Friday, October 23, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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A parcel of pink

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Bryan Collegiate freshman Robert Cardoza carries a Pink Out sign while walking with classmates from the high school to Bryan Radiology as part of the school's annual Pink Out Breast Cancer Awareness Rally on Thursday. The students also raised money f ...

Report critical of chicken plant

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

The Sanderson Farms processing plant near Bryan is the second-worst water polluter in the state, according to a report released this week by an environmental group.Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency, the nonprofit Environment Texas s ...

30 considered for A&M presidency

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Texas A&M has more than 30 candidates for the university's presidency, including nationally recognized names and individuals who have been "highly placed" in federal government, officials said Thursday. Not on the list are Texas Gov. Rick Perry, ...

Madison County wreck kills 5 CS residents

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:03 AM PDT

Officials said they were investigating a head-on wreck near Normangee Thursday night that killed two adults and three young children from College Station. Amy Wise, 28, of Centerville was driving a 2000 Ford pickup westbound on OSR when she crossed ...

Property tax bill is coming

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Tax bills should begin arriving in mailboxes next week for about 90,000 Brazos County property owners.Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector Kristeen Roe said property taxes from the cities of Bryan, College Station and Kurten, along with unincorporate ...

Man dies after crashing into tree in Cameron, police say

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:04 AM PDT

A 28-year-old man died early Friday in Cameron after his vehicle crashed into a tree, authorities said.A witness told police the man sped past her before crashing into the tree in the city park at the intersection of Fourth Street and Milam Avenue at ...

Man accused of ramming home, charging at officers with vehicle

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:11 AM PDT

Police said a 64-year-old man was taken for a medical evaluation after he rammed a mobile home and then charged at officers with his vehicle in Burleson County Wednesday.Police received a call from a person who lives in the 5100 block of County Road ...

Club keeps Lights on Afterschool

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Turnout was low for a rally at the Boys and Girls Club of Brazos Valley in Bryan on Thursday, but the kids said they didn't mind -- there was cake, and that made the afternoon special enough for them. Rallies were held at about 7,500 locations across ...

Taylor man dies in rollover near Rockdale

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:39 AM PDT

A 31-year-old Taylor man died early Wednesday after he lost control of his vehicle and was ejected in Milam County, authorities said.Jimmy John Jones was headed south on F.M. 908 near Rockdale around 5 a.m. when his sport utility vehicle left the roa ...

Ganter bids CS schools farewell

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Ann Ganter retired from the College Station school district Friday after working there for almost 25 years as a teacher and administrator. Ganter started her career with the district as a first-grade teacher. "It was wonderful," she said. "When you t ...

Activities halted after death

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Prairie View A&M University has suspended all pledging activities because the death of a student may be related to hazing, a university spokesman said.Police said Donnie Wade "experienced difficulty" during an early morning run at a nearby high s ...

Bryan men charged in shop burglary

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Two Bryan men were in the Robertson County Jail without bail Thursday evening on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of a building. Robertson County Sheriff Gerald Yezak said a Camp Creek Lake resident returned home around ...

3 from CS arrested in drug case

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT

Three College Station residents are facing multiple charges after police reported finding a variety of drugs during a search of their home. Police obtained a search warrant because they suspected marijuana was in the home of Ryan James Delongchamp, 2 ...

Honda, shelter to host pet adoptions

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Allen Honda has partnered with the Brazos Animal Shelter to offer a series of free pet adoption days.Shelter animals will be available for adoption at no cost from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 21 at the College Station dealership, 2450 Earl ...

Bryan cookout to benefit United Way

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:37 PM PDT

The city of Bryan on Friday will host its annual hamburger cookout to benefit United Way of the Brazos Valley.The cookout will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sue Haswell Memorial Park, 1142 E. William Joel Bryan Parkway. Bryan's United Way committ ...

Bryan man, 25, freed from jail after drug, assault charges

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA 25-year-old Bryan man was released from the Brazos County Jail on Thursday after his arrest on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, driving while intoxicated and possession of PCP. According to a police report, Robe ...

Panel moves to shield public

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A federal agency to regulate home loans, credit cards, savings accounts and other financial services won the approval of a House committee Thursday in spite of loud complaints from banks and businesses.President Barack Obama, who had pr ...

FDA warns of bogus swine flu claims

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Air "sterilizers." A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.These and other products making bogus claims to prevent or treat swine flu are flooding the Internet as scam artis ...

Abused kids from CPS cases dying

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Nearly half of all Texas children killed by abuse belonged to families previously investigated by Texas Child Protective Services -- a statistic that has shown no improvement since 2004 despite efforts to save more children, records show.In hopes of ...

More than 300 arrested in raids

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., federal officials on Thursday announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel.La Familia has earned a reputatio ...

Treasury: Bailed-out firms to slash pay

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department on Thursday ordered seven companies that received billions of dollars in government bailouts to halve total compensation for their top executives. But the big reductions will not apply to pay earned before Novemb ...

Panel wants NASA to forgo return to moon

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House on Thursday.Under current plans, NASA has picked the wrong destination with the wrong rocket, the pa ...

Weight may set cost of ambulance

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, who become significantly more difficult to move as they surpass 350 pounds. Caring for such patients is expensive, requiring costly equipment and extra workers, so som ...

3.4% raise for military OK'd

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Military personnel will get an above-inflation pay raise of 3.4 percent under a Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.The pay increase was a half-percentage point more than ...

Diabetes Complication Causes Memory Problems

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 07:11 PM PDT

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children who suffer a common complication of diabetes may be prone to persistent memory problems, new research shows. Kids who develop diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication of diabetes that occurs when the body is low in insuli ...

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