Bank robbery suspect says he needed money for childrenWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:42AMBy Austin L. Miller Staff writer Belleview police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of robbing a Bank of America on Thursday.
Belleview bank robbery suspect says it was for his kidsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:31AMBy AUSTIN L. MILLER Staff writer Belleview police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of robbing a Bank of America last Thursday.
Band of Horses Reveal Infinite Arms Cover ArtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:36PMBand of Horses, the Low Country's premier rock n' roll outfit, will release their third full length LP, entitled Infinite Arms, on May 18th through Brown Records/Fat Possum Records/Columbia Records.
Restored Home Eyed For B&BMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:16AMWhen last we left the former crack den and brothel at 9 Austin St., owners Thea Buxbaum and Rebecca Gratz had been restored the 1820s Greek Revival house to its former grandeur—but weren’t sure what to do with it.
Clearlake Police logs: Saturday, Feb. 27Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:11AMOccurred at B & B Lighthouse on Old Highway 53. . LOUD MUSIC, RP WILLING TO SIGN CA Disposition: Log Note Only. Occurred on Woodside Dr. 51953 franklin chapman Disposition: Arrest Made.
Fiddler on the Roof comes to AustinThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:10PMFiddler on the Roof has been a perennial hit since it first opened in 1964. It's the story of Tevye, a Russian milkman played by Harvey Fierstein. With an unforgettable score, Fiddler tells the story of holding onto family and religious traditions and the give-and-take as new generations attempt to forge traditions of their own. Erik Liberman, who plays Motel the Tailor of this Russian village ...
Murders, assaults, drug and weapon cases make up lawmen's top unsolved filesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:34AMFingerprints and DNA can be vital to investigators tracking unknown criminals. As helpful as they are, however, it can pale in comparison to the wealth of information authorities receive from public tips.
Country rockers don't lust for radio playWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:16PMMainstream country success doesn't seem out of reach for like-minded country rockers Cross Canadian Ragweed and Reckless Kelly, two of the biggest bands to come out of the Oklahoma/Texas red dirt movement.
Honor Roll: Broadneck High SchoolWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:29PMNINTH GRADE: Nora Barnes-Horowitz, Devon Baummer, Bridget Derksen, Ashton Ebert, Elizabeth Hines and Megan West. 10TH GRADE: Emma Mulford and Haley Taylor.
HomeAway Acquires BedandBreakfast.comWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:00AMHomeAway, Inc. â the world's leading online vacation rental marketplace â today announced its acquisition of BedandBreakfast.com, the most comprehensive global site for finding bed-and-breakfast properties . Â With this acquisition, HomeAway strengthens its position as the No. 1 source for unique lodging alternatives to hotels. Â The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Band of Horses Announce New AlbumTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:41PMPhoto by David Hill Band of Horses return with their much anticipated third album, Infinite Arms , on May 18. But what label will release it? Possibly Sub Pop, who released their first two albums, but possibly not. The label hasn 't been announced yet. Touring members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds make their debut on record with Infinite Arms , which was produced by the band and Phil Ek, who ...
Room for debate on hotelMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:28AM[Supporters contend a downtown convention center hotel would be the killer app needed to help Amarillo reach conference planners who ignore markets without one.
Second hearing scheduled for special use permit for hotelFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:16AMThe board of trustees has scheduled a public hearing on a second request from the Lakefront Motel for a special use permit for a hotel in a residential district.
The Daily Blotter 02/24/10Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 10:56AMCops: Student threatens police, assistant principal. Men trying to repossess a car threatened. Hard drug arrest after smell smoke. Woman assaults police officer after possibly making false report.
Family of plane crash victim files lawsuit against pilot's wifeWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:46AMA lawyer for the family of Vernon Hunter, the man killed in last week's plane crash at the IRS building in Austin, has announced a lawsuit that names the pilot's wife. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed along with a temporary restraining order and it's the Temporary Restraining Order that is at the heart of the legal action. Last Thursday when Joe Stack flew his plane into the Echelon building ...
The family of plane crash victim files lawsuitTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:58PMNew developments Tuesday night in that deadly suicide plane attack in Northwest Austin. A lawyer for the family of Vernon Hunter, the man killed in that crash, announced a lawsuit that names the pilot's wife. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed along with a temporary restraining order and it's the Temporary Restraining Order that is at the heart of the legal action. Last Thursday when Joe Stack ...
Murders, assaults, drug and weapon cases make up lawmen's top unsolved filesMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:25PMFingerprints and DNA can be vital to investigators tracking unknown criminals. As helpful as they are, however, it can pale in comparison to the wealth of information authorities receive from public tips.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Anne McCue Returns to Raw Sound with 'Broken Promise Land'Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:26PMThe May 18 release, recorded in Nashville, features rhythm section of Ken Coomer (Uncle Tupelo/Wilco) and Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Anne McCue describes her new album, Broken Promise Land, due out on May 18, 2010 on Flying Machine Records Records, as "a bit dirty, a bit rockin', a bit swampy and a bit bluesy, with a touch of mysteriousness to it...
Nitro Department Heads to Talk Budget Cuts MondaySunday, February 21, 2010 @ 5:58PMMayor Rusty Casto says city revenues are down this year and possibly next year by an estimated $50,000 to $80,000.
Galactic, Sade, Lil Wayne, You Say Party! We Say Die! and MoreFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:19PMSade's first new album in 10 years is the sterling Pop effort 'Soldier of Love.' Other than the biting and percussive title cut, which still goes down like well-aged scotch, this new collection could very easily pass for the follow-up to 'Diamond Life' nearly 25 years ago. Sade's voice and her band's expertise have aged beautifully, with a smokier and jazzier finish.
Austin band steers clear of Nashville on Bend in the Road' tourFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:15AMMark Stuart of Austin's Mark Stuart and The Bastard Sons is looking forward to starting his upcoming tour in Lubbock on Thursday, as he should be. His band's latest release, "Bend in the Road," hails from the efforts of at least a few of this region's known outlaws.
Spokane police arrest suspect in Craigslist scamThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:28PMSPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane police say a man arrested with the help of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, police may be responsible for fraud cases across the country involving Craigslist. Police say 26-year-old Joshua Mulvey would advertise items, persuade buyers to send money and then fail to turn over the goods.
Plane Crash, House Fire Connected?Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 12:02PMIn an interview with KLBJ radio, a woman says she believes the plane that crashed into an Austin office building on Thursday is that of an in-law who burned his house down the night before.
Pilot Torched House Before Plane CrashThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 12:00PMIn an interview with KLBJ radio, a woman says she believes the pilot who crashed into an Austin office building with IRS employees on Thursday is that of an in-law who burned his house down the night before.
Police reportsThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:06AMKristopher L. Evans, 20, 3513 Ohio 132, underage consumption, Jan. 30.
13-year-old sets new blue catfish recordWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:19PMWelcome to another week of Anglin' with Austin. Counting the days until Spring and wearing shorts again. Well, this wasn't a normal week around the Austin household. Getting a kid out to fish when it's warm is pretty easy, but give this a try.
Reckless Kelly Pay Tribute to Pinto Bennett With Somewhere in TimeWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:01PMPeaking in the Top 25 on Billboard 's country album chart, Reckless Kelly 's last offering, Bulletproof , garnered the band some well-deserved national attention.
In the Mood for Motel FoodSaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 10:40AMAH, Valentine’s Day once again. Peak season for fine dining restaurants, chocolate and flowers shops, hotels ... and motels!
Wanted Fugitive CaughtFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 4:43PMA fugitive featured on the Texas Department of Public Safety's Top 10 Most Wanted list was apprehended in San Antonio Thursday after a tip was phoned in to Texas Crime Stoppers.
Murders, assaults, drug and weapon cases make up lawmen's top unsolved filesFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:28AMFingerprints and DNA can be vital to investigators tracking unknown criminals. As helpful as they are, however, it can pale in comparison to the wealth of information authorities receive from public tips.
Police and Sheriff's BlotterWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 3:35PMUpdates from the Storm Lake Police Department, the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office and the Storm Lake Fire Department.
Local barber has Super Bowl adventureWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 8:14AMGoshen barber and longtime Indianapolis Colts fan Doug Shaffer is walking on clouds this week after being able to attend his second Super Bowl in four years last weekend.
The future is not all boomtownsMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMSunbelt-and-sprawl advocate Joel Kotkin wrote two years ago that the future of American urbanism wasn’t in the “elite cities,” such as New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, but in “younger, more affordable and less self-regarding places.” He named (his order) Houston, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas and Riverside, Calif. Boom-city boosters like Kotkin play a numbers game, where ...
The week's top CD releasesSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 11:02PMThis week in music: Meet a new pop troubadour, welcome back a few old friends, and cringe at someone else’s romantic disasters.
The latest batch of tunesSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 5:13PMThis week in music: Meet a new pop troubadour, welcome back a few old friends, and cringe at someone else's romantic disasters. Massive Attack Heligoland Trip-Hop **** Remember trip-hop? Allow Daddy G and 3D to refresh you -- with a little help from friends.[...]
'Kick-Ass', 'MacGruber,' 'The People Vs George Lucas' among the SXW titles announcedSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 8:24AMAs many years as I've been going to Austin for film-releated events, it shocks me that last year was my first time visiting SXSW from end to end, and I loved it. Each film festival has its own energy, and the fact that SXSW is half music-fest, half film-fest gives it a very unique party vibe.
13-year-old sets new blue catfish recordThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 10:45PMWelcome to another week of Anglin' with Austin. Counting the days until Spring and wearing shorts again. Well, this wasn't a normal week around the Austin household. Getting a kid out to fish when it's warm is pretty easy, but give this a try.
'Youth magnets' like Seattle belong in the urban conversationThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:13PMConversations that pit "elite" cities like Boston against "boom" cities like Houston, writes columnist Froma Harrop, leave out the "youth magnets," the liberal cities that draw armies of educated young people by virtue — not in spite — of their protected environments and urban cool. We speak of places like Seattle, Austin and Portland.
Expect unexpected from Reckless KellyThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:01PMMusic fans can count on a band with "reckless” in its name to constantly do the unanticipated."We’re always up for a good curveball,” said Cody Braun, co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and singer for Texas country-rockers Reckless Kelly."We’ve never really done what everybody expected us to ... and it’s not something that we plan or do intentionally, it just kind of has been the natural process ...
Shoppers can fuel up at Whole FoodsThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:42AMWhen Whole Foods market opens on Ledge Road near the intersection of the Post Road in Darien this spring, shoppers can do more than re-stock their kitchen cupboards. They also will be able to re-charge their electric-powered vehicles in two spaces near the building at no cost.
Bartow Crime ReportThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 2:09AMThe Bartow Police Department reported these criminal activities from Jan. 13 through Jan. 19: BURGLARY Residential burglary and grand theft were reported Jan. 13 in the 1600 block of south Hibiscus Drive. Car burglary and grand theft were reported Jan. 14 at Circle K, 1020 N. Broadway Ave.
SXSW Film Drops Their Full Features Lineup, We Get ExcitedWednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 11:50PMRyan Phillippe, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (Greg Peters/Rogue Pictures) In a word, the full program for SXSW Film this year is overwhelming . Even though the film festival lasts longer than the Interactive or Music portions of South By—nine days, to be exact—it still feels like you are at Disney World and only have one day to hit all of the rides, only instead of six theme parks ...
Burrow boosting Buda: Tourism director invites everyone downtownWednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:06PMAs the newly appointed tourism director to the city of Buda, Alisha Burrow is trying to entice out-of-towners to visit a community that’s more readily described as quaint rather than urbane.
Several arrested by BCSO on burglary chargesTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 10:30PMBay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen announced today the arrest of two men in connection with a spree of convenience store burglaries during the night and early morning hours of January 25 through January 26. The burglaries took place in Springfield,...
13 arrested in slew of burglary casesTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 9:00PMPANAMA CITY — Bay County sheriff’s deputies say they’ve been busy busting burglars. Since Saturday, the agency has announced 13 arrests of burglary suspects, including three who investigators say were in the country illegally and one...