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By Emily Ballard and Shannon Findley Reporters Three hundred ­— the number of Waco ISD students who participated in the…

By Paula Ann Solis Staff Writer Occupational Safety and Health Administration has began investigating the death of Jose Dario Suarez,…

In what began as a philanthropic effort by Phi Kappa Chi, Baylor students have taken on a new ambition with the founders of ILoveOrphans.com, Inc.

Baylor students will be challenged to “Change the World in a Day” by donating $10 to ILoveOrphans.com, Inc. February 5 to raise $40,000.

By Will Weissert Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday voted again to drop algebra…

By Donna Cassata Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders poised to revive efforts to overhaul the immigration system with…

By Josh Gill Reporter There’s rhythm on the Burning Sands, with stomping feet and clapping hands. So if that sounds…

A California schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday after hundreds of living and dead pythons in plastic bins were found stacked floor to ceiling inside his stench-filled home in suburban Orange County.

As investigators wearing respirator masks carried the reptiles out of the house and stacked them in the driveway, reporters and passers-by gagged at the smell. Some held their noses or walked away from the five-bedroom home to get a breath of air.

An unidentified person opened fire around 5 a.m. today at La Mirage Apartments.

The apartment complex is at the corner of Ninth and Baylor Street, less than half a mile from Collins Residence Hall.

By Nico Zulli and Katdie Norton Reporters Student teams from the business and computer science and engineering departments will compete…

Divers found what may be the body of a missing construction worker Tuesday evening in the Brazos River behind the McLane Stadium building site.

Justice of the Peace Kristi DeCluitt arrived on scene at 8 p.m. and pronounced the person as dead at 8:17 p.m. The name of the man has not been released because a positive identity could not be confirmed on scene.

By Jordan Corona Staff Writer A new idea in South Waco may give a special housing opportunity to Truett and…

By Julie Pace AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — Declaring that upward economic mobility has stalled for millions of Americans,…

By Jim Salter Associated Press ST. LOUIS — With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their…

The deadline for students to apply to the Baylor Interdisciplinary Poverty Initiative summer internship and fellowship programs is Friday. Only five students will be selected on Feb. 7.

“I am very proud of the students that participate in the internships,” said Rosemary Townsend, the director of business affairs and community partnerships for the Initiative. “It’s been extremely popular. It’s a big part of what we do.”

Student Senate is seeking to fill six more vacant seats this semester.

Arlington junior Dominic Edwards, student body internal vice president, said it is imperative these positions be filled so that the Student Senate can function in the way that its constitution requires.

One man remains unaccounted for Tuesday evening after two construction workers were dragged to the bottom of the Brazos River while building the bridge that will connect McLane Stadium and the Baylor Law School.

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A 16-year-old boy set himself on fire at a suburban Denver high school on Monday in an apparent suicide attempt that left him critically injured, authorities said.
The boy didn’t make any threats before starting the fire in the cafeteria at Standley Lake High School at about 7:15 a.m., Westminster Police Department spokeswoman Cheri Spottke said.

Project Homeless Connect will provide Waco’s homeless this Thursday with the opportunity to access different social services and resources from over 30 local organizations and nonprofits.

The face of Baylor athletics continues to change, and part of that transformation includes a $3.3 million Williams Family Soccer and Olympic Sports Center scheduled to begin construction this summer.

Those driving down Bosque Boulevard might notice a large sign at the intersection of 25th Street that reads “Waco Baha’i Center” standing over what was, years ago, a pharmacy. Baha’is have been a part of Waco for more than 50 years, and to this day, people of the Baha’i faith are still active in the Waco community.

Hammers, nails and electric saws sounded as nearly 30 Habitat for Humanity volunteers and community leaders gathered for the first Harvest House Wall Raising Saturday morning at 408 Boyd Lane in Waco.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney for a condemned Ohio inmate whose slow, gasping execution with a new drug combination renewed questions about the death penalty was temporarily suspended last week while officials investigated whether he had coached the condemned man to fake symptoms of suffocation.

By Rae Jefferson Staff Writer The Baylor Alumni Association has appointed a committee to solidify the association’s future in the…

Former Baylor football player Tevin Sherard Elliott, 22, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000 for each of his two sexual assaults committed against a Baylor student in 2012.

The blustery winds Thursday forced a temporary change of plans for construction at the McLane Stadium building site. The last steel truss was scheduled for installation Thursday with a “topping out ceremony” complete with catered lunch, a raffle, a few words from Director of Athletics Ian McCaw and a tree. President Ken Starr and Brian Nicholson, who is the Associate Vice President for Facility, Planning and Construction, were among university administrators in attendance.

Firefighters contained a house fire at 7:38 p.m. Thursday at the 800 block of S. Seventh Street and Ross Avenue. Firefighters contained the fire within five to 10 minutes after arriving on scene. Assistant Chief with the Waco Fire Department Patrick Kerwin said the residents of the house, two adults and an infant, were not at home at the time of the fire.

Two male Baylor students were taken to the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center Thursday afternoon to be treated for hypothermia, after falling into the waters of Lake Waco when their sailboat capsized.

Alicia Chang Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A decade after landing on Mars, the rover Opportunity is still chugging along.…

Terry Tang Associated Press PHOENIX — A passenger on a Greyhound bus traveling through Arizona “went berserk” and attacked the…

Bearsforphans, an organization that has been in the works since April 2013, will hold its long-awaited first meeting at 5:31 p.m. on Feb. 11. Gummy bears may be involved.