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- B-CS sees fleeting glimpse of snow
- Re-write of animal ordinance criticized
- Slick roads possible in area
- 211 Day aims to educate callers
- Loved ones to honor fallen Aggie
- Loftin to be confirmed as official president of A&M
- Man charged with felony drug possession
- Police investigate Bryan robbery
- Animal shelter offers half-price adoptions
- Officials investigate Plantersville fire
- Record snow, tens of thousands lose power in Texas
- Moving out
- Houston trustees OK plan to fire failing teachers
- State leaders ask for fair hearings for Toyota
- Candidate's 9/11 remark draws fire
- Haiti aid not helping everyone
- Lottery faces bid sharing issue
- Smart phone battle intensifies
- South beats North in heating aid fight
- Airlines want to return to normal
- Migraines Linked to Heart Disease?
- British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40
- Low-fat, easy, impressive -- A perfect chicken?
- Wait for spring for sago palms to recover leaves
- Raised beds, crop rotation are valuable techniques
| B-CS sees fleeting glimpse of snow Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST Staff, wire reportsParts of the Brazos Valley, including most of Bryan and College Station, were covered in snow Thursday night, if ever so briefly.Snow started falling around 8:30 p.m., but began melting by about 9 p.m.A winter weather advisory rema ... |
| Re-write of animal ordinance criticized Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST Proposed revisions to the city of College Station's animal control ordinance were met with some criticism Thursday night.A committee has been working to update the ordinance for three years and presented the City Council with a draft of its suggestio ... |
| Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:08 AM PST National Weather Service officials warned Brazos Valley drivers of possibly hazardous road conditions through late Friday.The National Weather Service early Friday issued a hazardous weather outlook for north Texas -- including Leon, Milam and Robert ... |
| 211 Day aims to educate callers Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST Connecting people in need with the appropriate services available is the goal of the 211 Texas information hotline. Taking a cue from the calendar, organizers of the program decided to turn Feb. 11 into an opportunity to educate Texans on the varied ... |
| Loved ones to honor fallen Aggie Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST A crowd of at least 800 family members and friends are expected to attend funeral services Saturday honoring the life of Trigg Jackson Hughes, a 19-year old Texas A&M student who died in College Station. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. at the ... |
| Loftin to be confirmed as official president of A&M Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST R. Bowen Loftin will likely become Texas A&M University's 24th president Friday. The Texas A&M System Board of Regents is expected to confirm the 60-year-old during an 8:30 a.m. special telephonic meeting in the board annex room of the Memori ... |
| Man charged with felony drug possession Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:42 AM PST A 36-year-old man faces an additional felony charge stemming from an October incident when Bryan police said they found him with drugs.Roderick Deshun Crenshaw of Bryan was arrested Wednesday on a charge of possession of less than a gram of a control ... |
| Police investigate Bryan robbery Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:18 AM PST Police said they are investigating a report of a robbery during which a 25-year-old man took cash from a Bryan home Wednesday.Officer Jason James said police responded to a report of a robbery around 10:30 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of North Pre ... |
| Animal shelter offers half-price adoptions Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:22 PM PST Looking for unconditional love and affection this Valentine's Day? Try something furry with four legs. The Brazos Animal Shelter and Impact Animal Foundation are planning a series of adoption events this weekend and encouraging people to find love by ... |
| Officials investigate Plantersville fire Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 AM PST Officials on Thursday said they were investigating a fire that burned an abandoned building and trailer home the previous night near Plantersville.Plantersville Volunteer Fire Department firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Azalea Lane in ... |
| Record snow, tens of thousands lose power in Texas Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:13 AM PST DALLAS -- Tens of thousands of residents were without power early Friday after a record-breaking storm buried the city in more than a foot of snow, closed schools for a second day and left brave morning commuters with icy, slushy roads.Utility worker ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:11 PM PST Construction workers remove furniture from the LaSalle Cafe as part of a $400,000 remodeling project at the historic downtown Bryan hotel. The makeover will consist of a new club and lounge with full bar plus all new bedding and fresh paint in all 55 ... |
| Houston trustees OK plan to fire failing teachers Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:43 AM PST HOUSTON -- Some teachers booed as Houston Independent School District trustees discussed and approved a plan to allow the firing of educators whose students consistently fail to improve on standardized tests.The HISD board voted Thursday night to tur ... |
| State leaders ask for fair hearings for Toyota Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Four governors of states with Toyota plants called for Congress to be fair to the automaker in hearings concerning safety recalls.Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Alabama G ... |
| Candidate's 9/11 remark draws fire Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican gubernatorial candidate said Thursday she has questions about whether the U.S. government was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks -- a statement she swiftly backed away from and one that drew immediate criticism f ... |
| Haiti aid not helping everyone Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- In the month since the worst disaster in Haitian history, an enormous international aid effort has not provided the people of Marassa 14 with the food, shelter and security they need. So they built a new community from scratc ... |
| Lottery faces bid sharing issue Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lottery officials said Thursday that they found no evidence of improper bid information sharing between a consultant company and the lottery's main vendor, GTECH Corp., but they said say they cannot rule it out.Lottery deputy e ... |
| Smart phone battle intensifies Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, more and more it's the software they run that makes a difference.A growing number of operating systems are jostling for the attention o ... |
| South beats North in heating aid fight Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:18 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine -- The recent cold snap in the Deep South has sucked federal emergency home heating dollars away from traditional cold-weather states, causing heating aid to dry up faster than usual in many northern states.The South was the beneficia ... |
| Airlines want to return to normal Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:18 PM PST A return to normal could be days away for the nation's airlines after they canceled thousands more flights Thursday following the second of two major East Coast snow storms.Airlines should be able to begin improving their operations on Friday. Southw ... |
| Migraines Linked to Heart Disease? Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:47 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People with migraine may be at increased risk of heart attack and other heart disease. "While the overall risk of heart problems in people with migraine is small, these findings are consistent with other studies showing people ... |
| British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40 Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:18 PM PST LONDON -- His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws.At the pinnacle of his success, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was ... |
| Low-fat, easy, impressive -- A perfect chicken? Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:14 PM PST Boneless, skinless chicken breasts may be great nutritionally speaking, but they can fall pretty flat when it comes to flavor.Consider that a plus, a healthy blank canvas on which other flavors can shine. And there are two techniques that can make th ... |
| Wait for spring for sago palms to recover leaves Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST Dear Neil: I know you're getting tons of sago palm questions after the cold spell. Mine were outside in pots, and we were out of town. The pots were somewhat insulated, but the plants' leaves are looking rough. Any chance they'll come back?A: In most ... |
| Raised beds, crop rotation are valuable techniques Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST Local gardens have received adequate rainfall this winter to expect successful production from vegetable crops this spring and maybe next summer. A garden design idea that may be easier to manage is to form raised beds that are three feet wide and va ... |
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