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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A decorated 20-year member of the U.S. Army has been identified as one of the five people killed in a shooting Tuesday night at a South Carolina home.
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A group of motorcyclists suspected of causing disturbances in multiple cities led police on a chase in Harker Heights and Killeen over the weekend.
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A jury panel had been summoned ahead of a trial set to begin this week in the case of a woman accused of murder; but rather than proceeding with a trial, the defendant changed her mind and pleaded guilty.
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Gatesville police have released photos of multiple people clad in hoodies and facemasks who are accused of killing a 61-year-old man near his front door after he got home from H-E-B.
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Five people were killed in Central Texas violence over the weekend, including a woman who died in one of two Temple shootings.
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The person who died in a shooting on Saturday in Killeen has been identified as 47-year-old Jamileth Joana Shapiro.
A Bell County district court judge declared a mistrial in a Killeen child sex assault case after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision.
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BELTON — The past three years have been full of loss for the brother of a Fort Hood soldier who was murdered in 2020.
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A case of a drug deal gone bad will be heard by a Bell County jury this week, as jury selection started for a 21-year-old Killeen woman accused of the shooting death of a Temple woman almost exactly three years ago.
A Killeen man was sentenced to years behind bars for an armed robbery more than four years ago in Harker Heights.
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The Temple Police Department has identified a suspect in the attempted kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl.
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The Killeen Police Department operated more than 160 flights last year through its drone program, primarily conducting surveillance operations on suspects, on crime prevention and for finding missing persons.
A Bell County grand jury this week indicted a man and woman after police said they used knives as weapons during two unrelated alleged assaults.
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Dozens of people are set to testify during a trial of an ex-Fort Hood soldier who is accused of shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester in downtown Austin nearly three years ago.
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A Killeen man was indicted on a murder charge Wednesday by a Bell County grand jury in connection with a Temple’s first homicide of 2023.
Harker Heights detectives are looking for information on an individual involved in a theft incident.
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The Killeen Police Department is asking for help in locating a “person of interest” in relation to a shooting.
Spray-painted, dark blue and black designs have recently been seen on signs and surfaces belonging to several businesses in central Killeen.
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Killeen City Council members heard from several neighbors of a state-run “child watch house” in south Killeen Tuesday, who say they have been victimized by juvenile residents with no respect for property or the law and they are tired of it.
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BELTON — The Killeen Police Department went on the hot seat during a child sex assault trial this week after a defense attorney questioned why their investigation apparently languished for nearly a year after alleged incidents of molestation and sexual assault initially were reported.
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The Copperas Cove Police Department reported an increase in some crimes and a decrease in others during 2022, as opposed to 2021, according to the most recent annual report from the department.
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Members of Killeen’s Crime Solutions Committee on Wednesday are scheduled to meet for the second time since its attempted dissolution about six weeks ago.
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A Killeen man faces a second-degree drug charge after he was arrested by Temple officers after a short pursuit Sunday evening.
Following a story last week about a Killeen neighborhood up in arms over criminal mischief the neighbors attribute to juveniles who live at a home on Verbena Loop under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Family Protective Services, the Herald received answers to some questions from …
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Killeen police announced Monday that a third arrest has been made in the September 2020 shooting death of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
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A Killeen man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 24-year-old woman during an armed robbery in Harker Heights almost two years ago.
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A jury this week will decide whether a Killeen man sexually assaulted a child on multiple occasions more than seven years ago.
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Sunshine Week — an annual celebration of access to public information from local, state and federal government entities — wraps up today.
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One man and one woman are wanted by the Harker Heights Police Department — both suspected of being involved in separate theft cases.
Two Killeen men were indicted this week by a Bell County grand jury after unrelated accusations of child abuse.
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The death of an Hispanic, female soldier at Fort Hood this week has sparked thoughts of Vanessa Guillen, according to comments on social media attached to posts about reports of the death of Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, but Fort Hood officials say “no foul play was evident” in her death.
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Two dozen Killeen neighbors gathered this week to discuss crime issues which they say have plagued their south Killeen neighborhood in recent months.
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Harker Heights police arrested a 23-year-old Killeen man on suspicion of his involvement in the death of Taurus Berkhart Stubbs.
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