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Friday Jun 14 | The Beaumont Enterprise

Judge to rule on issue holding up Fort Hood trial

This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

Thu Jun 13, 2013

International Business Times

US Census Bureau Says Whites Headed To Minority Status Sooner Than Previously Estimated

Whites will become the minority population in the US even sooner that previously estimated, according to updated figures from the Census Bureau.

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Related Topix: Hockley County, TX

KXXV-TV Waco

Last 2 of 4 teen inmates captured after escape

Authorities say they've captured the last 2 of the four teenage offenders who escaped a Central Texas detention center.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Austin American-Statesman

Hasan incarceration costs since 2010: $550,000

The Army has spent about $550,000 to incarcerate accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan at the Bell County Jail since he arrived there in April 2010.

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Related Topix: Prison, Fort Hood, TX

KXXV-TV Waco

Killeen man threatens to kill judge

A 31-year-old Killeen man is being held after he threatened to kill a judge and spit on an officer.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Tue Jun 11, 2013

KBTX-TV Bryan

Searchers Find Missing Man Dead At Killeen Area Lake

James Harris, 58, of Harker Heights, was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m. and an autopsy was ordered, Bell County Sheriff's spokesman Lt.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX, Harker Heights, TX

KXXV-TV Waco

Deputies searching for missing man near Stillhouse Hollow Lake

A 58-year-old Harker Heights man is missing after he went fishing at Stillhouse Hollow Lake on Monday.

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Related Topix: Harker Heights, TX

KWTX

Local Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter, Awaits Punishment

A Killeen woman pleaded guilty Monday in a Bell County courtroom to causing the death of another woman while driving under the influence of drugs.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX, Drugs

The Beaumont Enterprise

Judge to rule on Fort Hood suspect's defense

This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX

The Beaumont Enterprise

Judge to rule on Fort Hood suspect's defense

This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Sun Jun 09, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Fort Hood suspect's paralysis could slow trial

The paralysis-related health problems of the Army psychologist charged with carrying out the deadly attack on Fort Hood could significantly slow the pace of his upcoming court-martial, including delays for stretch breaks and fewer daily hours for testimony.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

Sat Jun 08, 2013

KCEN

Killeen Police Search for Four Juvenile Detention Escapees

They snuck out of the Bell County Juvenile Detention Center around 9:00 this morning.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Fri Jun 07, 2013

KWTX

Local Boy Attacked While Trying To Keep Mother From Drinking

Kathryn Patricia Williams, 33, of Killeen, was in the Bell County Jail Friday charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury in an incident in which her 14-year-old son was attacked as he tried to keep her from drinking before driving him to a store, according to the affidavit submitted for an arrest warrant.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Deseret News

What others say: The Fort Hood trial

This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram shows Nidal Hasan.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

Your News Now

Bell County Expo Center receiving facelift

The 25-year-old facility originally opened to provide space for the popular Bell County Youth fair, but since then, it has hosted the likes of ZZ Top, George Strait and 3 Doors Down.

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Related Topix: Belton, TX

Thu Jun 06, 2013

KXXV-TV Waco

Charges have been filed against the attacker in Killeen bullying caught on tape

Three months after the assault happened, charges have been filed against the teen who attacked his autistic eighth grade classmate on camera.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Wed Jun 05, 2013

The Beaumont Enterprise

Judge stalls Fort Hood suspect's delay request

This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

KWTX

Burglary May Be Tied To Local Home Invasion In Which Shots Fired

A burglary that a Bell County homeowner interrupted Tuesday night may be linked to an earlier home invasion in the same area during which a resident exchanged gunfire with a suspect, the Bell County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Tue Jun 04, 2013

KXXV-TV Waco

One dead in Bell County accident

A 27-year-old man was killed and another was seriously injured in a vehicle rollover early Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Killeen, TX

Mon Jun 03, 2013

Examiner.com

Texas Rangers to investigate Temple PD arrest

With city of Temple and Bell County having made other headlines in recent weeks , an investigation into the May 18 arrest of 15-year-old Lorenzo Martinez by Temple Police Department officers at a local Wal-Mart will be conducted by the Texas Rangers as per a prepared release read by police spokesman Cpl.

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Related Topix: Temple, TX