Posted: 1:21 PM The dispatchers and call-takers who handled more than a thousand calls on the night of the deadly West fertilizer plant explosion were recognized Monday at a national conference.

Posted: 12:19 PM Piloting aircraft is not just for men anymore and three student pilots will prove it Tuesday during the Air Race Classic, an event open only to ladies.

Updated: 11:24 AM 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.

Updated: 9:12 AM A home in a local neighborhood has caught fire for the second time in about two weeks.

Updated: 6:52 PM 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.

Posted: 6:40 PM The American Red Cross holds special training sessions for volunteers.

Updated: 3:44 PM Comfort dogs to deploy to West Saturday to help victims ease the pain.

Updated: 11:05 AM Lifeguards say signs of drowning are not what you see in movies.

Posted: 3:10 PM The Dallas Cowboys are teaming up with the CenTex Pee Wee Football League at Baylor University to assist with a one-day football clinic for West youth.

Posted: 2:49 PM The Texas D.A.R.E. Officers Association and the Texas Association of School Resource Officers will hold their first annual joint conference in Waco at Connally High beginning Monday.

Updated: 7:11 PM SWAT officers arrested a local man after a traffic stop late Friday morning and seized a significant amount of cocaine.

Updated: 11:54 AM The RSVP Volunteer Program at McLennan Community College honored three finalists for their dedication to community service.

Updated: 9:14 AM A local business owner has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a food stamp fraud case.

Posted: 7:34 PM High school students participate in Junior Police Academy during summer break.

Posted: 4:53 PM Leash up your dog and head out to Hewitt Park for the Dog Days of Summer Canine Event Saturday.

Posted: 2:31 PM A free mini-institute will give compassionate residents the proper training to help others in the event of a disaster.

Updated: 5:14 PM Al Joslin & the Mystery Train will be performing Thursday at the Bosque River Stage, paying tribute to rock ‘n’ roll’s king Elvis Presley.

Updated: 2:24 PM The former CEO of the Baylor Alumni Association will serve as the vice chancellor of institutional advancement for TSTC, TSTC Chancellor Michael Reeser announced this week.

Posted: 2:05 PM A free event Friday will raise money for K-9 Comfort Dogs, an organization that deployed dogs to Newtown, Moore, West and Boston following recent tragedies.

Posted: 1:56 PM Juneteenth 2013 Family Fun Day is set for Saturday at Brazos Park East in Cameron Park.

Updated: 2:03 PM The landmark steeple that has towered above a local church for 25 years was raised back onto its perch Thursday nearly two months after it was removed for restoration.

Updated: 12:47 AM County explores cutting costs by combining job positions.

Posted: 6:22 PM Baylor University and officials of its independent alumni association have reached an agreement to disband the association and move its programs under the aegis of the university.

Posted: 3:49 PM Production will be phased out at a local milk plant and about 150 jobs will be cut as the company moves to streamline operations.

Posted: 3:24 PM A man who held police at bay for almost five hours in Waco was named in a three-count indictment Wednesday.