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Killeen, Texas is located in Bell County. Zip codes in Killeen, TX include 76547, 76542, and 76544. The median home price in Killeen is $135,900. More Killeen information.

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Local Man Rushed To Local Hospital With Stab Wound

A dispute between neighbors resulted in a stabbing early Friday morning that sent one man to a local hospital with a wound in his chest.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Your News Now

Belton warning system in place to mitigate flood damage

Nolan Creek in Belton has a tendency to rise rapidly during any amount of rain fall, but a partnership with Harker Heights and Killeen brought a monitoring system to help Belton citizens protect themselves from flooding.

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Turret

Motorcycle, vehicle accidents claim three lives

U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center A 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, U.S Army officer died May 12 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash that occurred in Killeen, Texas.

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KCEN

Former III Corps Commander Talks Future Of The Army

Former Fort Hood III Corps Commander General Robert Cone made his way back to Killeen Thursday.

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KXXV-TV Waco

Soldier Arrested for Austin Kidnapping, Sexual Assault

A Ft. Hood soldier has been arrested, accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping and sexual assault of an Austin woman last week.

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Tyler Morning Telegraph

In last address as mayor, Bass announces Tazza Pronto coming to Tyler

A coffee product manufacturer that city officials have courted since April will soon make its home in Tyler, Mayor Barbara Bass announced during her final State of the City address luncheon on Wednesday.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Austin American-Statesman

2nd suspect charged in sex assault during SXSW

After an alleged accomplice connected him to the case, a second man - an Army sergeant - has been charged with the sexual assault of a woman during the 2013 South by Southwest festival, according to an arrest affidavit.

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KWTX

Clerk Stabbed During Holdup At Local Convenience Store

Killeen police were looking Wednesday for a man who robbed a local 7-Eleven store and stabbed the female clerk.

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MyHighPlains.com

Lawmakers to Negotiate Key Details of Education Bills

For all the lengthy hearings, heated floor debates and tense behind-the-scenes deliberation that have already occurred, the next four days will probably be the most important for the fate of the 83rd legislative session's two major education bills.

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Tyler Morning Telegraph

One development project on hold, another expected to begin this summer

A proposed Bullard mixed-use project is "on hold" as the developer tries to sell the land.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Alabama Live

Psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood still on Army's payroll, according to reports

A solider walks next to a memorial for fallen soldiers from Fort Hood from foreign wars, at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Saturday, Nov.

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Fri May 17, 2013

KWTX

Grand Jury: Local Woman Killed Her Husband In Self-Defense

The Bell County Grand Jury declined to indict a Killeen woman who was charged with murder in her husband's 2012 shooting death.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Free Press

Franchise tax bill moves forward

Procedural deadlines for legislation began to hit last week, ending the forward progress and the hopes of more than half of the 6,000-or-so House bills and Senate bills filed by Texas lawmakers since November 2012.

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Wed May 15, 2013

D Magazine

Lawrence Wright Was at the Bush Library While SMU Had an 'Active Shooter'

Lawrence Wright is a staff writer at the New Yorker and author of the books The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 and Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief .

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Tue May 14, 2013

KXXV-TV Waco

Harker Heights man arrested for kidnapping

A Harker Heights man has been arrested for holding a person hostage in Killeen. 24-year-old Cody Sedgwick has been charged with kidnapping.

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Mon May 13, 2013

KWTX

Motorcyclist Killed In Weekend Crash Identified

Police Monday identified a man who was killed in a weekend motorcycle crash in Killeen as Michael Skylar-Jones Pegues, 24.

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Pegasus News

Frisco Commons entryway will be renamed in honor of fallen veteran

The entry road to Frisco Commons will soon be named after Cpl. Peter John Courcy, who died Feb.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Hillsboro Reporter

HISD Wins H-E-B Excellence Award

It was an exciting night for the Hillsboro Independent School District in Austin Friday, May 3, as the district was recognized with a prestigious H-E-B Excellence in Education Award.

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Fri May 10, 2013

KWTX

Widow Of Firefighter Killed In West Blast Sues

The widow of a Dallas firefighter who died while helping battle the April 17 fire at West Fertilizer Co.

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Thu May 09, 2013

KWTX

Bulky Burglar Busted After Local Liquor Store Break-In

Police have made an arrest after a break-in late last month at a Killeen liquor store near the intersection of Old Florence Road and East Schlueter Loop The owners of Lucky 7 Liquor, James and Patricia Ryan, posted security video of the bulky burglar on the store's Facebook page after the break-in in hopes someone would recognize him.

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