Temple, TX (FOX 44) -- Baylor Scott and White cancer treatment center is putting on a 'Crush Cancer Event' to honor those who survived cancer for National Cancer Survivors Day. Hearing the word cancer is something someone never wants to hear and the challenges that come with it. Baylor Scott and White held this ceremony on Thursday to honor survivors and their journey. "Today is the 2024 national cancer survivors day. It's a day of celebration for all cancer survivors. and these are individuals who have been touched and diagnosed by cancer," says Dr. Sharonda Henderson, Division Director for H ..read more

TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - The City of Temple continues to update the community on actions to take amid tornado cleanup. All city facilities reopened on Tuesday, May 28, for regular hours of operation. Splash pads will reopen on Wednesday, May 29. The City of Temple is encouraging all individuals in Bell County affected by the May 22 tornadoes to report their damages online on the Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT). Any losses of food due to the power outage can also be included. For more information about the survey, you can watch the video below. The city says that in orde ..read more

Temple, TX (FOX 44) -- The severe storms hit hard on many businesses in Downtown Temple. Business owners are in the clean up process now having to determine how they're going to move forward. Pignetti's in Temple is having to start from scratch for half of their building. FOX44 received video of the damage at Pignetti's showing broken glass, flooded floors, and scattered debris. Pignetti's owner, Clinton Harwell says the storm can through Wednesday evening for the roof to collapse. Harwell says four feet of water got inside of the building and adds how his workers are now having to evaluate wh ..read more

Temple, TX (FOX 44) - It's a day Nina Lopez will never forget---but not for the right reasons. "Well, it's overwhelming. I just. I just can't believe it. I'm still in disbelief," Nina says. An EF-2 tornado ripped through her neighborhood Wednesday night--shredding houses, and overturning cars---including an 18-wheeler. "The tornado's path was like, really, really close to us," says Nina. Burned in her memory, is the look of fear on her son's face. "As soon as he heard me say everybody get in the bathroom, he was just… he was just crying. Then that's when I really heard everything going up, you ..read more

Temple, TX (FOX 44) -- Its national police week where we honor those who put their lives on the line everyday to keep us safe. Its also a chance to pay respect to fallen officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Garrick Glover has been a Temple police officer for nearly five years. Glover is an army veteran and says his purpose is to help and serve others. "We all enjoy helping everybody. You get a feeling of accomplishment doing this job. It's like you actually you feel fulfillment," said Glover. Officer Glover grew up in different Central Texas towns throughout his childhood. Glover pla ..read more

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