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First Hearing For Accused Fort Hood Gunman Is Saturday
The first hearing for accused Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be held Saturday in a hospital room.
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Four Victims Of Fort Hood Rampage Still Hospitalized
Four victims of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shooting rampage remained in hospitals Friday, but all were in either stable or fair condition, the post said Friday.
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Fallen Central Texas Marine Laid To Rest Friday
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A 22-year-old Marine lance corporal who died in action in Afghanistan was laid to rest Friday in the small Central Texas town where he grew up and where he’s remembered as a jokester who loved the outdoors.
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Local Jobless Rates Dropped Slightly In October
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Metropolitan unemployment rates dropped slightly last month in Central Texas, even as the statewide rate increased by a tenth of a percent.
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Texas Supreme Court Favors Waco In Suit Over Deadly Cameron Park Fall
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Waco Friday in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Baylor student who fell to his death in 2004 from a cliff in Cameron Park. (Full Story)
Fort Hood Soldiers Part Of Military Experiment Aimed At Predicting PTSD
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A military experiment of which Fort Hood soldiers are a part is aimed at trying to predict who’s most at risk for PTSD. (Full Story)
Central Texas Man Arrested After Mother Threatened With Knife
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The 22-year-old son of a Central Texas woman who was threatened with a knife during a disturbance was in the Coryell County Jail Friday.
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Fire Causes Anxious Moments At Temple Assisted Living Facility
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A fire that broke out in a laundry room caused a few anxious moments at an assisted living facility in Temple. (Full Story)
Unoccupied Rural Falls County House Destroyed By Friday Morning Fire
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Firefighters were called early Friday morning to a rural address in Falls County where an abandoned house was destroyed by fire (Full Story)
Shot Fired During Waco Robbery; Gunman Still At Large Friday
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Police were looking Friday for a man who walked into a Waco convenience store and fired a shot into the floor before demanding money from the clerk. (Full Story)
Central Texas Man Who Complained Of Prowler Is Later Found Dead
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A Central Texas man who called 911 earlier this month to report that there was a prowler on his property and that he had been shot in the leg was found shot to death after sheriff’s deputies returned to his rural home to follow up on the original complaint. (Full Story)
TxDOT Approves I-35 Expansion Projects In Bell, McLennan, Hill Counties
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The Texas Department of Transportation voted Thursday to improve $2 billion in highway projects funded by bonds authorized by a 2007constitutional amendment, including the expansion of Interstate 35 in Bell, McLennan and Hill Counties. (Full Story)
Waco School Locked Down After Man With Gun Spotted Nearby
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A Waco elementary school was locked down briefly Thursday after a teacher spotted a man with a gun nearby.
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Central Texas Daycare Owner Acquitted Of Injury To A Child Charges
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The owner of a Central Texas daycare has been acquitted of injury to a child charges stemming from an incident in April 2008 that left an infant seriously injured.
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Waco School Bus Accident Sends 19 Students To The Hospital
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A collision Thursday morning between a Waco ISD bus and an SUV sent 19 students area hospitals. (Full Story)
AP Source: Ex-Pentagon Official To Head Fort Hood Review
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An announcement Thursday is expected to include plans to bring in a former senior defense official to head the wide-ranging probe. (Full Story)
Hearing Set Thursday on Fort Hood Shootings
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Just two weeks to the day following the fatal shootings at Fort Hood, the first Capitol Hill hearing on the Fort Hood shootings was scheduled for Thursday morning. (Full Story)
New Business, Same Address, Old Problems
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An East Waco business owner tries to build business on site of murder, but faces his own problems. (Full Story)
Police Officer Hit By Car, Taken To Hospital
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A Killeen police officer was hit by a car while working an accident Wednesday night. (Full Story)
NeighborWorks Waco Warns Of Loan Modification Scams
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NeighborWorks Waco warned Wednesday about loan modification scams that could cost cash-strapped homeowners money and maybe even their homes.
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Waco Man Indicted In Hit-And-Run Death Of Bicyclist
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A 35-year-old Waco man who was arrested after a vehicle whose driver was fleeing police struck and killed a bicyclist was indicted Wednesday.
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Grand Jury Indicts Waco Man In Death Of 15-Month-Old Nephew
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A 20-year-old Waco man who was charged with capital murder in the death of his 15-month-old nephew was indicted Wednesday. (Full Story)
Local Man Charged After Puppy Beaten
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A 27-year-old Killeen man was charged with cruelty to an animal after neighbors reported that a 4-month-old puppy was being beaten and an officer found a man hitting the dog so hard the animal’s yelps could be heard from a block away. (Full Story)
SUV Strikes Waco High Student At Busy Intersection
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An SUV struck a Waco High School student Wednesday afternoon at of a busy intersection. (Full Story)
Aggies Remember Victims Of Deadly Bonfire Collapse
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Aggies marked the 10th anniversary of the school’s deadly bonfire collapse Wednesday. (Full Story)
Memorial Service Scheduled For Slain Waco Firefighter
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A memorial service will be held Friday for slain Waco firefighter Ramonell James whose body was found in the rubble of his burned out home, which evidently was set on fire after James was shot to death.
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Deputies Investigate Death Of Central Texas Infant
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Deputies are investigating what they say is the suspicious death of a 13-month-old Central Texas infant who was found unresponsive in a rural home and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. (Full Story)
Missing Teenage Girl May Be In Waco
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A 16-year-old girl who’s been missing for nearly two weeks may be in Waco and police are asking for the public’s help in finding her. (Full Story)
Palin Book Tour To Include Central Texas Stop
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Sarah Palin’s national book tour will include a stop next month at Fort Hood, but the event has not been announced or included on the preliminary list of tour stops, according to a published report. (Full Story)
Waco Woman And Young Son Suffer Minor Burns In House Fire
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A Waco woman and her 4-year-old son were taken to local hospital Wednesday after suffering minor burns in a house fire that investigators say was started by a candle the boy was playing with in a bedroom. (Full Story)
Local City Council Tightens Public Smoking Ban
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The Waco City Council voted Tuesday to tighten its current smoking ordinance, requiring any new nightclubs and bars to be smoke-free. (Full Story)
False Alarm Causes Brief Scare At Fort Hood Hospital
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A false alarm led to a brief lockdown Tuesday evening at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on Fort Hood, where personnel remain on edge after the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 29 injured.
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