Larry Perez, Waco Independent School District's longest-serving Latino board member, announced his resignation Wednesday, two days after board president Pat Atkins announced he would resign.
A Midway Independent School District facility study committee recommended Tuesday that the school board call a November bond election for $177 million that would address the needs of the burgeoning school district.
A Hewitt police officer who exchanged gunfire with a suspect during a February bank robbery will not face criminal charges, but the suspect will, a McLennan County grand jury decided Wednesday.
A rookie Waco police officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing Wednesday in the March shooting death of a man who police said stabbed a Waco man multiple times outside a hotel.
Fashion retailer Dressbarn will close its 650 stores nationwide, including Waco's in Central Texas Marketplace, though it has not released a timetable for shuttering the shops, a company spokesman said.
A longtime Central Texas coach is calling it a career.
Officially, the meet is known as the NCAA West Preliminary Championships. Colloquially, among college track coaches and athletes, it’s just known as “regionals.” And it’s certainly different than any other meet of the year, as first-place finishes don’t really matter.
