Hailey Meinen
Coryell County Reduces 2014 Spending Requests
More than $170,000 in general fund spending was cut from the 2014 draft budget by the Coryell County Commissioners' Court on Monday. Commissioners will meet again to continue the effort to cut $200,000 from the budget in order to avoid a tax increase and ensure a 25 percent budget reserve.
Man Charged in Bus Abductions Pleads Guilty
Rather than stand trial, Raul Aragonez, Jr. pled guilty to aggravated kidnapping and continuous sexual abuse of a child in the case of two Killeen girls who were kidnapped and raped as they walked to school bus stops.
Threat Halts Hospital Construction
Workers were evacuated from the construction site of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood after a bomb threat was called in to the Fort Hood Emergency Call Center Tuesday morning.
Military Children Receive Free School Supplies
An Operation Homefront Back to School Brigade and USO Bingo event provided roughly 1,200 military children with free backpacks containing school supplies on Saturday.
Fort Hood Woman Seeks Funds for Brain Cancer Treatment
After Spc. Stephen Burch was medically discharged, he, his wife Melissa, and their three children found themselves facing Melissa's brain cancer diagnosis without insurance.
Killeen Youth Center May Face Closure
Boyz 2 Men Youth Center held its grand opening in March, and since then has been providing a safe place for Killeen youths to play sports, work on homework, or participate in other activities.
Homemade Plane Crashes in Killeen
A homemade plane crashed in a wooded area near Skylark Field in Killeen on Saturday.
Killeen Woman Forges Checks
Police arrested Sharon Genece Powell after she forged checks belonging to an elderly woman.
The woman allowed Powell to live in her home for about a month before asking her to leave because she suspected that Powell was stealing from her. A h...
Killeen Officer Used Excessive Force
A federal jury ruled on Tuesday that Killeen Officer Givon Emeana used excessive force in a public intoxication arrest in March 2011, but was not attempting to violate the constitutional rights of Brian Tobias Stanley in the incident.
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Copperas Cove May Increase Service Fees
An increase in service fees has been proposed in Copperas Cove as a means of offsetting the growing cost of providing the services.
Water, sewer, and solid waste collection charges are expected to rise varying amounts. Garbage collection may increase by $0.25 p...