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Bryan firefighters honored at 100 Club annual banquet in Houston

ByRusty Surette May 22, 2024

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Members of the Bryan Fire Department were honored Tuesday night at the 70th annual Heroes Awards event hosted by the 100 Club in Houston.

Firefighters Jesse Prihoda, Brett Carsey, John Lubanski, Jason Oechsle, and James Stewart were recognized for high-angle rescues that saved two lives.

One incident happened on June 15th, 2023 when a man became unconscious 250 to 300 feet up on a communications tower.

The other happened on April 11, 2023, when a man became trapped in a tree after being struck by a branch that injured his pelvis and legs.

Both men were safely brought back to the ground and survived.

The 100 Club is a citizen-funded non-profit organization that began in 1953 and provides immediate financial assistance to the dependent families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

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Weekend Gardener: Protecting citrus plants during the winter

ByKarla Castillo Stumpf January 5, 2024

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Citrus plants have become popular across the Brazos Valley, according to Justin Scheiner with Texas A&M AgriLife. “A lot of people are interested in growing citrus,” said Scheiner. “It became very evident after 2021 when we had the big freeze and everybody’s rushing out to find citrus to replace everything…

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Gender-affirming services to end at Texas A&M University Health

ByRusty Surette July 1, 2024

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M Health Services officials notified students Monday it will no longer be offering gender-affirming services to students, including hormone replacement therapy, at the Beutel Student Health Center. the The message was sent to the student health portal Monday afternoon. In the message KBTX obtained, Senior Director of Primary &…

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Food Pantries in Grimes County work hard to serve their community

ByJulia Lewis November 29, 2023

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) -With the annual KBTX Food For Families Food Drive quickly approaching, there are four food pantries in Grimes County working to serve families in need. More than 1 out of 7 households are at risk of hunger in Grimes County. The four public pantries work hard to make sure that 1…

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Expect delays: BTU removes cable along Highway 60

ByKatie Aupperle July 16, 2024

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU), with the help of a contractor, will be removing unused cables crossing Highways 60 and 47. This project is scheduled for next Tuesday, July 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Cable removal will start from the intersection of Lightsey Lane and Highway 60 to the intersection of Highway…

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Rest of August likely to bring above average temperatures, worsening drought

ByMax Crawford August 9, 2023

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Roughly a third through the month of August, and almost a month removed from measurable rain at Easterwood Airport, we’re parched and ready for some, any, relief. Well, never say never, but the chance for widespread relief looks less likely as we finish the month. In Wednesday’s update from the Climate…

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Caldwell Police Officer cleared in shooting death of 15-year-old

ByJustin Dorsey August 18, 2023

CALDWELL, Texas (KBTX) – Caldwell Police Officer Coleman Decker has been cleared in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Texas DPS confirmed a Burleson County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing on the part of Officer Decker. On June 17, Decker was responding to reports of several vehicle burglaries in the area, resulting in…

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