Elm Mott News

The owner of 78 dogs that were seized in May because of neglect and "deplorable" conditions was back in court Friday and won the right to appeal a lower court's ruling that he pay thousands to help shelters care for the animals.

Austin Police arrested two men accused of running over a Walgreens employee after a robbery.

The family of Adam Martinez Jr., who was killed last year in a drunken-driving accident on Interstate 35, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the other vehicle involved in the wreck.

A hearing was held earlier today where James Van Winkle and his wife, Barbara Mitchell, who have been accused of operating an alleged puppy mill in Elm Mott, were ordered to pay $6,240 for care of the animals and agreed to surrender all 78 of the seized dogs to the Waco Humane Society.

An Elm Mott man says his young family is terrified, after they woke up Tuesday morning to find a mummified, charred dog at the end of their driveway.

Thirty-two of the 78 dogs taken May 1 from an alleged puppy mill in Elm Mott were shipped Monday to the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where they will receive behavioral training and medical care.

An 89-year-old woman has died after she lost control of her car on a rural road near Elm Mott.

An elderly Central Texas woman died Saturday evening after her car skidded off the road and hit a tree.

One man was charged Friday in what officials describe as one of the worst cases of animal cruelty ever seen in McLennan County.

McLennan County Justice of the Peace Kristi Decluitt ruled Friday that 78 dogs seized from an alleged puppy mill in what a sheriffa s official described as a oeone of the worst cases of animal cruelty wea ve seen in this county in a long timea should be given to a nonprofit animal shelter, the Waco Humane Society or a society for the protection of ...

The seizure of 78 dogs from a rural McLennan County property is straining the resources of the Waco Humane Society, which is caring for the animals until a court hearing Friday that will determine the dogsa fate.

No criminal charges had been filed Monday in what sheriff's officials are calling one of the worst animal cruelty cases McLennan County has ever seen.

When the Texas Transportation Commission meets, Chris Evilia, director of the Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization, will be among those representing McLennan County.

Baylor Theatre will present Charles L. Mee's "Iphigenia 2.0" at 7:30 tonight through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Baylor University's Mabee Theatre.

And the bumper-sticker phrase: "Jak se Mas." Other than that, even a lot of West residents admit they don't really know Czech.

Central Texans have had their eyes wide open, looking for any trace of a meteor that shook several people's homes, and lit up the sky on Sunday morning.

Baylor University's Opera Theater will present Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Baylor's Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 1401 S. ...

Some Central Texas businesses are seeing the effects of what's described as a "do it yourself" recession.

In just four days, the president will be leaving the White House after 8 years in office.

A Waco man described by law enforcement officials as a master burglar pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree felony theft charges stemming from a string of burglaries.