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Rain chances today, but a gorgeous weekend is around the corner
After a very busy period of severe thunderstorms, most of Texas got a break to start the week. But now the elements are coming together for another round of severe storms and heavy rain this afternoon into the evening. Areas to the north of the Austin metro will see the...
Waco Salvation Army needs summer volunteers
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – Waco’s Salvation Army says it is in urgent need for volunteers to serve dinners throughout this summer. Volunteers are needed from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for dinner service at The Salvation Army Community Kitchen, located at 300 Webster Avenue. They can be 16 years of age with parental supervision while serving, or a minimum of 18 years of age. Volunteer needs run through the end of August.
Waco Police asking for help locating missing man
WACO, Texas — Have you seen this person?. The Waco Police Department is asking for help locating a missing man. According to the department, 38-year-old Jared Chamberlain was last seen leaving the VA hospital around May 7. Police said Chamberlain is a "mental health consumer". Police described Chamberlain as...
'There’s no point in even trying to go': Organization looking to improve accessible parking in Waco
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — Some of our neighbors are facing challenges finding accessible parking spaces in Waco. To help change that Mobilize Waco is asking you to help document the lack of accessible spaces in our area. Several people around our community have trouble finding accessible parking spaces around...
China Spring Education Foundation awards over 41K in grants to teachers
CHINA SPRING, Texas (KWTX) – Teachers at China Spring ISD were awarded more than $41,000 in grants on Wednesday, May 15. This amount is the most ever awarded by the district. Members of the China Spring Education Foundation went campus-to-campus hand delivering checks to teachers who were chosen to...
‘It’s kind of cliché, but it’s magical’: Baby vultures captivate community at Waco assisted living center
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A local independent and assisted living center has some temporary residents that are the talk of the facility; baby vultures. The two baby birds, named Tex and Tina, were born last month in open view in a courtyard in the middle of Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community in Waco.
Few Storms with Dust 5-15-2024
For more Permian Basin weather…check here on https://www.yourbasin.com/weather/forecast/. Thunderstorms may be a bit more widespread across West Texas later today, but before then in the mid afternoon, Meteorologist Ryan DePhillips expects temperatures to soar into the 80’s, 90’s, and low triple digits for most, above normal for this time of year. An unstable atmospheric disturbance to the southwest, combining with an uptick in surface moisture from the southeast, will combine to produce the muggier conditions today. Southwesterly winds in far western areas of The Trans Pecos will keep conditions mostly dry, but south-southeasterly winds in eastern areas will keep conditions a bit muggier. Where those winds will collide will be where the storms will form, but conditions will be clearer from clouds and cooler tomorrow as a cold front arrives with northwesterly to northeasterly winds.
Woodway girl bit by venomous copperhead in her own backyard: “my body felt like it was on fire”
WOODWAY, Texas (KWTX) - A 9-year-old Central Texas girl is recovering after a venomous copperhead snake bit her on a knuckle of her right hand two weeks ago in her backyard. Eden Sibley, a third grader at Live Oak Classical School in Waco, spent three days in the hospital and was given four anti-venom treatments.
Ascension hospitals experiencing delays after ransomware attack
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Over the past few days KWTX has gotten multiple reports of longer than normal wait times at Ascension Providence. But we haven’t been able to confirm exactly how long those times are. Ascension hospitals across the state and nation are experiencing delays due to a...
Triple-digit heat arrives earlier in West Texas compared to last year
The Permian Basin is in for some pretty hot temperatures this coming weekend and next week. Included in the forecast are several days where the highest temperature is expected to exceed 100 degrees. This means that the first 100-degree day will end up falling a bit earlier than the climatological...
Waco ISD Board to vote on last round of retention bonuses
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – Waco Independent School District trustees were set to vote on one more round of retention bonuses in their scheduled Thursday night board meeting. Over the past three years, the Board has approved various retention incentives to keep qualified staff on board while addressing a changing economic climate.
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