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Waco, Texas is located in McLennan County. Zip codes in Waco, TX include 76706, 76799, and 76716. The median home price in Waco is $126,900. More Waco information.

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Local news for Waco, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

Veterans One Stop Ribbon Cutting

Men and women who have served in the military now have a one-stop shop for accessing help in Waco.

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4 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

WISD approves changes to school rezoning plan

The Waco ISD trustees voted to amend a redistricting plan they just passed last month.

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5 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

Waco uses inspectors to fight against mollusk infestation

That's because the city of Waco is hoping to prevent zebra mussels from getting into the lake.

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15 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

Motorcyclist sent to hospital after three vehicle collision

A motorcyclist is in the hospital after being involved in a three vehicle collision Wednesday night.

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19 hrs ago | KCEN

Waco Officers Cleared by Grand Jury

Waco Police Officers Hans Fitting and Darrell Patterson were "No Billed" during their McLennan County Grand Jury meeting.

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19 hrs ago | KCEN

George P. Bush Looks to Make Mark on Texas

Texas is Bush Country and now a new generation of the political family looks to make his mark on the state.

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23 hrs ago | Billboard

Events, Festivals, Concert Reviews, Shows

Guitarist Eddy Shaver, 38, who was partnered with his father, country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, in the group Shaver, died of undetermined causes Sunday in Waco, Texas.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Wall Street Journal

Every Scarf Has a Story

It takes a wacky idea, a penchant for precision, and extreme patience to make an Hermes scarf.

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KWTX

Collision Between Pickup, 18-Wheeler Leaves Woman Injured

A woman was taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning after a collision between the pickup truck she was driving and an 18-wheeler in McGregor.

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KWTX

Naked Man Robbed At Gunpoint During Tryst At Local Motel

A man who thought he was going to have sex with a woman at a Waco motel early Wednesday ended up alone, naked and without his wallet and cell phone after two men robbed him at gunpoint.

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KWTX

Proposed Rules Would Require Microchips For All Dogs, Cats

The Waco Animal Welfare Advisory Board is proposing changes to the city's animal ordinance that would require that almost all dogs and cats be spayed or neutered and that all have microchips.

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Your News Now

Judge orders mental evaluation for ex-West paramedic

A federal judge has ordered a psychiatric assessment for Bryce Reed, the 31-year-old former West paramedic accused of possessing bomb-making materials, according to the Waco-Tribune Herald .

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Banner-Tribune

Rotary scholarships

Jada Davis and Kaitlin Randle are this year's recipients of Franklin Rotary Club scholarships.

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Mon May 20, 2013

KWTX

Search On For Suspect Who Left Two Police Officers Injured

Two Mart police officers were taken to a Waco hospital Sunday evening for treatment of injuries they sustained in a car crash that happened while they were involved in a high speed chase with a suspect.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Voice of America

At Least 5 Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Authorities in Texas say at least five -- possibly as many as 15 -- people have been killed in the southwestern U.S. state as a result of Wednesday's massive explosion at a fertilizer plant.

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CNN

Griner: Baylor said keep homosexuality private

Former Baylor star Brittney Griner said it was an "unwritten law" to keep her homosexuality private so she would not dissuade recruits from choosing the school.

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KWTX

Bond Set At $1.5 Million For Once Convicted Child Killer

Bond was set Friday at $1.5 million for once convicted Hewitt child killer Ed Graf who was returned to Waco last week after a state appeals court ordered the district court to review his 1988 conviction for capital murder in the fiery 1986 deaths of his two adopted sons.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Spectator

God, guns and America

While training as a playwright, I was taught that any gun brought onstage must go off.

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Salon

America's greatest threat: Unsafe work conditions

The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Stuff.co.nz

Arson not ruled out in West blast

COUNTING COST: The aftermath of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas.

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