
12/04/2020
Holiday Events happening this weekend
Happy Friday! We've got some festive activities to fill your weekend
The first weekend of December does not disappoint with local holiday festivities.
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For more than 50 years, KBTX has been the news, weather and sports leader in the Brazos Valley. Based in Bryan, Texas, KBTX actively covers nine counties in southeast Texas.
Mission: To provide the highest quality news, weather and sports coverage to the Brazos Valley
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Happy Friday! We've got some festive activities to fill your weekend
The first weekend of December does not disappoint with local holiday festivities.
There is a $100 reward for her safe return.
Jordyn Miller’s dog, Lady Bird, went missing following a crash Wednesday on Rock Prairie Road in College Station.
Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, said Texans should expect the first shipment of vaccines to arrive the week of Dec. 14.
The number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 hit an all-time high in the U.S. on Thursday at 100,667, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
"Rekindling Christmas" is out now! Do you plan on watching the movie that was filmed in Bryan?
The movie can be streamed on Vimeo, Amazon Prime and Youtube
“We had a good conversation. I think we’re both interested in getting an outcome, both on the omnibus and on a coronavirus package,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Pelosi told reporters that she and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are in sync on a plan to reach agreement on the massive omnibus spending bill and to add COVID-19 relief to it.
Health care workers and long-term care facility residents will be the first to get the vaccinations from CVS and Walgreens.
In October, the Trump administration announced agreements with CVS and Walgreens to vaccinate residents of long-term care facilities nationwide.
Happy 104th birthday, Major!
A World War II Veteran left the hospital Tuesday after receiving treatment for COVID-19.
Postponed Texas A&M football games have been rescheduled for Dec. 12 and 19
Postponed Texas A&M football games have been rescheduled for Dec. 12 and 19
Southwest is operating far fewer flights, and it asked unions in October for help with “overstaffing costs” that it estimates will amount to more than $1 billion in 2021.
Southwest Airlines warned nearly 7,000 workers on Thursday that they could lose their jobs unless labor unions accept concessions to help the airline cope with a sharp drop in travel caused by the pandemic.
You can experience the special holiday show from your home!
The free and contactless experience will feature nearly 1,000 Intel drones.
Beautiful start to the weekend! Grab the extra layers and enjoy the sunshine coming today and Sunday. Saturday brings more clouds and a shot at some very light rain by day's end.
BREAKING NEWS: The bill would reverse what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and take steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.
Supporters say it would help reverse adverse effects of the decades-long “war on drugs” by removing marijuana, or cannabis, from the list of federally controlled substances while allowing states to set their own rules on pot.
It’s going to take a lot of dry ice and freezers.
A major supply chain issue for two of the vaccines is the ultracold temperature requirement.
‘Not forever, just 100 days’
President-elect Joe Biden said he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president.
The ability to act more quickly “does not mean steps and the expected standards of safety, quality and effectiveness have been bypassed,” the MHRA said.
U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectiveness in the shortest time possible without compromising the thoroughness of their review.
The event will take place on Dec. 9 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. in the Brazos Center parking lot.
The event will take place on Dec. 9 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. in the Brazos Center parking lot.
America’s employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown.
So far, the economy has regained only about 12 million of the 22 million jobs that were shed in March and April after the virus struck.
Authorities found them inside a home with boarded-up windows. Some of them could have been there for up to seven days.
Law enforcement was responding to a kidnapping call in southwest Houston on Thursday when they saw a man running down the street looking for help.
The player was escorted from the stadium by police officers.
Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School came running from the sideline area after the referee announced the ejection, slamming into the official during the first half of the zone play-in game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo.
Currently, there are 850 active cases.
This is a current count of COVID-19 cases in the Brazos Valley as of midday. Additional information on these cases, when available, can be found on the KBTX homepage.
Couple changes coming our way this weekend! Let's get a look at the forecast.
The Houston man and three other suspects were arrested for the crime within weeks of the robbery.
The Brazos County District Attorney’s office says Deshaun Winbush, 36, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a Bryan bank robbery in 2016.
The fundraiser will last until January 3.
A local police wives association is holding a fundraiser for families of police officers.
Submit your Holidays Lights for a chance to win a $350 Visa Gift Card!! - Presented by Climate Doctors
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Texas A&M and Auburn’s football teams have been preparing for their match-up this weekend.
The district originally planned to keep kids off-campus through the holidays.
According to the Bremond ISD page, schools will resume in-person class instruction on Monday, December 7 following recent a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Friday starts with clouds, but should finish with lots of sunshine.
Clouds go in and out through the weekend, with a small shot at showers, too.
kbtx.com/weather
“I couldn’t be silent anymore because silence wasn’t healing me."
Two women teamed up to tell the stories that don't get heard:
The book launch party is Friday in Downtown Bryan.
The #DailyPledge for Friday, December 4th comes from Mrs. Weathers’s class at Neal Elementary.
Daily Pledge - Neal Elementary - Mrs. Weathers’s Class
Governor Abbott says that 1.4 million doses of vaccine are expected to come to Texas the week of December 14th.
Brazos County Health District is preparing for a COVID-19 vaccine by end of month.
“This is what we do, we all stand together we all help each other and we make sure everybody’s taken care of.”
32nd annual Toy run kicks off in College Station with a fundraiser.
The holidays are typically hard on blood donations.
Supplies are low with more than 100,000 blood drives canceled since the pandemic started.
THEN AND NOW: The former College Station resident was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.
Her smiling jailhouse photo and her dad's connection to law enforcement received international attention back in 2015.
The former College Station resident was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.
Cold night ahead -- most of us keep it just above a freeze...but not by much.
Clouds increase this weekend. Check out why we don't expect rain to fall from them with Meteorologist Shel Winkley KBTX
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Beautiful start to the weekend! Grab the extra layers and enjoy the sunshine coming today and Sunday. Saturday brings more clouds and a shot at some very light rain by day's end.
Couple changes coming our way this weekend! Let's get a look at the forecast.
Friday starts with clouds, but should finish with lots of sunshine. Clouds go in and out through the weekend, with a small shot at showers, too. kbtx.com/weather
Cold night ahead -- most of us keep it just above a freeze...but not by much. Clouds increase this weekend. Check out why we don't expect rain to fall from them with Meteorologist Shel Winkley KBTX
Thursday Evening PinPoint Forecast: Light frost possible in the morning for much of the Brazos Valley. Another breezy but cool & sunny one Friday. Clouds are back for your Saturday plans..but check out these festive temperatures!
Exciting news in Caldwell today. See how student art is on display in D.C. News 3’s Clay Falls met with students and their teacher today. Their work is on the Texas Christmas Tree in Washington.
At six, historic preservation is happening in Rockdale. News 3’s Clay Falls has details on private fundraising efforts.
Thursday Afternoon PinPoint Forecast: It's a chilly start to the afternoon! Daytime highs are headed for the mid to upper 50's with a healthy northwest breeze. Take the jacket with you for any Thursday night plans as we cool down into the 40s this evening:
-Back to cold -Cool afternoons -Weekend system Let's get a look at what's coming our way the rest of the week!
Yesterday's front brings us back to COLD this morning! Sunshine and highs in the 50s to wrap up this week with a couple changes by the weekend. kbtx.com/weather
Christmas at the Tree Farm is a new holiday experience in Brazos County! Fallon Appleton KBTX is live with the details!
Wednesday Evening PinPoint Forecast: Still watching a few scattered showers in our southeastern counties, but for the most part, the rain activity has quieted down. Clearing skies through the overnight will help temperatures quickly fall, with the majority of the Brazos Valley waking up in the mid 30's and patchy frost possible for some areas ahead of a cooler day Thursday:
Take a look at what a drop off center for the KBTX Food for Families Food Drive looks like. This event will help food insecure families across the Brazos Valley! To participate go to kbtx.com/food-for-families/
Keep the rain gear handy for the next couple hours, then we're back to cold and WINDY tonight. Near freezing the next several mornings, with a gorgeous weekend on the way. Here's the latest:
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Heading out to donate to a Food for Families drop off site? Let's talk about the day ahead:
Wednesday Morning PinPoint Forecast: It's a rainy start for some areas on this 25th Annual KBTX Food for Families Food Drive Day! Additional rounds of showers and a few thunderstorms possible this afternoon before things cool down tonight. Details:
Another cold front arrives Wednesday! This one brings a quick chance for scattered rain, a few thunderstorms, and a brisk wind. Meteorologist Shel Winkley KBTX has the latest:
Tuesday Evening PinPoint Forecast: Next cold front is expected to sweep across the Brazos Valley between late morning and mid-afternoon Wednesday. As it moves west to east, it pushes your next (brief) rain & storm chance through with it.
Sunshine and MUCH warmer weather to walk out to this afternoon thanks to ample sunshine. Breeze picks up and brings in some gulf moisture to fuel a quick rain/storm chance for Wednesday. Showers and a few storms look more likely for the first half of the day, especially along and east of Highway 6. Won't need as heavy of a winter coat, but it'll be good to have the rain gear for Wednesday morning! We're back to cold (in the 30s) by Thursday morning. A few may see another light freeze, especially by Friday morning. kbtx.com/weather
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