| Shack central Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Texas A&M sophomore Shelby Howard walks into the Texas-themed Class Councils shack at the Texas A&M Habitat for Humanity Shack-A-Thon at the Zone Plaza in front of Kyle Field on Wednesday. The annual weeklong event -- during which students bu ... |
| Shack central Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Texas A&M sophomore Shelby Howard walks into the Texas-themed Class Councils shack at the Texas A&M Habitat for Humanity Shack-A-Thon at the Zone Plaza in front of Kyle Field on Wednesday. The annual weeklong event -- during which students bu ... |
| Design firm selected for Kyle Field renovations Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:22 AM PDT Texas A&M has selected a sports facility design firm to lead the design study phase of the renovation and redevelopment of Kyle Field, the university announced Wednesday. Populous has worked on 80 football stadiums, and 11 of the 14 future S ... |
| U.S. Rep. Bill Flores targets Democrats, President Barack Obama Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT U.S. Rep. Bill Flores raised alarm about the economy and growing federal debt Wednesday, but said his party can do little to solve the problems while President Barack Obama and a Democratic-run Senate are in charge. "There are really two differen ... |
| U.S. Rep. Bill Flores targets Democrats, President Barack Obama Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT U.S. Rep. Bill Flores raised alarm about the economy and growing federal debt Wednesday, but said his party can do little to solve the problems while President Barack Obama and a Democratic-run Senate are in charge. "There are really two differen ... |
| George Zimmerman charged with murder in Trayvon Martin shooting Posted: 11 Apr 2012 07:14 AM PDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited nationwide protests. Special prosecutor Angela Core ... |
| U.S. Rep. Bill Flores targets Democrats, President Barack Obama Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT U.S. Rep. Bill Flores raised alarm about the economy and growing federal debt Wednesday, but said his party can do little to solve the problems while President Barack Obama and a Democratic-run Senate are in charge. "There are really two differen ... |
| Josh Abbott Band to play Chilifest for the first time Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Josh Abbott grew up as a pastor's son, and the family's travels had him bouncing around to six schools in eight years. They finally settled in Idalou when he was in eighth grade. The singer-songwriter's affection for the West Texas town inspires a ... |
| Josh Abbott Band to play Chilifest for the first time Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Josh Abbott grew up as a pastor's son, and the family's travels had him bouncing around to six schools in eight years. They finally settled in Idalou when he was in eighth grade. The singer-songwriter's affection for the West Texas town inspires a ... |
| Major earthquake shakes Indonesia Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:51 AM PDT NEW DELHI—A major earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia Wednesday afternoon with a reported magnitude of 8.6, sparking tsunami warnings for Australia and coastal nations across Southeast Asia, central Asia and parts of the Arabian Gulf. ... |
| Design firm chosen for Kyle Field renovations Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT Texas A&M has selected a sports facility design firm to provide it with design options regarding football stadium Kyle Field's future, university officials announced Wednesday. Populous, which has offices around the world, will lead the desig ... |
| Design firm chosen for Kyle Field renovations Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT Texas A&M has selected a sports facility design firm to provide it with design options regarding football stadium Kyle Field's future, university officials announced Wednesday. Populous, which has offices around the world, will lead the desig ... |
| Weather Whys: Hail formation Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT Q: What causes hail to form? A: Hail is caused when raindrops are lifted up into the atmosphere during a thunderstorm and then supercooled by temperatures below freezing, turning them into ice balls, says Dr. Dick Orville of Texas A&M University ... |
| All about the air up there Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT About 80 Johnson Elementary School fifth-grade students had the opportunity Wednesday to learn about science and math principles outside the classroom. The students participated in the Air Fair, which promotes a practical application of math and s ... |
| Brazos County jail passes inspection Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT Sheriff Chris Kirk announced Wednesday that the Brazos County Detention Center passed an unannounced annual inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. This was the second inspection of the new detention center at 1835 Sandy Point Road ... |
| Man gets 30 years for sex assault Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT A 36-year-old Bryan man was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to two 30 prison terms that will run concurrently. It took jurors just more than an hour to return a guilty verdict against the man after hea ... |
| Man gets 30 years for sex assault Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT A 36-year-old Bryan man was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to two 30 prison terms that will run concurrently. It took jurors just more than an hour to return a guilty verdict against the man after hea ... |
| Scrub-a-dub dog Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Dogs can be more than man's best friend. As a local couple discovered, beloved canines can also be the inspiration for a new business. Grateful Dog self-serve dog wash has been open in College Station for two weeks and it's already seen a constant ... |
| Rock band Chevelle headed to College Station Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:31 PM PDT There was no time for sports in the Loeffler household. "We grew up in a family with wheels," says Sam Loeffler, drummer of the Chicago hard rock trio Chevelle, and brother of singer/guitarist Pete Loeffler. "We were always into skating, bikes and ... |
| North Korea heads for liftoff Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea fueled up a rocket Wednesday in preparation for what appeared to be an imminent liftoff while the country's young leader strengthened his power with a new title making him the nation's top political official. ... |
| Feds expand Jeep fire investigation Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT DETROIT -- U.S. safety regulators have expanded an investigation into 23 complaints of fires in Jeep Wrangler SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn't figured out what caused the fires, but it's asking carmaker Chrysler for inf ... |
| Mitt Romney wants the 'right' voters Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Now is the time for Mitt Romney to mend his Republican fences and bring around those dubious voters who kept spurning him for Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and others to the right. After a nasty primary battle, his challenge is to some ... |
| Many hopeful for new theories of Titanic sinking Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Maybe there's more to blame than human folly and hubris. Maybe we can fault freak atmospheric conditions that caused a mirage or an even rarer astronomical event that sent icebergs into shipping lanes. Those are two of the newer theor ... |
| Syria says it will agree to cease-fire Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT BEIRUT -- Syria promised to comply with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire beginning Thursday but carved out an important condition -- that the regime still has a right to defend itself against the terrorists that it says are behind the country's year-old ... |
| Quakes frighten Indonesians Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:18 PM PDT BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Cries of panic and fervent prayers rang out Wednesday as Indonesians rushed toward high ground after two strong earthquakes raised fears of a killer tsunami. Alerts were raised as far away as Africa and Australia but this ... |
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