Updated: 9:26 AM A Bellmead man avoided a jury trial Tuesday by pleading guilty to sexual assault of a child

Updated: 9:27 AM The McLennan County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it will not prosecute a former Robinson police officer on a sexual assault charge

Updated: 9:27 AM The Department of Defense has reported an Austin native was killed in combat in Afganistan

Updated: 11:57 AM A memorial service has been set for the mayor of an upscale Texas suburb who evidently shot her teenage daughter to death and then killed herself.

Updated: 4:47 PM Authorities Tuesday identified the 11-year-old Texas boy who died after a car struck him in Washington, D.C. as he walked with his parents and brother.

Updated: 7:40 AM A Monday night fire at a northwest Waco duplex resulted in two families being displaced and heavy damage to the structure

Updated: 9:53 AM The point man for the Gulf oil spill abatement effort says he’s hopeful a test will confirm a new cap is working

Updated: 1:24 PM A Houston man was charged Monday with murder in the death of his visiting 6-year-old son.

Updated: 9:24 AM LeBron James has made his decision. He's going to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat.

Updated: 11:12 PM Former University High star LaDainian Tomlinson is a father after his wife gave birth to a baby boy.

Updated: 12:39 PM Census layoffs cut the nation’s payrolls in June, but the jobless rate dropped to the lowest level in almost a year as more people gave up on their search for jobs.

Posted: 8:16 AM Downtown The Grove and everything in it goes up for sale beginning Friday morning and through the weekend.

Updated: 8:59 PM Baylor junior power forward Ekpe Udoh made himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft today in a press conference held at the Ferrell Center.

Updated: 2:10 PM Central Texans head to the poles Tuesday to decide who will attempt to unseat District 17 incumbent Rep. Chet Edwards in the November election.

Updated: 12:49 AM The Baylor men's basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history thanks to their win over Old Dominion Saturday. (Message Boards)

Posted: 9:51 AM President Barack Obama has signed a $10 billion stopgap bill passed in the Senate after mounting pressures forced a Republican filibuster to fold.

Updated: 11:12 PM A 34-year-old Central Texas woman is dead and her 19-year-old boyfriend has been charged with murder after a domestic disturbance turned violent.

Updated: 2:48 PM A 66-year-old retired Army captain died Saturday morning in the fiery crash of a single-engine plane in rural Coryell County.

Updated: 4:12 PM Two Killeen men were in custody Wednesday after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a local hotel.

Updated: 5:50 PM One man suffered undetermined injuries in a Wednesday morning house fire in central Killeen

Updated: 8:05 AM Firefighters responded early Monday morning to a structure fire at a local Recreational Vehicle park.

Updated: 2:43 PM Three men were in custody Wednesday charged with evading arrest as Killeen police investigate a series of armed robberies of businesses that started Monday night.

Updated: 2:35 PM Two Marlin police officers were injured early Sunday morning at the scene of a house fire

Updated: 12:25 PM Baylor head coach Art Briles was considered a leading candidate for the Texas Tech head coach opening, but Friday he said he’s staying put.

Updated: 11:07 AM Federal prosecutors say 25 people have been arrested in relation to drug shipments via the U.S. Postal Service