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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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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 convicted in sexual abuse of young family member

Waco man convicted in sexual abuse of young family member

A McLennan County jury convicted a Waco man Tuesday of sexually abusing a 5-year-old family member while she was blindfolded and playing what she thought was a “guessing game.”   

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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 for soliciting prostitution through PenACon and...

“Just dance, not get in your pants:” Man arrested for soliciting prostitution through PenACon and...

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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Mexican national gets 60 years for shooting ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in Waco kwtx.com/2026/10/22/mexican-…
Mexican national gets 60 years for shooting ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in Waco

Mexican national gets 60 years for shooting ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in Waco

A Mexican national who shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in 2023 after following them from a shelter where the woman and her child were seeking refuge from him was sentenced to 60 years in...

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Waco man gets 15 years for sexually assaulting autistic teen at Bellmead motel kwtx.com/2026/10/22/waco-man…
Waco man gets 15 years for sexually assaulting autistic teen at Bellmead motel

Waco man gets 15 years for sexually assaulting autistic teen at Bellmead motel

A Waco man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old autistic girl at a Bellmead motel was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday.

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Sexually assaulted McLennan County inmate released on PR bonds kwtx.com/2026/10/22/sexually…

Sexually assaulted McLennan County inmate released on PR bonds

A McLennan County Jail inmate who was sexually assaulted in jail earlier this month was released from custody Thursday morning after his attorney secured personal recognizance bonds to win his...

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Defendant testifies he shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in self-defense kwtx.com/2026/10/21/defendan…
Defendant testifies he shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in self-defense

Defendant testifies he shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in self-defense

Rey David Benitez-Gomez testified Wednesday that he shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in self-defense after the man approached his car, cursed him and pulled a gun on him.

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Former Baylor student pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges in 2025 cat-killing incident kwtx.com/2026/10/21/former-b…
Former Baylor student pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges in 2025 cat-killing incident

Former Baylor student pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges in 2025 cat-killing incident

James Cameron Barnes, 23, a May 2025 Baylor graduate, pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals, third-degree felonies punishably by up to 10 years in prison.

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Shooting victim identifies Benitez-Gomez as gunman who shot him in jealous rage kwtx.com/2026/10/20/shooting…
Shooting victim identifies Benitez-Gomez as gunman who shot him in jealous rage

Shooting victim identifies Benitez-Gomez as gunman who shot him in jealous rage

A Honduran national testified Tuesday Rey David Benitez-Gomez shot him in a jealous rage three years ago after telling him if he couldn’t be together with the mother of his daughter, neither could he.

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Limestone County man sentenced to automatic life in prison in sexual abuse of young child kwtx.com/2026/10/16/limeston…
Limestone County man sentenced to automatic life in prison in sexual abuse of young child

Limestone County man sentenced to automatic life in prison in sexual abuse of young child

A convicted child molester from Limestone County was sentenced to an automatic life prison term Friday in the October 2023 sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl.

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McLennan County jail inmate who was sexually assaulted seeks release from jail kwtx.com/2026/10/16/mclennan…
McLennan County jail inmate who was sexually assaulted seeks release from jail

McLennan County jail inmate who was sexually assaulted seeks release from jail

An attorney for a McLennan County Jail inmate who was sexually assaulted by another inmate while three others held him down earlier this month is asking a judge to reduce his bonds and allow his...

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Judge declares mistrial in child indecency case after McLennan County jury deadlocks kwtx.com/2026/10/15/judge-de…
Judge declares mistrial in child indecency case after McLennan County jury deadlocks

Judge declares mistrial in child indecency case after McLennan County jury deadlocks

Jurors in 54th State District Court deliberated about seven hours Thursday before telling Judge Susan Kelly for a third time that they were hopelessly deadlocked.

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