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Anthony O'Neal was arrested in New Orleans Thursday morning by an FBI SWAT team after a nearly two week-long search. More>>
It sunk more than 320 years ago. Now a groundbreaking preservation technique at Texas A&M University could save the ship forever. More>>
If you silence it, they will come. At least that's the idea behind wanting to silence loud trains in downtown Temple. The Downtown Development Alliance wants to make downtown Temple a quiet zone. That means the trains wouldn't be able to blow their horns. More>>
An American Airlines flight from Dallas to Cancun was delayed for hours when someone reported the Captain was acting odd and may have been drunk. More>>
Temple Police arrested Montreal Devin Wright in connection with an aggravated robbery over the weekend that left one man with a bullet wound in his leg. More>>
The City of Waco will run its regular emergency siren tests Friday at 10 a.m. that will last two minutes if the weather cooperates. More>>
An ATF agent was shot in Dallas early Thursday morning while attempting to serve federal warrants. More>>
Killeen residents on three streets will be advised to boil water due to conditions caused by maintenance on the water system, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 8 a.m. More>>
Great expectations. That's what the college sports world has for Baylor's football team this season. Some analysts are even saying the bears have bowl game potential. And the university is helping feed the frenzy with TV commercials and banners. More>>
The Texas Tuition Promise Fund allows families to prepay for a four-year degree, or just a few classes or semesters at Texas public colleges and universities. More>>
The family of a Lacy Lakeview woman hit and killed by a train Wednesday afternoon talks about the tragedy. More>>
A symbolic send-off took place Tuesday at Fort Hood for an historic mission. More>>
If you live in Killeen you can now get quicker action on complaints. More>>
Temple Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was walking along I-35 near General Bruce Dr. at 4:30 Wednesday morning. More>>
A woman was hit and killed on impact by a Union Pacific train Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Air Base Rd. and Meyers in Lacy Lakeview. More>>
It can be a simple as a wave hello. Are you a good neighbor? In Temple they are. Thousands of free flowers helped families celebrate "Good Neighbor Day". More>>
Enrollment begins Sept. 1 for the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state's prepaid plan that parents can use to pay for their child's tuition before he or she ever enters school. More>>
Helicopters are on their way to a man who fell off the back of a pickup truck while on Hwy 77 traveling southbound in Rosebud. More>>
KCEN-HD's owner London broadcasting has added two more Texas television stations to its family. ABC affiliate KIII-TV in Corpus Christi and CW network affiliate KCEB-TV in Tyler are now officially part of our television group. More>>
All Pure Water Supply Corp. customers who live east of Lacey Lakeview in North Waco are asked to boil water before use until further notice. More>>
A KCEN viewer helped end a three week long search for a dead woman's identity after recognizing the victim's sketch on the KCEN HD newscast Monday night. More>>
The president's message that the war in Iraq is over was met with skepticism by Fort Hood soldiers. More>>
Construction is underway for commercial development and affordable family housing in Copperas Cove. More>>
It's called Operation New Dawn and it means no more combat for Fort Hood troops in Iraq. More>>
Killeen needs your help finding homes for 41 animals seized from an elderly couple. More>>
It's still Summer, but it's already time to start thinking about flu shots. The Centers for Disease Control released its recommendations on who should get the shot this year, this season they want pretty much everyone to get it. More>>
Mixed opinions around Ft. Hood on who deserves credit for success in Iraq. More>>
The City of Woodway lifted the four-day boil order for some residents who live on Cherry Creek. More>>
Temple City Council nominated Wilsonart, Inc. for the city's first Enterprise Zone,aimed to encourage job retention. The company has committed to keeping at least 500 jobs in the area and investing in Temple operations. More>>
Police arrested a suspect Monday in connection with a Friday stabbing that left a 23-year-old man in critical condition. More>>
Local volunteers in Kosse finished their final training session Monday evening for the community emergency response team (CERT). More>>
A state budget crunch is leaving a hole in funding local 9-1-1 emergency dispatch centers. More>>
It's week three in the identity search for a woman hit and killed by a car in Killeen. The woman was hit by an SUV back on August 11th. Police say no one seems to know who she is, but one Asian group is trying to help police solve this Jane Doe mystery. More>>
The number of Texans using Medicaid is at a record high, and will continue to increase with the new health care bill. But doctors say they can't handle the additional patients at so low a reimbursement rate. More>>
Temple Fire Marshal has declared that a Sunday afternoon house fire was intentionally set. More>>
The suspect in the Bank and Trust robbery has been identified as 27-year-old Brandon Hutchins from Bryan, Texas--despite his crazy disguise. More>>
Parents can help protect kids by learning school district policies on administering medicine. More>>
A crash forces an SUV to flip before landing upside down in the front lawn of a Temple home. More>>
An Arby's in Killeen was robbed by a man armed with a Samari sword. More>>
300-plus Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers, some never lived-in, are up for sale in Central Texas. More>>
Animal owners in the Waco area are being asked to give their input on the city's "Spay or Pay" ordinance that was approved last month. More>>
We're just 2 days away from a major milestone in the Iraq war. Tuesday marks the official end of the US Military's combat mission in the war-torn country. More>>
A phone scam has made its way to central Texas. The Better Business Bureau says the callers are claiming to be a debt collection agency for U.S. Cash Advance, that's a payday loan company based out of Kentucky. More>>
Sketch released of unidentified woman run over and killed by an SUV in Killeen. More>>
A $1,000 reward is now being offered for tips that could lead investigators to a registered sex offender who escaped from a Dallas halfway house early Saturday. More>>
Some teens who are tired of seeing trash littering China Spring's roads put their thoughts into action Saturday. More>>
The date and place is set but only one of the top two candidates for Texas governor has agreed to a public debate. More>>
A registered sex offender out of North Texas is on the run. More>>
A one vehicle rollover accident in Coryell County killed a Gatesville woman Saturday morning. More>>
Bryan Police are trying to figure out what caused the death of an 18-year-old woman, found dead Saturday afternoon in her home. More>>
Football frenzy hits Copperas Cove - the same day drama unfolds with Friday night's rival team. More>>
Midway I.S.D officials are scrambling to respond to a surge of new students. Enrollment is up by 400 this year with Midway High School accounting for 200 of the new students. More>>
Friday night is one of the most exciting and anticipated across Texas. More>>
Thousands of voting machines burned in a huge warehouse fire in Houston today. More>>
COPIAPO, Chile (CNN) -- The 33 men trapped deep in a mine in Chile since Aug. 5 sent a video message to their families Thursday in which they expressed thanks for the efforts under way to free them and More>>
A new battle is brewing over the district a Central Texas state representative calls home. More>>
It's a landmark day for the newest public university in Texas. More>>
An 18-wheeler crashed with an all-terrain-vehicle Wednesday afternoon. More>>
An old landmark hospital in Hamilton was destroyed by the fire Wednesday night. More>>
A woman complained to the Falls County Sheriff's Office last Wednesday that a pack of dogs attacked her in the Pleasant Grove Community. More>>
More than a million Nuvi GPS devices are being recalled because their batteries could overheat and catch fire. More>>
The Boil Water Notice for South Waco is now lifted. All the water in that area is safe to drink. More>>
People, schools, businesses adjust to boil water notice in South Waco. More>>
Downed tree limbs and branches kept people busy Wednesday getting their yards back to pre-storm condition. More>>
Chainsaws are a common sound today in Northwest Waco after yesterday's storms toppled trees and tore down fences. More>>
The first week of school is exciting for many but not if you're hit with a speeding ticket. Local police departments are catching drivers off guard in school zones. More>>
A fire that started on the 2700 block of Parrott in Waco Wednesday morning is out, after firefighters rushed to the scene. More>>
Senator John Cornyn announced a $581,795 grant Wednesday to be awarded to the Waco Regional Airport for maintenance and safety improvements. More>>
The Killeen school district implemented some new security measures this school year. The district is installing vestibules at all campuses. More>>
The worst of a nationwide egg recall is over. The Food and Drug Administration says it doesn't plan any additional recalls. More than half a billion eggs have been recalled because of a salmonella scare. And now there's another recall, this time for deli meats sold in pre-packaged sandwiches at Wal-Marts nationwide. The meat was processed by a division of Tyson foods. It could contain the potentially deadly bacteria "listeria." More>>
Texas set a new record for energy use in these dog days of summer. More>>
Storm rips up trees and takes down fences in Northwest Waco More>>
Would an extra $5,000 to $15,000 help you buy your first home? The non-profit group NeighborWorks Waco is getting $750,000 to help struggling local families buy their first home. It's largest chunk of More>>
Thunderstorms rolled through Central Texas, downing trees and causing power outages. The storms caused damage in parts of Waco off Lake Shore Drive. More>>
A suspect in a series of rapes has now been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated assault. More>>
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, says we broke a record for energy use Monday between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., using 65,715 megawatts of power. More>>
An 18-year-old man turned himself in to Killeen Police just after midnight on Tuesday for the robbery of the First National Bank Texas on 38th St that happened Monday afternoon. More>>
After a bus crashed near Waco I.S.D. Stadium on Friday, some parents say they're nervous sending their little guys and girls out on the road. More>>
Investigators in Louisiana have found the minivan police say was stolen by a man wanted for rape and murder in Central Texas. More>>
He's been missing for five years. Now, a family from Elkhart, in East Texas, hopes new billboards in Killeen will lead to some information on what happened to their son. More>>
A new billboard off I-35 in Central Texas negative towards President Obama is stirring up debate. More>>
Killeen Police released security camera pictures of a man who robbed a bank around 1:30 Monday afternoon. More>>
The laundry room serial rapist may have been caught. Killeen police arrested a 22-year-old Fort Hood solder Sunday after a woman was sexually assaulted in an apartment complex laundry room. Police say he could be the same man who attacked eight other women in Killeen and Copperas Cove. More>>
Walmart stores all over Texas pulled thousands of egg cartons from their shelves this weekend, as salmonella outbreaks have seen an increase within the last three months. More>>
McLenna Community College received a $1.3 million grant from Texas Workforce Commission to train employees.Employees at Providence Healthcare Network and Fall Community Hospital will benefit from the grant.There More>>
The Waco Triube-Herald website, wacotrib.com, will become home to a premium online subscriber service designed to accommodate readers' evolving news and information needs. More>>
A child has been denied entrance into an Episcopal school in Bedford because her parents are married lesbians. More>>
There's no sign of a Georgetown pilot and his plane - missing since Thursday. More>>
Killeen Police are investigating two assaults that occurred in apartment complex laundry rooms within hours of each other Saturday. More>>
A pressure test on a new water line in Waco Saturday was successful. More>>
One man is dead after a police pursuit in Hewitt. It happened early this morning when Bellmead police first responded to a call about shots being fired in the 1100 block of Dossett drive. More>>
No charges are expected to be filed in connection with Friday's fatal motorcycle-school bus accident in Waco. More>>
A 4th suspect is now wanted in connection with the murder of a Bellmead convenience store owner. More>>
The broken water line in Waco has now been repaired and residents can return to normal water usage. More>>
Former Dist. 22 senate candidate John Cullar and the Texas Democratic Party explain Cullar's withdrawal from the November ballot. More>>
The Democratic candidate for State Senate District 22 that stretches from Waco to the Fort Worth suburbs has dropped out of the race. More>>
Repairing a busted water line in Waco is taking crews a little longer than expected. Crews installed a new pipe Friday, but it didn't pass a water pressure test. More>>
It's tax free weekend in Texas, and stores are promising big sales to lure shoppers in the door. More>>
A man wanted in connection with several robberies led Dallas police on a chase through the city and onto the runways at Love Field airport Thursday afternoon. More>>
President and CEO of Scott & White Healthcare Dr. Alfred B. Knight will retire next year, leaving the company to successor Chief Operating and Medical Officer Dr. Robert W. Pryor. More>>
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is ordering a number of changes to address problems discovered by a review of the military after the deadly shooting at Fort Hood last November. More>>
Temple Police will be out in full force starting Monday at the request of T.I.S.D. to coincide with the first day of school. More>>
A jury convicted former school bus driver Richard Trevino Thursday of aggravated sexual assault for having intercourse with a child on his bus. More>>
She was convicted of killing her husband and trying to cover it up as a home invasion in 2005. Today Darlene Gentry was back in a Waco courtroom, without her high profile lawyer. Richard "Racehorse" Haynes' firm sent another lawyer who asked that their firm be removed from Gentry's case completely. More>>
If you don't conserve water, Waco could run out. The city is asking people not to water lawns as it tries to repair a break in a huge water pipe. More>>
A new group has set its sights on helping Hispanic businesses in central Texas. The Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce met for the first time this week in Killeen. More>>
A petition to remove Central Texas state Senator Brian Birdwell's name from the November ballot has been denied. More>>
A legally blind Waco woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for manslaughter. 39-year-old Trena Mitchell was driving a car without a license last December when she turned in front of and killed motorcyclist Craig Schroeder. More>>
The unexpected collapse of a double stroller is the subject of a new recall Thursday from the consumer product safety commission. More>>
A second Waco water line break, this time near 15th and Baylor, left a watery, cracked road for personnel to clean up. Officials say water will be turned off on Baylor between 15th and 16th for a few hours. More>>
A semi driver died when his truck veered out of control while attempting to cross the Tehuacana Creek Bridge Thursday afternoon, hitting two guardrails, overturning and bursting into flames. More>>
Fort Hood gate guards found traces of possible explosive residue in a cement delivery truck during a routine search Thursday morning around 10:30 a.m. More>>
Police finally named the victim from last Wednesday's auto-pedestrian accident as John Azarcon, transient from California who says he planned to walk across Texas before he was run-over. More>>
Bell County will be awarded a $390,000 loan for water system improvements, including a new wastewater treatment plant with more capacity than the current Little River plant.The Texas Water Development More>>
Temple Police responded to a stabbing at the apartments above Little Manhattan Cafe on S. MLK Dr. around 3:30 Thursday morning. More>>
Jurors decide Trena Mitchell's punishment today after charging her Wednesday with manslaughter for hitting and killing Richard Schroeder. More>>
Bellmead Police have arrested Saul Medina, Frederico Davila Davila and a juvenile in connection with the Aug. 14 Capital Murder of convenience store owner, Najmal Haq. More>>
A crash involving two 18-wheelers put at least one person in the hospital Wednesday after 11 p.m., on Hwy. 6 in Falls County. More>>
More than $25,000 spent on an independent audit to find out the City Manager/Public Safety Director did nothing wrong That's the situation in Woodway, and now the city council may try to get that money back. More>>
Controversy over building a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks has hit a nerve in Central Texas. More>>
A legally blind woman has been found guilty of manslaughter in a Waco courtroom. Trena Mitchell was on trial for hitting and killing motorcyclist Richard Schroeder back in December. More>>
Robinson Police arrested and charged Stevie Ray Johnson for the attempted Capital Murder of Ray Easley, owner of Excel Auto. More>>
The boil advisory has been lifted for the 300 customers of the Bell-Milam-Falls Water Supply Corporation north and east of Rogers. More>>
New video this morning shows the dramatic end to a chase with a murder suspect out of College Station. More>>
Baylor University is welcoming what is expected to be the largest and most diverse freshman class in university history. More than 3,200 first-year students are expected to move into campus residence More>>
It's not just parents double checking supply lists. The Midway School District decided last spring to re-think its requirements. More>>
Temple firefighters named the man discovered in a deadly house fire Monday evening 80-year-old Fred Holiday of Temple. More>>
A 10-year-old boy was shot dead by his neighbor in Brazos County around 11 p.m. Monday night on the 7600 block of Edge Cutoff Rd. More>>
Stanley Wayne Robertson now faces Capital Murder charges for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother Annie Mae Toliver. More>>
The Waco Fire Dept. is investigating the cause of a fire that severely damaged a detached garage at 2624 Fort Ave. More>>
New video has been found of the unidentified teenager who was hit and killed on an I-35 access road last week. The boy was seen inside the Whataburger on I-35 in Temple the morning he was killed. Police hope someone will be able to identify him from this video. More>>
Killeen's Asian Communities search with-in to find the identity of a woman killed when a car hit her early Wednesday morning. More>>
Thunderstorms produced some very strong winds at Lake Whitney Monday evening that damaged a marina in Laguna Park in Bosque County. More>>
A Scott & White ambulance and small car collided on Loop 363 just after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. More>>
A vehicle rammed into a house on the 1900 block of Hwy. 121 in Belton early Tuesday morning around 6:40 a.m. More>>
Vandals broke in to Speegleville Elementary this weekend, damaging several windows, at least three televisions, four computer monitors and a vending machine. More>>
No, you won't be seeing things this fall at McLennan Community College in Waco. Austin, Lexi, Grant and Candice Wilson are the school's first-ever group of quadruplets. More>>
After arresting 25-year-old Jacky Lee Baker Jr. for a burglary that occurred last week, Killeen Police discovered he is involved with at least 14 other burglaries. More>>
Waco Police and K-9 officers responded to a break-in of an unfinished home on Kendrick Lane in Waco around 4:30 Monday morning. More>>
Witnesses say the driver of a tan sedan lost control and swerved into the barrier on I-35 southbound just north of Troy around 7:30 Monday morning. More>>
A six-year-old boy from Navasota drowned in the Brazos River Sunday. More>>
A Bellmead store clerk is stabbed to death by a man police say is on the loose. More>>
A Waco man is in jail for allegedly biting off part of a woman's ear during an argument. More>>
Strangers from hundreds of miles away rallied support Sunday for a Gatesville family affected by a deadly house fire. A barrel race and auction in McGregor raised money for the Balch family. More>>
The last U.S. combat brigade in Iraq is on its way home. More>>
30-year-old Danyell Mackin of Austin was shot to death after returning to his hometown of Buffalo, New York to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. More>>
Parents looking for a break on back-to-school shopping need to mark their calendars for next weekend! More>>
A kidnapping in College Station leads to a fiery crash in Fort Worth and the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old woman. More>>
A terrible discovery in East Texas, after an EMS worker finds three co-workers poisoned by carbon monoxide. More>>
A 26-year-old man was killed Saturday morning in Lorena after leading a Bruceville-Eddy officer on a high-speed chase. More>>
The eight Fort Hood soldiers hospitalized Friday for heat-related illnesses are all okay More>>
Hundreds of kids and parents call it a blessing, Iglehart Chapel's community block party giving out a trailer full of school supplies. More>>
The petition to possibly remove Sen. Brian Birdwell's name from the November ballot has now been handed to the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas. More>>
If you live in Killeen, you may have to pay more in property taxes next year. More>>
Even with Wilsonart cutting 50 jobs in Temple, the city could gain more jobs than it looses before summer is over. More>>
Eight soldiers went to Darnall Army Medical Center around 8 a.m. this morning with heat-related illnesses after participating in a road march at Fort Hood with more than 80 other soldiers. More>>
Cameron Police say they just arrested two suspects for burglarizing the Longhorn Bar and Grill in mid-July. More>>
Emergency personnel responded to a call this morning just after 7 a.m. from a resident of the French Quarter Apartments in Waco about body at the bottom of the apartment pool. More>>
A former Rosebud police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for choking a teenage boy. More>>
Bruceville-Eddy Police and DPS troopers are reconstructing the scene of an accident that killed a teen boy walking along an I-35 access road Wednesday night. Police still haven't identified the boy. They say he is not from Bruceville-Eddy, but could be from Temple. Thursday they received a call that a boy matching the description of the teen was seen walking along the freeway in Temple hours before he was killed. More>>
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says there are no plans to block off cliffs at Lake Whitney after another young person drowned at that Corps lake. More>>
Killeen Police say they took a suspect into custody after investigating a deadly hit and run that happened near Westcliff and Beta Dr. Wednesday evening. More>>
Police are trying to identify a teenage boy who was killed late Wednesday night after he was hit by a car. The teen was running on the I-35 access road in Bruceville-Eddy when he was hit around 9:30 More>>
Divers have recovered the body of a woman who died after jumping off some cliffs at Lake Whitney on Wednesday. More>>
This heat wave can be dangerous for people who work outside. More>>
Another Central Texas employer is planning mass lay-offs. More>>
Some Fort Hood soldiers put their lifesaving skills to the test today. And it was all for a coveted award, the Expert field medical badge or EFMB. More>>
An all day barrel racing event and live and silent auction will help benefit the Balch family, recovering from a deadly house fire in Gatesville last month. More>>
There's one area where there are lots of unfilled jobs: health care. The I-35 corridor from DFW to San Antonio will see about 6,500 new jobs by 2013. They range from nursing and physicians to EMT's More>>
Workers at the Coca Cola plant in Waco lost control of an electric jack this morning, causing sulfuric acid to spill near the loading dock. More>>
The Summer heat isn't letting up, and it can turn deadly. An elderly couple was found dead in their Temple home last Friday. The cause of death has been ruled as natural causes, but firefighters say the heat may have played a factor. More>>
A record number of students expected, and hundreds of teacher positions to fill, Killeen ISD welcomed in new faculty on Monday. More>>
President Obama made a whirlwind trip to Austin and Dallas Monday. A Dallas motorcycle cop was injured in an accident while escorting the President's motorcade. More>>
Temple firefighters say heat could be a contributing factor in the deaths of an elderly man and woman Friday. More>>
The Fort Hood 3rd Air Support Ops Group plans to welcome Air Force bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana for special training this week. More>>
Temple Police say they are investigating multiple leads and have arrested six people after an upsurge in vehicle burglaries over the last two days. More>>
Killeen Police have arrested a suspect for Friday's three robberies that targeted local convenience stores. More>>
The search for a missing Hillsboro teen at Lake Whitney came to a devastating end Saturday. More>>
A couple escapes a house fire early this morning, but the house is claimed a "total loss." More>>
Opening statements began Tuesday in the Belton trial of former bus driver, Richard Trevino, accused of molesting a 13-year old girl. More>>
The Woodway City Manager and Public Safety Director still has his job, and with an apology from the mayor. More>>
The manslaughter trial of a visually impaired Waco woman got underway Tuesday. More>>
Police believe they've identified the man hit and killed by a car in Bruceville-Eddy last week. The young man's identity hasn't been confirmed, so his name hasn't been released to the public. KCEN HD News knows the man's name, and this is a picture of the possible victim. A Temple Police Officer recognized him in surveillance video from a Temple Whataburger. More>>
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