Month: March 2009

Three College Station teens have been charged with stealing from a vehicle. College Station Police were called to the 400 block of University Oaks Boulevard just before midnight

CROCKETT, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say a 14-year-old inmate at the Texas Youth Commission’s juvenile prison in Crockett has hanged himself. Houston County Judge Lonnie Hunt said the boy hanged himself with his own underwear. [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A Dallas legislator has proposed allowing local-option elections for some urban counties to impose taxes and fees for road, bridge and rail projects. Sen. John Carona says communities need more ways [Read More…]

MONTAGUE, Texas (AP) _ The troubled Montague County Jail reopened this week after a $1 million overhaul led by the new sheriff. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards approved the reopening — permitting 63 inmates [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The 3rd Court of Appeals has declined to review a decision that a Texas money laundering law was unconstitutionally vague. It’s a setback for prosecutors in a case with ties to [Read More…]

NEW YORK (AP) _ Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself “The Decider,” is writing a book about his decisions. Bush offered details today in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal safety officials are grounding 2,800 Bell helicopters in a search for improperly installed bearings that could cause the co-pilot controls to malfunction. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the agency [Read More…]

Bryan mayor Mark Conlee was a guest of The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, March 18. Click to hear the interview with Conlee and WTAW’s Scott DeLucia.

U.S. Representative Chet Edwards (D-Waco) was a guest on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, March 18. Click to hear the full interview with Rep. Edwards and WTAW’s Scott DeLucia

The Brazos County Health Department held a meeting Tuesday to plan their response to the upcoming West Nile virus season. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with the Brazos County Health Department’s Don Plitt: [Read More…]