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Woman reported missing in Bell County is believed to be in danger, sheriff’s department says
BELTON, Texas (KWTX) - The Bell County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help locating a missing woman who is believed to be in danger. Erin Claire Bertran, 56, also known as Kyle, was reported missing on March 28, but was last seen at about 6 a.m. on March 26.
'If I don't really own it, I should give it back' | Temple boy finds long lost class ring, reunites it with family
TEMPLE, Texas — A really loud beep. That's how 9-year-old Giovanni Ortiz described the moment he found a high school class ring that was lost by its owner decades ago while metal detecting with his dad in Temple, Texas. "I was by a creek on the countryside," Ortiz, a...
Search Warrant results in 2 arrests and more than 50lbs of drugs seized
Copperas Cove (FOX 44/KWKT) — Copperas Cove, Coryell County, and Bell County worked together on a drug operation that resulted in two arrests and the discovery of numerous drugs. Members of Organized Crime Units in Copperas Cove, Coryell County, and Bell County worked with Texas DPS on a joint...
Jane Wilmer turns 100 on April 3
The former “Queen of Salado,” Jane Wilmer, is turning 100 on April 3. Although she relocated to California two years ago, she misses her many Salado friends. Her children are having a birthday party for her on April 3rd and were hoping some of those friends would send her birthday cards for that date.
'He was just going to start his life' | Family of 16-year-old who died from fentanyl poisoning speaks out after alleged supplier is arrested
LEANDER, Texas — Three months after her 16-year-old son Zarek McMeekin died from fentanyl poisoning, Martha Ledezma still enters his room that the family turned into a memorial for him. "A lot of my son's friends wanted to visit him and since we don't have a gravesite, obviously because...
What you need to know ahead of the total solar eclipse
(KWTX) - A popular misconception is that total solar eclipses are a rare event. On average a total solar eclipse is visible somewhere on earth every 18 months. What is rare is for the same location to have a total solar eclipse multiple times. The last time a total solar...
Belton PD issues ‘pupdate’ on dogs found abandoned
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: The Belton Police Department has issued a “pupdate” on the puppies rescued from a trash bin at Heritage Park last month. The department says the dogs were rescued in 40-degree weather. As of Wednesday, March 27, the six puppies are doing well in foster care. Most of them have even found their fur-ever homes.
‘They’re dealing with a horrific tragedy’: Temple children lose parents in murder-suicide
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Two young children are left without their parents following a murder-suicide over the weekend. According to Temple Police, Saturday morning Britain Armstrong shot and killed his wife Jasmine Goldring Armstrong in the 1900 block of Broken Shoe Trail. Temple Police said he then took off, crashed...
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