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MARLIN, Texas (KWTX) - A recent discovery about grades in Marlin High School shows discrepancies in students’ transcripts, which caused confusion for parents and students. Some parents said they noticed a grade for one semester, but it drops drastically for the second. Parents said they look at it as...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Here is this week’s restaurant report card for Central Texas. Cafe Cappuccino at 1001 Richland Drive in Waco failed a recent inspection with an 86. According to the food safety worker, the sanitizer was too strong. The food manager’s and latest inspection needed to be...

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: The Waco Police Department announced on Friday morning that Brent Furl has been found and is safe. The Waco Police Department needs your help to find a man reported missing. According to the department, the family of Brent Furl has been looking for...

Only 5 of 33 pupils at Marlin High School passed their exams and met the requirements for graduation... A high school in Texas was recently forced to postpone graduation after 85% of students failed to earn diploma.

Waco, TX (FOX 44) — Waco Police is encouraging guardians and parents to make sure their child car seats are safely secured before its too late. In May alone, Waco PD has reported two crashes involving a child being knocked outside the vehicle. The reported crash on May 18 left the child dead. “Car seat […]

The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum is honoring 4 new inductees to have a good time the 2 hundredth anniversary of the Texas Rangers. This instance is particularly noteworthy as a result of two of the brand new Rangers are nonetheless alive; all earlier inductees have been venerated posthumously. The 4 honorees are retired Texas Rangers Sgt. John Martin and Sgt. Johnnie Earl Aycock, as smartly as Col. Homer Garrison Jr., who died in 1968, and Capt. James Frank “Pete” Rogers, who died in 1978.

25 WEATHER — Thunderstorms in west Texas will be dying out as they move east tonight. We may see a few showers Saturday morning west of Waco/Temple/Killeen, but it shouldn't be too heavy. A few more storms may pop up with the heating of the afternoon Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to near 90°. Sunday should bring a better chance of scattered showers and storms. We aren't expecting much in the way of severe weather, but gusty winds, lightning, and locally heavy downpours will be possible. Highs should be a bit cooler Sunday afternoon in the mid 80s.

HOUSTON — A 41-year-old from Waco was arrested last Friday by Harris County Precinct 1 after he traveled all the way to Houston expecting sex acts from a minor, according to Constable Alan Rosen. When the man was apprehended, they found 60 pairs of used girls' underwear in his...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man accepted a plea deal Friday to serve 18 years in prison for causing a deadly crash last year. Nicholas Ray Agustin, 20, pleaded guilty to charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault for a crash he caused last October. It happened on State Highway 110 near Tyler, when Agustin crossed into the other lane of traffic, where he collided with another car.

The rescheduling of the Class of 2023 graduation ceremony was quite a shock for the students, their families, and the community last week.  After an audit revealed 21 of 38 seniors were not eligible to walk the stage to receive a diploma, Marlin ISD Superintendent Dr. Darryl Henson held a mandatory open meeting for the seniors and their parents to explain factors influencing the decision.  A group of concerned community members hurriedly met to organize a 2023 graduation celebration at the Marlin Missionary First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Vincent Hartsfield. The sanctuary was at full capacity with parents,...

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal crash in Waco on May 17. The Waco Police Department says that 31-year-old Lee Jordan Murrow, of Marlin, has been charged with Manslaughter and Injury to a Child. This is due to reckless driving, which caused the crash.

Waco, Tx (FOX44) – A 54-year-old Waco man is facing felony charges, and is accused of hiding a camera in the bathroom of a room he rented out. Stephen Diamond was arrested after the 24-year-old woman he rented a room to in his home found something wrong less than a day after moving in. Waco Police Department spokesperson Cierra Shipley said the victim rented a room in the home in the 9300 block of Regal Drive – but soon found a camera disguised as a charging dock in the bathroom.

Rockney Terry became a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary, continuing the legacy of Rotary International Founder Paul Harris. This Paul Harris Fellow recognition ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, expressed Rotary’s gratitude for Rockney Terry’s commitment of an initial $1,000 gift made to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.  Shown are Roger Nutt, Rotary Club of Marlin’s Foundation Chair presenting the Certificate of Appreciation and the gold Fellow pin worn by Rockney Terry, Rotary Club member.  The honor was established in 1957 to show appreciation for contributions that support Rotary’s Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. The Rotary Foundation transforms Fellow...

The big picture: Dr. Adriana Davis says: "Women's health is more than just menstrual health!"

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – Baylor University has announced a $5 million gift from John and Helen Carona, of Dallas. The university says this provides significant momentum and support for the renovation and construction of the Honors Residential College, as well as the other priorities through the Give Light Capital Fund.

We're still a few months away from the return of college football, but the anticipation is slowly building across the country with spring practices in the books. There's plenty of optimism surrounding the Baylor football team with David Aranda entering his fourth season as the Bears' head coach. Below, we continue our college football odds series with an over/under win total prediction for Baylor.

Gerald, Diarian and Marvin are three local, Waco band members blended together to make one musical treat — Smooth Nature.

The weekend will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs around 90 on Saturday. There is a 30% chance of showers and storms, but mainly to the north of Waco. More widespread showers and storms are expected during the day Sunday. Slow-moving cells may produce heavy rainfall, which could result in flooding issues. High will only be in the mid 80s.

Waco, TX (FOX 44) — Governor Greg Abbott signed the CROWN Act over the weekend to prohibit the discrimination of hair in public schools and in the workforce. The CROWN Act is short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. Discussions behind this bill started in 2020 after two Black students near […]

Just a few miles from I-4 and less than five miles from Downtown is a piece of farm livin’ that might make guests think they took a wrong turn and ended up in Waco, Texas. Waco is the home to the farm chic revolutionaries of the Magnolia Market—the brainchild of reality TV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines—and Lakelanders Laura and Richard Kiddey have created a retreat on their 12 acres in North Lakeland that rivals those aesthetics and comforts.