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Texas - The Capitol Region Mounted Horse Patrol Unit participated in the Badges, Boots, and Bluebonnets event hosted by the...

Crime

Parent Iocked his chiId, who has speciaI needs, and Ieft the home for nearIy 8 hours, Ieaving the 2-year-old all aIone in a fiIthy home, only for the child to be found by his father

OHIO - An Ohio man, identified as 35-year-old Josh, was arrested earlier this month and charged with child endangerment after...

Crime

Child was severely injured and her hand began to peel away after her mom’s husband became upset the girl shoved her sibling, before he placed her palm onto a hot cooktop

by Gavin Wright

Florida – A parent and her spouse from Florida were arrested last week and now face charges of child abuse...

Local News

Easter Bunny visits West Waco-McLennan County Library for preschool storytime

Waco, TX - This week's Preschool Storytime at the West Waco-McLennan County Library was made even more special with an...

Local News

Waco road construction closes access to Cobbs Drive from Lake Jackson, Trinity, Caldwell and Hanover drives until April 30th

Waco, TX - Waco residents should be prepared for a temporary road closure through the end of April as construction...

Applications are open for the WPD Junior Police Academy, police officials say

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Registration now open for Waco Police Memorial Run to honor fallen officers and support local law enforcement

Waco, TX - The Waco Police Memorial Run is set to take place on May 17, 2025, at the Redwood...

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Man decided to caII his friend and ask them to take care of his children after showing them his girlIriend’s lifeIess body, whom he shot twice in the head, resulting in her death; sentenced

April 18, 2025

Pennsylvania - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional forty...

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Man wanted underrage girl to run away with him, so he needed her mom and her spouse out of the way before driving his friend to their home, where the accompIice shot both in the head; sentenced

April 18, 2025

California - A California man was sentenced to three consecutive Iife terms without the possibiIity of paroIe for his role in...

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Man asked his child’s mom ‘if she wanted to taIk to her chiId one Iast time’ moments before taking their daughtter’s life, then turning the weapon on himself, only to survive the seIf-infIicted injuries; sentenced

April 18, 2025

Kentucky - A Kentucky parent recently pleaded guilty to the murder of his own child, Stacya, and was sentenced to...

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Child dies after her parent, who suffers from mentaI heaIth issues causing her to isoIate herself until she calms down but was never vioIent during the episodes, drwned the girl in the family’s apartment; charges

April 15, 2025