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Brazos Valley Museum Honors Military Personnel

Posted: 4:19 PM - 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.

Montgomery County Holds No Refusal Weekend

Posted: 4:10 PM - 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.

'Big Sam' Statue Welcomes One Millionth Visitor

Updated: 11:53 AM - 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.

Fire Marshal's Office: Panel Had Blast Site Access

Updated: 7:17 AM - The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others.

News Three at Noon: CASA Training

Updated: 1:02 PM - Kate Mason with Voices for Children, CASA of Brazos Valley joined News Three at Noon on Thursday to discuss the summer initial CASA training, which starts June 1st.

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US New Home Sales Up 2.3 percent in April

Posted: 9:11 AM - 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.

US Unemployment Aid Applications Fall to 340K

Posted: 9:03 AM - 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.

Obama to Speak About National Security

Posted: 8:59 AM - 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.

4 Americans Killed Since 2009 in US Drone Strikes

Updated: 5:23 AM - The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy.

Man Killed by FBI Agent Knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Friend Says

Updated: 05/22/2013 - A man shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and was followed by the FBI for days, a friend of the Florida man told CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 on Wednesday.

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New DPS Airplane Named in Honor of Fallen Texas Ranger

Posted: 12:01 PM - 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.

Federal Indictment in Real Estate Investment Scam

Posted: 11:24 AM - 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.

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