1 Fort Hood soldier gets life for killing another
FORT HOOD, Texas - A Fort Hood soldier has been sentenced to life in prison over the 2009 fatal stabbing of a fellow soldier during a party at a house.
Central Texas Digest: Salmonella cases increase; wrong-way driver killed on Interstate 35
Central Texas Digest: Salmonella cases increase; wrong-way driver killed on Interstate 35
Fort Hood unit ready to return to Iraq to 'pass the torch'
The brigade is a combat outfit, but its mission is to train Iraqi police and military units.
Mosque debate: Behind America's anxiety over Islam
As the maelstrom over the proposed Islamic center near ground zero rages a short distance away, Shahid Farooqi, a devout Pakistani immigrant, is handing out book bags and school supplies to hundreds of needy children and their parents for the start of the school year.
The Barnett Shale search for facts on fracking
First in a three-part series
Fun at the fair Friday
Taina Saa and her little brother Revo Saa enjoy a rocketship ride at the Central Texas State Fair, which kicked off Friday at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, complete with a carnival, professional bull riders, entertainment, a livestock show, foods of all type and more.
Fort Hood commander speaks about new mission in Iraq
A new mission is unfolding in Iraq as Operation Iraqi Freedom ends and Operation New Dawn begins. Lieutenant General Bob Cone of Fort Hood, who is serving in Iraq, spoke with members of the media from Bagdad Tuesday morning. He went into detail about what the thousands of soldiers, many from Fort Hood, will do now that combat operations are officially coming to an end in the war-torn country ...
By Philip Jankowski Killeen Daily Herald
Law enforcement in Killeen and all across Texas will be stepping up enforcement this weekend with traffic patrols dedicated solely to catching drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Military quartet 4Troops celebrates sacrifice of service members
4Troops, a quartet of combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, begins a 60-concert headliner tour this month on the heels of a CD release. The group is scheduled to perform during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Labor Day.
Research aims to help stressed soldiers cope
A multidisciplinary team from Baylor and Fort Hood are working together to research how families and individual soldiers interact when dealing with the consequences of combat stress reactions.
