Scott and White Memorial Hospital officials broke ground Friday for a $140 million project which includes 360 patient rooms inside the planned Scott and White Center for Advanced Medicine. More than 700 people gathered to hear hospital officials talk about the eight-story building containing more than 520,000 square feet. About 1,300 people viewed ground-breaking events Friday, which also included about nine exhibits demonstrating state-of-the-art medicine technology. by Jake Long

WASHINGTON (AP) The White House called the discovery of a dozen empty chemical warheads in an Iraqi bunker

AUSTIN (AP) At a time when Texas is at least $10 billion in the hole, a new report shows that the state is losing out on more than twice that much in tax collections because of various exemptions. Among the money the state isn

WASHINGTON (AP) Tom Ridge sailed through Senate confirmation hearings Friday on his way to becoming the nation

HOUSTON (AP)The state teachers

The City Council Friday expressed a need to have a hand in Temple School Board decisions in the long term in order to further the growth and change of education in the community. Education was the lead item in a three-part

With their backs against the ropes, the Temple Tem-Cats finally answered the bell Friday night. They used balanced scoring and sticky defense to rescue its district hopes with a 46-45 victory over Waco at Wildcat Gym. After four consecutive setbacks to start District 13-5A action, this was one the Tem-Cats (18-9, 1-4) had to have. They are tied with Belton for fifth and one game behind Copperas Cove in the district race.

Basketball teams from Temple College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will attempt to either stay on the winning track or get back on it when they play conference games at home today. TC

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