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Waco news briefs for Sat., Nov. 28
... the day of the event. To register, visit www. wacojinglebellrun.org or call 772-9303. Christmas on the Brazos Historic Waco Foundation's Christmas on the Brazos 2009 Tours will be conducted from 2 to 5 p.m. today and Sunday and weekends through Dec. ... Comment?
Lawsuit: Lorena women alleges sponge left in abdomen after surgery
... was left in her abdomen after the surgery. Marla Cowan, 36, is seeking unspecified damages in her suit against the Waco hospital and Dr. Karen Yu-Shien Ni-Jones. The lawsuit was filed this week in Waco's 414th State District Court on Cowan's behalf ... Comment?
GCS eyes seventh trip to state championship game
... of Private and Parochial Schools' Division I semifinal playoff game is set for noon today at Pacer Field on the Waco Parkview campus in Waco. KIKT-FM (93.5) will broadcast the game. GCS won state titles in 2008, 2007 and 2004 and also reached the ... Comment?
Group reaches out to early Alzheimer's patients, caregivers
... Alzheimer's Association will host the group. It will meet twice a month for two hours, from February through June, said Waco regional director Carolyn Berry. For the first hour of each session, patients and their caregivers will meet together. They ... Comment?
LETTERS: Readers defend the American Cancer Society, blast Baylor...
... for cancer patients and caregivers. JoLeen Eiklenborg Breast cancer survivor American Cancer Society volunteer Waco Hit-and-run legislating For a lot of us, our beef with the health care bill isn't over whether some reform is needed, it's with the ... Comment?
Robert Barnes, guest column: Years later, brief encounter with cult...
... husband's name was Vernon. Yes, I worked with Vernon Howell's wife, Rachel. Some know him as David Koresh. Today the Waco siege and David Koresh are the first things people ask about when I do interviews. Did you know David Koresh? It gets real ... Comment?
Cold weather beats on car batteries, but doesn't kill them
With the cold, dry air hitting Waco this week, local car-parts stores and tow-truck companies reported something aside from turkey to be thankful for: failing batteries. Comment?
Black Friday crowds encouraging to local business owners
... and perhaps also for the broader economy, which could use a kick-start from consumer spending. Customers all over Waco had mixed responses to whether they will spend more this year than last. "I always spend more from one year to the next," said ... Comment?
EDITORIAL: High court's ruling reminds us that our actions often seal our fate
Read through the Texas Supreme Court opinion in the case of the city of Waco v. the mother of a McLennan Community College baseball player who fell to his death from a Cameron Park cliff, and you'll find many legal niceties addressed. Comment?
Sammy Laine Zeller came to this earth Jan. 7, 1924 to Samuel and Willie Elliott in Waco, Texas, and left his earth Nov. Comment?
Brinkley: Mammoth site in Waco should be national monument
Back in 1978, arrowhead hunters stumbled upon rare Columbian mammoth remains while trespassing on ranchland near Waco. Comment?
Early Morning Car Accident Sends Two To Local Hospital
WACO a 'A speeding pick up truck hit a parked car early Friday morning, careened through a yard and struck a parked pick up truck, injuring the two occupants in the parked truck. Comment?
Black Friday Early Sales Bring Out Crowds
Several venues in Waco and throughout Central Texas were up to the gills with early-bird shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. Comment?
Waco news briefs for Fri., Nov. 27
... applications for employment, education and public assistance. For more information, call 235-3413. Holiday Pops! The Waco Symphony Orchestra will present Holiday Pops! Old-Fashioned Christmas at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Waco Hall on the Baylor ... Comment?
EDITORIAL: Paint up the shopping malls and local merchants in black, not red
... to death on Black Friday by a mob of shoppers in New York.) And while we don't expect crowds to get unruly here in Waco, we hope there will be crowds. Maybe even some die-hards who camp out all night in hopes of getting a plasma TV or computer at ... Comment?
Suspect in stabbing still sought
Waco police are still looking for the man who stabbed a woman Monday evening in the parking lot of Target at 5401 Bosque Blvd. Comment?
New State Highway 6 jail nearing completion
... will be privately run by Community Education Centers of New Jersey, the same detention company managing the downtown Waco jail. CEC Warden Mike Wilson said training already has begun to get sheriff's office staff members acquainted with the boiler, ... Comment?
Federal stimulus dollars stimulating work study at local colleges
... research grants. Several summer jobs in epidemiology and vaccination research were reported. Whole Tree Inc., a Waco company researching the market potential of making vehicle parts like trunk liners from coconut husk fibers, reported that two ... Comment?
Waco holiday celebration to march ahead, but without parade for first time in 57 years
Waco city officials still are planning on having a holly, jolly Christmas celebration Dec. Comment?
Bill Whitaker: A mission for mammoths
When civic leaders and scholars gather to open the Waco Mammoth Site on Dec. 5, plenty of palaver will air about the paleontological wonders of the complex founded on the bones of two dozen or so Columbian mammoths, most victims of a sudden flood or mudslide 68,000 years ago. Comment?