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U.S. Marine veteran Arthur Murphy II played taps for 88-year-old neighbor Bobbie Morrison in central Killeen on Monday in honor of Memorial Day.
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Texas has 55,971 confirmed coronavirus cases, health officials reported on Monday, May 25.Of the people with confirmed cases, 1,527 have died, and 35,292 have recovered.Of the confirmed cases, 22,662 are active, according to figures from the Texas Department of State Health Services.State fi…
A car and truck collided near the median on State Road 195 at Splawn Ranch Road on Monday afternoon.
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Showers and thunderstorms are likely overnight in Central Texas, according to the National Weather Service.
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FORT HOOD — As the rain poured and taps sounded Monday, more than 20 soldiers and civilians stood at attention; paying their respects to the more than 450, 4th Infantry Division soldiers who gave their lives for America during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Neighbors are offering help to a family and their dog that have been displaced due to an early Monday morning fire in Killeen.
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Editor’s Note: The Herald will be visiting local restaurants to see if they are complying with recommended safety measures from the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A Coryell grand jury indicted two men on separate armed kidnapping charges in Gatesville, according to the county’s May indictment list.
Reshard Hicks played football and ran track in college, earned a master’s degree in exercise science, served in Iraq with the U.S. Army, survived cancer, and went on to win state and regional Golden Gloves titles in boxing.
With the cancellation of face-to-face College for Kids classes, the Central Texas College Continuing Education department is offering online classes for youngsters ages 8 to 14 throughout the summer. In partnership with Black Rocket, a national leader in technology education for youth, CTC i…
With the state of Texas slowing opening back up, many Killeen residents are starting to leave their houses at the end of long shelter-in-place orders.
Rain and thunderstorms are expected multiple times throughout the coming week, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service station in Dallas/Fort Worth. There are higher chances earlier in the week, with chances decreasing as the week goes on.
The Killeen City Council will discuss and vote on accepting three airport improvement program grants totaling $650,000 on Tuesday. This is an addition to the more than $717,000 in aviation coronavirus relief aid funds the council accepted on May 12.
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Many local governments are awaiting sales tax reports in June that will show how much revenue was lost in April, the first full month of the pandemic closures.
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The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, like others throughout the world, is taking a hit as a result of fewer passengers and adjusted flight schedules.
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bell County continued to climb Saturday, according to the database of the state health department tracking the virus.
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As Memorial Day weekend kicked off Saturday, many parks and businesses are open again for the first time in several weeks.
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Some of the highlights from the past week include the continued loosening of restrictions as Texas slowly reopens, and modified graduations began in the local area.
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Killeen may reach its average May rainfall in the next four days alone, according to the National Weather Service on Saturday.
NOLANVILLE — Erin James has been cautious about venturing out of the house too much during the COVID-19 pandemic, but last week she finally decided enough is enough.
Photographing the pandemic: With prom dresses, Killeen photographer documenting what might have been
The Buie family in Killeen held up a white backdrop featuring their daughter Jordan Buie, regally glancing over her shoulder in an elegant prom dress.
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The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood area was $1.62 on Saturday. That’s 10 cents more than last week, and 88 cents less than this time last year, according to AAA.
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Today might be a wet one, according to the National Weather Service.
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Eliezer Santos, a Copperas Cove soccer player, looked to the sky when deciding where to attend college.
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In the heat and under sunny skies in Killeen Friday, chanting rang out near one of the entrances to Fort Hood.
A Fort Polk soldier pleaded guilty this week to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a Killeen hotel in 2018, while another man filmed the assault.
It wasn’t your typical high school graduation, but these are not typical times. Instead of walking the stage in front of smiling family and friends, the Gatesville High School Class of 2020 watched themselves accepting their diplomas in a pre-recorded production that was shown at the city’s …
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Organizing a graduation ceremony is a hefty task in the best of years; but this year, coronavirus restrictions forced school districts like the Lampasas Independent School District to think outside the box to find the best way to celebrate their seniors.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services added 1,181 new coronavirus cases to the state's tally Friday, bringing the total to more than 53,000. The state also reported an additional 40 fatalities Friday.
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Nine positive results from coronavirus tests came from three separate days of mobile testing in Coryell County over the last two weeks, according to a news release from Gary Young, the emergency management coordinator for Copperas Cove.
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A Killeen man claimed self-defense after shooting a 30-year-old man once in the head last year, according to testimony during a bond hearing this week.
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Bell County is now reporting 278 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, four more than its last update on Thursday, according to the Bell County Public Health District website.
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BELTON — A Fort Hood soldier was arrested and charged with second-degree sexual assault that stemmed from a planned meeting with a woman at the Belton Dam, police said.
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When their family of eight was denied a table at the Cracker Barrel in Harker Heights Thursday because they exceeded the recommended numbers for restaurant seating, Joseph and Elise Whitt said they believe precautions in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19 had gone too far.
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Driver license offices in the Killeen area can reopen on May 29 at the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. However, the offices can begin scheduling appointments on Tuesday.
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Killeen has been named the most patriotic city in Texas by Insurify, an online car insurance shopping platform, for the third straight year, according to a press release from the insurance company.
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Today looks like mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the high 80s, but rain may show on Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
A boil water notice issued May 18 for properties located at 3402, 3404, 3530, 3600, 3606, 3608, 3612, 3616 and 3716 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Killeen has been lifted, effective immediately.
A boil water notice issued May 18 has been lifted, effective immediately, for properties at the following addresses in Killeen:
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Editor’s Note: The Herald will be visiting local restaurants to see if they are complying with recommended safety measures from the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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As the search for missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen continues, Fort Hood officials provided an update on the investigation.
North Killeen residents will see construction for waterline replacements around mid-June, according to city officials on Thursday.
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