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- Bryan school awarded $50K for gains
- BHS student on panel at SXSW
- Authorities clearing debris at Grimes County wreck
- Japan facing multiple crises
- Police: Lightning ignites Leon County house
- Group believes ancient trees will cleanse the planet
- Study: Sad dads are likely to spank children
- Texas woman freed after nearly 2-week abduction
- Texas teen basketball player dies during tourney
- Clinton spokesman resigns after WikiLeaks flap
- SeaWorld trainers may go back in water with orcas
- Riders dispute driver's report of crash
- Oil below $100 as Japan disaster stuns economy
- Police forced to help mentally ill
- Nigerian fashion goes modern
- Woman dies of injuries from drive-by purse snatch
- Sunday 'school'
- Open government laws under assault
- Calendar
- Dolphin jumps onto deck of boat, injures woman
- How people can help Japanese earthquake recovery
- Third & Short
- Nick Watney wins at Doral
- Estimated 30,000 attend Texas rattlesnake roundup
- 2 hurt in plane fire at South Texas airshow
| Bryan school awarded $50K for gains Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT Bryan's Milam Elementary School has won a $50,000 award from a national group aimed at supporting teachers and strengthening schools. Lowell Milken, the founder of TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, presented the award to Tracy S ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT A Bryan High School junior who spoke at a state education conference last week said students need to be able to use technology to be more engaged with their work. John Fuller, 17, was part of a SXSWedu panel in Austin on Wednesday with Texas Educa ... |
| Authorities clearing debris at Grimes County wreck Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT Traffic was reduced to one lane in each direction on Texas 6 near the intersection with F.M. 2 near Navasota while debris was cleared from a multiple-vehicle accident early Monday. The wreck reported at 5:17 a.m. involved four vehicles, a Grimes Cou ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:41 PM PDT TAKAJO, Japan -- Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquak ... |
| Police: Lightning ignites Leon County house Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:14 AM PDT Firefighters were working Monday morning to douse a house fire sparked by lightning, a dispatcher said. The fire was reported at 7:15 a.m. on F.M. 3175, off of F.M. 542 near Centerville, a Leon County Sheriff's Office official said. Lightning struc ... |
| Group believes ancient trees will cleanse the planet Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT COPEMISH, Mich. -- Redwoods and sequoias towering majestically over California's northern coast. Oaks up to 1,000 years old nestled in a secluded corner of Ireland. The legendary cedars of Lebanon. They are among the most iconic trees on Earth, re ... |
| Study: Sad dads are likely to spank children Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds. About 40 percent of depressed fathers in a survey said they'd spanked kids that age, versus just 13 percent o ... |
| Texas woman freed after nearly 2-week abduction Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:19 AM PDT CORSICANA -- A rejected suitor is charged with abducting a North Texas woman at gunpoint and assaulting her at his home for nearly two weeks. Parker County Jail records show 58-year-old Jeffrey Allan Maxwell of Corsicana was held without bond Mond ... |
| Texas teen basketball player dies during tourney Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:56 PM PDT McALLEN -- A South Texas high school basketball player died after collapsing during a timeout at a tournament in Austin, coaches said. Roma High School junior Robert Garza, 16, was playing in the AAU tournament on Saturday with the Hoopsters, a So ... |
| Clinton spokesman resigns after WikiLeaks flap Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Chief State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the military's treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as "ridiculous" and "stupid," pointed words that forced President Barack Obama ... |
| SeaWorld trainers may go back in water with orcas Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld's three theme parks are slowly working to get trainers back in the water with killer whales, one year after a 6-ton orca named Tilikum suddenly dragged a trainer off a platform by her hair and drowned her. There is no tim ... |
| Riders dispute driver's report of crash Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Passengers and witnesses to a horrific New York City crash that sheared the top off a bus and killed 14 people told investigators that the driver's account of getting clipped by a tractor-trailer didn't match up to what they felt and sa ... |
| Oil below $100 as Japan disaster stuns economy Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:22 AM PDT Oil prices dropped below $100 a barrel Monday after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, denting demand for crude from the world's third-largest economy.Officials estimate a 10-meter (33-foot) wall of seawater triggered by ... |
| Police forced to help mentally ill Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT AUSTIN -- In a state that offers meager funding for mental health, law enforcement officers across Texas have performed the duties of psychologists and social workers -- roles they have neither the training nor the manpower to bear. The Texas Legi ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria -- With theater, traditional fabric studded with precious stones and decorated motorcycle helmets, Africa's up-and-coming fashion designers put on a dazzling show in a three-day runway event that debuted Friday in an unconventional c ... |
| Woman dies of injuries from drive-by purse snatch Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT DALLAS -- A woman injured in a hit-and-run by a drive-by purse snatcher in a Dallas department store parking lot has died. A police statement says76-year-old Fabra Leavy died Saturday afternoon, three days after she was dragged about 40 yards and ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT Jane Long students Joseph Holman, 13, (clockwise from bottom) Alex Tag, 12, Brandi Medina, 13, Chandon Morris, 12, and Justice Durham, 13, hang out on a geodesic dome Sunday at the playground at Crockett Elementary in Bryan. Showers could spoil reces ... |
| Open government laws under assault Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT By KENNETH F. BUNTING COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Heading into "Sunshine Week," many open government advocates across the country feel they have much more to bemoan than they have to celebrate. Even if no court or attorney general ever chastises Wisconsin's ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar The Barrington Living History Farm will host True Texas Women from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 26 and 27. The history farm is at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Celebrate Women's History Month and Texas History Mon ... |
| Dolphin jumps onto deck of boat, injures woman Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:57 PM PDT MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- A dolphin weighing between 600 and 700 pounds jumped onto the deck of a boat, injuring a woman in South Florida. Isles of Capri Fire spokesman Keith Perry says a charter boat captain called 911 Sunday afternoon after the dolp ... |
| How people can help Japanese earthquake recovery Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:45 PM PDT The U.S. government and other nations were sending personnel to assist Japan in its response to the earthquakes and tsunami that have devastated the country. U.S. aid groups were accepting private donations for relief efforts. The Nuclear Regulatory ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT NBAPHOENIX -- Dwight Howard had 26 points and 15 rebounds, then watched the fourth quarter from the bench as the Orlando Magic completed a 111-88 rout of the Suns on Sunday for their first victory in Phoenix in nine seasons.Phoenix had been the only ... |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT DORAL, Fla. -- Nick Watney had every reason to see nothing but trouble as he stood on the 18th tee at Doral, a tough tee shot in any circumstance, let alone with a World Golf Championship on the line.History was hardly on his side Sunday at the Cadil ... |
| Estimated 30,000 attend Texas rattlesnake roundup Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:20 AM PDT Associatede PressSWEETWATER -- Cold weather is blamed for fewer critters being caught during what's billed as the World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in West Texas.Organizers say the three-day event in Sweetwater, which wrapped up Sunday, drew an est ... |
| 2 hurt in plane fire at South Texas airshow Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:57 PM PDT BROWNSVILLE -- A husband-wife aerobatics team suffered extensive burns when the engine on the aerobatics plane burst into flames, forcing them into a fiery crash-landing at a South Texas airshow. Kyle and Amanda Franklin were airlifted to Brooke A ... |
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