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Tommy Witherspoon @TSpoonFeed

I am a longtime newspaper journalist who works now as managing editor for KWTX, the leading Central Texas television station.

Joined September 2012
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Bellmead man sentenced to 13 years in prison in sexual assault of teen relative kwtx.com/2026/06/11/bellmead…

Bellmead man sentenced to 13 years in prison in sexual assault of teen relative

Darrell Wayne Cullens, 48, must serve at least 6 ½ years in prison before he can seek parole.

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Mexican national sentenced to 41 years in prison in strangulation death of Waco stepdaughter kwtx.com/2026/06/08/breaking…

Mexican national sentenced to 41 years in prison in strangulation death of Waco stepdaughter

Francisco Javier Sanchez is on trial in Waco’s 54th State District Court in the strangulation death of Josie Lucio Hernandez.

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Waco man sentenced to prison in deadly street racing, hit-and-run crash kwtx.com/2026/06/10/waco-man…

Waco man sentenced to prison in deadly street racing, hit-and-run crash

Mario Rocha Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Waco’s 414th State District Court, and Judge Ryan Luna sentenced him to 18 year in prison.

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Pathologist testifies Waco woman died from blunt force trauma, strangulation kwtx.com/2026/06/08/patholog…

Pathologist testifies Waco woman died from blunt force trauma, strangulation

Francisco Javier Sanchez is on trial in Waco’s 54th State District Court in the strangulation death of Josie Lucio Hernandez.

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Testimony to begin in trial of Mexican national charged in stepdaughter’s death in Waco kwtx.com/2026/06/08/testimon…

Mexican national sentenced to 41 years in prison in strangulation death of Waco stepdaughter

Francisco Javier Sanchez is on trial in Waco’s 54th State District Court in the strangulation death of Josie Lucio Hernandez.

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Court-ordered hearing for Waco death row inmate Ramiro Rubi Ibarra remains unresolved 5 years later kwtx.com/2026/06/05/court-or…

Court-ordered hearing for Waco death row inmate Ramiro Rubi Ibarra remains unresolved 5 years later

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for death row inmate Ramiro Rubi Ibarra more than five years ago and ordered the McLennan County trial court to conduct a hearing...

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Waco man who abused 4-year-old family member with frozen ice pop sentenced to 35 years in prison kwtx.com/2026/06/04/waco-man…

Waco man who abused 4-year-old family member with frozen ice pop sentenced to 35 years in prison

A Waco man who sexually assaulted a 4-year-old female family member with a frozen ice pop in March 2025 was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday.  

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Central Texas woman charged in alleged DWI crash that left boy, 7, paralyzed due to ‘internal decapitation’ kwtx.com/2026/06/03/central-…

Central Texas woman charged in alleged DWI crash that left boy, 7, paralyzed due to ‘internal...

Anissa Cantrell Bell, 45, was released from the McLennan County Jail on personal recognizance bonds totaling $100,000.

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“A sexual predator wearing a priest collar”: Anthony Odiong gets life in prison in sexual assaults of parishioner kwtx.com/2026/06/01/sexual-p…

“A sexual predator wearing a priest collar”: Anthony Odiong gets life in prison for sexual assaults...

A McLennan County jury sentenced former Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong to a maximum life prison term.

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Sentencing phase: Ex-Baylor students testify Father Anthony Odiong touched them inappropriately kwtx.com/2026/06/01/sentenci…

“A sexual predator wearing a priest collar”: Anthony Odiong gets life in prison for sexual assaults...

A McLennan County jury sentenced former Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong to a maximum life prison term.

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Waco man pleads guilty to videoing sex with girl, 14; asking for deferred probation kwtx.com/2026/06/01/waco-man…

Waco man pleads guilty to videoing sex with girl, 14; asking for deferred probation

Prosecutors recommended that Jonathan Issac Zamudio, 20, be placed on deferred probation for 10 years.

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Central Texas felon caught brutally beating dog in widely circulated surveillance footage sentenced to five years in prison kwtx.com/2026/06/01/central-…

Central Texas felon caught brutally beating dog in widely circulated surveillance footage sentenced...

Thomas Joshua Reynolds, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to five years in prison.

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‘His weapon was faith’: Father Anthony Odiong found guilty on all counts in sexual assault trial kwtx.com/2026/05/29/breaking…

‘His weapon was faith’: Father Anthony Odiong found guilty on all counts in sexual assault trial

A McLennan County jury on Friday found disgraced Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty on all counts in his sexual assault trial.

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‘I felt ashamed’: Waco woman who testified she had sex with Father Odiong said he justified it as ‘spiritual and holy’ kwtx.com/2026/05/29/i-felt-a…

‘I felt ashamed’: Waco woman who testified she had sex with Father Odiong said he justified it as...

A former Baylor University employee whose children caught her having sex with Odiong told jurors about how she became entangled with the Nigerian priest.

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‘We are but men,’ Father Odiong allegedly said after he was confronted about sex with parishioner in Waco kwtx.com/2026/05/28/we-are-m…

‘We are but men,’ Father Odiong allegedly said after he was confronted about sex with parishioner...

Baylor's retired university chaplain testified Anthony Odiong responded “We are but men” when confronted about allegations two children caught him having sex with their mother.

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Testimony begins Wednesday for Nigerian priest charged in sexual assaults of Central Texas parishioners kwtx.com/2026/05/26/testimon…

Testimony begins Wednesday for Nigerian priest charged in sexual assaults of Central Texas parish...

Disgraced priest accused of exploiting his parishioners’ emotional dependency as a spiritual adviser and having sex with them.

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McLennan County man sentenced to 30 years in prison in sexual assault of child relative kwtx.com/2026/05/26/mclennan…

McLennan County man sentenced to 30 years in prison in sexual assault of child relative

The defendant accepted an 11th-hour plea offer from the McLennan County District Attorney’s office.

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Trial of disgraced former Catholic priest Anthony Odiong begins Tuesday in Waco kwtx.com/2026/05/24/trial-di…

Trial of disgraced former Catholic priest Anthony Odiong begins Tuesday in Waco

Jury selection in the sexual assault trial of former Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong is set to begin Tuesday morning in Waco’s 19th State District Court.

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Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman released from 60-day jail term after 29 days kwtx.com/2026/05/25/former-w…

Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman released from 60-day jail term after 29 days

Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman was released from the McLennan County Jail Monday morning after serving 29 days of his 60-day sentence.

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Waco couple suing Walk-On’s restaurant franchise alleging woman spent days in a coma after eating spoiled tuna kwtx.com/2026/05/22/waco-cou…

Waco couple suing Walk-On’s restaurant franchise alleging woman spent days in a coma after eating...

A Waco couple is suing the Walk-On’s restaurant franchise, alleging the woman spent 12 days in a coma after eating spoiled tuna at the former Waco location in October 2024.

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