A Central Texas third grader in remission from leukemia had a joyful reunion with classmates as she returned to the classroom for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two soldiers whose careers intersected frequently over two decades of service in the U.S. and abroad ended their careers on April 7 by picking up retirement papers together.
A pair of special needs Central Texas high school students who attended prom together made a pre-prom stop at the Cameron Park Zoo where a local author was signing copies of a book she wrote in hopes of sparking conversations about those with disabilities.
The parents of a Central Texas boy who has faced a mountain of challenges during his short life responded with tears as cheers as doctors removed the breathing tube their son has needed almost since birth.
A man told a local officer who pulled him over for speeding he was a law enforcement supporter and he later showed up at the police department with proof.
A local couple whose son almost died after a freak gymnastics accident seven years ago is paying it forward by offering some stress relief for those on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
The Texas Academy of Family physicians is recognizing a local doctor who was among the first in the area to contract COVID-19 and who blogged on KWTX.com about his battle with the virus.
A local third grader is paying it forward by helping feed the homeless after a homeless woman she encountered on her ninth birthday surprised her with $20.
Like football fans without tickets, friends and family, kept out of a local hospital by COVID-19 restrictions, tailgated outside while inside a Central Texas woman, accompanied by her husband, gave birth to a 6-pound 8-ounce baby girl.
When National Guard troops called to duty during the historic Central Texas freeze ran low on food, the owners of a local restaurant made sure they were fed, even while faced with a flood from burst pipes.
A popular local H-E-B sacker sidelined for nearly a year because his Down syndrome put him at high risk from COVID-19 is vaccinated and back on the job.
Business is booming at a local dairy farm that sells its products from a small store at which about a thousand gallons of milk was sold in a single day Thursday.
A Baylor graduate who lost his right arm in a childhood accident will be on the Super Bowl sideline for a second straight year as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs’ coaching staff.
Five families with members who have special needs or serious illnesses have returned from a weeklong trip of a lifetime, co-sponsored by a local foundation that seeks to spread joy to those who may be most in need of it.
A Central Texas girl who decided to forego birthday presents this year and asked friends and relatives for pet food instead was able to make a 200-pound donation to a local animal shelter.
Residents of a local neighborhood are showing their support for a young girl in a special needs Girl Scouts troop by buying cookies and the kindness is causing a ripple effect.
A local woman’s cookie business is booming, despite of or maybe because of the pandemic, and to keep up with the demand she’s set to open a storefront.
A Central Texas minister is uploading short videos intended to offer hope and encouragement to area residents feeling the weight of the nearly yearlong pandemic.
A local man who spun a hobby into a unique business just before the start of a historic pandemic his celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of his vintage goods store.
A growing national chain with nine coffee shops in five states that employ workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities plans to open its 10th shop in Central Texas.
An effort is underway to help the 10 members of an extended local family, almost all of them battling COVID-19, who escaped with their lives but little else from their burning house thanks to the one adult resident who didn’t have the virus and could smell the smoke.
A high school teacher who contracted COVID-19 in late March 2020 and spent 16 days on a ventilator got vaccinated against the virus this week and is encouraging everybody to do the same as soon as they can.
Two Central Texas high school varsity basketball teams worked together to help a senior player with cerebral palsy and other challenges score the first points of his varsity career in a moving moment caught on camera.