Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Texas inmate escapes

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A man serving a life sentence for aggravated sexual assault of a child in Brazos County pulled a gun on two guards during a prison transfer Monday and held them hostage temporarily before fleeing on foot in one of the guard's uniforms, authorities sa ...

Ogden to share election plans

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

An aide to State Sen. Steve Ogden said he will have a statement later this week about his plans for the 2010 election, following a weekend shake-up in the race for his seat.Ogden was in Abilene on Monday in connection with his oil business and had no ...

Hopefuls toss hats in the ring

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

With the filing period less than a week away, several candidates announced their candidacy for Brazos County office Monday. District Judge Steve Smith announced that he will run for election in the 361st District Court. He has served in that position ...

Bryan man sentenced for raping teen

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A judge sentenced a Bryan man to 46 years in prison Monday after a jury convicted the man of raping his niece's 16-year-old half-sister. The 38-year-old man was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Brazos County court earlier this mon ...

Caldwell native is city's new administrator

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Caldwell Mayor Bernard Rychlik said the city's new administrator will be a perfect fit with the city's operations. The City Council unanimously approved hiring Johnny Price on Nov. 12 after searching through 43 applications from across the state for ...

Victims remembered with Tree of Angels

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Local law enforcement agencies will commemorate the victims of violent crime Tuesday with their seventh annual Tree of Angels Ceremony.The event, hosted by the Brazos County District Attorney's Office, will take place at 7 p.m. at the Brazos Center. ...

Portion of Carson Street to close

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Carson Street will be closed from Cavitt Avenue to South College Avenue in Bryan on Wednesday through the end of the week.The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and work is expected to continue through 6 p.m. Friday.The closure is needed so the ...

Portion of Carson Street to close

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:13 AM PST

Carson Street will be closed from Cavitt Avenue to South College Avenue in Bryan Wednesday through the end of the week.The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday., and work is expected to continue through 6 p.m. Friday.The closure is needed so the ci ...

Community to bid adieu to librarian

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A public retirement reception for longtime Community Librarian Clara Mounce will be Friday.All three libraries in the Bryan-College Station library system will close at 3 p.m. so employees can attend Mounce's reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bryan P ...

Santa making early stop at Bryan event

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Santa plans to visit the Bryan's Holiday Magic event Thursday.The community is invited to the free event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Sue Haswell Memorial Park, 1142 E. William Joel Bryan Parkway. Participants can take pictures with Santa, ride the Pola ...

Obama: No endless Afghan commitment

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. co ...

Suspect eludes officers, still loose in Seattle

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

SEATTLE -- Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night.Officers believe Maurice Clemmons was shot in the abdomen ...

Motorized bar stool from Ohio DUI being auctioned

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:40 AM PST

NEWARK, Ohio -- A motorized bar stool that got an Ohio man arrested for drunken driving goes up for auction this week on eBay.Twenty-nine-year-old Kile Wygle was charged with driving under the influence after he crashed the contraption in March in th ...

Pirates seize $20M in oil for U.S.

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload. That's one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker ...

Retail sites cling to momentum

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after Thanksgiving weekend's strong online sales, to try to maintain the momentum.Though the Web is only about 10 percent of the holiday shopping pie, it's seen most of the g ...

Movement under way in California to ban divorce

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:38 AM PST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way.In a movement that seems ripped from the pages of Comedy Channel writers, John Marcotte wants to put a measure on the b ...

Trial opens on Nazi death camp charges

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

MUNICH -- John Demjanjuk sat in a wheelchair wrapped in a light blue blanket, his eyes closed and his face pale as his trial opened Monday on charges he helped kill 27,900 Jews as a Nazi death camp guard.Lawyers for the retired Ohio autoworker portra ...

Partisan debate opens on health care

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Riven by partisanship, the Senate plunged into a widely anticipated debate Monday over sweeping health care legislation that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats have vowed to approve and Republicans sworn to block.Debate ...

Progress made with virtual fence

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

PHOENIX -- Government officials overseeing the construction of a "virtual fence" along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border hope to turn over the first segment to the Border Patrol in January, while beginning construction on a second stretch in coming w ...

Fewer states report widespread swine flu

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

ATLANTA -- Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.Widespread infections of swine flu were reported in 32 states as of Nov. 21, ...

Iraq reports drop in civilian deaths

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials say fewer than 90 civilians were killed in violence in November in one of the lowest monthly death tolls since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.Figures compiled from various Iraqi ministries say a total of 88 Iraqi civilians w ...

3 detained for 'Ginger Day' attacks

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- Three boys were booked on suspicion of bullying or kicking red-haired students at a middle school when a "Kick a Ginger Day" prank inspired by a "South Park" episode got out of hand, authorities said Monday.A 13-year-old boy was detain ...

2 remain in model contest

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- It's a choice most of us don't have to make: lingerie or loyalty?But for 10 young women vying for a spot on the Victoria's Secret runway, balancing tiny outfits and high heels wasn't the biggest juggling act in the online contest that wil ...

Discuss changes to law in the open

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

In Texas the law is clear. Governing bodies must conduct the people's business in public or else face some serious penalties. This statute has protected the public and elected representatives alike for the past 42 years with a basic premise: Public b ...

Give the gift of health care this holiday

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

In the past few days, many Brazos County homes received "a message in a prescription bottle" from Health for All, the wonderful Bryan-based free heath clinic that for more than 22 years has provided basic health care for the working poor.The message ...

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