Temple News

Temple Daily Telegram

• More Afghan troops join coalition forces

  Temple Daily Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 1:19 am ET  

  KABUL - President Barack Obama has his troop surge. Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces have theirs. Full Story »

• Quarry company digging up second vote

  Temple Daily Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 1:19 am ET  

  Earlier this year, Mine Service of Rockdale built this entry to a defunct quarry near Lake Belton but could not begin operations because the city would not issue a permit. The company will present a new site plan to the city this week. Full Story »

• Lt. Gen. Robert Cone offers insights in leadership

  Temple Daily Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 1:19 am ET  

  Lt. Gen. Robert Cone laughs with his wife, Jill, when they talk about the first time they met in Austin. The couple got together while the newest commander of Fort Hood was first stationed at the Central Texas Army post in the early ’80s. Full Story »

• Senate trying to hold legislation together as debate focuses on Medicare cuts

  Temple Daily Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 1:18 am ET  

  WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans forced Democrats to vote in favor of cutting billions from providers of home care for older people as partisan debate flared Saturday during a rare weekend session on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Full Story »

• Pearl Harbor survivor back for first time since WW II

  Temple Daily Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 1:18 am ET  

  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls the stench of burning oil and flesh. Full Story »

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Waco Tribune-Herald

• Regulators OK Limestone County coal plant permit

  Waco Tribune-Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:24 am ET  

  DALLAS — A coal-fired power plant 50 miles east of Waco received a state permit Wednesday to expand — the first coal plant approval since the Environmental Protection Agency ruled part of the state’s permitting process didn’t conform to the Clean Air Act. Full Story »

• Waco Family Health gets $5.3 million grant for medical, dental facility

  Waco Tribune-Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:24 am ET  

  Waco’s Family Health Center is hoping to move quickly in creating a new medical and dental facility in North Waco after the project received nearly full financing from the federal government. Full Story »

• In Waco, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst says state must make cuts now to cover budget shortfall in 2013

  Waco Tribune-Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:24 am ET  

  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst discussed a proposal to cut state agency spending during the next 3 1/2 years, hoping to offset a budget deficit and projected shortfalls, during a visit to Waco on Wednesday. Full Story »

• Storybook Christmas distributes almost 20,000 books to McLennan County children

  Waco Tribune-Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:24 am ET  

  Dr. Seuss, eat your heart out. Full Story »

• Sanderson Farms, with plant in Waco, sees record sales this year

  Waco Tribune-Herald – Thu Dec 10, 12:24 am ET  

  By Mike Copeland Full Story »

The Bryan-College Station Eagle

• Cartoons supporting the arts

  The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 1:29 am ET  

  Bugs Bunny and Sylvester the Cat stand on the balcony of a Christmas Village house in a display at the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley on Wednesday. The display is a promotion for the council's second annual Carols and Canapes event to be held on D ... Full Story »

• Holiday helpers

  The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 1:15 am ET  

  Kaleigh Syler, a seventh-grader at Sam Rayburn Middle School in Bryan, plays the trombone with the school's wind ensemble Wednesday at the 14th annual Food for Families food drive at the Brazos Center. ... Full Story »

• Proposal includes mandate for trees

  The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 1:15 am ET  

  New single-family homes and townhouses in College Station would be required to have two trees in their front yards under a proposal being considered by the City Council.A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Thursday for council members to listen to resi ... Full Story »

• Census Bureau hiring in CS area

  The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 1:15 am ET  

  With many people looking to the government for help creating new jobs in a tough economy, the approaching 2010 U.S. Census may offer some temporary relief.The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire thousands of workers across the state.The call for he ... Full Story »

• Group offers support for mental illnesses

  The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Thu Dec 10, 1:14 am ET  

  Eagle Staff ReportA support group for families dealing with mental illness will discuss services provided by Texas A&M's Counseling Assessment Clinic at its meeting Tuesday.Kelly Taber of the Counseling Assessment Clinic will be the featured spea ... Full Story »

KWTX-TV Waco

• Aquilla Woman Warns Shoppers After Brazen Attack

  KWTX-TV Waco – Thu Dec 10, 12:06 am ET  

  Woman says if it could happen to her, it could happen to anyone this holiday season. Police are still searching for a suspect. Full Story »

• SUV Slams Into Local Convenience Store; No Injuries Reported

  KWTX-TV Waco – Wed Dec 9, 8:21 pm ET  

  An SUV crashed through the front of a Temple convenience store Wednesday evening. Full Story »

• Security Camera Photo Of Convenience Store Robber Released

  KWTX-TV Waco – Wed Dec 9, 6:51 pm ET  

  Police Wednesday released a photo taken by a security camera that shows one of the two men sought in the armed robbery of a local convenience store early Tuesday morning. Full Story »

• Arson Suspected In Fire That Gutted Local House; Reward Offered

  KWTX-TV Waco – Wed Dec 9, 6:51 pm ET  

  A fire that gutted a vacant house in Temple in late November may have been set deliberately and a reward is offered leading for an arson arrest and conviction. Full Story »

• Early-Morning Fire Leaves Central Texas Man Homeless

  KWTX-TV Waco – Wed Dec 9, 4:21 pm ET  

  Volunteer firefighters who battled a blaze that left a local man homeless Wednesday are now organizing a benefit for the displaced homeowner. Full Story »

KXXV Waco

• Officer attacked by dog while serving drug warrant

  KXXV Waco – Thu Dec 10, 12:36 am ET  

  It is never an easy day for officers when they have to serve a drug search warrant, but Wednesday night got even harder for one Marlin officer. Full Story »

• SUV smashes into store

  KXXV Waco – Thu Dec 10, 12:21 am ET  

  The SUV went about three quarters of the way into the store, breaking a window, and sending merchandise flying. Full Story »

• Ten percent ethanol gas all across Central Texas

  KXXV Waco – Thu Dec 10, 12:06 am ET  

  At the gas pump recently, you may have noticed a sticker that says the gas "contains 10 percent ethanol." This ethanol-gas mixture is now prevalent throughout Central Texas in accordance with a 2007 federal mandate. While it's cleaner for the air, some debate the effect of ethanol on fuel economy and vehicle performance. Full Story »

• Jewett power plant given green light

  KXXV Waco – Thu Dec 10, 12:06 am ET  

  Just two days after the Environmental Protection Agency declared greenhouses gases unsafe for America, Wednesday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a coal fired power plant in Central Texas. Full Story »

• Lawmakers agree to subpoena WH gate-crashers

  KXXV Waco – Wed Dec 9, 7:36 pm ET  

  Congress authorized subpoenas Wednesday for the White House gate-crashers to testify about how the couple got into a state dinner without an invitation. Full Story »

KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station

• Obama Approval Rating Hits Presidential Low

  KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station – Wed Dec 9, 11:06 pm ET  

  President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest Gallup poll, the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term. Full Story »

• Pell Grant Program Will Fall $18 Billion Short

  KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station – Wed Dec 9, 10:36 pm ET  

  The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country's bleak job market drives people back to school. Full Story »

• Brazos Valley Gives Generously to Food For Families Drive

  KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station – Wed Dec 9, 8:51 pm ET  

  Thanks to people like you, needy kids, adults and families in six counties will have food to put on their plates. Full Story »

• Regulators OK Limestone County Coal Plant Permit

  KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station – Wed Dec 9, 6:51 pm ET  

  State environmental regulators have approved an air-pollution permit for a proposed expansion of a central Texas coal-fired power plant. Full Story »

• A&M Consolidated graduate on "Law and Order: SVU"

  KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station – Wed Dec 9, 5:51 pm ET  

  Wednesday night you can watch a A&M Consolidated graduate on "Law and Order: SVU." Full Story »

The Cameron Herald

• CANDIDATES BEGIN FILING FOR OFFICE

  The Cameron Herald – Tue Dec 8, 8:18 pm ET  

  Thursday was the first day Democratic and Republican party candidates could file an application for a place on the primary ballot. Locally, nine Democrats and two Republicans had filed for various offices, with only two contested, so far. Full Story »

• Will first Nature Fest take root?

  The Cameron Herald – Tue Dec 8, 8:18 pm ET  

  It may take months for their efforts to begin to show, but members of the El Camino Real Master Naturalist Chapter think their efforts will be worth the wait when they host the first Milam County Nature Festival next summer. Full Story »

• Investigation leads to arrests

  The Cameron Herald – Tue Dec 8, 8:18 pm ET  

  Three family members from Thorndale are facing multiple charges, following the execution of a search warrant by the Milam County Sheriff’s Office at about midnight Nov. 24. Full Story »

• Mom, siblings cling to faith, spirit of son, brother lost

  The Cameron Herald – Tue Dec 8, 8:18 pm ET  

  Faith and the belief that his spirit lives on is what keeps the mother and sisters of JJ Urban going these days. The 24-year-old was killed Feb. 5, 2007 - beaten and stabbed 36 times in his home by someone he considered a friend, according to his mom, Lisa Condry. Full Story »

• Tree of Angels honors victims, survivors of violent crime

  The Cameron Herald – Tue Dec 8, 8:17 pm ET  

  The Tree of Angels has grown from 10 to 12 feet this year - the height needed to accommodate more than 150 ornaments placed in honor of victims and survivors of violent crime. All have ties to Milam County. Full Story »

Killeen Daily Herald

• Former Cru LB signs indoor contract

  Killeen Daily Herald – 2 hrs 46 mins ago  

  BELTON – Former Mary Hardin-Baylor middle linebacker Eric Henri signed a contract with Indoor Football League's Odessa Roughnecks. Henri, who was the ASC Defensive Player of the Year as a Cru senior, will likely play strong safety for the Roughnecks when the 2010 season opens in the spring. Full Story »

• Lady Knights upset Shoemaker in bowling season opener

  Killeen Daily Herald – 2 hrs 46 mins ago  

  It may not be a rebuilding year for the Harker Heights Lady Knights bowling team after all. Heights opened up a 7-2 lead after match play and the first team game, but saw the favored Lady Wolves come back to win the next two games to trail by just one point, but take a 17-pin lead. Full Story »

• Eagle duo invited to prestigious U.S. Army combine

  Killeen Daily Herald – 2 hrs 46 mins ago  

  Despite what could be considered a second straight disappointing season on the gridiron, two Ellison football players are continuing to receive national recognition. Full Story »

• Roos home-win mark snapped, bookkeepers' still alive

  Killeen Daily Herald – 2 hrs 47 mins ago  

  At a Christmas party via his cell phone, Donald Trcka kept track of the Runnin' Roos in the Killeen ISD Classic championship game. He promised his wife he'd be at the party; family, he said, came first. Full Story »

• Ellison puts on 7th annual dual tournament

  Killeen Daily Herald – 2 hrs 47 mins ago  

  While high school wrestling will never be as big in Texas as football, Ellison and the rest of the Killeen schools are doing their part to bring some attention to one of the world's oldest sports. Full Story »

Dallas Morning News

• Radio reporter who witnessed melee in Denny's says he heard no anti-gay slurs from Dallas Mavs' Tim Thomas

  Dallas Morning News – Wed Dec 9, 12:57 pm ET  

  No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, which occured about 3 a.m. at the Denny's restaurant in the 4400 block of North Central Expressway. Full Story »

• U.S. Rep. Joe Barton 's anti-BCS bill passes House subcommittee

  Dallas Morning News – Wed Dec 9, 12:28 pm ET  

  If it were to eventually become law, it would turn up the pressure on the BCS by preventing the group from calling its title game a "national championship game" unless it was the result of a playoff system. Full Story »

• Police question 3 men in Old East Dallas attack on SMU student

  Dallas Morning News – Wed Dec 9, 9:25 am ET  

  Detectives were questioning three men late Tuesday night in connection with the weekend rape and robbery of a 20-year-old woman who was kidnapped from an Old East Dallas street as she walked to a car with friends. Full Story »

• House panel could get college playoff ball rolling with vote on Barton bill

  Dallas Morning News – Wed Dec 9, 1:07 am ET  

  WASHINGTON - The mob on top of kicker Hunter Lawrence after his field goal put the University of Texas in college football's national title game was just the start of a burgeoning dog pile on the Bowl Championship Series. Full Story »

• Dallas ISD IT director Patricia Viramontes fired

  Dallas Morning News – Tue Dec 8, 7:39 pm ET  

  Patricia Viramontes, DISD's executive director of information technology and the wife of Chief of Staff Arnold Viramontes, was terminated today and escorted out of her workplace by DISD police, according to district sources. Full Story »