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Lacy Lakeview woman arrested after allegedly hitting 5-year-old boy in face with belt
LACY LAKEVIEW, Texas (KWTX) - A Lacy Lakeview woman was arrested after hitting a 5-year-old boy across the face with a belt, an affidavit alleges. Kieanna Williams, 24, is charged with injury to a child. An officer with the Waco Police Department received a report that a 5-year-old boy made...
Affidavit: Hewitt man arrested after driving friend who shot at four people, striking through one victim’s baseball cap
HEWITT, Texas (KWTX) - A Hewitt man was arrested after driving his friend who shot at four victims, striking through one of the victim’s baseball cap, an affidavit alleges. Lane Stratton is charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony. On May 14,...
Targeted attacks on police officers are up; new federal laws proposed to protect law enforcement
CENTRAL TEXAS — The number of people targeting police officers has risen significantly according to the FBI. In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are discussing several new laws that would protect officers. 25 News Senior Reporter Lauren Adams did some digging into those new bills. Tracy O’Connor has been a Robinson...
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...
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.
Suspect in 2022 Waco 2nd Street murder brought back
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – A man named as a suspect in a 2022 fatal shooting at a party attended by Baylor University students is now in the McLennan County Jail. Jaytron Damon Scott is one of two men charged in the death of Joseph Craig Thomas, Jr., who died after being shot during the party being held in the 2300 block of South 2nd Street.
Ex-Baylor basketball standout Carlos Briggs charged with 2nd DWI, alleged cocaine possession
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Carlos Mitchell Briggs, 61, a former standout basketball player with Baylor University, was charged with his second DWI and two counts of possession of a controlled substance after his arrest following a traffic stop in Waco, arrest warrants state. Briggs, who already had a DWI conviction...
Waco police asking for help finding friends, family of nonverbal man
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Waco Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding friends or family of a nonverbal man. Police says the man can’t speak and they’re unsure who he is. Police are looking for additional information to help reunite the man with friends...
Dozens gather for McLennan County peace officer memorial service
Waco, TX (FOX 44) — Dozens gathered at Indian Spring Park in Downtown Waco for the annual McLennan County Peace Officer memorial service. The event is held to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in our area. Bagpipes filled the void as families and first responders gathered to...
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