Tommy Witherspoon
KWTX Managing Editor
Waco, Texas
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Tommy Witherspoon is a longtime newspaper journalist who began his career at the Corsicana Daily Sun in 1980.
He worked 39 years at the Waco Tribune-Herald before joining the staff at KWTX as managing editor in March 2022.
Tommy is a native of Weatherford, Texas, and graduated from the University of North Texas with a journalism degree.
He has three sons.
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Fifteen women who reported they were sexually assaulted while students at Baylor University have settled their federal lawsuits against the university, culminating a protracted scandal that tarnished the Baptist school’s image and led to the ousters of its disgraced head football coach and prominent president.
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A McLennan County grand jury indicted Christopher Hundl, 38, and Daniel Savala, 67, each on one count of continuous trafficking of persons.
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Seth Sutton is charged with criminal solicitation of capital murder.
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A former campus minister assigned to a chartered religious organization at Baylor University was arrested Tuesday.
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Eight years ago today, the Sunday afternoon calm surrounding the Central Texas Marketplace was shattered by the rumblings of hundreds of motorcycles converging on the former Twin Peaks restaurant, followed by the harrowing sounds of a battle zone as rival biker clubs squared off in Waco.
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Authorities are investigating a crash that killed a firefighter and injured two troopers.
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Authorities are working to clear a wreck on I-35 northbound near Tokio Road.
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A new Netflix documentary debuting Wednesday hopes to inform a new generation about the tragedy and to reveal a human side from conflicting perspectives.
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A 34-year-old Eddy man remains in the McLennan County Jail after his arrest Tuesday on charges he molested a young family member.
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The incident involved the ex-girlfriend of one of the suspects, an arrest affidavit states.
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Testimony from the baby’s parents, Loren and Perry Felton, and the child’s doctor, Patricia Wilcox, highlighted fifth-day testimony in Fraser’s murder retrial in Waco’s 19th State District Court.
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Four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians were shot and killed Feb. 28, 1993, during one of the largest law enforcement operations in the country at that time.
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The North Texas man sent illicit photos to an undercover officer he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
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The local business owner will fight the remaining charges in court.
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A robbery victim in Texas was able to contact authorities by activating his OnStar device.
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Dianne Hensley expects the case ultimately will be reviewed by the Supreme Court of Texas.
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A man who impregnated his ex-girlfriend’s daughter after sexually abusing her for five years was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
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Ken Starr, who earned nationwide notoriety as the independent counsel who headed the investigation that led to the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton, died Tuesday.
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A 20-year-old Texas man has been placed on felony deferred probation after pleading guilty in a sexual assault case.
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A judge denied requests from attorneys for Cecily Ann Aguilar to require prosecutors to provide more specific information about allegations she conspired with her boyfriend to dispose of the remains of a slain Fort Hood soldier.
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KWTX has learned police were sent a screenshot from one of the girl's Snapchat stories with the message “help.”
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The defendant pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter.
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A jury convicted the 32-year-old woman of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Teens indicted on capital murder charges in killing of Waco man lured with fake social media profile
Investigators say the victim was shot and killed after being lured through a fake social media account to South Waco.
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A new third felony charge increases the potential maximum prison sentence to 39 ½ years.
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A Texas man who asked an 11-year-old family member to record him having sex with his girlfriend was convicted Tuesday.
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