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AR Kares 4 All, a local nonprofit organization is hosting its monthly food giveaway on Oct. 30 in north Killeen. Read more
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The Copperas Cove Police Department celebrated the careers of five employees who recently retired on Wednesday evening in the Copperas Cove Civic Center. Read more
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Killeen residents woke up Friday morning to a third day of boiling water as the entire city continues to be under a boil-water notice. Read more
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Transportation will be provided from Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights and Gatesville to the eighth annual Fall Stand Down and Community Triage Saturday. Read more
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A Harker Heights man wanted for a hit-and-run collision last Saturday in Copperas Cove has turned himself in to the Copperas Cove Police Department, police said Friday afternoon. Read more
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is still working to identify a man killed in a one-vehicle accident on westbound Interstate 14 between Clear Creek Road and Bell Tower Drive Thursday evening. Read more
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A Coryell County jury deliberated Thursday for less than 20 minutes and found a Gatesville man guilty of aggravated kidnapping, according to a news release from the office of the Coryell County District Attorney. Read more
A Copperas Cove woman, identified as 18-year-old Heaven Roberts, was arraigned Wednesday with assault of an emergency medical services personnel. Read more
Seth Morgan hauled in two touchdown grabs, and Belton’s defense shut out Ellison in the second half as the Tigers posted a 22-12 comeback win over the Eagles in a District 12-6A match Thursday night at Leo Buckley Stadium. Read more
A Temple woman was allegedly intoxicated — and driving with three children — when she struck a motorcyclist that led to the amputation of one of his legs. Read more
Jeremiah David Hughes, 38, of Little River-Academy, was indicted on two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact by a grand jury Wednesday. Read more
Killeen residents woke up Friday morning to a third day of boiling water as the entire city continues to be under a boil-water notice. Read more
MooreCo Inc., a Temple furniture manufacturer, faces about $238,929 in fines for workplace injuries to employees, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed Wednesday. Read more
PIDCOKE — Steve Bowyer served two tours in Vietnam during his 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and now suffers from a debilitating lung disease due to exposure to the notorious Agent Orange herbicide, but the 78-year-old says he has no regrets about his time in uniform. Read more
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Eight more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Bell County on Wednesday, according to the county’s public health district.
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Regional hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients once again started to fall Wednesday after a sudden rise on Tuesday.
The City of Killeen has announced it will continue its COVID-19 testing and vaccine site this week.
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Fifteen new COVID-19 deaths were reported by the Bell County Public Health District even as active cases in the county continued to fall.
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The day before COVID-19 claimed its first Texas victim in 2020, Dr. Peter Hotez was a guest on the popular Austin-based podcast “The Drive.”
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According to those who knew him, retired Gen. Colin Powell, who reportedly died of COVID-19 complications Monday, was a leader so beloved by his troops they were so excited to meet him they clapped for him instead of saluting.
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Regional hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped sharply over the weekend, falling by more than 3.4 percentage points, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Active COVID-19 cases in Bell County were at 715 on Friday, as the region’s incidence rate for infections reached 197 cases per 100,000 people.
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Regional hospitalization rates of COVID-19 patients fell once more Thursday following a slight rise on Wednesday.
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Twenty-one new COVID-19 deaths were reported by the Bell County Public Health District on Wednesday and Tuesday as active cases rose slightly.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.
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Bell County’s COVID-19 threat level lowered to Level 2 — significant uncontrolled community transmission — this week following declining case numbers that prompted the drop from Level 1.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday effectively outlawed six prominent Palestinian human rights groups by declaring them terrorist organizations, a major escalation of its decades-long crackdown on political activism in the occupied territories. Read more
My husband and I are a couple of craftsy people. We both tooled leather in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Later, we both learned to macrame. I made pot hangers and Jim made hanging tables and shelves, along with the occasional owl. Read more
According to those who knew him, retired Gen. Colin Powell, who reportedly died of COVID-19 complications Monday, was a leader so beloved by his troops they were so excited to meet him they clapped for him instead of saluting. Read more
The Copperas Cove Police Department celebrated the careers of five employees who recently retired on Wednesday evening in the Copperas Cove Civic Center. Read more
The state has filed felony charges against three people who were convicted and sentenced in federal court in 2019 for possession of child pornography in Killeen. Read more
Fifty boxes filled with various foods and flowers were loaded into a steady stream of vehicles in the timespan of just 80 minutes at a food distribution on Oct. 16 in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church, 208 W. Cardinal Lane, in Harker Heights. Read more
Copperas Cove's Jakhi Smith (7) digs a Belton hit at Belton High on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.
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