No charges filed in deadly pedestrian hit and run crash

Temple (FOX 44) — Temple Police Officers are investigating a crash that killed a woman Saturday. It happened around 5:15 p.m. in the 3100 block of N. Third Street. Officers say two vehicles crashed, killing one driver and sending the second to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with...

Lorena (FOX 44) — Lorena Police Officers seized 150 pounds of marijuana early Saturday morning after a chase on I-35. The department says Officer Greer and his K-9 partner Drogen spotted a vehicle driving recklessly around 2 a.m. on the interstate and attempted to stop it. Instead, Officer Greer...

HEWITT, Texas (FOX 44) – A man is in jail, and is accused of threatening a woman with a handgun and a rifle. A Hewitt Police officer was called Saturday night to the 200 block of Sunset on a disturbance call. According to police, a woman and man were arguing. The man was intoxicated and threatened the woman with a handgun, and then an AR-15 rifle.

Temple (FOX 44) — Temple Police Officers are investigating a shooting that took place just after 9 p.m. Satuday night. Officers received a call about gunfire in the 1200 block of South 3rd Street. When they arrived, they found a home and a building struck by bullets. Thankfully, no one was injured.

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas Department of Transportation’s Waco District continues their work on the Mall-to-Mall project. TxDOT says that crews plan to start installing conduit on the Bagby Avenue bridge across Highway 6 this week. To safely perform this operation, crews will conduct various nightly full mainlane closures on Highway 6.

Bell County (FOX 44) — Prosecutors in the Carmen Decruz manslaughter trial started calling their rebuttal witnesses on Monday. Decruz is a former Temple police officer on trial for the death of Michael Dean during a traffic stop in 2019. Decruz shot Dean after a traffic stop near SE...

AUSTIN / WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas Department of Transportation is visiting several high school campuses across the state this February with its “Teen Click It or Ticket” campaign. The organization’s mobile digital vehicle visited Cameron Park in Waco on Monday morning. The vehicle features...

Copperas Cove (FOX 44) — Gary Young is the new Fire Chief for Copperas Cove. The city made the announcement Monday morning. Young has worked for the City of Copperas Cove since September 23, 1989. His most recent position was Deputy Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator. Fire Chief...

MARLIN, Texas (FOX 44) – Marlin Independent School District students will resume classes on Tuesday, as staff is assessing the impact of the recent power outages. According to the district’s website, the outages are related to the icy weather from last week. There will be no students in school on Monday, February 6 in order to allow teachers and staff time to assess the impact of the outages and to prepare for the return of students on Tuesday, February 7.

Waco (FOX 44) — FOX 44 News has learned that Owens-Brockway Glass Container is laying off approximately 90 people from its Waco plant. The layoffs are expected to continue though March 31st. The same plant went through layoffs in 2019. The company informed Mayor Dillon Meek ant the Texas...

WACO, TX (FOX 44) — The Heart of Texas Builders Association put on it’s Annual Home Product Show at the Extra-Co Event Center this weekend. The show has been taking place for over 30 years, focusing on the necessities and designs of the home. The Home Product Show...