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- Spirited tradition
- Alcoa is seeking $500M in lawsuit
- Bonfire talk sparks debate
- Brazos Valley area under tornado watch
- Brazos Valley under flood watch
- Three men jailed after poaching, police say
- Teaching kids about drug dangers can be difficult
- State preparing for heavy rains, flooding
- Halloween Events
- Former mayor vies for judge
- Bryan to showcase downtown program
- Family campout set for Nov. 7 and 8
- Police: Woman stole $3K from employer
- BPD work to affect Villa Maria traffic
- U.S. recovery may not hinge on consumers
- Military plane, helicopter collide off SoCal coast
- House Dems unveil health care bill
- Indecency law under review
- Coast Guard finds no sign of Navy plane
- College enrollment swells at two-year schools
- Geithner says bill won't lead to bailouts
- Feds: Jobs data to be corrected
- Galveston's Flagship Hotel to be rebuilt
- Alcohol may Encourage Cancer Progression
- Just One Cigarette Stiffens Arteries
| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Hugh Bracken and his wife, Micki, show off their front yard's decor Thursday. The yard features two Halloween-themed classic cars, one of which is a 1969 Cadillac hearse with a ghoulish character in the front seat. They have also built a small gravey ... |
| Alcoa is seeking $500M in lawsuit Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Aluminum manufacturer Alcoa is seeking $500 million in damages from a utility company in a lawsuit that claims the company manipulated electricity prices that forced Alcoa to shut down its Rockdale plant. The suit was filed last year in a Milam Count ... |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT An emotional debate about bonfire's return to Texas A&M burst to the surface Thursday, as about 70 people gathered for an open forum on the topic. Bonfire hasn't burned on campus since 1999, when a stack of logs tumbled, killing 12 and injuring 2 ... |
| Brazos Valley area under tornado watch Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:26 AM PDT The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a tornado watch for parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including Robertson, Leon and Milam counties. The watch was issued at 11:55 a.m. for northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma until 6 p.m. A tornado watch ... |
| Brazos Valley under flood watch Posted: 29 Oct 2009 02:22 AM PDT National Weather Service officials warned of possible flooding along with a cold front in the Brazos Valley area on Thursday and Friday.The weather service on Thursday issued a flash flood watch effective through Friday morning for southeast Texas, i ... |
| Three men jailed after poaching, police say Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:31 AM PDT Three 22-year-old men face felony charges after police said they hunted white-tailed deer on another person's land without permission.One of the three men who was driving away from the scene also was charged with striking a deputy's patrol vehicle do ... |
| Teaching kids about drug dangers can be difficult Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Just say "No" to drugs. It's a simple phrase that you've probably heard before, and as adults, it's easy to understand. But persuading today's youth to adhere to the motto can be more difficult.Preventing the use of drugs in adolescents requires a co ... |
| State preparing for heavy rains, flooding Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT College Station-based emergency rescue teams have been dispatched ahead of heavy rains and flooding expected over the next few days in East Texas.Texas Task Force 1 deployed six swiftwater rescue teams, helicopter rescue technicians and four liaison ... |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT Thursday* Navasota Police Department Treats on the Streets, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Downtown Navasota on Railroad, Farquhar and McAlpine streets. 936-825-6124.Friday* George Bush Library's second annual Night at the Museum, 5 to 7 p.m. George Bush Presidentia ... |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Former Bryan Mayor Ernie Wentrcek announced Thursday that he will run for Brazos County judge in 2010. He is the first candidate to formally announce his intentions in what is expected to be a crowded Republican primary. "My reason for getting in thi ... |
| Bryan to showcase downtown program Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT The city of Bryan has been selected to showcase its Downtown Improvement Program at a national conference. The National League of Cities' annual Congress of Cities and Exposition will highlight 33 programs from 25 cities from Nov. 10-14 in San Antoni ... |
| Family campout set for Nov. 7 and 8 Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT It's almost time to head to Austin's Colony Park in Bryan and set up camp.The city's parks and recreation department is hosting a Fall Family Campout on Nov. 7 and 8 at the park.For $5 per person, families can enjoy a hot dog dinner, games, crafts, s ... |
| Police: Woman stole $3K from employer Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A Bryan woman was arrested on a felony theft charge after her boss told police he believed she had taken at least $3,000 from his company.The owner of Jot 59, a laundry and dry cleaning business on Holleman Drive in College Station, first noticed a f ... |
| BPD work to affect Villa Maria traffic Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT The outside lanes of both directions of traffic will be closed on a portion of Villa Maria Road on Friday as the Bryan Police Department reconstructs a fatal accident. The closure will be in effect from 8 a.m. until noon in the 100, 200 and 300 block ... |
| U.S. recovery may not hinge on consumers Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- After a record four straight losing quarters, the economy finally grew again. It was hardly a boom, and it was almost all because of government spending. But it was enough to change the question from when the recession will end to wheth ... |
| Military plane, helicopter collide off SoCal coast Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were searching early Friday for as many as nine people off the Southern California coast following a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter, officials said.The crash was report ... |
| House Dems unveil health care bill Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government- ... |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT DALLAS -- A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore o ... |
| Coast Guard finds no sign of Navy plane Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT CORPUS CHRISTI -- The Coast Guard said Thursday an overnight search yielded no sign of a Navy plane and two pilots who failed to return from a flight.Petty Officer Randy Hale told The Associated Press that search aircraft were out all night, and "we ... |
| College enrollment swells at two-year schools Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Some are there because of the recession, and others despite it. Regardless, more young Americans than ever are in college -- especially community college, according to a new report.A record high of about 11.5 million Americans age 18 to 24, or nearly ... |
| Geithner says bill won't lead to bailouts Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that giving the government the power to dismantle such mammoth financial firms as Lehman Brothers would prevent future bailouts.In a House hearing, Geithner refuted angry claims by Repub ... |
| Feds: Jobs data to be corrected Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The White House says new figures being released Friday will be a more accurate showing of progress in President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan. It aggressively defended an earlier, faulty count that overstated by thousands the jo ... |
| Galveston's Flagship Hotel to be rebuilt Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT GALVESTON -- A restaurant chain has announced plans to restore the Hurricane Ike-damaged Flagship Hotel in Galveston.Officials with Landry's Restaurants Inc. say the project will return amusement rides, including a carousel and a Ferris wheel, to the ... |
| Alcohol may Encourage Cancer Progression Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:10 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although alcohol consumption has been linked to colon and breast cancer, exactly how this occurs remains unclear. New understanding of a cellular process provides scientists with some possible answers. Epithelial-mesenchymal tr ... |
| Just One Cigarette Stiffens Arteries Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:13 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canadian researchers say smoking even one time significantly stiffens the arteries and negatively influences the body's ability to cope with physical stress. Young adults ages 18 to 35 who smoke as little as one cigarette incr ... |
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