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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The back-to-school season brings a mix of excitement, new routines — and almost inevitably the return of school germs. We spoke with Pediatrician Dr. Cecily Marcellas McLane Children's Hospital to see how you and your students can get ahead of those annual...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Veterans Day is a great time to learn about members of the Baylor Family who served our country from communities all around Central Texas. This week, Baylor would like to invite you to celebrate the men & women of the United States Armed Forces at one of......
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There were no injuries this afternoon when a small plane crashed just outside of College Station.The College Station Fire Department tells KXXV News that they received the call for a plane crash just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday.Officials say the plane landed in Greens Prairie......
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WACO (FOX 44) -- Cooler temperatures and recent rains continue to impact Central Texas and the Brazos Valley when it comes to the number of local counties under established outdoor burn bans. The latest Texas A&M Forest Service Outdoor Burn Ban map shows five local counties that....
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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been elected House Republican minority leader after defeating Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a closed-door vote Tuesday on Capitol Hill.Jordan won the secret ballot vote 106-73.Jordan, the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will......
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Waco, Tx (FOX44) - A Crimestoppers reward will be paid for the Waco arrest of a fugitive who had been a DPS featured fugitive for the month of November. James Michael Jackson, Jr was located based on tip information provided with members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive......
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The Killeen Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Tuesday morning at a two-story complex in the area of Adams Avenue.Around 9:51 a.m., firefighters were dispatched and encountered smoke and flames coming from the second-floor apartment.Officials say fire crews quickly......
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Senator Joan Huffman has filed legislation to repeal tax exemptions for data centers, according to a statement from the senator on Tuesday.Senate Bill 293 would repeal the sales and use tax exemptions for qualifying data center and large data center projects, the press release......
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Waco, Tx ( FOX44) - Because weather delayed work scheduled for Monday, the twin bridges over Lake Waco were to be closed Tuesday night for transporting concrete bridge caps. The caps are part of the reconstruction of the bridges. Due to the size of the precast bridge caps,......
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The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard a cruise ship that returned to port after departing from Texas, and a suspect is in custody, the agency said Monday.The FBI did not say whether any charges had been filed. The name of the suspect was being withheld pending......
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called an impeachment effort led by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie a farce and described Massie as disgruntled after Massie lost his reelection bid in a Republican primary earlier this year.Meanwhile, the House could vote as soon as Tuesday on......
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California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up.The measures failure is a win for Democratic......
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Baylor University is taking steps to cut spending as it faces a projected $30 million budget deficit.University leaders say spending is currently outpacing revenue, citing rising costs, tuition discounting, and changes in undergraduate enrollment.To address the shortfall, Baylor....
