Germans rejoiced on the 20-year anniversary of the Berlin Wall's collapse Monday, while College Station saluted the then-leader of the free world, President George H. W. Bush. Bush, whose presidential library is at Texas A&M where he often spends ... Full Story »
Today's headlines and history's judgments rarely are the same, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said to a standing room-only crowd on the Texas A&M campus Monday evening.That's what she told herself when things got tough in the White Ho ... Full Story »
As U.S. Rep Chet Edwards mulled his vote on a comprehensive health care reform bill last week, the pressure on him was mounting from both sides of the issue. Opponents who voiced their opposition to the bill at various town hall meetings and protests ... Full Story »
A $48 million convention center could be open for business by late 2015, according to College Station city officials.There's still much to complete though, including educating the public about the project and having conversations with potential stake ... Full Story »
Bryan Trustee Merrill Green doesn't typically let his emotions get the best of him, especially at school board meetings. But the former school board president and Bryan High School football coach made an exception Monday when a proclamation renaming ... Full Story »
A brain injury suffered by a 14-month-old girl rushed to a hospital last year was similar to what one would experience in a car accident without a wearing a seatbelt, according to testimony from an emergency room doctor Monday during a trial where th ... Full Story »
MARK YOUR CALENDARSThursday is the RSVP deadline for Old Fashioned Potluck and Shower on Nov. 17 at Glory Inn. The ladies of B-CS Texas Christian Women's Connection are hosting a shower to replenish kitchen and bathroom supplies for the girls' home a ... Full Story »
School board members are expected to vote on renaming Bryan High after Travis Bryan Jr. during a 6 p.m. meeting Monday at the administration building. In September, Travis Bryan Jr., whose family is the namesake for the city, died at the age of 87. ... Full Story »
Emergency crews used extrication equipment to remove a driver from a truck following a one-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon.College Station police responded to the intersection of Raymond Stotzer Parkway and Texas 46 at 4:20 p.m. Officers said the d ... Full Story »
The public is invited to an event Monday at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum that celebrates the Berlin Wall coming down 20 years ago.Combined choirs from Rudder, Bryan and A&M Consolidated high schools, along with the Texas Aggie Band ... Full Story »
Veterans Day Ceremony and Barbecue Dinner* Who: Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board and the Museum of American GI* When: 4 p.m. Wednesday* Where: Veterans Park* Details: Event will include unveiling of names on the Wall of Honor, tours of the Lynn ... Full Story »
MARK YOUR CALENDARSNov. 15 is the deadline for applications for The Texas commission on the Arts 2010 class of the Young Masters scholarship program. www.arts.state.tx.us or call 512-936-6563.MondayCLUBSAmerican Association of Individual Investors, ... Full Story »
Kelly Ledezma has worn a Bryan High School band uniform and marched in the Bryan Rotary Club Veterans Day Parade for the past four years.This year, the 18-year-old graduate stood on a sidewalk and watched, wearing a shirt that gave insight into at le ... Full Story »
Texas A&M running back Christine Michael (33) breaks a tackle by Colorado cornerback Jalil Brown (23) and runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday. The Buffaloes won, 35-34. ... Full Story »
Assistance is available to residents who may be living in fear due to a string of sexual attacks against elderly women in and around Leon County.Three cases involving elderly women being attacked or sexually assaulted have been reported in Leon Count ... Full Story »
When Karen Hall's property was annexed by the city of Bryan in 1999, she promised her neighbors that she would pursue every legal option to have the decision reversed.In 2007, it seemed the battle was over when the Texas Supreme Court ruled against h ... Full Story »
Sixty-nine motorcycle accidents -- five of them fatal -- have been reported in Bryan-College Station over the past year, according to police records.Julie Robere-Summers, who has been riding a motorcycle since 2002, said dozens of her friends have be ... Full Story »
A native Texan will take over as director of the Bryan-College Station Library System on Nov. 16.Larry Koeninger served as the director of the Fort Dodge Public Library in Iowa before accepting his new position. Before that, he served as the libraria ... Full Story »
Veterans Day Parade* Who: Bryan Rotary Club* When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday* Where: Begins at the intersection of West Pruitt Street and North Bryan Avenue in downtown Bryan* Details: Any business or organization wanting to enter the parade should call Mike ... Full Story »
Raymond Montoya, a self-defense instructor and investigator with the Brazos County Attorney's Office, offers these tips for handling and preventing an attack. * Be aware of your surroundings. Note how you will exit the building. Check the outside of ... Full Story »
Bennie Pate of Bryan tends to a campfire while participating in the city's Fall Family Campout at Austin's Colony Park in Bryan on Saturday. The event featured games, star gazing, campfire stories and other outdoor activities. ... Full Story »
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The number of minors swept up in Mexico's drug wars -- as killers and victims -- is soaring, with U.S. and Mexican officials warning that a toxic culture of fast money, drug abuse and murder is creating a "lost generation."Al ... Full Story »
Andrea Martinez of Denver holds up signs honoring her grandfather, Rafael Alvarado, who died of Alzheimer's disease this year as she and other family members walk in the 12th Annual Brazos Valley Memory Walk and Fun Run at Wolf Pen Creek on Saturday. ... Full Story »
One of the mixed blessings of moving: Things that had become invisible become visible.Books, for instance.Titles that you haven't thought about for years, maybe even decades, suddenly present themselves. In reshelving my library, I found quite a few ... Full Story »
MARK YOUR CALENDARSFundraising efforts to support the Twin City Mission's Thanksgiving dinner have started. Donations are being accepted to help provide meals on Thanksgiving. $16.40 can provide eight meals and $51.25 can provide 25 meals. For more i ... Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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