Screaming for attention Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A full-sized figure of a mad scientist greets passers-by perusing props and costumes at Spirit Halloween Superstore off Harvey Road in College Station on Wednesday. Area residents young and old are flocking to various vendors offering Halloween items ... |
Retirees face rate hike Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Retirees from the cities of Bryan and College Station will soon be paying more for their health care premium -- up to twice as much for some -- due to new regulations for post-employment benefits.The Governmental Accounting Standards Board, an indepe ... |
MPO drafts plan for area Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT The Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization had no trouble identifying needs for potential projects to ease traffic congestion, decrease pollution and encourage alternative transportation options in Brazos County when its members sat ... |
Special needs athletes to play this weekend Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Months of preparation will be put to the test Thursday as the Special Olympics Fall Classic begins with softball competition. Event coordinators said they can only do so much, though, and volunteers are vital to ensure the event runs smoothly.The Fal ... |
Pedestrian struck on George Bush Drive Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A 21-year-old Texas A&M University student was taken to an area hospital late Monday after being struck by a vehicle while walking on George Bush Drive in College Station, police said.Police said they responded to the wreck at 9:12 p.m. in the 50 ... |
Bryan bus driver suspended after morning wreck Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A Bryan bus driver was suspended Wednesday while district officials investigate an early morning wreck that happened while the bus was on its way to school.No students were injured in the accident.Bryan police Officer Jason James said the bus was hea ... |
Workers require more than pay Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Many companies are fighting to reverse a growing "survivor syndrome" that has affected many employees as a result of a soft economy and layoffs across the country.Even if the employee isn't personally touched by the recession, the awareness that it's ... |
Youths take heifer show honors Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe 12th Annual Brazos County Youth Commercial Heifer Show and Sale was held Saturday at the Brazos Valley Livestock Commission. The heifers in the show have been raised on pasture land with limited supplementation by 4-H and FFA ... |
Bryan man arrested in 6-month old case Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Six months after Bryan police arrested a man on a home burglary charge, a second man has been arrested.Officers said they linked Dereon Tayronne Kelly, 19, of Bryan to the April burglary of a McAshan Street home using scent dogs.Authorities caught an ... |
Equipment theft leads to 3 arrests Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Bryan police arrested three men this week in connection with the theft of $1,660 worth of equipment from a local business. Jesus Angel Diaz, 19; Roger Commander II, 21; and Juan Manuel Ortiz, 22, all of Bryan, were arrested Monday on felony theft of ... |
Police: Drugs found during home search Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A 22-year-old College Station man is facing felony drug charges after authorities reported finding marijuana during a search of his home.Travis Jacob Peters was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance in a drug-f ... |
21-year-old man accused of burglary Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A 21-year-old Bryan man was arrested after neighbors reported seeing him break into a Brazos County home, authorities said.Kenneth JB Cuellar Jr. was arrested Monday on charges of burglary of a habitation and unlawfully carrying a weapon.A Brazos Cou ... |
Prairie View A&M investigating student's death Posted: 22 Oct 2009 01:05 AM PDT PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Officials at Prairie View A&M University say they are investigating the death of a 20-year-old student who went for an early morning run off campus.University spokeswoman Sheleah Hughes said Donnie Wade, a junior from Dalla ... |
Officials say woman used bottle in attack Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A 41-year-old Bryan woman was in the Brazos County Jail on Wednesday, accused of assaulting a woman with a beer bottle.The incident happened in early June, when a woman trying to leave a party to avoid a fight was confronted by Geneveve Serna, police ... |
Some parts of U.S. signaling recovery Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Midwest is starting to see a comeback in manufacturing and technology. Home sales are rising in parts of the Northeast. But such states as Florida, Nevada and California, still suffering from the housing bust, remain depressed.The e ... |
Authorities say two teens stole 3 guns Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Two Bryan men remained behind bars Wednesday evening on charges of stealing three guns during a home burglary, authorities said. A Crime Stoppers tip led officers to a vehicle that was believed to be involved in several burglaries, according to a pol ... |
Terror suspect jailed in Mass. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT BOSTON -- A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people at American shopping malls, authorities said Wednesday.Tarek Mehanna ... |
Former clerk took $1M lotto ticket, officials say Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly going back to his native Nepal, authorities said.Pankaj Joshi took 67-year-old Willis Willis' winnin ... |
Bryan, CS permits, developments and applications Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT College Station permits, October 2009Address: Contractor: Square foot: Value:2501 Texas Ave. South: Sign Pro: 44: $1,200318 Kyle Ave.: Homeowner: 0: $01700 George Bush Drive: American Central Construction: 0: $50,0002900 Meadowbrook Court: Homeowner: ... |
Dems go after antitrust exemption for insurers Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Democrats launched a drive at both ends of the Capitol on Wednesday to strip the insurance industry of its decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws, part of an increasingly bare-knuckled struggle over landmark health care legis ... |
Airlines still lack business travelers Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT DALLAS -- Airlines value premium travelers above other customers, letting them board first, eat a meal and order a cocktail without whipping out a credit card.Many of them are business travelers who fly frequently and often pay higher last-minute far ... |
Kids Living with Leukemia Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:06 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's a struggle 10,000 new children are faced with every year: cancer. Leukemia is the most common cancer in kids. About one in 1,000 children will be diagnosed with leukemia by age 19. Today, more children than ever ... |
Heart Failure Treatment Underused Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:12 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study suggests patients are underusing the treatment of aldosterone antagonist therapy, which is part of a guideline-recommended treatment for heart failure patients. Clinical trials have already proven the effectiveness of ... |
Stroke Drug Works Within 4.5-Hour Window Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:12 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study supports the idea that the stroke drug alteplase can improve outcomes if administered within 4.5 hours of a stroke. Werner Hacke, M.D., at the department of neurology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and ... |
Kids Living with Leukemia - Research Summary Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:02 PM PDT BACKGROUND: Leukemia is cancer of the blood; the white blood cells that normally protect the body against disease become defective, leaving the body unprotected and open for disease. Each year, about 2,700 children are affected by leukemia. Leukemia ... |
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