Month: March 2009

Bryan PD Public Communications Officer Jason James came by the WTAW studio for his regular Tuesday visit with Tom and Chris.

A Brazos County grand jury has indicted Wayne Dicky II with racing on a highway causing serious bodily injury in connection with an incident that left three teens dead. The second degree felony charge comes [Read More…]

The College Station Fire Department is investigating a residential structure fire in the 1100 block of Todd Trail. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Fire Chief R.B. Alley: Press release from CSFD: A [Read More…]

A pair of Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains hit head on about 1:45 a.m. Monday at a switching station in Caldwell. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with BNSF Director of Public Affairs Joe [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A two-year, $177 billion state budget is headed for the Texas Senate. That’s after the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-0 Monday to adopt the plan. The proposal for 2010-2011 spends almost [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas Senate has approved legislation allowing police to set up sobriety checkpoints. The Senate voted 20-11 Monday to approve the bill, which requires police to consider the number of drunken [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Representatives of two American Indian tribes on Monday asked Texas lawmakers to let them reopen casinos. Backers say the proceeds could be used to pay for education, health care and other [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ Officials say 10 people, including eight firefighters, were taken to Houston hospitals after a traffic accident in which two fire trucks responding to a call collided. Houston District Fire Chief Tommy Dowdy [Read More…]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Emergency personnel treated a 2-year-old girl who fell from a third-story window at a San Antonio apartment complex. The San Antonio Express-News reports the child, whose name was not released, was [Read More…]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) _ U.S. Sen. John Kerry says the Mexican government is strained in its fight against powerful drug cartels and needs the help of the U.S. government, but is not on the [Read More…]