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Darrell Wayne Cullens, 48, must serve at least 6 ½ years in prison before he can seek parole.
Francisco Javier Sanchez is on trial in Waco’s 54th State District Court in the strangulation death of Josie Lucio Hernandez.
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.
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...
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.
Anissa Cantrell Bell, 45, was released from the McLennan County Jail on personal recognizance bonds totaling $100,000.
A McLennan County jury sentenced former Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong to a maximum life prison term.
Prosecutors recommended that Jonathan Issac Zamudio, 20, be placed on deferred probation for 10 years.
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.
A McLennan County jury on Friday found disgraced Central Texas Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty on all counts in his sexual assault trial.
A former Baylor University employee whose children caught her having sex with Odiong told jurors about how she became entangled with the Nigerian priest.
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.
Disgraced priest accused of exploiting his parishioners’ emotional dependency as a spiritual adviser and having sex with them.
The defendant accepted an 11th-hour plea offer from the McLennan County District Attorney’s office.
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.
Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman was released from the McLennan County Jail Monday morning after serving 29 days of his 60-day sentence.
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.