UNDERWALKER
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Court documents allege Bellmead’s Aaron Bradley Compton uploaded nude images of children to Google Drive before a Waco police standoff lasting about three hours.
Bosque County Commissioner Ronny Liardon died after his vehicle was found in a wooded area of his family farm, with the Texas Rangers investigating.
A Union Pacific train collided with a FedEx van in Itasca, killing passenger Sheldon Gutierrez-Rangel and leaving the driver in critical condition.
A Waco man was arrested on child pornography charges alleging he used AI to generate sexual images of children under 18.
A Bremond woman escaped injury after her car became stuck on railroad tracks and she drove into a ditch as a train arrived.
A Waco jeweler and an alleged accomplice were indicted on federal charges for buying stolen jewelry from store robbers.
A 19-year-old Waco man faces felony charges for allegedly choking and kidnapping his girlfriend during a violent confrontation Tuesday.
A man from the Lorena area received probation after entering an indecent assault plea deal.
A child-porn suspect identified as Aaron Compton surrendered after an hours-long standoff following a stop and chase in Waco.
James Brandon Bartels, an eight-time felon, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a March 2024 home burglary in McGregor.
McLennan County deputies arrested Jose Aviles Ruiz after a bystander stopped him from abandoning three puppies on a rural road.
A Waco man, Erik Ceballos, was arrested after police say he pointed a handgun at a driver during a road rage incident on Herring Avenue.
Texas DPS is investigating a Highway 6 crash near Clifton in which a Dodge Ram and Ford F-250 collided, injuring three people.
A McGregor man, Bradly Wade Johnson, was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old family member and exposing himself to her sister.
The family of a child sex abuse victim criticizes Texas AG Ken Paxton and opponent James Talarico for politicizing a plea deal and case outcome.
Liz Mitchell, paralyzed after a 2012 fall, was sworn in as a part-time assistant district attorney with McLennan County.
Robinson police use Flock cameras to monitor semi-truck routes on residential streets and enforce an ordinance restricting large trucks to certain destinations.
McLennan County campaign worker Cheryl Foster found errors in the state voter database ahead of the November 2025 election, including a precinct voter count jump.
Waco City Council will vote Aug. 8 on a budget proposal that would cut library hours across the system starting Oct. 1.
McGregor recall advocates submitted enough signatures to the city secretary to start a recall process targeting Mayor Jim Lilley.
Mo Shawabkeh plans to open a third Big Sharks Fish & Chicken location in Bellmead near Waco with a late-September ribbon cutting.
Waco’s housing market adds a 3D-printed luxury development and other subdivisions while the median home price stays around $270,000.
Shorty’s Pizza Shack in Waco is expanding next door to open 12th and Bagel, a new bagel and espresso shop planned for 2027.
Waco Police hosted a Back to School Bash and distributed more than 1,500 free backpacks with school supplies at the Waco Convention Center.
Texas State Technical College students competed in a Waco lineworker rodeo featuring safety-focused climbing and equipment-change events.
Texas State Technical College opened its student-run restaurant in Waco to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays during summer.
A new biography is set to share Waco artist Kermit Oliver’s story and legacy through conversations with author Susie Kalil.
Kenlea Conner of Waco won the Dr Pepper Museum’s annual giveaway for a one-year supply of Dr Pepper.
Joseph Scaramucci is running an annual back-to-school drive in the Waco area to provide new clothes and shoes for about 20 kids.
A memorial in downtown Marlin honors 435 freed people who traveled from South Carolina to Falls County in 1867.
A Waco Indie screening of Donnie Darko highlighted 6P Color’s multi-spectral display technology that expands on the traditional RGB palette.
Rapoport Academy students in Downtown Waco painted a mural on The Hangar to convey welcome and hope for Waco’s unsheltered neighbors.
The Weithorn family in Crawford, Texas continues fourth-generation seed oat farming despite fewer producers statewide.