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• Waco residential utility rates slated to increase under draft budget (star-telegram.com) — Waco residents should prepare for an average $6.81 monthly increase in city utility bills next year, though lower property valuations and a flat tax rate will keep combined bills only about 66 cents higher. The draft 2027 budget also boosts water, wastewater, drainage, street maintenance, and solid waste fees, with final city council votes set for early September.
• Waco man sentenced to 18 years in prison in series of armed robberies (kwtx.com) — A Waco man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a string of armed robberies at local businesses, including one on Waco Drive. Prosecutors say he used a gun, assaulted a store owner, and was later tied to the crimes through surveillance video, his vehicle, and distinctive tattoos before accepting a plea deal.
• West Nile virus cases rise in Texas; here's what Central Texas residents need to know (kxxv.com) — Central Texans are seeing more West Nile virus cases statewide, but Waco-McLennan County currently has no reported human cases, even as Hays County logs its first. A Baylor Scott & White physician explains that older outdoor workers and immunocompromised people face the highest risk, outlines common symptoms, and stresses mosquito-bite prevention while noting many infected people never develop symptoms.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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