Baylee Bates

2 weeks ago | kagstv.com | Baylee Bates

BELL COUNTY, Texas — A high-tech DNA tool that acts like a vacuum is now in the hands of Central Texas investigators, and it could be the key to cracking cold cases. Local and state agencies are being trained this week on the M-Vac System, a DNA collection machine that uses a spray and suction method to extract more DNA from evidence, especially items that didn’t produce results using traditional swabs. "It works just like a carpet cleaner,” said Jared Bradley, President of M-Vac Systems.

2 weeks ago | kcentv.com | Baylee Bates

BELL COUNTY, Texas — A high-tech DNA tool that acts like a vacuum is now in the hands of Central Texas investigators, and it could be the key to cracking cold cases. Local and state agencies are being trained this week on the M-Vac System, a DNA collection machine that uses a spray and suction method to extract more DNA from evidence, especially items that didn’t produce results using traditional swabs. "It works just like a carpet cleaner,” said Jared Bradley, President of M-Vac Systems.

4 weeks ago | kiiitv.com | Baylee Bates

BELL COUNTY, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 1465 into law, expanding the state’s sex offender registry to include individuals convicted of invasive visual recording—crimes such as secretly filming someone in a private space without their consent. The law, authored by Representative Hillary Hickland (R-55), takes effect September 1, 2025.

4 weeks ago | kcentv.com | Baylee Bates

BELL COUNTY, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 1465 into law, expanding the state’s sex offender registry to include individuals convicted of invasive visual recording—crimes such as secretly filming someone in a private space without their consent. The law, authored by Representative Hillary Hickland (R-55), takes effect September 1, 2025.

Jan 17, 2025 | abc10.com | Baylee Bates |Ethan Love

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — Central Texas firefighters are lending their expertise to battle the wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles. Among them are three Killeen firefighters and one from Morgan's Point Resort, who have been on the frontlines of the Palisades fire this week. The firefighters say the devastation in California is far more overwhelming than what is captured on television or in online footage.