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Emily Bounds, former star softball player and cancer fighter, dies at 28

Bounds grew up in Moody and graduated from Moody High School in 2015. She played softball at Sam Houston State for two years before transferring to finish her career at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She graduated from UMHB in December 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Emily Bounds, former star softball player and cancer fighter, dies at 28

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Central Texas man restores old hats to support Special Olympics athletes

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10% of every sale keeps the “Incredi-Van” running for Special Olympics athletes across Central Texas.

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Waco man stabs brother with barbecue fork, police say

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A Waco man remains jailed Monday after police say he stabbed his brother in the hand with a barbecue fork during an altercation Friday at a home in the 900 block of Faulkner Lane.

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‘I would be lost’: Waco security guard seeks help for cataract surgery

‘I would be lost’: Waco security guard seeks help for cataract surgery

Updated: Jun. 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM CDT
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By Abbey Ferguson
For more than 30 years, Jimmy Parker has worked as a security guard at bingo halls in the Waco area, a job he said gave him a sense of purpose. Now, Parker said rapidly progressing cataracts are threatening his eyesight — and the work he loves.

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Manhunt underway for man who escaped from Gatesville police custody

UPDATE: Man who escaped from Gatesville police custody turned himself in

Updated: Jun. 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM CDT
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U.S. Marshalls are out looking for Treston Kane Nolte, 33, who escaped the custody of Gatesville Police on Tuesday.

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Newly obtained video shows the arrest of a man accused of killing two people at a Sun Drop bottling facility in North Carolina in 2008.

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By Jordyn Lassiter and Gray News staff
Within two days of a summer day spent swimming, a minor scratch on the 17-year-old's leg became a life-threatening emergency.
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Updated: Jun. 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM CDT
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Updated: Jun. 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM CDT
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Updated: Jun. 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM CDT
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Updated: Jun. 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM CDT
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Mario Rocha Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Waco’s 414th State District Court, and Judge Ryan Luna sentenced him to 18 year in prison.

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