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Waco · WacoKILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - Killeen Police Officers are investigating a possible murder-suicide. Officers went to 4305 Hank Drive around 10:09 p.m. Wednesday after getting a call about two men needing medical attention. When officers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds. Neither man was conscious or breathing. Killeen EMS arrived and determined both men were deceased. Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson pronounced both of them dead …See the Story
KPD: Fight results in a murder-suicide
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Waco · WacoFREESTONE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A 23-year-old woman is dead after her vehicle was struck by a train while crossing railroad tracks. Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to the crash on CR-1001 at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday. The crash occurred near Highway 14, north of Wortham. DPS Sgt. Ryan Howard tells FOX 44 News that a Honda Pilot traveling eastbound was struck by a train while crossing the railroad. The driver, identi…See the Story
Woman dead after train strikes vehicle in Freestone Co.
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Waco · WacoHewitt, Tx (FOX44) - Hewitt police say one of a series of shots fired at vehicles passed through a ball cap worn by a driver but but did not injure the victim. Shots were reported fired at at total of in the Tuesday night incident, with police taking an 18-year-old man and a juvenile teen into custody. The driver of the car from which the shots were believed fire was identified as Lane Austin Stratton. He was booked into the McLennan Count…See the Story
Bullet passes through ball cap of victim as shots fire at cars in Hewitt
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Waco · WacoWaco, Tx (FOX 44) - Waco Independent School District trustees were set to vote on one more round of retention bonuses in their scheduled Thursday night board meeting. Over the past three years, the Board has approved various retention incentives to keep qualified staff on board while addressing a changing economic climate. With an end to one funding source for the money to do this, and what was described as a challenging budget fiscal year forec…See the Story
Waco ISD Board to vote on last round of retention bonuses
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Waco · WacoKilleen, Tx (FOX 44) - A man whose court records indicate he has lived in several states has been brought back to face Bell County charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Corey Larell Attebury, 47, who jail records indicated most recently had an address in Missouri, was booked into the Bell County Jail on Tuesday. An arrest affidavit filed in the case indicated the investigation started on July 8, 2022, when the child made an outcry aft…See the Story
Man charged with abuse of young girl brought back to face charges
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Waco · WacoWACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Waco's Salvation Army says it is in urgent need for volunteers to serve dinners throughout this summer. Volunteers are needed from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for dinner service at The Salvation Army Community Kitchen, located at 300 Webster Avenue. They can be 16 years of age with parental supervision while serving, or a minimum of 18 years of age. Volunteer needs run through the end of August. The organization says groups, c…See the Story
Waco Salvation Army needs summer volunteers
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Layoffs · WacoWaco, Tx (FOX44) - The contractor that has operated the Waco ISD school bus system for the past several years has announced layoffs now that the district is taking on running the bus system itself. GoldStar Transit filed the layoff notice with the Texas Workforce Commission as required by law under the WARN Act, for " worker adjustment and retraining" notification. The notification posted by the Workforce commission Wednesday listed 94 as the t…See the Story
WISD bus contractor announces layoffs
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