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Bron Rorex, a licensed bird bander, holds a green jay to show the small band that is now attached to its leg. The band contains a unique identification number so that if captured or found again, biologists can gather information about its habitats and life. The banding project occurred at the Barnhart Q-5 Ranch in Goliad County near the Bee County line.
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Bird bling with a purpose
by Jason Collins
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Brent Ortego held the woodpecker gently between his fingers. Make no mistake. The bird wasn’t happy — obvious by its high pitched, distressed squeal. But it wasn’t in any danger. In fact, Ortego ...
Controlled burn lights up night sky over northern Bee County
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Bright flames that lit up the northern sky outside of Beeville Wednesday night came from a controlled burn. That was the report from Assistant Fire Chief Lanny Holland, who responded to a call sho...

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An unidentified man holds a dog on the stairs connected to the Moorhead, Minn. parking ramp on Friday, March 19, 2010 as they look at a partially submerged stop sign. The Red River is expected to crest over the weekend. (AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn)AP - A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River — even as the water inched higher — but officials stressed that it was too early to celebrate.


Sat Mar 20 13:03:22 -0500 2010

Washington Township Police chief Rafael Muniz, left, listens as Gloucester County, New Jersey prosecutor Sean Dalton answers a question Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J., as they announce police have arrested a 16-year-old Atlantic County boy on charges of harassment and bias intimidation in the case of a racial comment that was made over the public-address system at a Wal Mart store in southern New Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - A 16-year-old boy patronizing a Walmart store in southern New Jersey took over the public-address system and ordered black people to leave, angering customers and prompting company leaders to apologize, police said Saturday.


Sat Mar 20 13:10:36 -0500 2010
AP - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday. He was 90.
Sat Mar 20 13:16:35 -0500 2010
AP - Thousands of protesters carried signs reading "Indict Bush Now" and flag-draped cardboard coffins on Saturday, urging President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Iraq on the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion.
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