Joe Villasana
Digital Content Director
Waco, Texas
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Joe Villasana is the digital strategy manager for KWTX, the CBS affiliate in Central Texas. Joe was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and graduated with a dual major in Electronic Media and Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso.
He worked as a news producer for KVIA-TV, the legacy #1 station the El Paso and Southern New Mexico market, from 2007 to 2016 and later as the station's Digital Content Director from 2016-2019. In late 2019, Joe moved to Central Texas to work with KWTX, the legacy #1 station in the Waco-Temple-Killeen television news market.
Joe is an avid reader who enjoys history, philosophy and political works. His favorite author is the brilliant Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, with "Notes From The Underground," "Crime and Punishment" and "The Possessed" among Joe's favorite novels.
A dedicated cinephile, Joe spends a lot of his time watching classic, foreign, and indie films. His favorite directors include Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Joe's favorite films are "The Seventh Seal," "Taxi Driver," "Pulp Fiction," and "Fight Club."
He enjoys a lot of genres of music, especially, classic rock, heavy metal and alternative. When he's taking time off, he's normally taking a road trip to attend a rock concert or music festivals.
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The Texas Rangers are investigating a deadly shooting involving a Temple Police Department officer.
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Police in the Houston area have identified Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez as the person of interest in connection to the murder of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez, who was found deceased by her father on Aug. 12.
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A man with an extensive criminal history is behind bars after he allegedly attacked a woman and his son-in-law.
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The suspect was driving without a license, police say.
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One of the suspect's assaulted the shop owner who tracked the stolen property to a residence, an affidavit states.
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Police claim the couple acted “knowingly, intentionally, or with criminal negligence."
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The victim’s body was discovered on April 24 inside unit #57 at the Village Square Apartments.
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The victim's son and father reportedly witnessed the attack.
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Mother of Temple girl who was subject of Amber Alert taken into custody on emergency detention order
Police officers took Amanda Guerra, 39, the mother of 7-year-old Kryslee Hernandez, into custody.
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Three San Antonio Police Department officers were charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old woman.
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The murder suspect was extradited from Georgia to Bell County, Texas.
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Phoebe D. Copas believed she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, police say.
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Fuzzy Friends Rescue is asking the community for help after it rescued six pups that were left to die by the side of a Waco road.
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The Killeen Police Department needs the community’s assistance in a hit-and-run fatality.
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If you have any information, call the department at (254) 501-8830 or Bell County Crime Stoppers at (264) 526-TIPS (8477).
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The Dilley Police Department on Saturday, June 10, issued an Amber Alert for 6-year-old Bea Borrego, and 8-year-old Maya Borrego.
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The admitted fentanyl trafficker was responsible for distributing thousands of counterfeit pills across North Texas.
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Investigators with the Killeen Police Traffic Unit have identified the driver of the Dodge Journey as 42-year-old Michael Terrance Sneed.
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Silvestre Benitez Aguirre is being held on an immigration detainer at the McLennan County Jail.
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Detectives working the aggravated kidnapping say they have reason to believe the victim was taken against her will.
An airline employee was killed Thursday at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 3600 Presidential Boulevard.
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he Temple Police Department is investigating a shooting near Temple College.
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A man is charged with sexual assault of a child and remains jailed at the Bell County Jail.
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A man was jailed in Bell County after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman during a fight, police say.
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The suspect allegedly wrecked the stolen vehicle and was taken into custody after a foot pursuit.
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Bell County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the City of Killeen, claiming a marijuana ordinance approved by voters creates a difficult dilemma for municipal police officers.
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A Temple, Texas couple is behind bars in connection to an investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault.
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U.S. Marshals arrested a man charged with murder in the death of a Texas woman reported missing in March.
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On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, a powerful tornado devastated Salado, Texas.
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A man is charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in a collision that killed two people and injured two others in McLennan County.
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The armed man allegedly entered the police station and said he wanted to kill everyone, court documents state.
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The longtime volunteer firefighter was laid to rest at St. Mary's Cemetery on Monday.
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A man running through traffic on I-35 late Thursday night climbed an 18-wheeler an fell to his death.
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A California man accused of duping a Central Texas girl into sending him nude photos via Snapchat has been transferred to the McLennan County Jail.
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A man is facing allegations he forced a woman into prostitution and received thousands of dollars in sex transaction payments via Cash App.
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“You put me back in the White House, America will be a free nation once again,” Trump told supporters.
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The fight was scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
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A woman is facing a state felony drug charge after she was arrested when police officers searched the vehicle of an individual spotted dumpster diving.
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A student who took a “prohibited item” to Gateway High School and attempted to attack a fellow schoolmate was taken to the Bell County Juvenile Detention Center.
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The Bosque County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the stolen Valley Mills volunteer fire department radio.
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The Department of Defense on Feb. 21 issued a memorandum warning U.S. military service members that consumption of poppy seeds could result in a positive drug test.
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The Waco Police Department is currently searching for the suspect involved in an overnight shooting.
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The murder suspect had been a fugitive since March 2012.
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The incident happened at around 11:27 a.m. in the 3500 block of S. General Bruce Drive on Saturday, Feb. 11.
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The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force captured a fugitive wanted in the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend in the summer of 2022.
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LeBron James on Tuesday surpassed the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all time leading scorer.
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The Dallas Zoo is offering a $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible.
Waco police on Monday evening warned area residents it is against the law to walk along or on train tracks.
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A Central Texas woman is facing animal cruelty charges.
We now know the names of the the names of the three people who died in a fiery crash in Milam County.
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