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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.

 Waco, TX
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Joined September 2012
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Scammers target families of newly jailed inmates with fake release programs, McLennan County officials warn kwtx.com/2026/11/05/scammers…
Scammers target families of newly jailed inmates with fake release programs, McLennan County...

Scammers target families of newly jailed inmates with fake release programs, McLennan County...

Callers use real inmate booking data and spoofed sheriff's office phone numbers to demand hundreds or thousands of dollars

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Waco man found not guilty in sexual abuse of two family members kwtx.com/2026/11/05/waco-man…
Waco man found not guilty in sexual abuse of two family members

Waco man found not guilty in sexual abuse of two family members

Jurors in Waco’s 474th State District Court deliberated about an hour before acquitting Diego Hernandez, 39, on two second-degree felony counts of indecency with a child by contact.

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Former West Emergency Medical Services treasurer charged with embezzling $23,000 from volunteer organization kwtx.com/2026/11/04/former-w…
Former West Emergency Medical Services treasurer charged with embezzling $23,000 from volunteer...

Former West Emergency Medical Services treasurer charged with embezzling $23,000 from volunteer...

The former treasurer of West Emergency Medical Services remains free on bond after his arrest Tuesday on charges he embezzled about $23,000 from the volunteer organization.

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Bellmead woman arrested after leaving young children who ran into roadway unattended kwtx.com/2026/11/04/bellmead…
Bellmead woman arrested after leaving young children who ran into roadway unattended

Bellmead woman arrested after leaving young children who ran into roadway unattended

A Bellmead woman was arrested Monday after four of her six children were seen running across a roadway while authorities say she was at a neighboring home that smelled like marijuana inside.Amber...

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Bruceville-Eddy man sentenced to life in prison in 2025 shooting death of Dustin Nobles kwtx.com/2026/11/04/brucevil…
Bruceville-Eddy man sentenced to life in prison in 2025 shooting death of Dustin Nobles

Bruceville-Eddy man sentenced to life in prison in 2025 shooting death of Dustin Nobles

A Bruceville-Eddy Man who shot and killed a man he warned off his property in 2025 and then told him to “die slow” was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.

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Bruceville-Eddy man found guilty in 2025 shooting death kwtx.com/2026/11/04/brucevil…
Bruceville-Eddy man found guilty in 2025 shooting death

Bruceville-Eddy man found guilty in 2025 shooting death

The punishment phase of the trial is set to begin Wednesday morning. Davis, who remains in jail, faces from five to 99 years and up to life in prison.

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Murder trial kicks off for Bruceville-Eddy man charged in January 2025 shooting death kwtx.com/2026/11/02/murder-t…
Murder trial kicks off for Bruceville-Eddy man charged in January 2025 shooting death

Murder trial kicks off for Bruceville-Eddy man charged in January 2025 shooting death

Testimony is set to resume Tuesday morning in the trial of a Bruceville-Eddy man who authorities say shot and killed a man whose car broke down at his home in 2025 and then told him “make sure you...

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Habitual criminal sentenced to 8 years in prison in meth possession case kwtx.com/2026/11/02/habitual…
Habitual criminal sentenced to 8 years in prison in meth possession case

Habitual criminal sentenced to 8 years in prison in meth possession case

A twice-convicted felon who faced up to life in prison was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday on a drug possession charge.

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Waco man sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in 2023 shooting death of Michael Everett Jr. kwtx.com/2026/11/02/waco-man…
Waco man sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in 2023 shooting death of Michael Everett Jr.

Waco man sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in 2023 shooting death of Michael Everett Jr.

A  Waco man whose pistol was used in the November 2023 shooting death of Michael Everett Jr. was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison Monday.

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Baylor University suing ex-football player who transferred to LSU, alleging breach of buyout agreement kwtx.com/2026/10/30/baylor-u…
Baylor University suing ex-football player who transferred to LSU, alleging breach of buyout...

Baylor University suing ex-football player who transferred to LSU, alleging breach of buyout...

Baylor University is suing a former football player, alleging he breached a buyout agreement on his licensing and endorsement contract after transferring to LSU in January.

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4th suspect charged in sexual assault of fellow McLennan County inmate is on the run kwtx.com/2026/10/30/4th-susp…
4th suspect charged in sexual assault of fellow McLennan County inmate is on the run

4th suspect charged in sexual assault of fellow McLennan County inmate is on the run

A fourth suspect in the sexual assault of a McLennan County Jail inmate who bonded out during the county’s investigation of the Oct. 4 incident remains at large.

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McLennan County fugitive Akylon Benson captured in Montgomery County kwtx.com/2026/10/30/mclennan…
McLennan County fugitive Akylon Benson captured in Montgomery County

McLennan County fugitive Akylon Benson captured in Montgomery County

Fugitive Akylon Benson, a Waco social media personality and self-proclaimed “media CEO,” has been captured in Montgomery County.

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Grand jury indicts four men in deadly Waco shooting sparked by threats on social media kwtx.com/2026/10/29/grand-ju…
Grand jury indicts four men in deadly Waco shooting sparked by threats on social media

Grand jury indicts four men in deadly Waco shooting sparked by threats on social media

Four men were indicted Thursday in an Aug. 23 incident that left a Waco man dead and another with serious injuries.

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Grand jury indicts Virginia transient in murder of Central Texas man and his dog kwtx.com/2026/10/29/grand-ju…
Grand jury indicts Virginia transient in murder of Central Texas man and his dog

Grand jury indicts Virginia transient in murder of Central Texas man and his dog

A McLennan County grand jury indicted Mathew Alan Cale, 46, in the death of Dillan Gene Lambright.

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Waco man gets five years in prison in hit-and-run death of woman kwtx.com/2026/10/28/waco-man…
Waco man gets five years in prison in hit-and-run death of woman

Waco man gets five years in prison in hit-and-run death of woman

Omar Dominguez Martinez pleaded guilty in the July 2017 hit-and-run that claimed the life of Jana McElye.

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Waco man sentenced to 50 years in prison in sexual abuse of child relative kwtx.com/2026/10/27/waco-man…
Waco man sentenced to 50 years in prison in sexual abuse of child relative

Waco man sentenced to 50 years in prison in sexual abuse of child relative

A Waco man convicted of sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member in 2024 was sentenced to 50 years in prison with no possibility of parole Wednesday.

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Waco man convicted in sexual abuse of young family member kwtx.com/2026/10/27/waco-man…
Waco man sentenced to 50 years in prison in sexual abuse of child relative

Waco man sentenced to 50 years in prison in sexual abuse of child relative

A Waco man convicted of sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member in 2024 was sentenced to 50 years in prison with no possibility of parole Wednesday.

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Trial kicks off for Waco man charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member kwtx.com/2026/10/26/trial-ki…
Trial kicks off for Waco man charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member

Trial kicks off for Waco man charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member

Testimony is set to resume Tuesday morning in the trial of Waco man charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member in June 2024.

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George Allen, longtime McLennan County judge, dies at 89 kwtx.com/2026/10/24/george-a…
George Allen, longtime McLennan County judge, dies at 89

George Allen, longtime McLennan County judge, dies at 89

Stacy Allen says one of the most important things her father, Judge George Allen, taught her and her brother, David, was to always put family and friends first and to not take life too seriously.

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“Just dance, not get in your pants:” Man arrested for soliciting prostitution through PenACon and Craigslist ads kwtx.com/2026/10/22/just-dan…
“Just dance, not get in your pants:” Man arrested after Craigslist ads, inmate outreach lead to...

“Just dance, not get in your pants:” Man arrested after Craigslist ads, inmate outreach lead to...

A 67-year-old man is facing a state jail felony charge of solicitation of prostitution, according to an arrest complaint from the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office.

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