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.
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.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is searching for four children believed to be in immediate danger.
Border agents made three arrests and seized drugs valued at $3 million in one day on the Texas-Mexico border.
Houston Crime Stoppers is looking for a man who is accused of sexually abused a child for seven years.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s diaper company, Hello Bello, will open its first wholly-owned diaper distribution and manufacturing center the summer of 2021.
Crews from three local fire departments responded Wednesday after a house fire forced a family of five out into the early-morning cold.
An 8 month old girl, Lauren Duriso, is missing and according to authorities is in immediate danger.
Police are searching for 6-year-old Kobie Shay Holiman who is believed to be in grave danger.
Patrick Mahomes, Texas native, partnered with Adidas to design shoes inspired by his hometown.
The fourth annual Fish On Toys for Tots catfish tournament broke state of Texas records and raised money for a good cause.
The sheriff agencies will be featured on the CNN series ‘This is Life’ tonight after saving women from a prostitution at a massage parlor.
An individual yet to be identified holds the ticket of the multi-million dollar jackpot in their hands.
Texas Motor Speedway celebrates its 10th year of it’s Gift of Lights display running for 39 days as one of the Lone Star State’s largest holiday light shows.
Sr. Deputy Robert Small of the Travis County Sheriff’s department died in a collision while driving a motorcycle.
A person suffered traumatic head injuries Thanksgiving afternoon in a golf cart accident.
A local county elections office is closing temporarily and employees will be working remotely because of COVID-19 concerns.
A suspect is in custody after a shooting that sent a man and a teenager to local hospitals.
The Lady Pirates volleyball team is headed to state for the second year in a row.
The Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is officially underway in Central Texas.
Each student at Belton ISD will receive breakfast and lunch until the end of this school year.
Austin police are looking for a man who physically attacked a woman on the street and sexually assaulted, feeling on foot.
Veterans can adopt a dog for free through November in Temple at its animal shelter and the local community can help assist the veterans to bring their new companion home.
Another Central Texas school district is shifting back to remote instruction in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.
The Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Rodeo tickets go on sale Friday, November 6th at 10am (CT).
Many restaurants offer specials to honor our military on Veterans Day but McDonald’s is taking it a step further.
Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol seized three pairs of boots and a belt crafted from sea turtles and an arapaima, freshwater fish native to the Amazon River basin, at a consignment shipment facility.
Children from all across the United States competed in the USA Mullet Championship but only one went home with the gold, a Texas boy.
Federal authorities are accusing a mother of trying to smuggle meth and fentanyl into the U.S. by strapping the contraband to the body of her 13-year-old son.
Police are asking for the public’s help locating a Texas man accused of sexually assaulting a child.
Lee Greenwood, an award-winning country artist who wrote the iconic “God Bless the USA,” will perform at an “America for Trump” event near Lake Whitney.