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A second corrections officer was fired Friday in the wake of the escape of a Texas prison inmate who used a smuggled gun to overpower two guards as he was being transferred to another unit. Full Story »

Tiger Woods is taking an “indefinite” leave from professional golf to work on saving his marriage, admitting on his Web site Friday that his infidelity has damaged the relationship. Full Story »

Waco police were searching Friday from the air and on the ground for a suspected burglar who ran from an officer after a short scuffle. Full Story »

McLennan Community College’s 19-year effort to purchase the site of an apartment complex directly across from the campus may be nearing an end with a vote Friday by the school’s Board of Trustees. Full Story »

Falls County authorities Friday came to the rescue of horses taken in by a Chilton woman who didn’t have adequate space for the animals. Full Story »

Searchers found the body of one of the two people aboard a twin-engine plane that crashed off the Texas Gulf Coast. Full Story »

Doctors who treated reality TV start Anna Nicole Smith and Smith’s boyfriend all pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from the onetime Mexia resident’s death. Full Story »

One teenage boy was in the hospital and another was in custody Friday after a fight and a stabbing at a Texas high school. Full Story »

Rescuers have recovered the body of a 7-year-old Arizona boy who died after jumping into a canal to save his 11-year-old friend. Full Story »

A 38-year-old Temple man was in federal custody Friday after investigators discovered thousands of pornographic images of children on computers and other electronic devices. Full Story »

More than two-dozen people were in custody Friday as authorities busted a ring that smuggled marijuana and methamphetamine from Mexico through Texas to the East Coast. Full Story »

Federal investigators are ready to release new safety recommendations after their investigation of a July refinery fire in Corpus Christi that injured a worker. Full Story »

A state prison official said Friday that an independent security review will be done at the prison where a gun was smuggled to a convicted sex offender who later used the weapon to escape. Full Story »

The brother of the man who was riding with Houston attorney John O’Quinn when the attorney’s SUV crashed into a tree has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against O’Quinn’s estate. Full Story »

Thousands of investors have pulled out of the Texas prepaid tuition program withdrawing more than $100 million from the fund. Full Story »

One person died and three others were injured in a violent head-on crash that left debris scattered over 70 yards of Central Texas highway. Full Story »

A fire that broke out Friday morning in a mobile home left an elderly Waco woman and her four grandchildren homeless. Full Story »

Federal prosecutors say 25 people have been arrested in relation to drug shipments via the U.S. Postal Service Full Story »

Good morning, it’s Friday December 11 and Hanukkah begins at sunset. It’s going to be another cool day in Central Texas and there’s a slight chance of rain in the forecast, too. Full Story »

Several thousand soldiers, their families and others from the area gathered Friday at Fort Hood for a carnival, concerts and a day of fun, five weeks after the deadly shooting rampage that left the post reeling. Full Story »

A 4th grader handed out bullets to several other students aboard a school bus en route to a Central Texas elementary school. Full Story »

A guard at an East Texas prison was fired Thursday after an inmate pulled a smuggled pistol and escaped during a transfer between units. Full Story »

A campus-wide e-mail alert was issued Thursday at Baylor after an 18-year-old student was assaulted and robbed. Full Story »

The U.S. Justice Department isn’t supporting a bid for a posthumous pardon for Texas boxing champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to federal prison nearly a century ago because of his relationship with a white woman. Full Story »

Caterpillar announced Thursday it plans to add a precision manufacturing center to its existing Waco facility. Full Story »