Falls County News

The Bell County Public Health District said it has confirmed 34 more cases of swine flu in Bell County, pushing the total number of cases in the county to 172 and the total number in Central Texas to more than 250.

A North Texas man has been found dead in a stock pond on property he owned in Falls County.

High heat and a lack of rain has some corn producers changing crops in an effort to protect their farming operations.

But switching up crops might help keep his pocket book full. >> AUSTIN Refugees become U.S. citizens at Bullock Museum The special ceremony commemorated World Refugee Day.

Police say a man detonated a homemade explosive device in a house from his mp3 player.

Jamie Hoover slowly limps to his pasture, still recovering from hernia surgery two days earlier.

According to Houston County Judge Lonnie Hunt, construction of the new Houston County Justice Center is progressing on schedule with no significant problems thus far.

A judge has formally ordered a Waco businessman to forfeit a building that authorities say once served as an illegal gambling room in downtown Marlin.

An autopsy has been ordered on the body of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead Monday evening at a treatment center in Falls County.

The death of a teenage girl at a Falls County treatment facility was under investigation Wednesday.

Schools are in the yearly spring slump. The kids are tired, and they're restless because the weather is becoming fairer each day.

A man who was captured in Falls County in March pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a $2 million Dallas armored car heist in September 2007.

DPS officials say 17 year old Veronica Bravo of Westphalia drowned around 1:00 Thursday morning after the car she was driving ran off Highway 7 and landed upside down in Big Creek in Falls County between Marlin and Kosse.

The crash happened around 2:30 AM Thursday outside of Marlin. Investigators say a woman was heading west on Highway 7 when she lost control of her vehicle and landed upside down in Big Creek.

A teen and two toddlers were killed in a one-vehicle rollover early this morning in Falls County.

Three people are dead and two others injured following an early morning accident Thursday.

Marlin police have arrested one man accused of molesting two 12-year-old girls. Guadalupe Pecina, 54, of Marlin was taken into custody Thursday night and later appeared before a judge in Falls County.

Four hours before the new Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center opened its doors to patients today, Ricki Elliott's contractions were about seven minutes apart.

A Marlin man is being held in the Falls County Jail on a more than $1 million bond on charges that he sexually assaulted two girls.

Milam County has continued a slow growth pattern throughout the decade since the 2000 Census, according to the last population estimates released by the U. S. Census Bureau.