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- Man gets life for killing 22-year-old
- McMillan denies any part in contribution to Wellborn group
- Graves seeks official decree of innocence
- Jury returns a guilty verdict in capital murder case
- Event features services in area
- Woman dies in Robertson County rollover
- St. Joe's delivers renovated ward
- Police: Man locked out of vehicle charged with PCP possession
- Pro-Gadhafi forces clash with Libyan rebels
- Police: Driver who ran stop sign arrested on felony DWI
- Obama OKs flexibility in health care law
- Kids left alone before deadly Texas day care fire
- Scientists hopeful for AIDS cure
- Spy planes mimic birds and insects
- Man allegedly told moms to abuse kids
- First spacewalk of Discovery mission hits snag
- Texas personal license plates to have 7 characters
- State Fair of Texas this fall celebrates 125 years
- Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals
- GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown
- Wisconsin governor to outline ultimate intentions in budget
- Google says it's working to restore lost messages
- Taco Bell unveils new ads in beef image campaign
- Sheen upstages Oscars day after show
- Oscar fans want the funny hosts back
| Man gets life for killing 22-year-old Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST Life outside a maximum-security Texas prison ended Monday for a 27-year-old Brenham man after a Brazos County jury convicted him of capital murder. Artis Lee Pollard was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing ... |
| McMillan denies any part in contribution to Wellborn group Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST College Station City Councilwoman Jana McMillan said Monday she had nothing to do with $300 worth of office supplies being donated from her husband's company to a political group seeking the recall of Mayor Nancy Berry and two other council members ... |
| Graves seeks official decree of innocence Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST Former death row inmate Anthony Graves on Monday asked a Travis County judge to declare him innocent so he can receive more than $1.4 million in compensation for 18 years of wrongful imprisonment. Graves was released last year after prosecutors d ... |
| Jury returns a guilty verdict in capital murder case Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:25 AM PST A 27-year-old Katrina evacuee was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a 2006 deadly robbery that ended the life of a 22-year-old. Brazos County jurors took eight hours over two days before returning the guil ... |
| Event features services in area Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST A Bryan church is hosting a free event to raise awareness about local outreach agencies.St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will have its first spring festival, called Growing Hope for the Community, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the church's parking ... |
| Woman dies in Robertson County rollover Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:40 AM PST A 35-year-old Arkansas woman died early Monday and her two passengers were injured after the vehicle she was driving rolled over in Robertson County. Mollie Annette Castillo of DeQueen, Ark., was driving northbound on U.S. 79 in a Dodge Stratus at a ... |
| St. Joe's delivers renovated ward Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST After two years of renovations, the Women's Center at St. Joseph Regional Health Center is open to patients. The $13 million project took about 30 months to complete and was done in five phases so hospital officials didn't have to interrupt any se ... |
| Police: Man locked out of vehicle charged with PCP possession Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:40 AM PST A 25-year-old man faces a felony charge stemming from a June incident when police reported finding PCP inside a vehicle with the keys locked inside. Calvert resident Quinton Deshaun Benson was charged Sunday with possession of from one to four grams ... |
| Pro-Gadhafi forces clash with Libyan rebels Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST TRIPOLI, Libya -- International pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. The ... |
| Police: Driver who ran stop sign arrested on felony DWI Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:21 AM PST A 34-year-old man was arrested on a felony driving while intoxicated charge after an officer reported seeing him ignore a Bryan stop sign, court documents state. Rene Quintero Torres of Bryan was charged Sunday with his third or more driving while i ... |
| Obama OKs flexibility in health care law Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Anxious to ease deepening political tensions with the states, President Barack Obama on Monday told governors he wants to speed up their ability to enforce his signature health care law on their own terms. But his concession goes only ... |
| Kids left alone before deadly Texas day care fire Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:55 AM PST HOUSTON -- A Houston home day care operator left the kids she was caring for without adult supervision, while a stovetop burner was on, before a deadly blaze that killed four of the children and injured three others, according to an arrest affidavi ... |
| Scientists hopeful for AIDS cure Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease.It's far too early to know if this scientific firs ... |
| Spy planes mimic birds and insects Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST SAN DIEGO -- You'll never look at hummingbirds the same again. The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology, each equipped with video and audio equipment that can record sights and sounds. ... |
| Man allegedly told moms to abuse kids Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST DETROIT -- A Michigan man built an online profile posing as a good-looking single dad and caring psychologist and persuaded mothers across the country to sexually assault their children as a form of therapy, then send him the images of the attacks, ... |
| First spacewalk of Discovery mission hits snag Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A robotic system shutdown interrupted Monday's spacewalk outside the International Space Station, leaving an astronaut stuck with an 800-pound pump in his hands for nearly a half-hour. Good thing it was weightless. Spacewa ... |
| Texas personal license plates to have 7 characters Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:23 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas drivers with more to say on their personalized license plates beyond the current six numbers and letters will have more options. My Plates, which sells the state-authorized specialty vehicle plates, announced Monday that so ... |
| State Fair of Texas this fall celebrates 125 years Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:23 AM PST DALLAS -- The State Fair of Texas is using its 125th birthday to celebrate its heritage. Fair officials in Dallas on Monday announced the theme of this fall's expo will be "125 Years: A Timeless Tradition." The 2011 fair runs Sept. 30 through Oct ... |
| Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST AUSTIN -- Cuts proposed to state Medicaid funding could mean reduced access to medical care throughout rural areas in Texas, according to doctors and rural hospital advocates.Dr. Mike Henderson of Childress told the Austin American-Statesman that cut ... |
| GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Easy for them to say: Cut spending, no matter what. Don't let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to. While the cast of potential White House contenders tells Congress to get tough, drawing lines in the sand is risk ... |
| Wisconsin governor to outline ultimate intentions in budget Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal to take nearly all collective bargaining rights away from most public workers represents just one piece of his vision for the state's future. Now he's ready to reveal the rest. With ... |
| Google says it's working to restore lost messages Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:27 AM PST NEW YORK -- Google has restored e-mail service to some of the users who found all of their old messages deleted on Sunday.Google Inc. first posted a notice about the problem Sunday afternoon on a site where it informs users of service problems on app ... |
| Taco Bell unveils new ads in beef image campaign Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:25 AM PST NEW YORK -- Taco Bell is turning to TV commercials to battle damage to its image from a lawsuit questioning its taco filling. The fast-food chain has been on the defensive since it was pushed into the media spotlight by a lawsuit that claimed the ... |
| Sheen upstages Oscars day after show Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST NEW YORK -- Leave it to Charlie Sheen to upstage the Oscars.A day after Hollywood's biggest show, the troubled actor dominated the headlines with threats of a lawsuit, two riveting morning show interviews, a rambling live stream on an Internet websit ... |
| Oscar fans want the funny hosts back Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST NEW YORK -- In the clear light of a post-Oscar Monday morning, at least two themes had emerged. The first: British royalty reigns -- again! And the second: Bring back the comedians!Maybe it was inevitable that on such a predictable Oscar night -- the ... |
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