Drug cartel hitman confesses to killing at least 30 people

By CNN
Investigators thought Jose Martinez may have had something to do with the shooting of an Alabama man, found dead by hunters on a forest's edge. Little did they know.
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Woman dies after rear end enhancing procedure

By CNN
Police in south Florida are trying to find a man who passed himself off as a doctor from Venezuela. Investigators say he administered butt-enhancing injections to a Miami woman, who died shortly after the procedure.

Gov. Perry signs drug screening legislation

By Office of Rick Perry
Gov. Rick Perry today signed Senate Bill 21, which will require mandatory drug screening as a condition for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by certain individuals. The governor was joined by bill author Sen.

Man pleads guilty in latest Waco food stamp fraud case

By Alexis Spears
A Waco man has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for his reported role in fraudulent food stamp usage conducted in his store.

Outlook for successful harvests in CenTX looks good so far this year

By Alexis Spears
They say sometimes a little can go a long way, and that seems to be the case with the rainfall that's been coming to the Central Texas region.  

West ISD reorganizing after FEMA denial

By Colby Howell
The independent school district for West took a big blow this week when news spread that FEMA would not be helping them. The superintendent is now planning on organizing in an effort to reapply.
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Bell County fire started with an electrical short

By Colby Howell
The Wednesday morning fire that left a Oenaville family of three homeless was ignited by an electrical short.

D.A.R.E., TASRO to hold joint conference in Waco

By Reagan Roy
The Texas D.A.R.E. Officers Association(TDOA) and the Texas Association of School Resource Officers ( TASRO) will have their first annual joint conference in Waco, Texas from June 17-21, 2013.

Thrifty shoppers rediscover secondhand fashion

By CNN
Keren Charles remembers how embarrassed she was the first time she set foot in a thrift store more than 20 years ago to buy black pants for her first job. "I didn't want anyone to see me," said Charles, a 37-year old administrative assistant from

Bald eagle seized from Greencastle man's apartment

By CNN
Greencastle, IN (WXIN) -- A Putnam County man has been issued a court summons after Indiana Conservation officers found a bald eagle inside his apartment.