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Comprehensive News Feed for Axtell, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 47 in Axtell, TX

  1. Coble's ex-wife testifies about the day he kidnapped her and killed her brother and parentsRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... when he killed her parents, Robert and Zelda Vicha, and brother, Waco police Sgt. Bobby Vicha, at their homes in Axtell in August 1989. Vicha told jurors in Waco's 54th State District Court that Coble smirked his familiar, "evil" grin at her at ...

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  2. Coble's ex-wife testifies about the day he kidnapped her and killed her brother and parentsRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... when he killed her parents, Robert and Zelda Vicha, and brother, Waco police Sgt. Bobby Vicha, at their homes in Axtell in August 1989. Vicha told jurors in Waco's 54th State District Court that Coble smirked his familiar, "evil" grin at her at ...

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  3. Coble attorneys question fairnessRead the original story

    Jul 11, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... of his estranged wife's parents, Robert and Zelda Vicha, and her brother, Waco police Sgt. Bobby Vicha, at their Axtell homes. Bobby Vicha was J.R. Vicha's father. Coble tied up J.R. Vicha, who was 11 at the time, and his cousins before he kidnapped ...

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  4. Witnesses talk of sexual, physical abuse by Coble

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... Court in the August 1989 shooting deaths of Vicha and his parents, Robert and Zelda Vicha, at their homes near Axtell. Coble spent more than 17 years on death row before a federal appeals court in New Orleans overturned his death sentence and ...

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  5. Re-Punishment Trial Of Murderer Begins Today

    Monday Aug 25 | KCEN

    ... Wayne Coble. Coble was sentenced in 1990 to die for the killing of his third wife's parents and brother in their Axtell home the year before that. A Federal Court threw out Coble's death sentence last year saying it was unconstitutional because a ...

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  6. Jury to determine fate of convicted triple-murderer Billie Wayne CobleRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 24 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... first trial 18 years ago showed that he was despondent over the impending breakup of his third marriage. He went to Axtell looking for his estranged wife, Karen Vicha Coble, and shot and killed her parents in their homes and then her brother after ...

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  7. New Punishment Trial For Central Texas Man Once On Death Row RescheduledRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | KCEN

    ... to die in 1990 for fatally shooting his wife's parents and her brother. A Waco police sergeant at their homes in Axtell. A Federal Appeals Court last year threw out Coble's death sentence saying it was unconstitutional because the law had changed ...

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  8. Quick Clicks: Local news briefs for Friday, Aug. 8Read the original story

    Thursday Aug 7 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... "Second Time Around Garage Sale" scheduled for Sept. 6. For more information, call 756-2171 or e-mail erkeys@aol.com. Axtell '89 reunion The Axtell High School class of 1989 is planning its 20-year class reunion. Classmates can e-mail contact ...

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  9. Quick Clicks: Local news briefs for Friday, Aug. 8

    Friday Aug 8 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... "Second Time Around Garage Sale" scheduled for Sept. 6. For more information, call 756-2171 or e-mail erkeys@aol.com. Axtell '89 reunion The Axtell High School class of 1989 is planning its 20-year class reunion. Classmates can e-mail contact ...

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  10. Two jurors selected in Billie Wayne Coble murder retrial

    Wednesday Aug 6 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... Zelda Vicha, his estranged wife's parents, and her brother, Waco police Sgt. Bobby Vicha. They were killed at their Axtell homes before Coble kidnapped his estranged wife, Karen, and later crashed their vehicle after a chase with police in Bosque ...

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  11. Robinson driver gets HOT winRead the original story

    Aug 2, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    Robinson's Chris Cogburn claimed a close win in the I.M.C.A. hobby stock feature Friday night at the Heart O' Texas Speedway, edging Shannon Dulock from Axtell and Eddy's Ricky Rodriguez, who finished second ...

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  12. Jurors quizzed on TV shows, bumper stickers for upcoming Billie Wayne Coble retrialRead the original story

    Aug 2, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... of his estranged wife's parents, Robert and Zelda Vicha, and her brother, Waco police Sgt. Bobby Vicha, at their Axtell homes. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed the penalty in Coble's case but left his capital murder ...

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  13. Summer no time to stop for high school coachesRead the original story

    Jul 27, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... not lack for activity. "You'll run into people who say, 'Man, Coach, it must be nice to have summers off,' " said Axtell head coach Mike Cadell. "You think, 'Buddy, if you only knew.' Most of the time this summer I got home around 7:30 p.m. I mean, ...

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  14. Mountain Lion Blamed For Killing Livestock

    Jul 21, 2008 | KWTX

    An Axtell man claims that a mountain lion killed one of his emus. Gerald Linton says he knew something was wrong when he spotted an emu out of its pen and wandering on the road.

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  15. Bull Accident Kills Bull

    Jun 23, 2008 | KCEN

    ... visitor in the road. DPS officials say 56 year old Rita Hennig, of Penelope, was heading north on FM 2311 from Axtell toward Leroy Saturday night when her car crashed into a bull that was in the middle of the road. They say that the bull rolled on ...

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  16. Central Texas Woman Dies When Car Hits Bull

    Jun 22, 2008 | KWTX

    Rita Henning, 56, of Penelope died Saturday night when her car hit a bull that was standing in the middle of FM 2311 north of Axtell, the Department of Public Safety said Sunday.

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  17. Methodist Children's Home prepares for departure of polygamist sect's children

    May 31, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    ... taken on outings during the first half of their stay in Waco - to Wal-Mart, the zoo and the home's boys ranch near Axtell. Halfway through their stay, CPS officials told the homes and shelters where children statewide were taken that they could no ...

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  18. Early to rise wise for EulaRead the original story

    May 28, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... and Ashley Barnes (10-6), Bosqueville (24-7) has won 22 of its last 25 games, including blowouts of Covington (27-0), Axtell (13-1), Kopperl (17-0), Dawson (26-0), Hubbard (15-2) and Windthorst (17-4). In the pitching circle, Miller has posted the ...

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  19. Van Cleave wins HOT SpeedwayRead the original story

    May 11, 2008 | Waco Tribune-Herald

    Waco's Mike Van Cleave picked up the win in the cruiser class during a rain-shortened program at Heart of Texas Speedway on Friday night, outracing James Willis from Axtell and Waco's J.J. Jenkins.

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  20. Man Accused Of Snatching Central Texas Toddler Sentenced To Prison

    May 13, 2008 | KWTX

    ... Officials say the youngster, who was wearing just a diaper, suffered in the cold as 24-year-old Ryan Keith Hopkins of Axtell carried her through a wooded area. Hopkins gave up when the toddler's grandfather stuck a pair of needle-nose pliers into ...

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