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Temple Fire and Rescue has started to conduct its annual fire hydrant testing and maintenance program in the city, which will take several months to complete, fire department officials said.

Temple Fire and Rescue says it has begun its annual tests of fire hydrants across the city of Temple, TX

Chief Fire Marshal Shane Greers said an explosion at a car in Rogers, TX on Thursday, Jan. 18 was caused when an electrical arc ignited fuel vapors.

Chief Fire Marshal Shane Greers said an explosion at a car in Rogers, TX on Thursday, Jan. 18 was caused when an electrical arc ignited fuel vapors.

Two major projects going on now in Temple are the Bird Creek Trunk Sewer Project and Knob Creek Trunk Sewer project — the Bird Creek project is in its last phase.

Farmland and other low-lying areas flooded Monday morning as the Temple-Belton area received more than two inches of rain — relief that will aid improving regional drought conditions.

Central Texans will get a brief break from extreme cold Thursday as the expected high will reach 64 degrees.

Texas weather may seem like a rollercoaster ride over the next week: Up and down, then up and down again. Expect a few twisty turns, too.

Temple Fire & Rescue posted multiple images to Facebook of an SUV that appeared to crash into a flagpole at the Central Fire Station on Dec. 29 at around 10:22 p.m.

Temple Fire & Rescue said the vehicle turned into the station's parking lot and lost control—driving into the grass, damaging lights and hitting a flagpole.