO COUNTY a 'Charles Clemens, 17, of Barry in Navarro County died early Sunday morning in a one-vehicle accident on FM 744 about a mile-and-a-half south of Dresden.
Fire Destroys Backyard Storage Shed Sunday
Embers from a trash fire may have ignited a blaze that destroyed a backyard storage shed Sunday in Downsville, south of Waco.
Soldier On Leave From Iraq Found Shot To Death
The Hill County Sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death of a soldier home on leave from Iraq.
Elderly Central Texas Woman Sexually Assaulted In Her Home
FALLS COUNTY a 'The Falls County Sheriffa TMs Office was investigating Wednesday after an 80-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man who forced his way into in her home outside of Marlin.