Friday, December 23, 2011

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Texas A&M football player dies in wreck

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:21 AM PST

A 22-year-old Texas A&M football player died Thursday in a car wreck two miles south of Normangee on F.M. 39.
Joseph Villavisencio of Jacksonville was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred around 5 p.m.
He was a back-up ...

Bikes for Bryan-College Station riders

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST

Salvation Army employee Patrice Brooks carries a donated bicycle across a room filled with toys at the organization's Angel Tree Program toy distribution site Thursday in Bryan. This year's drive will provide Christmas presents to more than 1,900 are ...

Texas A&M football player dies in wreck

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:21 AM PST

A 22-year-old Texas A&M football player died Thursday in a car wreck two miles south of Normangee on F.M. 39.
Joseph Villavisencio of Jacksonville was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred around 5 p.m.
He was a back-up ...

Texas A&M football player dies in wreck

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:21 AM PST

A 22-year-old Texas A&M football player died Thursday in a car wreck two miles south of Normangee on F.M. 39.
Joseph Villavisencio of Jacksonville was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred around 5 p.m.
He was a back-up ...

Texas A&M lineman killed in wreck

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST


A senior offensive lineman on the Texas A&M football team died Thursday in a head-on collision on his way home to visit family for the holidays.
Witnesses said Joseph Villavisencio, 22, swerved to avoid striking a buzzard in the road on F.M. ...

Texas A&M lineman killed in wreck

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST


A senior offensive lineman on the Texas A&M football team died Thursday in a head-on collision on his way home to visit family for the holidays.
Witnesses said Joseph Villavisencio, 22, swerved to avoid striking a buzzard in the road on F.M. ...

Police are wary of holiday break-ins

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Burglary and theft don't take a holiday.
As thieves hit the streets in hopes of scoring holiday loot in homes vacated by students on break or families leaving town, local police said they'll be out and about scouring neighborhoods for potential cr ...

Brazos Valley rain totals adding up in December

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 03:16 AM PST

The storm early Thursday brought the most rainfall to Bryan-College Station so far in December, and the area has received more rain so far this month than any other month in the year, according to the National Weather Service.The area received 1.13 i ...

Oklahoma puppy found in Bryan, reunites with family

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


It's a slight departure from Santa and his sleigh, but a Bryan councilwoman made a Christmas wish come true for a lost pit bull puppy and his family in Oklahoma City.
Ann Horton loaded Cruz into her SUV and made the trip Thursday to reunite the do ...

Man charged with felony theft from dollar store

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 01:36 AM PST

A 39-year-old man faces a felony charge after being accused of stealing items including deodorant and hair products from a Bryan dollar store.Ricarlos Bernard Thompson of Bryan was charged Wednesday with theft of property worth less than $1,500. He a ...

Rain makes little impact to ranchers and farmers

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

While Thursday's rains put a small dent in the drought that's gripped the Brazos Valley and most of the rest of Texas, the total rainfall for 2011 is still running almost 20 inches below what is normal for this time of year.
And it was certainly not ...

Power restored to 1,900 BTU customers

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:10 AM PST

A Bryan Texas Utilities power outage affecting 1,900 customers early Thursday was likely caused by storms, a spokesman said.The outage at a station on Harvey Mitchell Parkway at 2:15 a.m. affected 1,900 customers -- 80 percent residential -- in the H ...

1 boy shot outside South Texas school lost kidney

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 07:23 AM PST

McALLEN -- Doctors for one of two South Texas boys shot outside their school while trying out for a basketball team say he's lost a kidney, but should recover to live a normal life.Doctors at Rio Grande Regional Hospital say 14-year-old Edson Amaro s ...

A&M players brighten Christmas for Twin City Mission kids

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

Santa's helper visits with children and their parents Thursday morning at Twin City Mission along with members of the Texas A&M football team. He presented gifts to needy kids living in Bryan-College Station.

A&M players brighten Christmas for Twin City Mission kids

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

Santa's helper visits with children and their parents Thursday morning at Twin City Mission along with members of the Texas A&M football team. He presented gifts to needy kids living in Bryan-College Station.

House gives in on tax cut deal

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. The breakthrough almost certainly spares workers an ...

Fingerprints used to ID teen decapitated by train

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST

HITCHCOCK -- Fingerprints have been used to identify a Galveston County teenager found dead after apparently being decapitated by a railroad car.The Galveston County Medical Examiner's office says toxicology results are pending on 17-year-old Irvin N ...

Squirrels chew up River Walk lighting

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 12:11 AM PST

SAN ANTONIO-- Some toothy residents along San Antonio's famed River Walk have been causing holiday problems. Squirrels are blamed for chewing through the wires of a new seasonal lighting system. The San Antonio Express-News reported Thursday that cit ...

CS plans homebuyer education classes

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:55 PM PST

Those wanting to learn more about the process of buying and maintaining a home can do so during a weekly course offered by the city of College Station in January.The city's Community Development Department will hold the Homebuyer Education course fro ...

Layoffs down as economy grows

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The job market is getting healthier, adding to evidence that the economy is improving as 2011 nears an end.The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to its lowest level since April 2008, the government said. The ...

Skull identified as 2004 Texas flood victim

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST

SAN MARCOS -- A skull found this year in the drought-lowered Blanco River has been identified as a Central Texas woman missing since 2004 flooding.The Hays County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday afternoon announced positive identification of 24-year-ol ...

69 Iraqis die in wave of bombings

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST


BAGHDAD -- A wave of 16 bombings ripped across Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 69 people in the worst violence in Iraq for months. The apparently coordinated attacks struck days after the last American forces left the country and in the midst o ...

Dying Texas laurels a mystery

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

Dear Neil: We have a grouping of Texas mountain laurels that are dying. Each of the three trees is 15 to 20 feet tall. Last year, one of the trees died suddenly, and this year, a second one did as well. Now, the leaves on the third tree are turning b ...

Observers not a deterrent to Syria crackdown

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


BEIRUT -- Bashar Assad's regime would appear to be setting itself on a collision course: It let in outside observers for the first time Thursday to monitor his commitment to halting the crackdown on dissent, even as his security forces unleashed a ...

Garden calendar

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

Saturday
* Brazos Valley Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, wisefamilyfarm@gmail.com or 229-5503.
Wednesday
* Brazos ...

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