After a weeklong trial last week, a Bell County jury found a Killeen man to be not guilty in a child sexual assault case.
After a weeklong trial last week, a Bell County jury found a Killeen man to be not guilty in a child sexual assault case.
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BELTON — Belton ISD has some pressing hiring needs for the 2020-21 school year.
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A discounted pet vaccination event will be hosted by Killeen Animal Services from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Killeen Special Events Center, according to a news release by Killeen spokeswoman Hilary Shine.
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Mended Hearts Chapter 12, a support group for heart patients, will meet 6 p.m. Thursday in room 1715 at the Baylor Scott & White Center for Diagnostic Medicine, 1605 S. 31st St. in Temple.
Pretrial hearings have been set for three people accused of stealing coupons worth thousands of dollars after all three pleaded not guilty.
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The Black Owned Operated Movement, or BOOM, is hosting its inaugural Black Economic Empowerment Workshop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 in the ballroom of the Shilo Inns in Killeen.
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The skies in the Killeen area may open up tonight as rain chances reach as high as 90%, according to the National Weather Service.
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Traffic signal lights are not operating this morning at an intersection on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Killeen.
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A nonprofit mentorship program at Shoemaker High School in Killeen is kicking off its 2020 fundraising campaign on the lanes in February.
If you hear booms in the distance, the sounds may be from a Fort Hood artillery unit conducting live-fire training this week
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Hundreds of people gathered outside A New Fellowship Church in Temple on Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and teachings.
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The Harker Heights Police Officer of the Year is fulfilling her destiny as a public servant in uniform.
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BELL COUNTY — Firefighters from five local departments battled a blaze for more than an hour that consumed a house and a camping trailer.
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BELTON — Belton ISD was one of 18 Texas school districts — and the only one in Bell County — named to the College Board’s AP Honor Roll.
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COPPERAS COVE — In the spring of 1968, Roscoe Harrison Jr. was a young associate editor working for JET Magazine when he was called into his editor’s office.
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BELTON — Moving takes time.
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Temple Fire & Rescue is responding at this time to a camper on fire at 2654 Moores Mill Road, department spokesman Santos Soto confirmed. A large black plume of smoke marked the fire’s location west of Interstate 35, but was beginning to lessen as Soto made his way to the fire, he said.
Dozens of church members from Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church and several prominent community members made their ways to the Copperas Cove church Sunday afternoon for the groundbreaking and dedication of a new Family Life Center.
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The LexisNexis Community Crime Map that shows Temple Police Department incidents had glitches that the city has addressed, spokeswoman Laurie Simmons said.
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BELTON — A witness and an arrest affidavit claim 15-year-old Joshua Reyner was selling marijuana when he was allegedly shot and killed Jan. 2 by John Ryan Osborn, 18, of Belton.
After spending the morning marching through the streets of downtown Killeen, area residents made their way to Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church, 4201 Zephyr Road, for the annual MLK Day program.
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Trash grabbers and garbage bags were plentiful Monday morning as helpful residents cleaned a park in East Temple — part of the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
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If you heard booms in the distance, the sounds may be from a Fort Hood artillery unit that conducted live-fire training Monday.
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Several hundred local residents took to the streets in Killeen today as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March held in the city every year.
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Update, 3:30 p.m.: The Oncor power outage map shows that power has been restored to all areas of Killeen.
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Killeen: All city offices are closed Monday. The Family Recreation Center will be open from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no school for Killeen ISD schools. There will be no impact on trash pickup.
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The MLK Jr. Commemorative Celebration service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church, 2306 S. Farm-to-Market 116, in Copperas Cove.
The Killeen Branch of the NAACP will hold its annual Martin Luther King Day march at 9 a.m. this morning.
For the Harker Heights Firefighter and Paramedic of the Year, saving lives is not an individual endeavor: it’s all about teamwork.
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Old 66 was a saloon located at 118 N. Main, a modest late Victorian limestone building nudged in a strip of storefronts just a half block from the town square.
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The use of force and racial profiling were among subjects discussed during Saturday’s town hall meeting at St. James United Methodist Church.
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Temple’s NAACP Chapter in tandem with its community partners will be holding their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and program Monday.
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A lone star will soon find its way onto many Texas driver’s licenses as a federal deadline nears after almost 15 years.
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New population estimates show Belton has grown by nearly 25 percent since 2010.
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HARKER HEIGHTS — A husband-and-wife team who were honored with the Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year award thought they were just attendees at the chamber’s annual banquet last week.
Representatives from Smile Doctors Braces in Harker Heights were all smiles after being honored with the Large Business of the Year award by the Heights Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet and ceremony last week.
A jury sentenced a Killeen man to three decades behind bars after he admitted to shooting and killing another man at a nightclub in 2018.
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Pharmaceutical campaigns preach about “eye love” and taking dry eyes seriously. What might seem exaggerated on TV, is actually a health condition you don’t want to brush off.
Temperatures are expected to remain relatively cool throughout the coming week, with highs typically remaining around the mid 50s and lows in the high-30-to-low-40 range. There are also some low rain chances later in the week, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service stati…
COPPERAS COVE — The Copperas Cove City Council is set to adopt its new population figure for 2020 at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
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In order to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, some local organizations are hosting events in the area to honor the legacy of the late civil rights leader.
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When Killeen resident Harrison Jones III was young, his mother took him to a Woolworth’s store in Shreveport, Louisiana. Being the youngest of five children, Jones didn’t think much of it.
COPPERAS COVE — The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is still alive locally and nationally, according to those who attended the 14th annual King Commemorative Dinner in Copperas Cove on Saturday.
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An event organized before the police-involved shooting of Michael Dean dealt with that tragic death and other concerns Saturday.
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The Killeen area is expected a brief reprieve from the rain and fog while the cool temperatures are expected to stay.
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The Bell County Museum hosted a Day of Unity on Saturday to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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