Another round of named storms likely in the tropics this week

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The first Texas A&M student ticket pull is over a week away, but students are already camped out in preparation. Noah Franklin and his friends knew they wanted to be first in line for tickets for the first game of the season. Franklin said they pitched their tent and blew…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – After hurricane hunter aircraft found tropical storm strength winds, Chris gets a name just ahead of landfall in Central Mexico. Chris is the third named storm of a young 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Chris will weaken gradually overnight and dump heavy rain over portions of Mexico, but high pressure and a…

CALDWELL, Texas (KBTX) – The New Tabor Brethren Church held a fundraiser Saturday to rebuild their church after the historic building went up in flames in January. The church set out to sell 400 tickets for the event and ended up selling nearly 700. “God just keeps moving on people’s hearts, and it’s just been…

ROCKDALE, Texas (KBTX) – A city councilman in Rockdale was arrested this week and charged with driving while intoxicated with an open alcohol container. The arrest was first reported by KRXT radio in Rockdale. Online jail records confirmed Kyle Walker, 35, was arrested on Wednesday by Rockdale police and booked into the Milam County jail…

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A former detention officer accused of breaking the law while on the job has been arrested, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office has announced. Uriah Woodard, 23, of College Station, was taken into custody on Wednesday on charges of Violation of Civil Rights and Improper Sexual Activity with a Person in Custody….

MADISON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – Rain has caused flooding across the Brazos Valley, closing some roadways to traffic. In Madison County, FM 39 from FM 1452 to 978 was closed down Wednesday due to flooding. Madison County Emergency Management Coordinator, Shelly Butts, says the county was lucky with only some field and roadways flooding so…