Katy Mendez
Digital Content Producer
Waco, TX
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Katy Mendez from Lubbock, Texas comes to Central Texas to serve as the Digital Content Producer at KWTX. She is excited to work with news on social platforms and keep the community connected and informed.
The Central Texas Food Bank is holding mass food distributions in Waco and Temple throughout the month of April and need more volunteers to assist.
Multiple stores around the Central Texas area will reportedly be closed on Easter Sunday, April 4th.
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announced via a Twitter video that he plans to run for Texas attorney general.
Police are investigating a shooting that left one teenager dead and one recovering from a gunshot wound after attending a hotel room party.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for a missing 16-year-old Waco girl.
Main Even Entertainment center is planning to break ground soon here in Waco.
Police are reporting an uptick in gift card scams targeting primarily elderly area residents.
An investigation involving federal, state and local authorities led to the rescue or recovery of dozens of missing children in Texas.
After tracking Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest reopening order, Texas Parks and Wildlife began working to allow more Texans the opportunity to visit state parks.
Operators of a local convenience store have discovered five skimmers on their gasoline pumps.
Tyson Foods donated 17,000 pounds of chicken to a local BBQ restaurant that's feeding utility repair crews in the area.
A new Blue Bell treat, the Cookies ‘n Cream Cone Ice Cream debuts in stores this week.
Police are asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing Central Texas woman as they investigate the second disappearance this week.
The Destiny World Outreach Center church is giving away a semi load of food away Sunday afternoon.
Killeen ISD will remain closed through Wednesday, as a result of not having access to water needed for drinking, restrooms, cooking, and district-wide fire suppression systems.
After over a week long water crisis in Marlin the city officials are pleading with the residents to reduce water usage.
A 25-year old man is dead after being shot near a business early Sunday morning.
According to The City of Marlin the water in the area is restoring.
Governor Greg Abbott announced Saturday morning that President Biden has partially approved Texas’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration.
As many continue to fight the hardships of the winter weather and power outages, ONCOR continues on with controlled outages Wednesday.
As extreme weather continues, the City of Killeen is experiencing a limited water supply from their water supplier and is now implementing Stage 5 water restrictions to conserve.
Killeen ISD will be closed for the remainder of the week due to the extension of temperatures well-below freezing, the future forecast, melting ice refreezing on roadways, and the continued uncertainty of power outages.
Judge Scott Felton has issued a declaration of disaster for McLennan County on Sunday.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the governing body that oversees the electric grid in Texas, is requesting all Texans to limit and reduce their electric use as much as possible Sunday, Feb. 14 through Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The Waco McLennan County Public Health District COVID-19 Vaccination clinic will close early Saturday.
The Humane Society of Central Texas is kicking off #FosterFebruary by asking the community to foster a shelter pet for Valentine’s Day.
The 2nd Annual Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival runs February 4-6th, “dedicated to EMPOWERING the creative spirit, SERVING with heart, and CELEBRATING all!”
Baylor Scott & White hospital will join Waco-McLennan County Public Health District’s vaccination efforts at the Waco Convention Center.
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday morning in recognition of Sexual Assault Survivors Day in Texas.
A longtime local firefighter has died after a battle with cancer.
Police are looking for two suspects in a stolen credit cards case.
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas are selling their infamous cookie in a new way this year, to “bring joy during challenging times.”
The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is holding a free vaccination clinic, by appointment only, for people who are eligible under Phases 1A and 1B Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Three people who lost their sense of smell to COVID-19 may owe their lives to a fourth family member, a 20-year-old woman who doesn’t have the virus and smelled the smoke from an early-morning fire.
Texas music legend Willie Nelson has gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
Today marks 25 years since 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered in Arlington in a case that shook the nation and changed the way we search for abducted children.
Police are reviewing surveillance video in the search for leads after a Dodge Ram crew cab pickup was stolen from a local dealership where a gate lock was cut and a fence was run through.
The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is offering a free vaccination clinic for Phase 1A and Phase 1B with 1,500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
A local elementary school teacher passed away according to the school’s facebook post.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the National Runaway Safeline is partnering with Greyhound to bring runaways and homeless youth home safe to be reunited with their families.
Firefighters in Waco are battling a fire in a building on West Lakeshore Drive.
A silver alert is issued as the San Antonio Police Department is searching for Minnie Banks Dancy, diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.
Soon after the clock struck midnight AdventHealth welcomed a new year and new life in Texas.
A 23-year-old woman is now in the Bell County jail with multiple charges including manslaughter from a fatal crash last year.
Two police officers of the Waco Police Department are retiring on the last day of 2020.
The Wichita County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Margarito Soliz, diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.
Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO., stated early Wednesday, he will raise objections when Congress meets next week to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Mark Lumley, Baylor’s assistant softball coach, dies after fighting cancer for a fourth time.
Police are investigating a early morning shooting that left one dead only hours after Christmas Day.
A Waco police officer has died Saturday according to the Waco Police Association.