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Breaking News

Crash near Easterwood Airport.

One killed in garbage truck crash on Highway 60

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Avery Foster and Ashley Bowerman
A major crash on Highway 60 near Old Jones Road, just west of Easterwood Airport has put traffic at a near standstill

Weather

Hot and Sunny, but rain chances stay dry

AGGIE TRAVELCAST: No weather woes headed to Louisiana

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Max Crawford and Cassidy Towns
Hydration needed, but evening kick helps

Restaurant Report Card

Restaurant Report Card: September 24, 2026

Restaurant Report Card: September 24, 2026

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Rusty Surette
Find out which restaurants made the grade in this week's Restaurant Report Card.

News

Texas A&M is among 14 universities selected for Victoria’s Secret PINK's new collegiate...

Texas A&M featured in Victoria’s Secret PINK new collegiate apparel drop

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Rusty Surette
Texas A&M is just one of 14 universities nationwide featured in the retailer’s new game-day NCAA apparel drop

State

Richmond community members largely support the city's decision to reevaluate its Flock license...

At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune
Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts, and Laredo will ask voters to weigh in during a referendum in May.

Weather

The exact details of how much rain, when, and where still need to be ironed out. But next week...

Fall looks to finally arrive next week

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Max Crawford, Cassidy Towns and Kayleigh Thomas
Widespread rain and cooler weather expected

Local

Gerardo Gonzalez, 22, of College Station, was an evening custodian at Greens Prairie...

Snapchat tip leads to school custodian’s arrest on child pornography charges

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Josh Gorbutt
College Station ISD confirmed Gerardo Gonzalez, 22, of College Station, was an evening custodian at Greens Prairie Elementary School and was terminated immediately when district officials were notified of his arrest.

Weather

Drought conditions have worsened with more heat and prolonged dry conditions.

Severe drought conditions return to the Brazos Valley

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Kayleigh Thomas
Drought conditions persist, but some changes on the horizon could be helpful.

News

Navasota ISD identified the bus involved as Bus 4.

School bus involved in crash on State Highway 105 in Navasota

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Reese Kamykowski and Avery Foster
A bus crash was reported on Highway 105 in Navasota, just east of Highway 6.

From The Ground Up

From the Ground Up: Estate planning for the farm and ranch

From the Ground Up: Estate planning for the farm and ranch

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Jonathan Polasek
Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to start talking about estate planning now, especially when it comes to passing land and family businesses down to the next generation.
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Local

A closer look at Flock before College Station’s contract renewal vote

A closer look at Flock before College Station’s contract renewal vote

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Lillian Kosh
DeFlock BCS spent months reviewing local Flock search records. Here's what they found ahead of Thursday's vote.

Local

Decorated war hero, former Corps Commandant Col. James ‘Jim’ Woodall dies at 97

Decorated war hero, former Corps Commandant Col. James ‘Jim’ Woodall dies at 97

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Lillian Kosh
From cadet to Commandant, decorated Vietnam veteran leaves behind a legacy of service and storytelling.

News

Local cat rescue facing outbreak of Feline Parvo, forced to pause intakes

Local kitten rescue faces deadly virus outbreak

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Alex Weister
A local cat rescue has gone into full lockdown, following a breakout of a highly contagious virus that has put over 20 percent of their kittens into quarantine.

News

Aggie with ALS hoping to help raise awareness and funds for ALS research

Aggie with ALS hoping to help raise awareness and funds for ALS research

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Alex Weister
In 1981, Chris Larkin suited up for Texas A&M football. More than four decades later, that same fighting spirit is helping him take on the biggest opponent of his life: ALS.

Terafab

Governor Abbott pauses data center permits, awaits audit

Terafab may not be impacted by Gov. Abbott’s pause on data centers

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Jamisyn Baker
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a statewide halt on new data center permits pending a state audit. But Grimes County leaders say the massive TeraFab project is exempt because it's classified as a chip manufacturing plant, not a data center.

News

Local doctors and veterinarians say ticks and fleas have been especially active this year —...

Timing and prevention: What doctors want you to know about ticks and fleas this season

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Dylan Chryst Watkiss
Brazos Valley doctors and veterinarians say its been an active year for ticks and fleas

State

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic State Rep. James Talarico have been...

Texas A&M student group invites Ken Paxton, James Talarico to debate

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Rusty Surette
Neither candidate has agreed to the proposed October matchup in College Station, but the organization is hoping that will change.

Crime

College Station ISD custodian arrested on child pornography charges

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM CDT
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By Adrienne DeMoss
He had been employed since February 2025 and was terminated effective immediately

Crime

The Five Guys restaurant in College Station, where police say a 17-year-old former worker...

Fired employee trashes College Station Five Guys over paycheck dispute, police say

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette
A 17-year-old Bryan resident was jailed on criminal mischief and trespass charges.

News

DONATE, VICTOR JR

Brenham police arrest man in child exploitation investigation

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM CDT
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By Reese Kamykowski
Victor Manuel Donate Jr., 31, was arrested on a first-degree felony charge of possessing more than 50 visual depictions of child pornography

Local

Grand jury indicts three men in College Station apartment complex shooting.

Grand jury indicts three men in College Station apartment complex shooting

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT
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By Avery Foster
Court records dated Sept. 17 show indictments were returned against 23-year-old Jakavian Devon Johnson, 18-year-old Jermeryion Daray Anderson-Glover and 18-year-old Seth Ethin Conerway.

Local

Charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Man charged with murder after fatal shooting in Grimes County, victim identified

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM CDT
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By Avery Foster
A man is facing a murder charge following a fatal shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in the Keith area of Grimes County, authorities announced Wednesday.

Breaking News

Human remains recently discovered in Caldwell County have been conclusively identified as...

Remains of missing Texas State student identified nearly six years after disappearance

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM CDT
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By Ashley Bowerman
21-year-old Jason Landry vanished in 2020, while driving from San Marcos to his family home in Missouri City, Texas for the holidays.

News

Crews battle early morning fire at Sam Houston Museum Grounds

Early morning fire at Sam Houston Memorial Museum destroys 2 structures

Updated: Sep. 23, 2026 at 12:07 PM CDT
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By Reese Kamykowski, Adrienne DeMoss and Jordan Vallender
Multiple fire departments responded early Wednesday morning to a structure fire on the grounds of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.

Crime

Bryan man sentenced to 4 years in prison for sexual assault charges

Bryan man sentenced to 4 years in prison for 2 counts of sexual assault

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM CDT
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By Alex Weister
A Bryan man has been convicted of two counts of sexual assault, with one of those charges being sexual assault of a child. He now faces four years in prison

Local

City of Caldwell

Gas leak prompts brief shelter-in-place in Caldwell

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM CDT
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By Cris Cordova
Caldwell Fire crews were called to West Old San Antonio Road and Commerce Street Tuesday, temporarily urging nearby residents to shelter in place

Local

Texas’ new Secretary of State makes first major Brazos Valley appearance, focuses on border...

Texas’ new Secretary of State makes first major Brazos Valley appearance, focuses on border traffic and Mexico trade

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM CDT
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By Lillian Kosh
Texas' new top border liaison talked trade, traffic and trust during his first Brazos Valley appearance.

Local

KBTX learns Falls County grand jury indicted the two accused of tampering with government...

Grand jury indicts former Franklin police chief, officer in tampering case

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM CDT
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By Jamisyn Baker
A Falls County grand jury has indicted the former Franklin police chief and a former officer following months of scrutiny over falsified government records.

Local

Bryan Police Department

Bryan police say major crime down 74% since 1991

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM CDT
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By Dylan Chryst Watkiss
The City of Bryan says crime is down, with the police department pointing to a 74% drop in major crimes since 1991

Crime

Harry Dear, 27, was arrested Saturday night and charged with assault causing bodily injury...

Man accused of attacking, urinating on Kentucky fan in restroom says claims are false

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette
Legal counsel for Harry James Dear disputes police report, claims client acted in self-defense and never urinated on victim

Crime

One reported in custody after possible Grimes County shooting

One person in custody after fatal shooting in rural area of Grimes County

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM CDT
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By Cris Cordova and Rusty Surette
One person is in custody after a shooting that left one person dead in a rural area of Grimes County, according to Sheriff Don Sowell.

Crime

Teen killed near north Houston high school: manhunt underway

Teen killed near north Houston high school; manhunt underway for shooter

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM CDT
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By Cris Cordova
A teen has died after a shooting near a high school in north Houston.

Breaking News

BREAKING: Train derails on Highway 6

13 Union Pacific cars derail on Highway 6 in Falls County, Texas

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM CDT
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By Irma Peña
A train derailed on Highway 6 Tuesday evening.

Weather

Currently a Cat 5 storm with maximum winds of 180 mph, just off the coast of Mexico.

Hurricane Polo holds at Category 5 strength just off the coast of Mexico

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM CDT
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By Cassidy Towns
Hurricane Polo holds strength as a Category 5 storm.

State

The Telford Unit, a prison in New Boston near the Oklahoma border.

Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM CDT
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By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune
A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s lockups, which the prison agency said could cost $1.5 billion, by the end of 2029.

State

Camp Mystic in Hunt on July 9, 2025. The camp announced that it will withdraw its application...

Texas Rangers pursuing criminal investigation of Camp Mystic, court documents show

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM CDT
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By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune
The Texas Rangers appear to be pursuing criminal charges against Camp Mystic, saying in a search warrant affidavit they believe camp leadership committed crimes including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.

Breaking News

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating two separate head-on collisions...

Four drivers killed, four children critically injured in separate Grimes County crashes

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette
Texas DPS is investigating two head-on collisions that claimed the lives of four drivers and sent five others to hospitals.

Weather

Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression.

Fay weakens to a tropical depression

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM CDT
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By Kayleigh Thomas
Strong El Niño conditions in the Pacific have dampened Atlantic activity

Weather

A new season may be starting, but summer-like weather is sticking around

Fall is here, but summer heat isn’t going anywhere

Updated: Sep. 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM CDT
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By Kayleigh Thomas
A new season is starting, but Mother Nature didn't get the memo.

State

Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously welcomed data center expansions, has paused approvals until...

Abbott pauses data center permits pending water and power review

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM CDT
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By Cris Cordova
The governor says data centers must cover their own infrastructure costs and complete state audits before permitting resumes.

Local

The City of College Station is trying to turn the Harvey District into a destination area.

Local businesses weigh in on College Station’s Harvey District Plan

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 10:33 PM CDT
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By Jordan Vallender
The Harvey District area is looking to get a makeover as the City of College Station continues seeking community feedback.

News

How Venues, Partnerships and a State Grant Program Are Growing Tourism in the Brazos Valley

Facilities, Texas A&M Partnership — and a State Grant — Fueled a $69 Million Tourism Summer

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM CDT
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By Dylan Chryst Watkiss
Tourism leaders in Bryan and College Station say this summer generated an estimated $69 million economic impact

Local

After seeing TXDOT's proposed I-14/Loop 214 route go directly over his property, he expresses...

Proposed I-14 route could “destroy” former Kurten mayors 150-year-old land

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM CDT
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By Jamisyn Baker
Ronnie Vitulli, who led Kurten from 2008 to 2018, says a proposed I-14 route could permanently divide the historic community and take land his family has owned since 1880.

Be Remarkable

Katie Ruffino is surprised with the Be Remarkable award from Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers after...

Be Remarkable: Local woman raises nearly $20K to help Hill Country flood first responders

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette
Katie Ruffino made three trips to Kerrville with chainsaws, blades, gloves and other equipment after learning what recovery crews needed most.

News

Harry Dear, 27, was arrested Saturday night and charged with assault causing bodily injury...

Man arrested after allegedly urinating on Kentucky fan, punching him in Northgate bar restroom

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette
A 27-year-old faces an assault charge following an altercation inside a University Drive establishment Saturday night.

National

Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an immigration attorney representing Wilber Rafael Garces Pérez, who...

Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin said he tried to pull over before officers fired at him

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM CDT
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By Uriel J. García, Alex Nguyen and Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez legally entered the country in 2024 via the CBP One app and applied for asylum, his attorneys said. But he missed a court hearing after the notice went to the wrong address.

Breaking News

Brazos County Crime Stoppers is offering cash rewards for tips leading to arrests and the...

Rewards totaling up to $14,000 offered in unsolved killings of Bryan teenagers

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM CDT
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By Rusty Surette and Jordan Vallender
Brazos County Crime Stoppers is seeking information in the separate shooting deaths of 14-year-old D’Antwon Miles and 17-year-old Dustin King Jr.

State

The West Fork Fire in McLennan County, Texas

West Fork Fire near Moody, Texas is contained

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM CDT
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By KWTX Staff
Multiple fire departments are working to contain a fast-growing, estimated 100-plus acre brush fire.

Local

Brazos Valley Gives kicks off annual month-long giving campaign

Brazos Valley Gives kicks off annual month-long giving campaign

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM CDT
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By Jonathan Polasek
Every year, Brazos Valley Gives, which is powered by the Community Foundation, runs a month-long giving campaign to raise money and increase awareness for local nonprofits.

Sports

A generic photo of a player holding a football on the field

SEC announces updated times, networks for A&M v. Arkansas game

Updated: Sep. 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM CDT
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By Reese Kamykowski
The SEC announced updated start times and television networks for its Oct. 3 football games.
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