Aggie women have Great triumph Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:22 PM PDT Texas A&M's Kristi Bellock (from left) and Kelsey Bone celebrate with teammates from the bench as the final seconds tick off the clock during the Aggies' 69-47 win over the Albany Great Danes at Reed Arena on Saturday. The Aggies will next face A ... |
Texas A&M, NCAA work together to root out drug use Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT Though performance-enhancing drug scandals have hogged sports headlines for the past decade, administrators, athletic directors and college coaches have shifted their focus to street drugs. "We've talked with coaches, and they have a new worst nig ... |
Coaches weigh in on drug use, consequences Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT Here's what coaches from other sports at Texas A&M had to say on the issue: * A&M men's basketball coach Billy Kennedy: "The only drug that I have experienced in basketball is marijuana. It's an issue in every sport. We test our guys on ... |
Struggling parent company closing Loupot's bookstores Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT Two of Bryan-College Station's oldest college bookstore chains are closing some -- if not all -- of their stores this month as their parent company attempts to recover from financial struggles. Loupot's Bookstores and Traditions Bookstores were b ... |
Reenactors stage World War II battle Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT Underneath the sunny Saturday sky, dozens of men dressed in American and German World War II uniforms prepared to vividly demonstrate the combat between the two armies as the Americans fought to cross the Rhine River and enter Germany. Some of th ... |
Caldwell man says he stabbed woman Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:22 PM PDT |
Police: DWI suspect threatened officer Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT |
Shooting hurts U.S. ties with Afghans Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- The massacre of 16 Afghan civilians was a dagger to the U.S.-led coalition's hearts and minds campaign, which was already in decline after 10 years of war. Coalition forces will still help bolster the Afghan government and se ... |
Green with enjoyment at O'Bannon's Irish Pub Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT Decked out in green for St. Patrick's Day, Ashley McIntyre plays her fiddle Saturday while joining revelers at O'Bannon's Irish Pub in College Station. |
More details emerge about alleged Afghan gunman Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT LAKE TAPPS, Wash. -- On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering trees, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when talkin ... |
Family questions killing of teen Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. -- Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and that the volunteer was not defending himself as he has claimed, the teen's family t ... |
GOP candidates head to Illinois Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT BAYAMON, Puerto Rico -- Looking toward the critical primary in Illinois, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney wrapped up a shortened campaign trip to Puerto Rico on Saturday as he prepared for more tough contests against chief rival Ric ... |
Obama urges Congress to end tax breaks for oil industry Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Pump prices on his mind, President Barack Obama says Congress should kill tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and help develop alternative sources of energy. Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address that he ex ... |
Obama urges Congress to end tax breaks for oil industry Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Pump prices on his mind, President Barack Obama says Congress should kill tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and help develop alternative sources of energy. Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address that he ex ... |
Supreme Court to weigh health coverage mandate Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no. People are split over the wisdom of President Barack Obama's ... |
One of Libya's top criminals arrested Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya -- Mauritania on Saturday arrested Moammar Ghadafi's former intelligence chief, accused of attacking civilians during the uprising in Libya last year and the 1989 bombing of a French airliner. The International Criminal Court, France ... |
Dozens killed by blasts in Syria Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria -- Two suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in near-simultaneous attacks on heavily guarded intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus Saturday, killing at least 27 people. There have been a ... |
Convicted Nazi death camp guard dies at 91 Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT BERLIN -- John Demjanjuk was convicted of being a low-ranking guard at the Sobibor death camp, but his 35-year fight on three continents to clear his name -- a legal battle that had not yet ended when he died Saturday at age 91 -- made him one of t ... |
Creator of energy drink Red Bull dies Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT BANGKOK -- Chaleo Yoovidhya, the self-made Thai billionaire who introduced the world to "energy drinks" and co-founded the globally popular Red Bull brand, has died. He was in his 80s.Chaleo died of natural causes in Bangkok on Saturday, according to ... |
There's plenty of chances to 'Savour the Arts' Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT Saturday is a special day as the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley invites you get a mighty dose of not just what art looks like, but how far reaching the term arts is. Afterall chefs are artists, jewelry designers are artists, pumpkin carvers are ... |
Alpha dog Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT Dressed as a hot dog, Kade Orsak, 12, attempts to tackle his friend Zach Zubia, 14, as they compete in race at a Texas A&M baseball game during a break between innings. |
Quite a shine Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT Roman "Wolf" Grimaldo, 41, takes advantage of recent mild and dry weather to polish the chrome on his rims in his driveway in Bryan. |
School menus Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT College Station Monday: Chicken nuggets or egg roll, rice pilaf, green peas with carrots, fruit. Tuesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce or baked potato, roasted vegetable blend, garlic bread, fruit ice. Wednesday: Poor boy sandwich or BBQ beef sandwi ... |
Our Neighbors calendar Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT Monday * Star Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call ahead. 774-7675. * College Station Noon Lions Club. Hilton Hotel. 690-8525. * Brazos Genealogical Association, 6 to 8 p.m. McDonald's Communit ... |
Bridge results Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT * The March 9 Star Duplicate Bridge winners were: N/S -- 1, Cindy DuBois and Bob Young; 2, Richard Duble and Joe Nance. E/W -- 1, Josephine Williamson and Betty Mahoney; 2, Ellen Tessin and Lila Palmer. * The March 12 Star Duplicate Bridge winners w ... |
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