http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Instant developments on breaking news in Waco, Central Texas and around the state. RSS en-us bwhitaker@wacotrib.com 2008-08-29T20:40:19-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Instant developments on breaking news in Waco, Central Texas and around the state. RSS Franklin Avenue and South 18th Street near downtown Waco are blocked off this evening as Waco police investigate a two-vehicle collision that has sent at... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/police_seek_blue_pickup_after.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Franklin Avenue and South 18th Street near downtown Waco are blocked off this evening as Waco police investigate a two-vehicle collision that has sent at... 6433403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T20:40:19-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/gustav_regains_hurricane_stren.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Gustav, having left Jamaica and now aimed at the Cayman Islands, is a hurricane again, with winds near 75 mph, according to the National Weather... 6424503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T14:29:08-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/public_meeting_set_for_mammoth.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news The city of Waco sent out a release announcing that the National Park Service will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Baylor... 6422303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T13:08:39-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/30_million_lotto_ticket_sold_i.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Business at the Waco store that sold Wednesday night’s $30 million winning Lotto ticket has been brisk this morning, said a clerk at the EZ... 6412403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T11:45:03-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/pedestrian_struck_on_i35.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Brandee Thorpe’s whole life was her children, her mother said today, the morning after the Hillsboro woman, her two children and a friend were killed... 6402503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Police & crime 2008-08-29T11:38:18-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/fellow_death_row_speaks_of_cob.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news A 44-year-old man who served time on death row with Billie Wayne Coble this morning told jurors that Coble was well-liked by others in prison.... 6418703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T11:17:38-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/judge_wisd_didnt_break_law_in.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Judge Jim Meyer, of the 170th District Court, denied a temporary injunction that would have kept G.L. Wiley Middle School open through the duration of... 6417103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T10:44:46-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/outdoor_adventures_offered_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news If you like to be outdoors, you might consider signing up for one of the Outdoor Adventures classes offered for the fall by the city... 6416303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T10:26:29-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/georgia_to_sever_diplomatic_ti.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Georgia said today it will recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia... 6416103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T10:19:33-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/report_mccain_picks_littleknow.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news John McCain tapped Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a conservative who shares his maverick streak, to be the Republican vice presidential running mate today in... 6414703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T09:48:08-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/gas_prices_in_texas_keep_falli.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Good news when you head to the pump these days. The weekly AAA Texas gas price survey released today finds regular unleaded averaging $3.47 per... 6411803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T08:46:45-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/29/chance_of_rain_today_more_prep.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news We don’t have a high likelihood of rainfall today, about 20 percent, and any thunderstorms would likely be isolated. But with temperatures expected to hit... 6410903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-29T08:28:23-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/28/judge_to_render_decision_on_wi.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news After a third day packed with witness testimony, the parties in the temporary injunction hearing on G. L. Wiley Middle School’s rested today. Judge Jim... 6397503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-28T18:28:25-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/28/coble_trial_update_relative_di.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Emotions ran high this morning during the punishment retrial of Billie Wayne Coble when a witness glared at Coble and called him “evil” in an... 6387903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-28T12:49:11-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/08/28/school_board_president_tears_u.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Waco school board president David Schleicher teared up as he testified today in a hearing on a temporary injunction to keep G.L. Wiley Middle School... 6386403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2008-08-28T12:20:08-06:00