DALLAS — A coal-fired power plant 50 miles east of Waco received a state permit Wednesday to expand — the first coal plant approval since the Environmental Protection Agency ruled part of the state’s permitting process didn’t conform to the Clean Air Act. Full Story »
Waco’s Family Health Center is hoping to move quickly in creating a new medical and dental facility in North Waco after the project received nearly full financing from the federal government. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst discussed a proposal to cut state agency spending during the next 3 1/2 years, hoping to offset a budget deficit and projected shortfalls, during a visit to Waco on Wednesday. Full Story »
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A body found Tuesday at Lake Whitney has been identified as 20-year-old Eira Escobar, of Hillsboro. Full Story »
A Waco man is charged with aggravated assault in the stabbing of his girlfriend in the chest Nov. 27, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Full Story »
The Bellmead City Council made minor changes to a controversial beautification ordinance Tuesday but postponed a decision on major revisions. Full Story »
Art Center Waco, 1300 College Drive, is offering a handmade soaps class from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Full Story »
Business experts and owners aren’t expecting President Barack Obama’s proposal to have much bearing on Waco’s small-business community because there is little in the plan to address the main problems they face: tight credit and slow sales. Full Story »
A former housekeeper at a Waco retirement center will spend the next two years in jail for stealing and forging checks from elderly residents. Full Story »
The McLennan County Commissioners Court is hoping that a new doctor at the county jail will provide more hands-on management and cost control of medical services to inmates. Full Story »
A group of volunteers will be serving ham dinners with a side of census information to local residents at H-E-B’s annual Feast of Sharing on Thursday. Full Story »
Waco home sales in October and November were up from the same two months last year, according to figures provided by the Multiple Listing Service. Full Story »
Those looking for work did not find good news in reports released Tuesday. Full Story »
Bosque County sheriff’s deputies found a woman’s body Tuesday in Lake Whitney near Soldier’s Bluff, said Kelly Olson, assistant to Sheriff Anthony Malott. Full Story »
A Tuesday morning collision in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Lorena killed a 9-year-old girl from Missouri and injured three others. The collision caused another wreck in the northbound lanes of the interstate, forcing all traffic on I-35 to be diverted to access roads for at least an hour and a half , Lorena police officer William Stogner said. Full Story »
A Pentecostal pastor who bought a portion of the life insurance policy of an AIDS patient and Life Partners Inc., the Waco-based company that brokered the deal 13 years ago, settled their breach of contract lawsuit Tuesday after a day and a half of trial. Full Story »
An animal caused a malfunction at an electricity substation Monday evening, cutting power to some 1,300 residents in the Cameron Park area. Full Story »
The Waco Civic Theatre, 1517 Lake Air Drive, will present “The Sunshine Boys,” by Neil Simon, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Dec. 18-19; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, and Dec. 20. Full Story »
The only way to Pam McPeak’s Little People’s Learning Center sits off North New Road on a bumpy, crater-ridden street in need of at least $30,000 worth of attention. And, there’s no one to pick up the tab. Full Story »
Mother Neff State Park officials are making stops around the area this week, holding public meetings to elicit input regarding renovations and rehabilitation at the park. Full Story »
A former retirement center housekeeper who stole and forged checks totaling $2,100 from elderly residents is asking a McLennan County jury to spare him from prison. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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