The Bell County Justice Center was evacuated Wednesday after a caller threatened to blow up a local courthouse if Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan didn’t get what he wanted, authorities said.
A 39-year-old man was in custody Wednesday after a 12-year-old girl was solicited for sex and improperly touched as she rode on a local city bus.
An unemployed Central Texas teacher did the right thing after she found a bag on a roadside that contained about $20,000.
A Central Texas man who authorities say kidnapped his girlfriend and then led officers on a chase through several counties committed suicide after his truck hit spike strips laid out to end the pursuit.
A woman was taken to a local hospital Wednesday after she jumped from her bicycle just before a concrete truck hit it.
It's been through hardship and pain, but two months after the West explosion; the West Volunteer Fire Department is moving forward.
The Texas Rangers have been asked to review travel reimbursement reports submitted by a local justice of the peace after former employees raised questions about possible discrepancies.
Police urged local residents to be vigilant Tuesday after a string of suspicious fires over the past 18 months that could be the work of a serial arsonist.
A military judge refused Tuesday to further delay the court-martial of Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan.
Owners of the dozens of homes and businesses that were damaged or destroyed in the West fertilizer plant explosion could get a break on property taxes after a vote Tuesday by county commissioners.
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in the intoxication manslaughter trial of a local man accused of causing a traffic accident in which a 2-year-old girl died.
A home in a local neighborhood has caught fire for the second time in about two weeks.
A local congregation stepped in to give West's First Baptist Church a hand on Father's Day.
Police late Monday afternoon identified a woman who died after firefighters found her severely burned in a bathtub in a house where a fire was reported.
The Dallas Mavericks and Texas Legends held clinics in West Saturday.
Two recent near drownings involving Central Texas children underscore the importance of keeping a close eye on the kids at the pool.
Texas lawmakers will hold a second hearing Monday on the handling of hazardous materials in the wake of the deadly West fertilizer plant explosion.
“Sam Jack,” the Cameron Park Zoo’s 15-year-old male lion, which was suffering from advanced kidney disease, was euthanized Friday.
Authorities apparently have solved the mystery of a skull that two men found floating in a Central Texas river.
Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan won’t be allowed to mount a defense based on the claim he shot U.S. troops at Fort Hood to protect Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
