District commends class acts Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT Kids in Bryan aren't the only ones excited that school's out for the summer. Hundreds of Bryan district teachers and administrators gathered Thursday morning -- the day after students got out -- to kick off the beginning of their three-month break an ... |
Leaders discuss medical project Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT Bryan-College Station has an opportunity to attract biomedical and biopharmaceutical facilities to the area but must be prepared to accommodate them, officials said.Leaders from Bryan, College Station, Texas A&M and Brazos County met Thursday at ... |
Thuesen guilty of murder Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT The punishment phase will begin Friday after a jury found John Thuesen guilty on Thursday in the fatal shootings of two Texas A&M student siblings.Thuesen was convicted of capital murder, meaning he faces only two sentencing options: death or lif ... |
Jury: Man convicted of capital murder in deaths of 2 Aggie siblings Posted: 20 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT A Brazos County jury took about three hours Thursday to find a former Marine guilty of capital murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend and her brother. The panel now will begin the second phase of the trial to determine whether John Thuesen will f ... |
Tornado watch in effect for Brazos Valley areas Posted: 20 May 2010 05:25 AM PDT National Weather Service officials have issued a tornado watch through 9 tonight for areas of the Brazos Valley. The watch, issued at noon, includes Milam, Robertson and Leon counties. Weather officials also said in a hazardous weather outlook stat ... |
Rite of passage Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT Assistant Scout leader Russell Young places a new bandana around the neck of his son, Keaton, during a Cub Scout graduation ceremony for Pack 976 at Tanglewood Park in Bryan on Wednesday. ... |
Denny's closed after inspection Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT Two area businesses were shut down by Brazos County health inspectors this week after failing routine inspections.Denny's on Texas Avenue in College Station was closed Wednesday for the second time this month after inspectors found a resurgence of a ... |
A month in, outrage over Gulf oil spill grows Posted: 21 May 2010 12:27 AM PDT GRAND ISLE, La. -- Thick, sticky oil crept deeper into delicate marshes of the Mississippi Delta, an arrival dreaded for a month since the crude started spewing into the Gulf, as anger and frustration mounted over efforts to plug the gusher from a bl ... |
Police: Woman fell out of window during assault Posted: 20 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT A 34-year-old Bryan man remained jailed Thursday on a felony charge after police said his wife fell out an open window during an assault.Juan Roel Garza was jailed Wednesday on a charge of assaulting a family or household member with a previous convi ... |
Bryan crews repairing traffic signal at East 26th and Texas Posted: 20 May 2010 04:56 AM PDT Bryan officials said crews began work to repair a traffic signal at the intersection of East 26th Street and Texas Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and urged drivers to use caution.The power at the intersection was cut by a contruction crew working ... |
U.S. won't admit ship sinking is act of war Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT Associated PressWASHINGTON -- U.S. officials reacted cautiously Thursday to a report blaming North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship, refusing to call the attack an act of war or state-sponsored terror.The Obama administration's tempered respo ... |
N. Korea: Punishment would mean 'all-out war' Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea, accused of waging the deadliest attack on the South Korean military since the Korean War, flatly denied sinking a warship Thursday and warned that retaliation would mean "all-out war."Evidence presented to prove Nor ... |
Police: 2 suspects dead after Ark. officers slain Posted: 21 May 2010 01:25 AM PDT WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. -- Two men armed with AK-47s ambushed and killed two officers who had stopped them on an Arkansas interstate, then died in a shootout with police who had tracked them to a Walmart parking lot, authorities say.Sgt. Brandon Paudert, ... |
Ed board continues debate over curriculum Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Discussions remained mild Thursday as the State Board of Education made final edits to new social studies guidelines for Texas schools. But debate over several controversial plans -- including a proposal to tone down criticism of McCarthyis ... |
Houston-area educators suspended amid TAKS probe Posted: 21 May 2010 12:19 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Seven educators at a Houston-area elementary school have been suspended amid allegations that answers were changed on high-stakes standardized tests.Galena Park school district Superintendent Mark Henry says the principal, assistant princi ... |
Companies fall short on jobs Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry's office has rewritten three more contracts for companies that are struggling to create the promised number of jobs after getting millions of taxpayer dollars from the Texas Enterprise Fund.The Associated Press has been trac ... |
Stocks dive as investors fear recovery was 'mirage' Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Stocks took their deepest plunge in more than a year Thursday as fears grew that Europe's debt crisis could spread around the world and undermine the U.S. economic recovery. The possibility has been brewing for weeks, but analysts said so ... |
Picasso nabbed in museum heist Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT PARIS -- A broken alarm system made it as easy as 1-2-3: A masked intruder clipped a padlock, smashed a window and stole a Picasso, a Matisse and three other masterpieces from a Paris museum Thursday -- a $123 million haul that is one of the world's ... |
Warrant for Lohan recalled after bond posted Posted: 20 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- A judge issued a warrant Thursday for Lindsay Lohan's arrest after the actress missed a mandatory court hearing, but a court spokesman said the warrant was recalled hours later after her bond was posted.Superior Court Judge M ... |
Oil spill reaches marshes of Mississippi Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT GRAND ISLE, La. -- The spectacle many had feared for a month finally began unfolding as gooey, rust-colored oil washed into the marshes at the mouth of the Mississippi for the first time, stoking public anger and frustration with both BP and the gove ... |
Organic citrus food not likely the cause of tree's death Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT Dear Neil: We've had a Satsuma citrus tree for some time, and it's done very well. Then, my wife fed it with an organic citrus food, and it died very quickly. Could the plant food have killed it?A: That's not a lot to go on. It would seem unlikely th ... |
Basil is rewarding and easy for gardening beginners Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT Basil, a delicious culinary herb, is easy to grow. Planted in spring, it will reward you with beautiful, aromatic foliage.There are numerous varieties of basil, Ocimum basilicum, with the names of many reflecting their aroma, such as lemon, cinnamon ... |
Garden calendar Posted: 20 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT 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.brazosvalleyfarmers market.com.* Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m., Sons of Hermann ... |
Letters for May 21 Posted: 20 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT We don't, unless we do Most people in America dislike socialism, unless their house is on fire. Do they check the Yellow Pages to find a company close to them that can handle the job, and then dig out their insurance policy to find out if they a ... |
Calendar Posted: 20 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT FridayCLUBSBrazos County Senior Citizens Association luncheon, noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873.EVENTSStar Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 690-2901.Friday Bridge, 9 a.m. to noon. Colle ... |
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