Bill Oliver 06:55 pm | The Bryan Fire Department and the Texas A&M Forest Service have unveiled a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). This follows Bryan firefighters responding to almost 100 wildfires during the record-breaking 2011 fire season. This includes a free smartphone app. For those with an iPhone, go to the App Store and…

Bill Oliver 05:29 pm | GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) _ The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal. Under the proposal…

Bill Oliver 03:55 pm |   Click HERE to read posts from the City of Moore, Oklahoma Facebook page.     MOORE, Okla. (AP) _ A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The…

Bill Oliver 02:24 pm | Thursday’s College Station city council meeting continues the process of hiring a city manager. Mayor Nancy Berry says part of an executive session includes how they will use a search firm. The council will meet at their normal City Hall location, which was part of the area that flooded following…

Bill Oliver 01:53 pm | The recent agreement between the convention and visitors bureau and A&M involving the redevelopment of Kyle Field was discussed by local government officials this week. College Station school board member Jeff Harris says he and CVB board chairman Hunter Goodwin quickly resolved concerns about holding future high school graduation ceremonies…