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A few hot spots left in Grimes; Leon says wildfire is 100 percent contained

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The blaze that had burned more than 4,000 acres in Leon County since Sunday was declared 100 percent contained Thursday, but firefighters were still working later in the day to contain the fire that has burned 11,000 acres in Grimes County.
"The ...

Texas summer set record high

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Texas recently broke a record Oklahoma had been holding on to for 77 years.
The Lone Star State is now the U.S. record-setter for the hottest average temperature for June through August, said National Weather Service climatologists.
The state's ...

Animals being spotted in aftermath of blazes

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Animals driven from their homes by the now mostly-extinguished wildfire that torched more than 4,000 acres in Leon County are once again being spotted on the newly scorched landscape.
County Sheriff Jerry Wakefield said he went for a run late Wedn ...

Community to honor Sept. 11 rescuers

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT


A week following the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, a 72-member arm of Texas Task Force 1 deployed to Ground Zero to assist in recovery efforts.
For a week, they searched through piles of rubble, steel and debris of all kind for any s ...

Bryan Sept. 11 remembrance event set for Sunday

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:55 AM PDT

A "Remembrance Day" program will be held Sunday to observe the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
The program will be at 1:45 p.m. at VFW Post 4692, 794 Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Refreshments will be served after the prog ...

Gumby's Pizza in CS shut down for a day

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportGumby's Pizza in College Station recently was closed for a 24-hour period and required to pay a $500 inspection fee after a visit from inspectors with the Brazos County Health Department. Holly Ulbrich, a health inspector, said she ...

How to help wildfire victims

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:09 AM PDT

* KBTX Media is helping get food to the East Texas Food Bank, which serves Leon County and will go to victims of the wildfires. To donate, go to www.easttexasfoodbank.org/kbtx
* Briarcrest Cleaners is taking water and Gatorade donations at all of th ...

Tropical Storm Maria headed toward Lesser Antilles

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:32 PM PDT

MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Maria is heading toward the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Nate is moving little in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico's coast.The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria's maximum sustained winds early Fri ...

Central Texas wildfire flames surrounded for now

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT

BASTROP -- Officials say firefighting crews are making progress against a massive Central Texas wildfire and have its biggest flames surrounded.Smoldering hotspots remain Thursday across some 45 square miles blackened by the destructive Bastrop Count ...

Tribute to firefighters canceled due to wildfires

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:28 AM PDT

that the people being honored, volunteer firefighters, are working to put out wildfires.
The nonprofit Texas Wildfire Relief Fund has been working to raise money for volunteer firefighters whose resources have been drained during the wildfire seas ...

Obama urges Congress to pass job plan

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Attacking a deepening jobs crisis, President Barack Obama challenged a reluctant Congress Thursday night to urgently pass a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan to "jolt an economy that has stalled." He urged lawmakers to slash Soci ...

No 9/11 closure for many families

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- His family has his spare firefighter uniform, but not the one he wore on 9/11 -- or any other trace of him.Killed at the World Trade Center, 32-year-old Scott Kopytko's remains were never recovered -- a painful legacy of grief for familie ...

State offers advice on cleanup for retardants

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:32 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- A state agency is offering Texans some advice on how to clean up the fire retardant products crews have been using to fight wildfires.The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services says it's especially important to clean outdoor pla ...

CS ranked ninth by 'Forbes' magazine

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT

College Station is ranked No. 9 nationally on Forbes magazine's 2011 list of the "Best Small Places for Business and Careers," and is No. 1 among Texas cities with populations of fewer than 250,000 in their metropolitan areas.
The Forbes' rankings w ...

CS ranked ninth by 'Forbes' magazine

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT

College Station is ranked No. 9 nationally on Forbes magazine's 2011 list of the "Best Small Places for Business and Careers," and is No. 1 among Texas cities with populations of fewer than 250,000 in their metropolitan areas.
The Forbes' rankings w ...

Bones may give vital evidence to evolution theory

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT


Two million-year-old bones belonging to a creature with both apelike and human traits provide the clearest evidence of evolution's first major step toward modern humans, according to findings co-written by a Texas A&M anthropology researcher.
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Firefighters take to skies to battle Bastrop blaze

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT


BASTROP -- Firefighters rushed Thursday to prepare their biggest aerial assault yet of a massive wildfire that has raged for days across Central Texas, incinerating nearly 1,400 homes and miles of parched land.
Crews made steady progress against t ...

Tropical Storm Nate meandering off Mexico's coast

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT


MIAMI -- The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate is meandering in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico's coast.
Nate has maximum sustained winds near 45 mph (75 kph) Thursday with some strengthening forecast. A tropical storm warning ...

Families flee before flames consume homes

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT


BASTROP -- Dennis Silman was in line at the store when his wife's urgent call came through: They needed to get out. Smoke was drifting up through the woods and the wildfire that just 30 minutes earlier wasn't near enough to pose a problem was visib ...

2 projects get wind research funds

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT

DALLAS -- Two projects in Texas will share part of $43 million in federal grants for offshore wind energy improvements.
The Department of Energy on Thursday announced $900,000 in funding for programs in Austin and College Station, as part of 41 pro ...

Romney, Perry may shape GOP contest

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- The GOP presidential contest has quickly narrowed to a two-man race.As Rick Perry and Mitt Romney jockey over their ability to defeat President Barack Obama, there are deepening fault lines between the two on Social Security, i ...

Rapidly aging child has few years left

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG -- The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself "the first lady" and dreams of the future.But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps, another couple of years to live."I call myself a firs ...

U.S. considers backup Iraq force

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering staging American troops in Kuwait next year as a backup or rotational training force for Iraq, after the Pentagon completes the scheduled withdrawal of its current 45,000-strong force from Iraq in ...

Few can capitalize on low mortgage rates

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates have reached their lowest levels in six decades, making this the best time in most Americans' lives to buy or refinance a home. For people who qualify, today's rates could save thousands of dollars a year. Yet most people ...

New Supplement Effective in Relieving Osteoarthritis

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 02:02 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 27 million people in the U.S., causing joint pain and stiffness. This new study shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with OA of ...

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