TEMPLE, Texas (FOX44) - On Wednesday, the City of Temple held their first town hall meeting for residents to learn and ask questions about the total solar eclipse. This year on April 8th, Temple will be one of the best locations to witness the solar eclipse. The cities population is expected to significantly increase. "We're thinking any where between two to three times our population, so if you can imagine that could put us at a million people in Bell County. That's huge. That's a ton of people, our infrastructure is not designed for a million people because a million people don't live here ..read more

TEMPLE, TX (FOX 44)-- The Temple Public Library is hosting a used book sale this weekend. Over one hundred categories of books will be available for sale. On the third floor of the library, thousands of books will be on display and ready for purchase. Customers can search from various categories of different books. "We have everything from children's books, coffee table books, art books, text books. Often we have CDs, books on tape, games, puzzles," said book sale co- chair Heather Rocky. Books are priced between $1.00 - $2.00. Children's books and media are priced even lower. Friends of the T ..read more

WACO / TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Some Black History Month events are coming up in Waco and Temple! The Waco Walks group is hosting its Black History Month Walking Tour. The group will be partnering with the Oral History Institute at Baylor University, who will be sharing stories from the history of Waco with a special emphasis on the contributions and experiences of African-American residents. This is the third year of this partnership. The tour will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McLennan County Courthouse, located at 501 Washington Aven ..read more

Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- Waco and Temple are raising the alarm to not spark fireworks in their city limits. Temple's Deputy Fire Marshall, Jason Reilly, says they're illegal due to fire risk. "Any of those embers from the aerial stuff or even the sparklers, it's very easy to light the grass on fire. Even if it looks like you've got green grass, usually you've got some dead stuff underneath it," said Reilly. Like Waco, Reilly says fireworks within Temple have to be in approved professional shows. Personal fireworks in these areas have to be fired outisde city limits. To ensure this, Reilly says ext ..read more

Temple, TX (FOX 44) - Six months ago, five-year-old Michael Kelley was laughing and playing as usual--his family describing him as a ball of energy. "This kid's got so many people that love him," says Michael's dad, Chris Kelley. Until the migraines began… "He was screaming for mommy, mommy, saying, I want my mommy," Chris says. Progressing to seizures… "He's not knowing where he's at, who he is, who he's with," Michael's dad adds. Then, neurological issues and short-term memory loss. "It's almost like somebody hit a button, hit an off switch, and then he reboots," says Chris. Lastly, unbearab ..read more

Temple, TX (FOX 44) -- Temple is getting into the Holiday Spirit with its 77th annual Christmas parade. Fireworks, music, and snow kick off the holiday season in Temple. The tree is lit up and over 100 entries are in this years parade. "We're ready for the parade and we hope to do this for many years to come. Its great to be apart of the community here in Temple," said parade attendee Megan Smith. This years theme is an "Old Fashioned Christmas". It's one of the biggest events Temple puts together. "We start planning for the parade literally the year before, so when this parade ends, we're goi ..read more

TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Today Governor Greg Abbott visited Temple to help start Hillary Hickland's campaign for State House District 55. Hickland is a Republican and hopes to unseat current State Representative Hugh Shine. "We need a champion like Hillary Hickland to make sure we deliver on the promise of ensuring that parents will be able to choose the best school for their child," says Governor Greg Abbott. Many conservatives like the idea of voucher programs, believing it will give parents more options if they are dissatisfied with public schools. An education savings account program has b ..read more

TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Temple Police are looking for the person who made a fake call about a double shooting. When officers arrived, they realized this was what is called a swatting incident when everyone at the home was found safe, "The owners of the home spoke with them and they were unaware that a call was placed to their home, that officers were dispatched to their location," says Megan Price City of Temple Public Relations Coordinator. For some, swatting is considered like a prank call, but authorities take it seriously as officers go to a location where they believe a horrific crime ha ..read more

TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Well known Temple philanthropist Allison Dickson recently passed, and today the community gathered at Temple High School for a celebration of life. "No matter what was happening when she was in the hospital this last time she was in ICU and she was still dancing in the hospital bed and still having fun," says Allison's friend Laura Palmer. Allison passed on October 18th at 43 years old. She was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Werdig-Hoffman disease as a young child and only given about a year to live. But Allison Dickson beat all odds. Today's c ..read more

TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Tomorrow from 4 - 6:30 p.m. Temple Police Department will be collecting donations at 209 E Avenue A in City Parking Lot #10. The City asks that you donate new items such as personal hygiene products as well as children and women's undergarments. Needed items include: Personal hygiene products (women’s deodorant, feminine hygiene products, etc.) Women’s socks, underwear, and sports bras Ethnic hair care products Children’s underwear and socks Diapers and wipes Blankets, towels, and washcloths Small backpacks Central Texas HOP bus tokens and bus passes Loop 363 Animal H ..read more