Severe thunderstorms will approach North TX overnight tonight. These storms will weaken and continue across the region Friday morning. Main threats are large hail to 2.5" in diameter, damaging winds to 70 mph, with a few tornadoes possible as well. Have multiple ways to receive warnings and ensure they will wake you up at night ..read more

Severe thunderstorms will approach North TX overnight tonight. These storms will weaken and continue across the region Friday morning. Main threats are large hail to 2.5" in diameter, damaging winds to 70 mph, with a few tornadoes possible as well. Have multiple ways to receive warnings and ensure they will wake you up at night ..read more

Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- Hundreds of college students across the nation are getting arrested on campus for protests and encampments in support of Palestine. Outside of the conflict happening at UT Austin, the Texas ACLU reports peaceful protests happening UT Dallas, University of Houston, and Rice University. The right to protest is protected by the U.S. and Texas constitutions. While hundreds of college students are able to make their voices heard, legal experts say the gray space comes when doing it on certain properties. "The university, individual property owners, whoever they may be, [must] h ..read more

Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- The Waco Animal Welfare Board meeting had a packed room Wednesday afternoon with several community members speaking out. The commotion is over contract stipulations for the city to possibly end its partnership with the Humane Society of Central Texas and take over the facility. There was a lot of push and pull on both sides of the aisle to understand how the City of Waco would run the animal shelter without support from the humane society. The Humane Society says the contract signed by the former board president with the City of Waco in 2022 is not valid because the board ..read more

Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- It's Earth Day and the City of Waco says Lake Waco is at full capacity. Six months ago, Lake Waco was sitting at 55% capacity. Despite this good news Waco council members are considering a year round conservation plan. The City of Waco says they have to create a new conservation and drought contingency plan every five years. They gathered info during the last two summer's droughts and want to be resourceful. "Things change really quickly. We know that it's going to get hot again, it's going to get dry again, so we want to be prepared for that," said Jessica Emmett-Sellers ..read more

Pleasant weather will continue through today and tomorrow with highs generally in the 60s and 70s with overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. Skies will generally remain clear ..read more

A few more rounds of widespread showers and storms will continue through this evening before everything moves out of our area after midnight. A few strong storms are possible this afternoon south of I-20 into Central Texas. Heavy rain may also result in minor or urban flooding, especially over those locations that saw heavy rain this morning ..read more

A cool Monday morning will be followed by a warming trend the rest of next week. Rain chances will return late Tuesday and will continue through the rest of the week ..read more

Moisture lifting over a cold front will produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday with the best storm chances on Saturday. There will likely be periods of light rain or breaks in the rain, but confidence is low in where or when these will occur. Severe storms are not expected, but a few strong storms are possible late Friday night into early Saturday. Additionally, locally heavy rainfall may lead to flooding issues, particularly Saturday afternoon and evening ..read more

Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- Israel is taking aim and firing inside Iran as a sign of retaliation after Iran fired 300 missiles and drones at the Jewish state, last Saturday. With Iran's involvement in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, we wanted to dive into why Iran has a role in the war. Dr. Joanne Cummings is a professor at Baylor University who teaches political dynamics in the Middle East as a former Foreign Policy Advisor. Cummings says the tension between Iran and Israel goes all the way back to 1979. Iran's new leader in this time period chose to support Palestinians to earn recognition i ..read more