KCEN-TV (Temple, TX)

WASHINGTON — Don't eat Taco Bell offerings with shredded iceberg lettuce as an ingredient The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers in five states on Friday morning as the agency investigated cyclosporiasis infections linked to the fast-food chain.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency marked the air quality indices of at least 14 states and Washington, D.C., as anywhere from "unhealthy" to "hazardous" on Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires moved further south into the United States. The EPA's Air Quality Index converts all pollutant levels into a single number. The lower the number, the better.

TEMPLE, Texas — Long before Temple leaders sought state funding for an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) system, they were trying to solve a different problem: how to supply water to a planned data center. A KCEN review of public records dating back to 2021, along with interviews and permitting documents, shows Temple's plans to build an ASR system eventually became intertwined with Rowan Digital Infrastructure's first proposed data center in southeast Temple.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, electrical equipment and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East, including Qatar, a key mediator in the war. This story continues below.

WASHINGTONIn a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being “stolen.” In fact, one of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level. America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments.

SEATTLE — Less than an hour after he was sworn in as a U.S. attorney, Roger Rogoff found out President Donald Trump had fired him. Rogoff's appointment and subsequent firing mark the latest in a series of chess moves to fill the vacant U.S. attorney position for the Western District of Washington.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he's long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election. Trump’s speech presented allegations of interference and influence in ways that lacked key context, and did not produce evidence that votes had been manipulated or that the election outcome had been altered. This story continues below.

STARBASE, Texas — SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, said two engines will be replaced “to be confident of a good flight” before sending Starship from Texas on a space-skimming journey halfway around the world.

TEMPLE, Texas — The Temple City Council voted on Thursday, July 16 to move forward with a $21 million state grant application that would fund a major water conservation project designed to strengthen the city's long-term water supply. If approved by the state, the grant would pay the full cost of constructing an Aquifer Storage and Recovery, or ASR, system. City officials said Temple would not be required to provide matching funds or repay the grant. This story continues below.

Donald Trump held a primetime address in which he said he was declassifying documents he claims point to election interference. Author: kcentv.com Published: 10:17 PM CDT July 16, 2026 Updated: 10:17 PM CDT July 16, 2026