COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Second-half goals by Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan led
the U.S. to a 2-0 victory over Mexico and its seventh consecutive World Cup
berth. Johnson broke a scoreless tie with a header in the 49th minute off a
corner kick by Donovan. The Americans actually clinched their 10th appearance in
the World Cup when Honduras tied Panama 2-2.
USA Clinches Seventh Consecutive World Cup
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Flooding Rains In The Brazos Valley
Flooding rains continued in the Brazos Valley into Thursday (May 2). Thursday just before noon, the TxDOT Bryan district office announced Highway 30 was closed in Grimes and Walker counties due to high water. Multiple school districts cancelled classes on Thursday, including Madisonville, Normangee, Iola, North Zulch, Leon, Centerville, Buffalo, and Anderson-Shiro. Sam Houston State University-Huntsville and TWC were closed Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, SHSU-COM was open at this time. Visit shsu.edu/katsafe for updates. The mayor of Huntsville issued a disaster declaration for the city due to severe weather on Thursday and last weekend that has included flooding, damaging winds, and tornado activity that has resulted in downed trees and multiple days of power outages among other things. A reminder of the message “turn around, don’t drown” took place Thursday morning outside the office building where Bryan Broadcasting is located. To the north of Crystal Park Plaza/Guaranty Bank building, a vehicle went into the flooded drainage ditch. The driver got out safely and there were no passengers. The National Weather Service reported 2.28 inches at Easterwood Airport as of 10 a.m. Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, here is a list of rainfall reports from WTAW listeners. Text your amount to 979-695-1620. (8 a.m. Thursday) 5.5 inches at Camp Creek in Robertson County (10 a.m. Thursday) 4.5 inches three miles north of Anderson (11 a.m. Thursday) 3.5 inches Miramont/Copperfield area in Bryan (6 a.m. Thursday) 2.5 inches Highway 30 near the former Smitty K’s building (7 a.m. Thursday) 2 inches NNW of Easterwood Airport (6 a.m. Thursday) 2 inches Tiffany Park neighborhood in Bryan (7 a.m. Thursday) 1.8 inches at FM 1179 and Riverstone in Bryan (7 a.m. Thursday) 1 inch Greens Prairie & Wellborn Roads in College Station From WTAW’s Facebook page:
College Station Woman Ordered To A State Jail To Serve Time For Abandoning Children In 2018
A College Station woman is headed to a state jail more than five years after leaving three children by themselves. Court records show in July 2019, 28 year old Terica Thurmon admitted to abandoning her then two, four, and five year old children in November 2018 in their home. Her original punishment of three years probation was modified in October 2020. Then the district attorney’s filed a motion to revoke the modified probation in April 2022. A spokeswoman in the D-A’s office tells WTAW News that Thurmon violated six conditions, including failure to submit to anger management and not completing parenting skills classes. That led to the judge’s order on Monday (April 29) that Thurmon serve a 15 month sentence for the felony offense.
City of Bryan Update
City Secretary Mary Lynne Stratta visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about the return of hear citizens for non-agenda items, how citizens can sign up, the interlocal agreement with the City of College Station regarding the new sewer trunkline, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Listen to “City of Bryan Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.