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'Killer' bees continue to migrate around U.S.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:18:44 -0400

By MICHAEL LOLLAR - "This is more than a movie. It's a prediction," a promotion for the killer bee movie "The Swarm" said in 1978.

More than 1,000 911 calls received night of blast

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:59:23 -0400

WACO, Texas - Authorities say the 911 center that scrambled emergency response to the fatal fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West received more than 1,000 calls the evening of the blast.

Goats could help eat Kudzu near Art Center Waco

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:15:43 -0400

WACO, Texas - Goats could be used to gobble up pesky kudzu vines near a Central Texas arts site.

Leaders of Baylor alumni group vote to dissolve

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:56:15 -0400

WACO, Texas - Leaders of an independent alumni association for the world's largest Baptist university have voted to disband the group and turn over duties to the school.

Public helps paint mural in Waco

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:28:25 -0400

WACO, Texas - Members of the public are helping create a massive mural on the side of a Waco library.

West High School seniors graduate

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:31:40 -0400

WEST, Texas - Almost two months after their school was severely damaged in the deadly explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant, West High School's senior class has graduated.

Church Under the Bridge Midland feeds homeless

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:50:16 -0400

MIDLAND, Texas - They gather with food, fellowship and friends each Saturday morning in an empty parking lot and basketball court. The smell of hot dogs grilling and coffee brewing wafts through the air to entice new faces from the Salvation Army, a block away.

Baylor alumnus gives school $35 million

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:02:52 -0400

WACO, Texas - A Baylor University alumnus has given the school $35 million to help build a new business school and football stadium.

Central Texas man dies in bee attack

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:17:05 -0400

MOODY, Texas - A hive of Africanized bees has killed a Central Texas man and injured a woman who tried to help him.

Man gets 50-year sentence for rib theft

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:31:20 -0400

WACO, Texas - A jury has sentenced a Waco man convicted of stealing a rack of ribs to 50 years in prison.

Waco High's Class of 1953 holds 60th reunion

Sun, 26 May 2013 16:14:05 -0400

WACO, Texas - A Texas high school class that missed final exams and the prom after a massive tornado devastated the town in 1953 has held its final reunion.