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Severe storms hit Central Texas, dropping hail and knocking down power lines
Central Texas (FOX 44/KWKT) — Severe storms put a damper on Mothers Day in Central Texas, knocking out power to more than a thousand Oncor customers. The storms also dropped nickel to quarter sized hail in Temple. Fort Cavazos reported the storms caused multiple power lines to fall on...
Temple High School theatre students win six medals at State Theatrical Design Contest
TEMPLE, Texas — Take a bow!. Theatre students from Temple High School brought home six medals from the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) State Theatrical Design Contest in Austin this weekend, announced Temple ISD!. Seven students earned their spots to compete at the state level, said TISD, bringing home...
Woman held in death of motorcycle passenger in crash
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) – A 26-year-old Austin woman is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide in a fatal traffic crash police say might have been caused by the driver being distracted by cell phone use. Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Savanna Nicole Spurlock on Monday....
Local 16-year-old hit-and-run cold case solved with suspect's confession
The journey to justice in a decades-long cold case is finally over for one Central Texas family. Bree Breichner was just 17 when she was hit and killed in Bruceville-Eddy in 2008.
Falls County submits Disaster Declaration
Falls County Commissioners Court met at the County Courthouseon Monday, May 13, with County Judge Jay Elliott presiding. Commissioners present were Milton Albright (Pct. 1), F. A. Green (Pct. 2), Jason Willberg (Pct. 3), and Nita Wuebker (Pct. 4). As a result of flood, tornado, excessive rain, and wind that occurred in the months of April and May, Falls County has faced damage to homes, businesses, public works, and utility systems. Commissioners approved the local state of disaster hereby declared for Falls County for a period of not more than thirty days from the date of the declaration unless continued or renewed...
Bell county hit with up to 3 inch hail
BELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - Severe thunderstorms passed through central Texas again today, bringing with it more flooding, strong winds, and even hail in some areas. Bell county was hit with a hail storm that impacted residents in Killeen, Belton, Temple, and more. Videos and pictures from these residents show...
Nearly 1.2 million gallons of sewage overflows in Temple following storms
TEMPLE, Texas (KXXV) — The City of Temple have announced another large sewage overflow following this week's storms. The city said on Thursday, May 16, between 2:45 p.m. and 5 p.m., sewage overflows began near four separate locations:. 3550 SW HK Dodgen Loop. 2006 65th Street. 2003 Birdcreek Terrance.
City of Waco and Temple deal with sewer overflow due to heavy rainfall
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Both the city of Temple and Waco responded to sanitary sewer overflows this past weekend after heavy rainfall, raising concerns among residents. Because of all the rain we’ve gotten their sewers were already full, so when we got even more rain this past Sunday that caused several manholes to overflow.
Temple police investigating traffic accident, assault that left 2 injured
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - The Temple Police Department is investigating a traffic accident that resulted in an aggravated assault leaving two people injured. According to police, around 11:30 Saturday morning, officers responded to the intersection of Westfield Blvd. and W. Adams Ave. for a traffic accident. Upon arrival, officers located the victim who said she and her daughter had walked up to the car that had hit them to discuss the accident when a woman got out of the car and started assaulting both of them.
Report released for deadly April 27 oversized load crash in Temple
TEMPLE, Texas — The crash report for a deadly accident involving an oversized load in Temple has been released, giving an account of what happened on April 27. According to the report from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), an F-150 truck was traveling eastbound on State Highway 36 approaching several other vehicles that were stopped to allow a wide load transport to pass in the westbound lane.
Lake officials prepping for summer drought after heavy rainfall
BELTON, Texas — The recent heavy rainfall has more than filled a number of Central Texas lakes after several years of them being at low levels. As of May 13, Belton Lake is at 100% capacity and the Waco Lake is 37% over capacity. The U.S. Core of Engineers...
Farmers face rarity, asking for rain to hold off as crops drown in floods
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Farmers have been praying for rain but some of them may have gotten more than they bargained for. And that much needed rain, became counterproductive. Before the recent rounds of rain and hail, the crop for the cattle at the Newsom family farm in Temple would stand about 36 inches tall. But after being beat down, the crop can no longer stand on its own and has made a year’s worth of work useless.
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