Where to Find Local News for Temple, Texas

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The main local news source for Temple, Texas is 25 News KXXV, a Scripps-owned station whose coverage area is branded "In Your Neighborhood — Serving Waco, Temple and Killeen." It publishes Temple-specific stories on its website (kxxv.com) and broadcasts to the Central Texas region. If you want Temple news specifically, KXXV is the most direct starting point; if you want broader regional coverage, the same outlet also carries Waco and Killeen stories, and national and world news from Scripps News and the Associated Press.

What KXXV Covers in Temple and Central Texas

KXXV organizes its coverage into a few recurring categories, and Temple stories appear across most of them:

  • Local news — city and county items, public safety, schools, and community events. A Temple example from the site's current feed: "Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple announces major expansion."
  • Weather — Central Texas forecasts, live radar tracking storms around the Waco area and across the state, and alerts such as flood watches and flood advisories for surrounding counties.
  • Texas news — statewide stories from the Associated Press and Scripps News Group, including politics and public safety.
  • National and world news — AP and Scripps News Group feeds, plus national politics.
  • Community and school coverage — parades, homecoming events, and student programs in the smaller towns around Temple, Waco, and Killeen.

Because the station serves three cities at once, not every story is Temple-specific. Expect a mix: some items name Temple directly, others cover McLennan County or Central Texas as a whole.

How Temple, Waco, and Killeen Coverage Relate

The three cities share one newsroom and one website, so the distinction is mostly about story tags and geography rather than separate outlets.

City How it appears on KXXV
Temple Named in local stories (e.g., hospital expansion), weather alerts, and community items
Waco Frequent datelines and weather references; the radar is described as tracking storms "around the Waco area"
Killeen Covered under the same "Waco, Temple and Killeen" service area, with its own local news tag

If your interest is strictly Temple, you will still see Waco and Killeen stories in the same feed — that is a feature of a regional newsroom, not a gap in Temple coverage.

Ways to Follow Temple News

You can follow KXXV's Temple coverage through the channels the station itself promotes:

  1. Website — kxxv.com carries the full article feed, including local, weather, Texas, national, and world sections.
  2. Live radar and weather updates — the site's weather section tracks storms across the region and posts watches and advisories as they are issued.
  3. Broadcast — 25 News KXXV is a television station, so its newscasts reach Temple over the air and through cable or streaming packages that carry the channel.
  4. Story-level following — because stories are tagged by city and topic, you can scan headlines for "Temple" rather than reading the entire regional feed.

What to Expect and Common Friction Points

  • Regional mixing. The biggest practical issue is that Temple, Waco, and Killeen share one feed. If you only want Temple, you will need to filter headlines yourself.
  • Weather is regional, not city-by-city. Alerts are often issued by county (for example, a flood advisory for Burnet County), so check whether your county is named rather than assuming a Temple-specific warning.
  • National content dominates some sections. The site carries a large volume of AP and Scripps national and world stories, which can push local items down the page.
  • No paywall is indicated in the available site information, but the site does reference an "upgrade" option, so some features or experiences may differ by access level.

Bottom Line

For Temple, Texas local news, start with 25 News KXXV (kxxv.com) and its "In Your Neighborhood" coverage of Waco, Temple, and Killeen. Use the local and weather sections for Temple-specific items, expect regional stories to appear alongside them, and treat the Texas, national, and world sections as supplementary feeds from AP and Scripps News Group.