Posted: 05/23/2013
- The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is pleased to announced its participation in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- The Montgomery County District Attorney has announced that the Regional DWI Task Force, which consists of multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the county, will be operating throughout Memorial Day weekend to cut down on driving while intoxicated (DWI) and boating while intoxicated (BWI) cases with the hope of preventing fatalities on Lake Conroe and on our roadways.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- Parts of West Carson Street and West 32nd Street in Bryan will close Friday evening at their respective railroad crossings as crews with Union Pacific work on the rail lines.
Updated: 05/23/2013
- Brenda Bowman and her husband were making a trek from their home in Buffalo to Liberty County Thursday, but their stop in Huntsville made the journey much more special than they thought.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- Bryan firefighters helped suppress almost 100 wildfires during the record-breaking 2011 fire season, prompting the chief to ensure his department is trained and prepared for the next big blaze.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
Updated: 05/24/2013
- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Updated: 05/23/2013
- In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is likely to talk about the need for greater transparency in U.S. drone strikes when he delivers a speech this afternoon at the National Defense University.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today commissioned its newest airplane, a Pilatus PC-12 NG, at a ceremony in Austin. The aircraft was named in honor of the late Texas Ranger Bobby Paul Doherty, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 1978.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- With Memorial Day weekend approaching and whether you are heading to Surf City, hanging ten or catching a wave, there’s no doubt that sand lovers are attracted to Texas beaches.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi woman $650,000.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- The board of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has voted to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare and Medicaid.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone video.
Posted: 05/23/2013
- A funeral will be held this weekend for a veteran Dallas firefighter who died after being trapped battling a blaze at a condominium complex.