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- BTU defends new digital meters
- Todd Staples says cuts force ag department to adapt
- Loved ones to remember angels lost to violence
- Police trace Texas A&M bomb threat to Baytown
- Bomb threat at Texas A&M determined to be a hoax
- Two charged in vehicle burglaries
- Light snow in Texas, some power outages
- Holiday excitement
- KBTX holding drive Wednesday for BV food bank
- Tree of Angels ceremony set for Tuesday
- Police: 18-wheeler overturns near Cooks Point
- Early voting starts for runoff election
- Condition of Texas woman shot by spouse upgraded
- ID on Occupy Denton protester found dead
- NASA says newly discovered planet just right for life
- IPads doubling as toys for children
- Suit over water for whooping cranes going to trial
- First-class mail getting a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r
- Imposter enters family's home, wounds homeowner
- Pakistan wants to repair U.S. ties
- Weight warnings getting by parents
- Eurozone plans rattle S&P
- Donald Trump considering presidential run as independent
- Pearl Harbor survivors share stories of attack
- BP: Halliburton destroyed key oil spill evidence
| BTU defends new digital meters Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST To Pixie Parks, the idea of having a "smart meter" in her backyard to measure her electrical usage is disconcerting. "I'm sure if I was computer literate, I would think this is the greatest stuff in the world," she said. But she isn't, and unfam ... |
| Todd Staples says cuts force ag department to adapt Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Texas' agriculture department has seen a 40 percent reduction in general revenue because of recent state budget cuts, including the elimination of more than 120 positions, the agency's chief said Monday in Bryan. "We can't just ask taxpayers to p ... |
| Loved ones to remember angels lost to violence Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Those who've lost loved ones know, unfortunately, that the holiday season can be a particularly hard part of the year to get through. For many, the season invokes memories of togetherness, joy and celebration that can't be attained without the p ... |
| Police trace Texas A&M bomb threat to Baytown Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A Baytown teenager was arrested Monday after authorities traced a bomb threat sent to the Texas A&M campus to a computer he was using at his school. Texas A&M officials issued a Code Maroon alert to students and evacuated ... |
| Bomb threat at Texas A&M determined to be a hoax Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST A bomb threat that resulted in Texas A&M University buildings being evacuated Monday was a hoax, according to authorities. Police first issued a Code Maroon alert about 11:30 a.m. stating that Evans Library had been evacuated because of a ... |
| Two charged in vehicle burglaries Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:40 AM PST Two people face burglary charges after College Station police said they broke into four vehicles. College Station residents Leoneshia Charlesette Jackson, 23, and Coleman Ryan Rayburn, 20, were each charged with four counts of burglary of a vehicle. ... |
| Light snow in Texas, some power outages Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:08 AM PST DALLAS -- Some West Texas school districts have canceled classes due to snow and icy conditions making travel dangerous.The National Weather Service says snow fell Monday in Abilene, Amarillo, Gainesville, Decatur, Lubbock and the Odessa area. The Od ... |
| Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Lauren Youngblood, 8, holds up five fingers and sings the "Five Golden Rings" verse of Twelve Days of Christmas along with her Pebble Creek Elementary classmates during The Hilton's Great Christmas Tree Event on Monday. Elementary students from acros ... |
| KBTX holding drive Wednesday for BV food bank Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Community members are encouraged to participate in the 16th annual Food for Families Food Drive on Wednesday by donating nonperishable goods or money to the Brazos Valley Food Bank. KBTX Media sponsors the yearly donation drive, ... |
| Tree of Angels ceremony set for Tuesday Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:38 AM PST Local law enforcement officials on Tuesday will host the ninth annual Tree of Angels ceremony to honor victims of violent crime.The Brazos County District Attorney's Office, in conjunction with local law enforcement and social service agencies, will ... |
| Police: 18-wheeler overturns near Cooks Point Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:55 AM PST The Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating a wreck involving an 18-wheeler that turned over near Cooks Point in Burleson County early Monday.The wreck was reported at 6:55 a.m. on Texas 21 at the intersection with F.M. 1362.Further detai ... |
| Early voting starts for runoff election Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST Early voting began this week in the runoff election to determine Brazos County's next state representative. Bryan bookstore owner John Raney and College Station businessman Bob Yancy are vying for the District 14 seat, which was left open by Rep. Fr ... |
| Condition of Texas woman shot by spouse upgraded Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:51 AM PST BAY CITY -- Police say a Texas woman shot by her husband has been upgraded to serious condition and she's aware that he killed their four children. Bay City police on Monday said Laura Gonzalez, who was wounded by Jose Avila-Alva before he shot th ... |
| ID on Occupy Denton protester found dead Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:04 PM PST DENTON -- The University of North Texas says a man found dead at the Occupy Denton protest site on campus was not a student. Organizers say a candlelight vigil has been set for Monday night to remember 23-year-old Darwin Cox, who was discovered de ... |
| NASA says newly discovered planet just right for life Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST WASHINGTON -- A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big. The planet is smack in the middle of what astronomer ... |
| IPads doubling as toys for children Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:01 PM PST NEW YORK -- Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Crayola allows tots to doodle on the iPad using its iMarker just as they would a crayon on a coloring book. Tweens are able to belt out their favorite Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez tunes on a Disne ... |
| Suit over water for whooping cranes going to trial Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:04 PM PST HOUSTON -- A hard, bleak winter may lie ahead for whooping cranes in their South Texas coastal refuge because of a persistent drought and an ongoing water dispute that goes to trial this week.Local governments and environmentalists are taking state r ... |
| First-class mail getting a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Already mocked by some as "snail mail," first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid o ... |
| Imposter enters family's home, wounds homeowner Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:06 PM PST LEAGUE CITY -- Police seek clues to the identity of a man who, posing as a construction worker, gained entry to a suburban Houston home and shot the homeowner when told to leave.The incident happened Saturday morning in a new neighborhood in League C ... |
| Pakistan wants to repair U.S. ties Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST LAHORE, Pakistan -- In an overture to Washington, Pakistan's prime minister said Monday his country wants to repair U.S. relations pushed close to rupture since NATO airstrikes on the Afghan border killed 24 Pakistani troops last month.Yousuf Raza Gi ... |
| Weight warnings getting by parents Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds -- but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem. Does that mean doctors ... |
| Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:01 PM PST PARIS -- Seeking to restore confidence in the euro, the leaders of France and Germany jointly have called for changes to the European Union treaty so that countries using the euro would face automatic penalties if budget deficits ran too high. But ... |
| Donald Trump considering presidential run as independent Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Sure, he's out of the GOP presidential race, but The Donald isn't content to sit on the sidelines. Donald Trump wants a say in who gets the nomination, so he's hosting a presidential debate, holding out the prospect of his endorsement ... |
| Pearl Harbor survivors share stories of attack Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:01 PM PST HONOLULU -- Clarence Pfundheller was standing in front of his locker on the USS Maryland when a fellow sailor told him they were being bombed by Japanese planes. "We never did call him a liar but he could stretch the truth pretty good," Pfundhelle ... |
| BP: Halliburton destroyed key oil spill evidence Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST NEW ORLEANS -- BP in a high-stakes court filing on Monday accused Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence about the quality of its cement slurry that went into drilling the oil well that blew out last year and caused the nation's worst offshore o ... |
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