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Jacob Brooks

Killeen, Temple

Deputy Managing Editor at Killeen Daily Herald

Deputy managing editor of news @kdhnews. I send out tweets on #FortHood and #Killeen area news. Send news tips to [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | erienewsnow.com | Jacob Brooks

    Young hockey players from Ukraine are back in Erie for the third year in a row. They've already hit the ice and are hard at work as they practiced their skills at LECOM Sports Park Tuesday. It's part of the Ukrainian Hockey Camp and Culture Exchange. Ukrainian hockey players and their coaches will be here for three weeks. They arrived in the country a few days ago. Erie Otters forward Brendan Sellan is the director of the camp. The kids love Erie, he said, so they keep coming back.

  • 1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Jacob Brooks

    By By Jacob Brooks | Herald staff writer So much for pageantry. The official name of the big Army post next to Killeen officially reverted back to the name Fort Hood after the installation's senior leader - Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral - received an "execution order" to make it happen sometime Monday evening, according to Fort Hood officials.

  • 1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Jacob Brooks

    The official name of the big Army post next to Killeen officially reverted back to the name Fort Hood after the installation's senior leader - Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral - received an "execution order" to make it happen sometime Monday evening, according to Fort Hood officials. According to a news release from the post sent about 9:10 p.m. Monday: "Fort Cavazos has been redesignated as Fort Hood in honor of Distinguished Service Cross recipient Col. Robert B.

  • 2 weeks ago | erienewsnow.com | Jacob Brooks

    As soon as the tornado warning in Erie County was issued Monday, Erie News Now started non-stop coverage, and Captain Jim Dahle’s team at the Edinboro Fire Department got to work. “We actually had volunteers here when the tornado warning was issued,” he said. “They took some of the equipment out, dispersed it in accordance with our protocol.”Then, those crews waited to see what would happen. “We continued to experience heavy rain, but we actually did not sustain any storm damage,” Dahle said.

  • 2 weeks ago | kdhnews.com | Jacob Brooks

    By Compiled by Jacob Brooks | Herald staff writer Editor's Note: Part one of these KDH News Facebook comments on the cancelation of Freedom Fest at Fort Cavazos ran in the Sunday edition of the Herald. In an update to the news that Freedom Fest was canceled this year, KDH News ran a story online Tuesday with the headline "Is it a budget issue? As Fort Cavazos sends troops and tanks to D.C., no fireworks on post this year."

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Jacob Brooks
Jacob Brooks @KDHBrooks
29 Oct 19

VP Pence arrives @FortHood

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VP PENCE ARRIVES AT #FORTHOOD The VP is at the Great Place to speak to #Soldiers, see how we train, and to deliver an important address. Keep an eye on this #Twitter account for #updates throughout the day! #USArmy #Pence #Trump #News #HappeningNow https://t.co/jl9WwZKz0S

Jacob Brooks
Jacob Brooks @KDHBrooks
5 Oct 19

RT @kdhnews: Family of 2 accused say Killeen shooting death was in self-defense: Horton and his friends had been harassing Diggles, who has…

Jacob Brooks
Jacob Brooks @KDHBrooks
5 Oct 19

RT @kdhnews: Leaders from the 1st Cavalry Division are scheduled to case the colors of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team on Tuesday at 8:…