Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Community bids family farewell

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Three small white caskets with two larger ones on either side lined the front of Templo Sulamita, where mourners Monday night remembered a College Station family killed in a recent car accident. It was standing-room only as the more than 200 family m ...

Rapist may be targeting elderly

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Investigators from several rural counties are working together to identify and arrest a man who may have raped several elderly women across the state, including some in the Brazos Valley. Authorities said they aren't positive that all the cases are r ...

Tips sought in Ag's death

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Patrick Noel Jernigan II separated from friends sometime after 11 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Northgate area near campus. Just before 2 a.m., a train struck and killed the Texas A&M student on the tracks north of Old Main Drive. That leaves three hours u ...

Bryan may OK $1M loan guarantee

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

The Bryan City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to approve a $1 million loan guarantee agreement with a downtown company to help create a catalyst for economic development, officials said.City officials said Astin Redevelopment couldn't obtai ...

Alternate numbers given for CS utilities customer service after outage

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:27 AM PDT

The main number for Utility Customer Service in College Station isn’t working, so officials have opened up seven other lines for residents needing to talk to someone about payments, new service or terminating service. Rather than calling 979-764-353 ...

Woman suspected of sixth DWI offense

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

A 46-year-old Bryan woman was released from jail Monday after being charged with her sixth driving while intoxicated offense since 1983. Linda Kay Johnson was pulled over early Sunday morning after being identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run accid ...

Shining the light on domestic abuse

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

A candlelight vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in downtown Bryan where an expert is expected to discuss the link among domestic violence, child abuse and animal abuse.Last year in Texas, domestic violence claimed the lives of 136 women and 11 ch ...

No one hurt after car hits school bus

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Bryan school officials said a bus carrying five children was hit by another vehicle Monday morning, but no injuries were reported.The accident occurred in the 1400 block of West Villa Maria Road when a van leaving a gas station pulled out and struck ...

Storms knock out power, phone lines

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

Classes were canceled Monday for Gause schools due to a power outage caused by early morning storms, but students will return Tuesday, officials said. It was unclear how many residents and businesses were without power and for how long, but officials ...

KEOS to air debate on red light cameras

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

College Station residents will have a chance to hear a debate regarding red light cameras. Jim Ash, with the anti-camera group called Take Back Your City, and Emily Reiter, with the pro-red light organization Keep College Station Safe, will discuss t ...

Cold weather forecast for Texas on Tuesday

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:38 AM PDT

A cold snap was in the forecast for parts of Texas on Tuesday.In the Panhandle, wind chill values could make temperatures feel around 30 and 40 degrees before warming up to a high near 70,according to the National Weather Service. Lows could dip to t ...

DEA agents among 14 killed in crashes

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

KABUL -- A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans including three DEA agents in a not-so-noticed war within a war.Four ...

Police say dozen people watched Calif. gang rape

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT

RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance without reporting it.Two suspects were in custody Monday, but police said as many as five other ...

Pilots claim they were working on schedules

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Two Northwest Airlines pilots have told federal investigators that they were going over schedules using their laptop computers in violation of company policy while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles, the Nat ...

Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Despite Republican pressure to act quickly, President Barack Obama says he won't rush his decision about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan where 14 Americans died in the deadliest day for U.S. forces in more than four y ...

'Public option' included in Senate bill

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor would give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 ...

UT supercomputer helps study swine flu

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:34 AM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas -- A supercomputer at the University of Texas in Austin is being used to help study swine flu and determine the best use of the limited vaccine.KXAN-TV reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used information from the UT ...

Congress eyes debt task force

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- An unpopular but must-pass vote next month to let the government borrow almost $1 trillion has nine Senate Democrats saying enough is enough. Since Congress and the president lack the will to tighten their belts, maybe a commission can ...

Castro's sister says she collaborated with CIA

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

MIAMI -- One of Fidel Castro's sisters says in a memoir released Monday that she collaborated with the CIA against her brother, starting shortly after the United States' failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961.Juanita Castro, 76, initially suppor ...

Thrill of 'This is It' far from certain

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES -- The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.With those shows relegated to what-if status by his death in June, the question now is how well the singer can pack movie theaters with Mich ...

Cherry-picked due dates not always best for babies

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Hoping to schedule your baby's birth while your mother's in town, or before the doctor goes on vacation? Labor is becoming less of a late-night surprise, but some hospitals are starting to tighten the rules for elective deliveries -- be ...

HHS' Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:13 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line."But at the same time, she acknowledged delays in getting a sufficient supply fo ...

Heart Attack Symptoms: Closing the Gender Gap

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:09 PM PDT

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to heart attack symptoms, the gender difference may not be nearly as great as we've been led to believe. In a Canadian study, researchers found no gender difference in rates of chest discomfort or other 'typical' ...

World Series, 'Hero' keeping Jay-Z busy

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live to kick off Game 1 of the World Series.Jay-Z and fellow New Yorker Alicia Keys are s ...

Meth in Hotels

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 07:05 PM PDT

DENVER (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Have you ever been exposed to methamphetamine? If you don't use the drug, you probably think you're in the clear. However, meth labs aren't just confined to houses anymore. A dangerous new trend is leaving behind a toxic ...

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