Waco Tribune-Herald site free to view July 2-5

This Independence Day weekend, wacotrib.com visitors will have free online access to our journalism, sponsored by Bird-Kultgen Ford in Waco.

"We are pleased to open our work to everyone in the community during a weekend that brings people together to celebrate, reflect and connect. We hope you'll use this opportunity to explore the reporting, storytelling and service journalism our newsroom produces every day," said Steve Boggs, editor of the Tribune-Herald. "Our journalists are in the community attending public meetings, covering local events, following high school sports, reporting on businesses and nonprofits, documenting change and growth, and providing the information residents need to stay informed and engaged."

The free preview begins Thursday and runs through Sunday night. It includes access to archives as well as the daily electronic edition, and also is available on the Waco Tribune-Herald mobile app.

Whether it's breaking news, local features, sports coverage, photo galleries, opinion content, community calendars or Fourth of July events, you'll find it on wacotrib.com. Readers are also encouraged to spend some time exploring some of the our coverage over the past year, including the rush to build data centers in McLennan County.

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This story was originally published July 2, 2026 at 4:40 AM.