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- School board goes all in on Wallis
- Friends recall 'light' in teen who died in crash
- Tornado watch issued for Brazos Valley
- On your mark, get set for BTU's annual duathlon
- Wallis hired by Bryan trustees to lead district
- Students released early at Kemp Elementary
- Strong winds expected in Brazos Valley today
- Portion of North Tabor in Bryan closed
- Storms, tornadoes lash North, East Texas
- GOP fights transgender law in Texas
- A&M researchers: Antibiotics only work on active bacteria
- Scott & White wants your blood
- Police rescue 51 migrants in Mexican border city
- Mourners pay respects to fireman
- Central U.S. hit hard with rain
- Man charged with felony DWI
- Driver charged with attempting to eat pot
- Fed may end bond-buying program
- Syrian soldiers raid rebellious city
- GOP is looking for ways to solve mortgage issue
- NATO airstrikes weaken Gadhafi's hold
- Taliban tunnel into jail to free inmates
- Scientists are putting Biosphere 2 to good use
- Philadelphia Orchestra hits low note
- Obamas host annual White House Easter egg roll
| School board goes all in on Wallis Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT The Bryan school district's newly hired superintendent said Monday that he'll spend the next two months educating himself about the district and ensuring the school board's vision matches that of the community.Thomas Wallis, 43, was hired with a unan ...   |
| Friends recall 'light' in teen who died in crash Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT Friends and family members held memorials on Monday in honor of a Franklin teenager killed in an auto accident over the weekend. Christine Nicole Jones, 16, died at the scene of the wreck on F.M. 46 early Saturday that left four other people injur ... |
| Tornado watch issued for Brazos Valley Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:13 AM PDT The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. for the Brazos Valley. The watch was issued at 3:03 p.m. and includes Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson and Washington counties. A wind advisory is also i ... |
| On your mark, get set for BTU's annual duathlon Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT Move aside, boaters and swimmers, Lake Bryan will belong to the runners and bicyclists this weekend. Bryan Texas Utilities will host the third annual Dansby Duo duathlon at the lake on Saturday. The race will begin with a 5-kilometer run, followed by ... |
| Wallis hired by Bryan trustees to lead district Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:16 AM PDT Thomas Wallis was hired unanimously Monday by the Bryan school board to lead the district in the top administrative post. The Palestine superintendent since July 2008, Wallis will take over once Mike Cargill retires at the end of the school year. D ... |
| Students released early at Kemp Elementary Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:36 AM PDT A power outage at Kemp Elementary has resulted in the early dismissal of students for that campus. Students will be released for pickup at noon, said Sandy Farris, district spokeswoman. Bus riders and students who walk or bike to school will be at ... |
| Strong winds expected in Brazos Valley today Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT National Weather Service service officials said high winds are expected in the Brazos Valley area today. South winds were expected at 20 to 25 mph, with gusts to near 35 mph, weather officials said. A wind advisory was issued this morning and will ... |
| Portion of North Tabor in Bryan closed Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:52 AM PDT North Tabor Avenue, between East 18th and East 15th streets, is closed today for the construction of a 5 million gallon water storage tank at East 16th Street and Tabor Avenue. The closure started about 8 a.m., and is expected to last about four mo ... |
| Storms, tornadoes lash North, East Texas Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT Associated DALLAS -- Persistent, severe thunderstorms lashed parts of Texas throughout the afternoon and night Monday, spawning more than a dozen tornadoes that authorities said caused widely scattered damage, although there were no immediate report ... |
| GOP fights transgender law in Texas Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Two years after Texas became one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock. Advocates for the transgendered say a ... |
| A&M researchers: Antibiotics only work on active bacteria Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:47 AM PDT Here's a release from Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications Call them the Jason Bournes of the bacteria world. Going "off the grid," like rogue secret agents, some bacteria avoid antibiotic treatments by essentially shut ... |
| Scott & White wants your blood Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Scott & White Blood Center will hold two blood drives in College Station on Wednesday.The first will be at Allen Honda, at 2450 Earl Rudder Freeway, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The second will be at Skanska Corp. on John Ki ... |
| Police rescue 51 migrants in Mexican border city Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:31 AM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's federal police rescued 51 people, including six Chinese and 18 Central American migrants, who were captive in the same border city where more than five dozen people were freed last week, authorities said Monday night. Polic ... |
| Mourners pay respects to fireman Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT DUMAS -- Firefighters from across the state gathered Monday to pay respects to a fireman who was fatally burned while battling one of dozens of wildfires that have scorched more than a million acres in Texas this month.Friends and relatives also fill ... |
| Central U.S. hit hard with rain Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Thousands of southeastern Missouri residents watched helplessly Monday as water from the Black River crept toward their homes after flowing over the levee protecting their town and trapping some who had to be rescued by boat. ... |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:34 AM PDT A 55-year-old Bryan man was in the Brazos County Jail on Monday on a driving while intoxicated charge. Edward Perry Ault was arrested Saturday. It was at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated. Bryan police officers who respond ... |
| Driver charged with attempting to eat pot Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT A 36-year-old man faces a felony charge after police said he attempted to eat marijuana during a traffic stop in College Station. Kevin Ray Pool of Bryan was charged Monday with tampering with physical evidence and possession of less than two ounces ... |
| Fed may end bond-buying program Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is increasingly confident in the economy and about to end a $600 billion program to support it. Now for the next step -- figuring out how to keep inflation from taking off. Since late last year, the Fed has bought ... |
| Syrian soldiers raid rebellious city Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT BEIRUT -- Thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and snipers moved in before dawn to the city where Syria's anti-government uprising began, causing panic in the streets when they opened fire indiscriminately on civilians and went house-to-house roun ... |
| GOP is looking for ways to solve mortgage issue Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Shutting down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should fit seamlessly into the Republican drive to shrink government. After all, keeping the ailing mortgage giants afloat has cost taxpayers $150 billion and many in both parties want private ... |
| NATO airstrikes weaken Gadhafi's hold Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya -- The latest NATO airstrike on Moammar Gadhafi's compound that reduced parts of it to a smoldering ruin of broken concrete slabs and twisted wires stepped up pressure on the increasingly embattled Libyan leader who is struggling to ... |
| Taliban tunnel into jail to free inmates Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- During the long Afghan winter, Taliban insurgents were apparently busy underground. The militants say they spent more than five months building a 1,050-foot tunnel to the main prison in southern Afghanistan, bypassing gove ... |
| Scientists are putting Biosphere 2 to good use Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT ORACLE, Ariz. -- Jane Poynter and seven compatriots agreed to spend two years sealed inside a 3-acre terrarium in the Sonoran Desert. Their mission back in the 1990s: To see whether humans might someday be able to create self-sustaining colonies in ... |
| Philadelphia Orchestra hits low note Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA -- The musicians known as the Fabulous Philadelphians are feeling more drab than fab about their management these days. The Philadelphia Orchestra, counted among the world's most renowned symphonies for most of its 111 years, is plott ... |
| Obamas host annual White House Easter egg roll Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Thousands of kids and their parents swarmed the White House grounds Monday for the annual tradition of rolling Easter eggs across the South Lawn, complete with games, storytelling and a visit from the Easter Bunny. "I hope everybody ... |
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