Hannah Hall
KWTX Morning Reporter
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Hannah Hall joined KWTX in July 2020 as a morning reporter. She previously reported in Harrisonburg, Virginia for two years.
Central Texas voters will decide a competitive congressional race in which a four-term Republican incumbent again faces a Democratic challenger.
In U.S. House District 31, there are several issues being discussed ahead of the election next week, including everything from healthcare to military needs to the pandemic.
Election Day is a week away, and the COVID-19 pandemic is a major issue for candidates in both the 22nd District State Senate race and the 56th District State House race.
Parents with children in school know how stressful it can be when they’re not sure where the bus is, or if it’s running late. Killeen ISD is hoping to help parents out with a new app parents can use to track the bus.
Months after the pandemic, working from home is still a challenge for some.
Firefighters from two departments responded early Wednesday after an 18-wheeler hauling batteries caught on fire on Interstate 35.
Central Texas residents are taking advantage of the state’s extended early voting period and in record numbers.
COVID-19 surge testing continues in Waco for at least the next month.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Texas, the state has released guidelines for how a vaccine should be distributed once it becomes available.
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has revived a program aimed at connecting Texans with residents of veterans homes across the state.
An extended early voting period begins Tuesday in Central Texas and around the state in what local Republican and Democratic Party officials agree is a critical election.
The Texas Department of Transportation is helping first responders avoid backups on Interstate 35 in emergencies when minutes count.
Free COVID-19 test sites opened Wednesday in the Waco area as part of the effort to stem the spread of the virus.
Waco officials are looking for input from residents as they search for the city’s next police chief.
One Central Texas school district is offering a telehealth option to parents whose children show symptoms of COVID-19.
Officials at a local animal shelter could face a tough decision soon if residents don’t step up to adopt or foster dogs that otherwise may have to be euthanized.
Nursing moms now have a place to feed their babies while visiting Cameron Park Zoo in Waco.
Families and individuals should focus on paying for the essentials in order to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, a local financial planner says.
The elections are expected to look different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is still a need for Election Day workers and volunteers.
Teachers are dealing with challenges unlike any they’ve seen before, Waco’s Regional 12 Education Service Center says.
The months-long prohibition of visitors at nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Central Texas and around the state was lifted Thursday.
Restaurants in most of Texas were able to open at 75% capacity Monday and the owner of a Waco restaurant is excited about the eased restrictions.
As the 2020 Census deadline looms, local officials are warning that an inaccurate account could impact funding for local programs ranging from road projects to school lunches.
New online lessons are available to school districts and families.
Some local teachers are getting pay raises under a new state program.
A storied Central Texas cemetery divided for most of its 145-year history by a fence that separated the graves of African Americans from the graves of whites has undergone a $435,000 renovation.
The Waco ISD is using a new grant to help further peer mediation programs in schools throughout the district.
The Copperas Cove ISD is hoping to win Purple Star Campus designations for its schools under a new state program that recognizes schools committed to meeting the needs of military-connected students and their families.
A suspect has been charged in a shooting during a child custody exchange that left two local teenagers wounded.
One Central Texas school district is hoping to double the size of its pool of substitute teachers from 200 to 400, just in case.
Thousands of Waco ISD students returned to the classroom Tuesday while thousands of others started the new school year online.
Waco’s Hawaiian Falls waterpark has extended its season by a weekend.
Texas State Technical College has been working since March to be able to keep its doors open so students can learn in person, and that has meant making some changes on campus.
Child abuse reports could rise as thousands of area students return to the classroom next week for the first time since March, police say.
A lightning strike ignited a fire that destroyed a local family's home early Wednesday.
Area educators and doctors are urging parents to screen their children for symptoms of COVID-19 daily before sending them off to school.
Students in the largest school district in Central Texas returned to campus Monday a week early.
Area schools are working to ensure students’ needs are met regardless of whether they’re learning in the classroom or from home.
The new school year started Wednesday in Hico a little later than planned after some staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
Midway ISD students started the new school year Monday in-person or online, and those who opted for remote instruction did experience a few hiccups.
In Bruceville-Eddy, the majority of students went back to in-person learning Tuesday on the first day of classes.
A Waco ISD program that teaches parents how to prepare their children for the classroom has gone virtual.
The decision to send her kindergartner to school wasn’t a hard one, a Central Texas mom says.
The new school year in one area district started Wednesday with fewer bus routes and longer building hours to facilitate drop-offs and pickups.
New and returning Baylor students began a staggered return to campus over the weekend and the move-in continues through the week.
Students in several more Central Texas school districts resumed classes Monday morning, some in person and some online.
The largest school district in Central Texas is set to start the fall term online Monday.
Students returned to class in person or online Thursday in six more Central Texas school districts.
Students headed back to class either in-person or online in seven more Central Texas school districts Wednesday.
