"Were trying to develop a passion and a love for reading," said Shannan Canady, Waco ISD mother. Waco ISD's first Over the Moon Reading event attracted families like the Canadys. "I think the story time was really great for the kids," said Shannan. Shannon said her sons have been excited about the event all week. But it was something else that captured her attention. "We wanted to have the experience of meeting an author, a published author at that," said Shannan. Waco ISD's library coordinator, Diane McDaniel, said this special reading time promotes literacy in all environments. They need to ..read more

It really was a challenge," said Will Franklin, Executive Officer of Army Field Support Battalion Cavazos. Franklin is talking about a challenge many soldiers at Fort Cavazos are happy to put behind them. One soldier said the existing transportation didnt meet their needs. When you came to visit someone on post, then you didnt know where things were, it would make it much, much more difficult to get around," said Franklin. Fort Cavazos fixed that issue with 13 new connector buses. Soldiers and their families click on an app, and select their desired location. Its about quality of life, and you ..read more

A car rammed into a business on 25 th Street on Wednesday evening. Waco Neighborhod Reporter Dominique Leh spoke with some business owners who said this isnt the first time something like this has happened. In fact, since November we have covered four separate instances of a car crashing into a building on 25 th Street. 12 years ago, Rudys transmission added 6.5-foot concrete barriers in front of their building hoping to keep cars from hitting their business. 5 years ago, a car crashed into the corner of Tortilleria Bustos, also on 25th street. Both businesses attribute the crashes to high spe ..read more

You may not realize it but wheat is part of most of our lives from the bread we eat to the flour we use for cooking and baking but a small insect, the hessian fly, is eating it up before it can even get to our kitchens. Mark Wiethorn and his sons are farmers of many sorts especially wheat. Wiethorn said its too early to have the hessian fly in the crop right now but in recent years the hessian fly knocked out a good bit of the wheat his family planted. Some of that was due to warmer winters allowing the hessian fly to grow and spread through crops. He said, a third to half of our yield, the ye ..read more

A Killeen camp for children with all kinds of needs was cleaned up by volunteers with Team Rubicon, a veteran led humanitarian organization, on Friday. Team Rubicon removed down and damaged trees from Peaceable Kingdom in Killeen and the rain didn't slowing them down. The goal for Team Rubicon is to clean out trees that could be fuel for any potential fires at the camp. Military veteran Tony Brown lives in Temple and was one of thirty volunteers helping out. This isnt Browns first time helping people in his community. He's previously stepped up for a former boss in need. He said it was people ..read more

The beloved pizza parlor, Mr. Gatti's, is back in business after closing its doors close to 20 years ago. Mr. Gattis first opened in 1970 in Waco The location closed in 2005 The new franchise owner, David Duron, would like to open more locations within the next year BROADCAST SCRIPT: Gattis had the best pizza, says franchise owner, David Duron. Its a culinary comeback, 15 years in the making. I needed to seize the moment, said Duron. Mr. Gattis Pizza, which hasnt been on Waco ground since 2005, is back in business with a new owner and all the nostalgia in tow. I fell in love with it early on ..read more

Retired U.S. Army veteran Jeff Krenzer has always been known for his skills on the grill. It started off as a hobby making sauce and grilling for all his friends and all of us at parties and stuff, said Jon Hernandez, Jeffs battle buddy. During the height of the COVID pandemic, he used that hobby to raise money for his fellow veterans that were struggling. Using his moms recipe for BBQ sauce and his signature rub, he found a way to serve again. That flourished into a side business and now, a brick and mortar barbecue joint in Copperas Cove. A dream come true, really, said Krenzer. I went from ..read more

Axel Foley is back, and so are some other familiar faces from the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise. Netflix on Thursday released the teaser trailer for the long-awaited fourth installment of "Beverly Hills Cop." "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" brings back Detroit's most famous police officer, who returns to California to investigate corruption within the Beverly Hills Police Department. It's been three decades since Eddie Murphy's wise-cracking, street-smart cop last appeared. SEE MORE: Year in review: 23 positive headlines that brightened up 2023 "Beverly Hills Cop" was released in 1984 and became o ..read more

Emboldened by battlefield gains and flagging Western support for Ukraine, a relaxed and confident President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace until Russia achieves its goals, which he says remain unchanged after nearly two years of fighting. It was Putin's first formal news conference that Western media were allowed to attend since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. The highly choreographed session, which lasted over four hours and included questions from ordinary Russians about things like the price of eggs and leaky gymnasium roofs, was more about spect ..read more

Exactly a year ago, Gadi Moses celebrated Hanukkah with his family in Israel. Today the 79-year-old is among more than 100 hostages still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. "No one has seen my father and we know nothing about him," his son, Yair Moses, told Scripps News. "Is he getting medicines? Is getting proper food? Is he OK or is he wounded?" Moses asked, adding that he hopes for a Hanukkah miracle. "Lighting the lights hopefully will bring us this miracle and the darkness we are in for the last two months will go away," he said. Because Hanukkah is almost over, Moses added that he's ..read more