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Two arrested after 100+ mph race on I-35
West, Tx (FOX44) – Two men found themselves being transported to the McLennan County Jail Monday evening after Department of Public Safety troopers stopped them accused of racing at speeds over 100 miles per hour in traffic on I-35 near West. An arrest affidavit naming the two racing suspects...
Body of drowning victim recovered at Lake Waco
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – UPDATE: The body of a drowning victim has been recovered at Lake Waco. The man was found early Thursday afternoon, according to Waco Fire Department Executive Deputy Fire Chief Robby Bergerson. This comes after the search resumed Thursday morning for a man feared to...
Motorcycle, SUV collision claims life of Whitney man
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released information about a fatal crash that occurred in Whitney Saturday, July 6. According to DPS reports, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 22 near HCR 2105 south of Whitney at approximately 4:30 p.m. DPS Sergeant Ryan Howard reported that...
Woodway police investigating husband and wife murder-suicide
WOODWAY, Texas (KWTX) - The Woodway Public Safety Department on Friday said it is investigating a murder-suicide involving a husband and wife. On July 18 around 9:30 a.m., officers received a call regarding a murder-suicide at the 400 block of Cranbrook. The caller said there had been a murder-suicide at his address and they would find him in the living room.
Man arrested in connection with fatal Highway 22 crash
An arrest was made Wednesday, July 10, in connection with a fatal crash that occurred Saturday, May 18, near Peoria. Nathan Fisher, 29, of Midlothian surrendered to authorities at the Hill County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. The crash claimed the life of...
Affidavit: Man arrested for slapping, choking and stepping on ex-girlfriend’s throat at Waco motel
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Waco Police Department officers arrested a man accused of slapping and choking his now ex-girlfriend, and stepping on her throat, according to an arrest affidavit. Lincoln Castillo, 23, was charged with assault of a household member impeding breathing/circulation, according to the affidavit and online records. At...
Affidavit: Man arrested after kidnapping woman from Tyler, assaulting her in Waco motel
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A man is accused of kidnapping a woman from Tyler, Tx and assaulting her in Waco motel, an affidavit alleges. Miguel Angel Hernandez, 30, is charged with assault of a family member/house member by impeding breathing/ circulation and unlawful restraint: expose to serious bodily injury, both third-degree felonies.
ICE agents in Central Texas capture six undocumented immigrants wanted on federal warrants, criminal charges
BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - The Bosque County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post that its deputies helped federal agents arrest a group of six undocumented immigrants found at a motel following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation. On July 16, Deputy Tyler Shaw conducted a traffic...
Lorena parents seeking suspension of school principal, superintendent amid lawsuit
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A group of parents from Lorena are seeking the suspensions of the school superintendent and the primary school principal in the wake of a criminal case and a federal civil lawsuit over the sexual abuse of a kindergarten student four years ago. While there is a...
Waco police need help locating teen reportedly missing since late May
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Waco Police are asking for the public’s help locating 15-year-old Leandra Dotson. Police recently learned the girl was last seen in the 500 block of Calumet Avenue on May 23, 2024. Leandra is 5′10″ tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes....
Authorities respond to gas leak in Waco
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Waco Fire Department said they responded to a possible gas leak alongside Waco Police Department and McLennan County Emergency Management in the block of 26th St. and Burnett Ave. Waco Fire said they responded to a call around 10:54 a.m. saying a contractor had stuck...
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