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 bkabat@wacotrib.com 2009-07-03T16:15:07-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Instant developments on breaking news in Waco, Central Texas and around the state. RSS Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/palin_stepping_down_this_month.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she... 13681103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T16:15:07-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/texas_gas_prices_drop_prior_to.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Just in time for the July 4th holiday weekend, retail gasoline prices are falling, according to the weekly AAA Texas gasoline price survey. The survey... 13678903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T12:11:35-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/business_owner_robbed_at_gunpo.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news A man was robbed at gunpoint this morning outside his East Waco business, according to Waco police. At 9:42 a.m. the owner of Chapman’s, 801... 13678603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T11:16:45-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/waco_post_offices_closing_earl.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Somehow I missed this note earlier, but all Waco post offices are closing early today prior to being closed all day for the Fourth of... 13678503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T11:08:23-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/11_horses_from_north_texas_ran.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Authorities in North Texas are investigating the deaths of 11 horses, possibly from a lack of food and water. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler says... 13678303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T10:34:39-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/south_carolina_governor_sets_o.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has left his official residence in the state capital and appears to be heading to spend the weekend with his... 13677803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T09:54:27-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/giant_tea_party_set_for_southf.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Organizers of America’s Tea Party hope to attract 50,000 people to Southfork Ranch on the Fourth of July. But Gov. Rick Perry, who in April... 13677403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T09:33:30-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/heat_believed_in_deaths_of_82y.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Police believe heat may have played a role in the deaths of 82-year-old identical twin sisters in San Antonio. The bodies of the women were... 13677203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T08:58:32-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/final_lone_star_cup_standings.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news The UIL state baseball tournament has been in the books for a while now, but it was only yesterday that the University Interscholastic League updated... 13676903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T08:31:04-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/us_marines_push_deeper_into_so.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs... 13676803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T08:16:21-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/03/heating_up_for_the_fourth.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news We’ll be crying for rain again after this weekend, as the Fourth of July holiday looks to keep us seeing highs in the 100s. It... 13676503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-03T07:56:55-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/02/report_rangers_had_to_borrow_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news The Texas Rangers borrowed millions of dollars from Major League Baseball within the last week, according to a Yahoo report. Rangers spokesman John Blake told... 13675003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-02T19:47:41-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/02/foul_play_suspected_in_waco_ma.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Waco police say foul play is suspected in the disappearance of Steven Larry Fisher, a 19 year-old white male missing since June. He was last... 13672603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-02T16:44:02-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/02/former_waco_civic_theatre_mana.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news The former manager of the Waco Civic Theatre pleaded guilty today to misusing theater funds for personal use. U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith Jr.... 13668303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-02T14:54:36-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2009/07/02/baylor_ex_sutton_promoted_to_r.html?cxntfid=blogs_waco_breaking_news Former Baylor infielder Drew Sutton has been promoted to the Cincinnati Reds after the team suffered several injuries in the infield. Sutton was called up... 13665603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/ Headlines 2009-07-02T13:47:41-06:00