More than 2,000 Thanksgiving baskets donated by Boy Scout Troop 287 and the Killeen Food Care Center were distributed to Fort Hood units Monday morning.
A record number of new COVID-19 cases is increasing concerns in one Central Texas county about the potential impact of Thanksgiving on the spread of the virus.
Food for Families appears to have surpassed expectations, particularly at one local pantry where the annual drive was dedicated to the memory of a cherished volunteer who died just days before the annual effort.
The Texas Education Agency declined to take action, saying it's up to local enforcement. A county official tried to intervene but said it should be up to TEA to enforce.
The Copperas Cove Solid Waste Department and Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful hosted their annual fall clean-up Saturday, seeing an increase in solid waste materials disposed.
After 31 years, 2020 was the first Food For Families where people could donate both in-person and online, and whether they got on their computers or in their cars, Central Texans did not disappoint.
Officials are preparing for the massive undertaking of distributing a vaccine that may require multiple doses and subzero storage temperatures across a state that covers 270,000 square miles and some 170 rural counties.
The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was condemned for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl, bludgeoning her with a shovel and burying her alive.
Improperly prepared sanitizer, buildup in a microwave and a refrigerator without a thermometer caught the eye of inspectors in this week’s Restaurant Report Card.
Texas reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday while local case counts continued to increase at sometimes alarming rates, six more Central Texas residents diagnosed with the virus died, and the statewide death toll rose to more than 20,000.
Abbott traveled to hard-hit Lubbock to trumpet the fact that bamlanivimab, the antibody therapy made by Eli Lilly & Co., is being distributed across Texas.
One man is in custody and authorities were still looking for a second after a trespassing complaint led to a high-speed chase through two Central Texas counties.
Most Republicans voted against proposals to teach middle and high school students about consent, sexual orientation or gender identity. The board will take a final vote Friday.
