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Waco House Fire Produces Column Of Smoke
A house fire that broke out Saturday afternoon was producing a column of smoke near the Richland Mall.
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Central Texan Among The Fort Hood Dead; Other Victims Identified (Updated)
A 62-year-old Cameron man was one of the 13 people killed in a shooting rampage Thursday at Fort Hood, and families in other towns and cities across the country were also getting word Friday that loved ones died or were injured in the violence.
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Perry Tells Wounded Soldiers, 24-Million Texans Are Praying For You
Gov. Rick Perry visited Saturday with some of the wounded from the deadly shooting at Fort Hood and said he told them they were in the prayers of 24-million Texans.
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Central Texas Man Dies In Late-Night Rollover
A 21-year-old Central Texas man has died in a late-night rollover on a rural road.
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Edwards Will Vote Against House Health Care Reform Bill
Central Texas Congressman Chet Edwards said Saturday he will vote against the sweeping House health care reform measure because he thinks “there is too much new spending in the bill.”
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How To Help, Where To Get Help (Updated)
Central Texans have lined up at blood centers throughout the region in the wake of the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, while churches have opened their doors and counseling centers have opened to help those trying to make sense of the deadly shooting Thursday at Fort Hood.
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Killeen Muslim Leader Had Bad Feeling About Fort Hood Gunman
A Muslim leader in Killeen says he had a bad feeling about Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan after talking twice in late summer with the Army psychiatrist.
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Former President, First Lady Visit Soldiers And Families
Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura have visited privately with wounded soldiers and their families at Darnall Army Medical Center.
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Obama Pays Tribute To Heroes Of Fort Hood’s Deadly Day
President Barack Obama used his Saturday radio and Internet address to praise the heroes of the shooting rampage Thursday at Fort Hood.
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Aggies to Wear Fort Hood Helmet Tribute
The Aggies plan to wear a helmet tribute to Fort Hood in Saturday’s game against Colorado.
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Hundreds Gather For Fort Hood Vigil
Hundreds gathered Friday night for a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood to offer prayers for the victims of the shooting Thursday on post.
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Fort Hood: Civilian Officer Shot Gunman, Ended Rampage
Kimberly Munley, the civilian police officer credited with shooting the gunman who killed 13 people at a Fort Hood deployment-processing center was shot three times in the exchange of gunfire, a post official said Friday.
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Autopsies Show Missing College Softball Players Drowned
Three college softball players whose bodies were found in an SUV in a pond drowned, preliminary autopsy results show.
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Texas Man In Custody After British Tourist Killed During Bar Robbery
A Texas man was in custody Saturday charged with capital murder after a British tourist was killed during a bar robbery.
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Waco-Area Woman Fires Shots To Scare Off Burglar; Schools Locked Down
Schools were locked down briefly Friday in Robinson after a woman in her 60s fired several shots to scare off a would-be burglar.
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Remains Found Near Local Lake Identified
Authorities have identified the skeletal remains that hikers found near Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir.
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Waco Area Manhunt Subject Still on the Lam
Police say Billy MacFarland, the focus of a two-day multi-agency manhunt in Lacy Lakeview was still on the run Friday morning.
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Convicted Texas Federal Judge Moved To Another Prison
An ex-Texas federal judge convicted of lying about sexually assaulting two female employees has been transferred to another prison facility, evidently because of security concerns.
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Texas Toughens Standards For Teacher Trainers
Texas is proposing to hold colleges of education accountable for how effective their graduates are as classroom teachers.
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Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Moved To Another Hospital
The Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on soldiers Thursday at Fort Hood in the deadliest shooting in history on a U.S. military installation was transferred Friday from Scott & White Hospital.
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Army Chief Of Staff: Rampage Was “Kick In The Gut”
The Army’s chief of staff says the shooting rampage at Fort Hood was “a kick in the gut.”
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Some Wounded Soldiers “Not Out Of The Woods”
Fort Hood officials said Friday the injured survivors of a deadly shooting on post were in stable condition, but a doctor where 10 of the wounded were taken said some of the victims are still at risk of dying, and several lawmakers said the number of injured was higher than first reported.
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Troubling Portrait Emerges Of Suspected Fort Hood Gunman
The Army psychiatrist suspected in the worst mass killing in history on a U.S. military post cleaned out his apartment days before the shooting rampage at a Fort Hood deployment-processing center.
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Six Shot In Orlando High Rise; Suspected Gunman In Custody
Six people were shot Friday in a high rise building in Orlando, Fla. and the gunman was in custody Friday afternoon.
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Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Participated In Homeland Security Conferences
The Army psychiatrist who’s suspected of opening fire in a busy Fort Hood deployment-processing center Thursday participated in homeland security conferences in the Washington area.
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Friday A Day Of Mourning, Here And Around The World
Flags fly at half-staff here and at U.S. installations around the world in the wake of the deadly shooting at Fort Hood and U.S. forces worldwide will observe a moment of silence Friday afternoon in which the post is urging Central Texans to participate.
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Football Game Postponed In Wake of Deadly Fort Hood Shooting Rescheduled Friday
Harker Heights vs Copperas Cove rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Friday in Copperas Cove.
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Jury Convicts Stepfather Of Murdered Texas Toddler
The stepfather of a Texas toddler murdered during a violent discipline session was convicted of capital murder Friday.
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Perry: Rangers Need Time to Collect Evidence, Conduct Interviews
In a phone interview with News 10 Friday morning, Gov. Rick Perry said he would not visit Fort Hood on Friday, instead opting to allow Texas Rangers more time to conduct their investigation.
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Hutchison: “We Are Grieving with the Families Today”
Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said in an interview Friday morning on News 10 that she would arrive later in the day with a congressional delegation to console and reassure Fort Hood's military families.
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Texas Sect Man Guilty of Sexual Assault of Minor
The State has won a criminal conviction in its first trial of a polygamist sect member charged with sexually assault of an underage girl.
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13 Confirmed Dead, 30 Injured In Ft. Hood Shooting
Death toll of shooting rises as Ft. Hood announces one more shooting victim has died.
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Apartment Complex Where Suspected Gunman Lived Evacuated
The two-story apartment complex in Killeen where the Army psychiatrist suspected in a shooting rampage that left 12 dead and 30 injured at Fort Hood was surrounded and evacuated Thursday night.
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In Wake Of Deadly Shooting, Pleas For Blood, Calls For Prayer, Offers Of Help
Local blood centers issue pleads for donors, churches opened their doors for residents in search of comfort and fellowship and residents began to look for ways to help in the wake of the deadly shooting at Fort Hood.
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Perry Orders Flags To Half-Staff; Sends Texas Rangers To Fort Hood
Gov. Rick Perry Thursday ordered state flags flown at half-staff and sent Texas Rangers to assist Fort Hood investigators and the FBI in the wake of the shooting rampage on post that left 12 dead and 31 injured.
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Some Schools Were Locked Down After Fort Hood Shooting
A lockdown at schools on Fort Hood ended just before 7 p.m. Thursday, more than six hours after a shooting rampage at a Fort Hood processing center that left 12 people dead and 31 others injured.
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On Capitol Hill, A Moment Of Silence
Members of the U.S. House observed a moment of silence Thursday to remember the victims of the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood and Thursday night the congressman who represents the district that includes the post was scrambling to find a flight back to Central Texas.
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House Fire Displaces Two Thursday Night In Temple
Fire raced through a house Thursday night in Temple, displacing an adult and a teenager.
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Waco High Graduate Executed Thursday Evening
A Waco High School graduate convicted in the beating and shooting death of an East Texas man almost 12 years ago was executed Thursday evening in Huntsville.
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Arrest Made Thursday In Stabbing That Left Two Local Residents Injured
Police made an arrest after a lengthy foot pursuit Thursday morning in connection with a home invasion and knife attack that left a Temple woman fighting for life and a man with minor injuries.
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Local Woman Claimed She Had Cancer To Get Money For Breast Implants
A Central Texas woman who claimed she had breast cancer, but took the thousands of dollars raised at a benefit in August and spent it on breast augmentation surgery was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging theft by deception.
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Baby Missing For 5 Days Found Under A Bed
A baby who was missing for five days has been found alive under a bed and the baby’s mother, babysitter and the babysitter’s husband are all facing charges.
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At Least Three People Hurt In Panhandle Gas Line Explosion
At least three people were hurt Thursday in a natural gas pipeline explosion in the Texas Panhandle.
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Rookie Central Texas Police Officer Seriously Injured When SUV Hits Deer
A rookie Central Texas police officer was seriously injured when his SUV hit a deer that bolted onto Highway 190 between Harker Heights and Killeen, authorities said Wednesday.
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Jury Acquits Local Paramedic Accused Of Fondling Female Patient
Jurors Wednesday acquitted a former Copperas Cove paramedic who was accused of fondling a female patient.
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Fired Texas Juvenile Treatment Worker Charged With Sexual Assault
A woman fired from a Texas juvenile treatment center has been charged in the sexual assault of a teenage boy who escaped from the facility last week.
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Plea Deal Means Prison Time In Texas Teen’s Heroin Overdose Death
A 21-year-old man is headed to prison after agreeing to a plea deal in the cheese heroin overdose of a Texas teenager.
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Convicted Sex Offender Arrested Here For Halloween Night Parole Violation
The Texas Attorney General’s Fugitive Unit has arrested a 39-year-old convicted sex offender in Killeen for violating the terms of his parole by not complying with a Halloween night curfew.
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Police: Man Charged In Sexual Assault Of Teenage Boy Is HIV Positive
An upgraded charge has been filed against a 26-year-old Central Texas man who was arrested in incidents involving a teenage boy he met through an adult-oriented Web site and who police now say is HIV positive.
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Air Force Pilots Eject Safely As Jet Crash Lands In Texas
Two Air Force pilots were able to eject safely from a jet that crash-landed in West Texas.
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