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Expert: One Witness Won’t Decide Trial Of Ex-Central Texas Billionaire Despite damaging testimony from his one-time top money man, the fraud trial of former Central Texas financier R. Allen Stanford won’t turn on a single witness. (Full Story)

School Closings Could Impact Home Values Some homeowners are concerned that a local district’s plan to close and consolidate schools could affect the value of their homes. (Full Story)

Fire Leaves Local Family Homeless An early morning fire has left a family of eight homeless. (Full Story)

Superintendent Releases Recommendations For Campus Closures Amid a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, a local superintendent has released recommendations for the closure and consolidation of several campuses. (Full Story)

Local Man Charged In Nearly A Dozen Burglaries A man arrested on an outstanding warrant earlier this week has been charged in connection with nearly a dozen local burglaries. (Full Story)

Skeen Appears In Court, Meets Privately With Judge, Prosecutors McLennan County Tax Assessor-Collector Buddy Skeen, who’s charged in connection with a tax fraud case, appeared briefly in court Friday and then he and his lawyers met privately with the judge and prosecutors, but officials aren’t saying what was discussed. (Full Story)

Local Woman Pleads Guilty To Counterfeiting Charge Sentencing is scheduled in April for a local woman who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a counterfeiting scheme. (Full Story)

Security Camera Catches Home Burglar In The Act Police released a security camera photo Friday showing a man wanted in a local home burglary. (Full Story)

Judge: Ex-Central Texas DA Should Face Inquiry Into Wrongful Conviction A state district judge recommended Friday that a former Central Texas prosecutor face a court of inquiry into allegations he wrongfully sent a man to prison. (Full Story)

Fire Destroys Two-Story Suburban Central Texas Home Fire Thursday destroyed a two-story suburban Central Texas home. (Full Story)

Texas County Official Arrested For Pot Possession At Central Texas Hotel A Texas county judge attending an annual conference was arrested for marijuana possession in his room at a Central Texas hotel. (Full Story)

Barrier Damage Causes I-35 Backups Thursday Accident damage to an Interstate 35 barrier was expected to cause slowdowns through the afternoon Thursday. (Full Story)

Report Of Teen With Gun Leads To Local School Lockdown A report of a teenager with a rifle walking near a local school led to a district-wide lockdown Thursday afternoon. (Full Story)

Police: Truck Drivers Stole 3,000 Gallons Of Fuel From Local Station Five men were arrested Thursday after truck drivers helped themselves over the course of a week to 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel worth $11,000 at a local station. (Full Story)

Rescuers Free Woman From Wreckage Of Overturned Truck A woman whom rescuers had to free from the wreckage of her overturned truck was flown to a local hospital Thursday. (Full Story)

Local Woman Arrested After Attempt To Steal Cab From Driver A 45-year-old local woman was in custody Thursday after what police said was an attempt to steal a taxi from a local cab driver. (Full Story)

Woman Cut From Wreckage After Crash Taken To Local Hospital A woman who had to be cut from the wreckage after a one-car accident Thursday was taken to a local hospital. (Full Story)

Convicted Central Texas Cop Killer Moves Closer To Death Chamber A Central Texas man sentenced to die for the murders of his estranged wife’s parents and their son, who was a police sergeant, is a step closer to execution after losing his latest appeal. (Full Story)

Identity Of Body Found In BU Student's Burning Car Confirmed Medical examiners Friday confirmed the identify of a badly burned body found in the backseat of a burning Cadillac that belonged to a Baylor student. (Full Story)

Hewitt: City Shuffles Police And Fire Officials To Increase Efficiency Last Updated: 10:56 PM 02/08/12 - Cutting positions and creating a new assistant city manager position was expected to save $150,000 in 2012. (Full Story)

Woman Hospitalized After Car Hits 18-Wheeler On Local Highway A woman was flown to a local hospital after the car in which she was riding hit an 18-wheeler. (Full Story)

Panhandler Struck By SUV Disappears After Accident An auto-pedestrian accident late Wednesday afternoon at a busy local intersection left officers scratching their heads. (Full Story)

Temple Post Office Closing Protested On Capitol Hill Central Texas Congressman John Carter has added his voice to those opposed to closing the South Temple post office. (Full Story)

Local Girl Paralyzed In School Bus Crash Leaves Rehab For First Time A 14-year-old Central Texas girl left paralyzed after a collision between a delivery truck and the school bus on which she was riding went on her first outing Wednesday since the accident in January. (Full Story)

Local Couple Separated By Deportation Threat Finally Reunited A local woman has prevailed in her nearly yearlong fight to keep federal immigration officials from deporting her husband. (Full Story)

Victim Of Boating Accident On Central Texas Lake Identified The name of a Central Texas man who died in a boating accident on a local lake was released Thursday. (Full Story)

Waco Chamber Of Commerce CEO Announces Retirement Greater Waco Chamber CEO James G. Vaughan, Jr. announced his retirement Wednesday. (Full Story)

SpaceX To Launch Two Asian Satellites SpaceX, which has a rocket motor test facility in Central Texas, will launch two Asian satellites in 2014, the company announced Wednesday. (Full Story)

Local Jury Awards More than $8.6 Million in Wrongful Death Suit A local jury has returned a judgment of more than $8.6 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a man who was beaten to death in 2008 in a Central Texas motel room. (Full Story)

Local Third Graders Mistakenly Taught Lesson About Sexting A local school district says it made a mistake by allowing third graders to watch a presentation on sexting. (Full Story)

Nearly A Dozen Projects On Hold In Wake Of Killeen Council Recall Killeen has been without a City Council since a recall election in November and about a dozen projects are on hold until residents fill the vacant seats. (Full Story)

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