| Crunch time Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Texas A&M students isolate themselves in cubicles on the second floor of the West Campus Library late Tuesday to study for finals, which begin Friday. Exams run through Wednesday, when the fall semester will end and graduating seniors will make t ... |
| Crunch time Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Texas A&M students isolate themselves in cubicles on the second floor of the West Campus Library late Tuesday to study for finals, which begin Friday. Exams run through Wednesday, when the fall semester will end and graduating seniors will make t ... |
| A&M researchers aiming to save troops Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST A soldier wounded in the Iraqi desert or the rugged mountains of Afghanistan is much more likely to die there than if he suffered the same wounds in the United States. Matthew Miller and his team of researchers at Texas A&M University want to cha ... |
| A&M researchers aiming to save troops Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST A soldier wounded in the Iraqi desert or the rugged mountains of Afghanistan is much more likely to die there than if he suffered the same wounds in the United States. Matthew Miller and his team of researchers at Texas A&M University want to cha ... |
| Bryan says landfill plan is lagging Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Bryan officials said it's taking longer than expected to form a new entity to manage solid waste operations for their city and College Station.Both cities hired law firm Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith in October to create a government a ... |
| Safety key part of holidays Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST It's the season when shoppers have their sights set on the perfect gift, so area law enforcement have a reminder: Would-be burglars and thieves may be eyeing that same merchandise. And it's the time of year when many of the 47,000-plus Aggies and tho ... |
| Grimes County traffic alert Posted: 08 Dec 2009 02:13 PM PST Those traveling along F.M. 244 between Texas 30 and C.R. 173 Tuesday night into Wednesday morning are asked to use caution and look for traffic markers, according to law enforcement officials. The Grimes County Sheriffâs Office said an 18-wheeler c ... |
| Funding for AgriLife is critical, new director says Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Attracting funding is the top priority for the new head of Texas AgriLife Research, one of seven state agencies within the sprawling Texas A&M System. "I can't imagine something more tragic for research scientists than coming to work and not havi ... |
| Funding for AgriLife is critical, new director says Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Attracting funding is the top priority for the new head of Texas AgriLife Research, one of seven state agencies within the sprawling Texas A&M System. "I can't imagine something more tragic for research scientists than coming to work and not havi ... |
| Grimes mourns ex-Judge Dixon Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Funeral services for former Grimes County Judge James P. Dixon are scheduled for Wednesday in Houston.A visitation will start at noon, with the funeral following an hour later in the chapel at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home, 13102 North Freeway. Bur ... |
| Conlee bests White in bell-ringing event Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST For the third consecutive year, the Bryan mayor was able to collect more money for the Salvation Army than the competing College Station mayor over the weekend. Bryan Mayor Mark Conlee raised $2,390 on Saturday and College Station Mayor Ben White too ... |
| Christmas Story: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:20 AM PST BOISE, Idaho -- It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare.This year, the scene straight out of the movie "A Christmas Story" unfolded Tuesday morning in Boise with a boy of a ... |
| Plainview school buses were booze party vehicles Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:18 AM PST LUBBOCK, Texas -- Plainview school buses no longer will be rented out for parties after some college students in Lubbock allegedly drank shots of liquor on board.Two Plainview Independent School District buses, operated by First Student School Bus ... |
| Two UPD officers receive recognition Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Two officers with the University Police Department received national recognition for their part in ensuring child passenger safety. Officers Dee Donovan and Kristi Hosea were two of six people across the state recognized by the Kidz in Motion Confere ... |
| Woods' mother-in-law released from Fla. hospital Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:19 AM PST OCOEE, Fla. -- Emergency crews were summoned to Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion for the second time in less than two weeks Tuesday, this time because his mother-in-law was having stomach pains.Barbro Holmberg was taken by ambulance to Health Centra ... |
| Ex-FBI director to examine Fort Hood Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:17 AM PST WASHINGTON -- Ex-FBI director William Webster will conduct an independent review of the bureau's handling of information gathered about the Fort Hood shooting suspect before the deadly rampage, officials said Tuesday.FBI Director Robert Mueller has a ... |
| Pct. 4 JP race gets more crowded Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST The executive director of the Brazos County Legal Aid Referral Office on Tuesday became the fourth Democrat to file for the Pct. 4 justice of the peace position.Rose Jones, a lifelong resident of the county, will be on the March primary ballot, along ... |
| Pushing it Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Brandon Martin, 10, of Bryan takes advantage of the break in the weather to get some extra power from his dog, Chilli, to pull him along near Johnson Elementary School in Bryan on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday's weather will remain cloudy, with lows i ... |
| Consol grad on 'Law and Order' tonight Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST Former College Station resident and 1994 A&M Consolidated graduate Tommy Sadoski will have a significant role in Wednesday's episode of Law and Order: SVU (NBC, 8 p.m.).The plot for the episode titled "Anchor" focuses on the pursuit of a serial k ... |
| Obama wants $150B for jobs Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.Despite ... |
| General: War win possible Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Questioned by skeptical lawmakers, the U.S. general running the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday he did not get as many troops as he wanted and must work under a schedule he did not recommend, but he insisted the Obama administration's r ... |
| Review of FBI sought Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Ex-FBI director William Webster will conduct an independent review of the bureau's handling of information gathered about the Fort Hood shooting suspect before the deadly rampage, officials said Tuesday.FBI Director Robert Mueller has a ... |
| Senate nixes abortion amendment Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort by abortion opponents to tighten restrictions in the health care overhaul bill on taxpayer dollars for the procedure, but it was unlikely to be the last word on the divisive issue.By a vote of 54 ... |
| Surveys: Hiring to remain weak Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Few employers plan to ramp up hiring early next year, two surveys show -- evidence that the economic recovery isn't likely to create many jobs anytime soon.That will mean fierce competition for job openings that do exist. Nearly 6.3 une ... |
| Supreme Court skeptical of anti-fraud law Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to limit federal prosecutors' use of a fraud law that has helped win convictions of high-profile corporate executives and public officials, or throw out the law altogether.The justices, hearin ... |
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