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Texas DPS: unsafe U-turn causes collision on US-190 near Kempner

Texas DPS: unsafe U-turn causes collision on US-190 near Kempner

KEMPNER, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating a crash blamed on an unsafe U-turn.

DPS Troopers responded to the collision involving two vehicles at around 10 a.m. on Oct. 7 on US 190, five miles west of Kempner.

A 1994 Ford Ranger pick-up operated by a 76-year-old man was traveling westbound on the shoulder of the roadway and was decelerating.

A 1984 Kenworth dump truck operated by a 29-year-old man was approaching the Ford from behind, travelling westbound in the ... Read more

Copperas Cove ISD program pays for paraprofessionals’ coll

COPPERAS COVE, Texas (KWTX) - Andrea Whitfield is working on some unfinished business this school year at Copperas Cove ISD.

“I have over 97 credit hours just over the years,” Whitfield said. “I keep taking a class here and there a ... Read more

Wild pig management event set Dec. 7 in Lampasas- AgriLife T

A Wild Pig Management workshop will be held Dec. 7 in Lampasas. The workshop is a joint effort between the Lampasas River Watershed Partnership, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the Hill Country Soil and Water Conser ... Read more

Heritage Festival returns to Ogletree Gap Park in Copperas C

By PAMELA GRANT

Cove Leader-Press

After a long hiatus, the Ogletree Gap Heritage Festival has finally made its triumphant return to the park for which it is named.

The Ogletree Gap Heritage Festival, sponsored b ... Read more

Texas DPS identifies woman killed on I-14 after she was struck by two vehicles

CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - Authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of Corinna Lee Ann-Nadine Pope, 30, of Lampasas, Texas, a woman reportedly struck by two vehicles the morning of Nov. 17.

The collision happened at about 4 a.m. on I-14 near the Bell Tower exit in between Killeen and Copperas Cove.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the driver of a Dodge pickup was travelling east in the outside lane of I-14.

At the same time, Pope was attempting to cro ... Read more

Lampasas County mother wanted by authorities turns herself i

KEMPNER, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: Kristine Whitehead, 35, has turned herself to authorities on Wednesday in the early morning.

The Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office states Whitehead turned herself at around 3 a.m. July 27 and has been cha ... Read more

Woman dead following crash in US 281 in Lampasas County

LAMPASAS, Texas (KWTX) - A Denton women is dead following a fatal crash in Lampasas County Saturday afternoon.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a crash at 3:46 p.m. Nov. 19 on US 281, two miles south of Adamsville. ... Read more

Copperas Cove police search for suspects in multiple robberi

COPPERAS COVE, Texas (KWTX) - The Copperas Cove Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals connected to multiple burglaries.

The police department shared several videos of the robberies on its Facebook pa ... Read more