A Killeen man pleaded guilty to punching a jailer following the man’s arrest for a DWI last year.
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The Killeen Fire Department is responding to a quadplex fire in west Killeen.
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Killeen police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man accused of shooting someone at a Killeen business on Sunday.
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The rainy weather the Killeen area saw over the weekend is set to continue until late tonight.
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A child was hospitalized following a hit-and-run Sunday.
Killeen City Council Candidate Jessica Gonzalez hosted a community forum in downtown Killeen on Sunday for a reason.
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At its Tuesday workshop, the Killeen City Council is set to address the issue of open or concealed carrying of handguns at city open meetings.
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Maj. Rutherford Benjamin Stevens Jr., an Army psychiatrist who served during World War II, received national attention for criticizing the military for what he called “an emotional cancer” of racial discrimination.
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About 120 riders competed in ranch sorting events Saturday and Sunday at the Bell County Equine and Livestock Complex.
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Bell County lake parks open Monday with some changes that include automated fee machines and fewer gate attendants.
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No one was injured after a fire destroyed a travel trailer near Cumberland Drive late Saturday night, reported Santos Soto, spokesman for Temple Fire and Rescue.
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Copperas Cove Junior High teacher Brittany Combs never lost power or water service at her house in the Courtney Lane area, but the recent massive winter storm did not go away without leaving a mark.
Local plumbers and plumbing businesses have been incredibly busy over the last week or so because of increased call volumes after the recent harsh winter weather.
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A Killeen man was sentenced to prison time on felony charges after he threatened two women with a gun and knife last year in separate incidents.
A young girl stood at a bus stop. She could see her mother a little ways down at the same bus stop, and called out to her. No matter how loudly she called, the woman didn’t acknowledge her, but instead boarded the bus and left.
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A trial date has been set for later this year in a federal case against an ex-Fort Hood soldier accused of shooting his pistol at a soldier earlier this month on post.
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As a result of the effects of Winter Storm Uri from Feb. 14-20, the city of Copperas Cove has nixed plumbing permit fees for plumbing repairs such as a broken water pipe.
From childhood, Shawnnell Batiste was inspired to help people and expressed a desire to become a child psychiatrist.
After nearly two months of being vacant, a Killeen City Council seat is set to be filled again this week, but it appears the council never fully agreed on whether candidates running in the May 1 city election would also be considered for appointment to the District 3 seat.
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The Killeen City Council will be considering appointing a new member to the council at a special meeting Tuesday.
“We didn’t know we had nothing — we were happy folks,” Killeen resident Wilmer Floyd Birt recalled of his childhood in a sharecropping family in north Louisiana during the Civil Rights era.
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Recently, Killeen roads have experienced a significant amount of damage after they were covered in ice in the last two weeks.
With an ongoing war on crime, Killeen has also found itself center stage on a related issue that has a national reach.
Killeen area life coaches recently shared their personal stories for an inside view of a typical life experience for minorities in America.
Superintendent Willie Grove, an 87-year-old pastor of Garden of Gethsemane Church of God in Christ in Harker Heights, is months away from 30 years in ministry in the local area — making him the longest-serving pastor among COGIC churches in the county.
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Though the weather is not projected to be severe, Killeen-area residents can expect scattered showers and thunderstorms today and Monday. Total accumulation could reach around an inch of rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Dunn said Saturday.
Killeen Independent School District Superintendent John Craft praised the “quick and tremendous progress” made by district staff last week in repairing the damage at 54 properties caused by Winter Storm Uri, and addressed the winter preparations that fell short of protecting many district fa…
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The city of Harker Heights has lifted its boil-water notice, effective immediately. Normal water usage may resume immediately, the city announced in a 7:45 p.m. news release.
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Killeen police respond to two fatal shootings in city last week
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A Killeen nonprofit organization held its monthly food drive Saturday to feed between 100 and 150 families.
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COPPERAS COVE – Cars and trucks were lined up early Saturday morning in the fog and drizzle as hundreds of people attended a second coronavirus vaccination clinic set up at Copperas Cove Independent School District’s bus barn on Summers Road.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood area was $2.38 on Saturday. That’s 15 cents higher than last week and 24 cents more than this time last year, according to AAA.
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COPPERAS COVE — Overcast skies and a nip in the morning air did not prevent dozens of anglers from lining the banks of City Park Pond on Saturday for the city’s Fishing in the Park event, which was rescheduled from two weeks ago due to inclement weather.
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There have been 1,553 positive cases of the coronavirus among both students and staff within the Killeen Independent School District since March, as of Friday.
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The Refuge Corporation Mobile Food Pantry was active again Saturday for its February food distribution, conducted at the Christian House of Prayer in Killeen.
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A dense fog that Central Texas residents woke up to may lift by early afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
A passion for education and advancement for future generations drives the president of the Killeen chapter of the NAACP to make a difference.
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A detective with the Killeen Police Department was working security at AdventHealth-Central Texas when he received a call about a man causing a disturbance in the emergency room of the hospital, according to an arrest affidavit in the case.
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COPPERAS COVE — College professor Norman Ahlhelm never lost power at home during last week’s severe weather, and so his house just north of Copperas Cove’s downtown area on Hill Street, became a fairly popular place to hang out and stay warm.
With only one life to live, Killeen resident Luvina Sabree said she is determined to live hers to the fullest.
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Lampasas County reported one additional case of the coronavirus as of Thursday, but the number of active cases continues to fall.
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After being under a citywide boil-water notice for several days, Harker Heights residents may soon be relieved of their expectations to take the precautionary measure before consumption.
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