| On a mission to warm up residents Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST Nancy Galvan (left) and her sister, Guadalupe Galvan, choose coats for their families at the Twin City Mission Annual Coat and Blanket Give-away in downtown Bryan on Friday. ... |
| Sides work on out-of-court deal on cameras Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:28 PM PST It won't be official until Monday, but the battle over College Station's red light cameras appears to be over.Both sides of the dispute over whether results of the city's Nov. 3 election should stand agreed to resolve the issue Friday after a judge o ... |
| Bryan police arrest 2 on robbery charges Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:09 AM PST Bryan police captured two men accused of armed robbery after help from witnesses who said they saw the pair running from the scene. Bryan Officer Jason James said a resident called at 10:35 a.m. reporting a robbery at Discount Drink and Tobacco at 3 ... |
| Guidons will take the field Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:26 PM PST When the Corps of Cadets marches into Kyle Field behind the Aggie Band today, about 600 familiar faces will be joining it for the inaugural Rally to the Guidons. All former members of the Corps were invited back to the university to march in one more ... |
| Bryan man accused of holding gun to woman's head Posted: 20 Nov 2009 02:20 AM PST A 39-year-old Bryan man was in the Brazos County Jail Friday, accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint.Police said officers were called just after 10 p.m. Thursday to the 1500 block of East 29th Street, where they reported finding Joe Ruiz Marin ... |
| Hutchison's focus is on health care during Bryan stop Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:29 PM PST For 21 years, small-business owner Rebecca Boenigk has been able to provide health insurance to her employees."From the day we started the company, my family has always believed that health care is very important," she said. "We even pay more than ot ... |
| Man left after rear-ending vehicle, police say Posted: 20 Nov 2009 03:12 AM PST Police said they arrested a 25-year-old man Friday after he rear-ended a vehicle and drove away, then was found with marijuana when officers detained him.Eric Galvan of Bryan was arrested on charges of causing an accident involving damage to a vehicl ... |
| A&M bands poised for Sunday shows Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:31 PM PST -- Eagle Staff ReportThe Texas A&M University bands will perform their first concerts of the season Sunday at 3 p.m. in Rudder Theatre. The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Winds will play at 3 p.m., and the Symphonic and Concert bands will perform at ... |
| Scientific discovery Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST Naveen Cunha, a science teacher at the Odyssey Magnet Program at Stephen F. Austin Middle School in Bryan, shows the patches on his flight suit to Pebble Creek Elementary fourth-graders Sueji Han and Riley Sayers during a science lesson at the Colleg ... |
| Economic signs remain mixed Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.That's customarily a positive sign. Employers usually hire temporary workers b ... |
| Podcast: The weekend to-do list Posted: 20 Nov 2009 05:07 AM PST Our picks for weekend activities around the Brazos Valley. ... |
| Texas jobs, jobless rate up Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas' unemployment rate inched up to 8.3 percent in October while the state bucked a yearlong trend by adding jobs, officials said Friday.The state's jobless rate rose from 8.2 percent in September, but the increase in jobs by 41,700 from ... |
| Americans saving more despite falling interest rates Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:23 PM PST NEW YORK -- The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since last year's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less o ... |
| Levin says government intercepted e-mails from Fort Hood shooter Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:17 PM PST WASHINGTON -- There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday.The U.S. gov ... |
| GE, Vivendi talks over NBC continue Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:18 PM PST PHILADELPHIA -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.Comcast, the largest cable TV ... |
| Pakistan wants U.S. to share Afghan plans Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.Meanwhile, a ... |
| Police shortcomings weaken Afghanistan security Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST KABUL -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.A strong ... |
| 'Blind Side' director says film exemplifies his dad's qualities Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST The Galveston County Daily NewsTEXAS CITY -- To hear Sue Hancock tell it, for years her husband asked their son, film director John Lee Hancock Jr., when he was going to make a football movie. Today, that football movie is in theaters.Hancock, who wa ... |
| North Pole elves still sending letters Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades."It's great!" Gabby Gaborik, ... |
| If you go Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:28 PM PST The Texas A&M football team faces Baylor at Kyle Field on Saturday.Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. The game won't be televised, but you can listen in at WTAW 1620 AM or join a live blog at www.aggiesports.com. ... |
| Stocks down for third day Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:28 PM PST NEW YORK -- Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven. The major indexes all had moderate losses, leaving the Dow Jones industrials with a ... |
| Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit Posted: 20 Nov 2009 06:38 AM PST CHICAGO -- Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.Winfrey told the audience that she loved "T ... |
| Religion notes Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:30 PM PST Saturday * The creative women's ministry of North View Baptist Church will hold a holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the church, 1809 Tabor Road in Bryan. Sunday* New Direction Worship Center, 1104 E. Martin Luther King Jr ... |
| Holy hip-hop looks for opening Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:30 PM PST NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company.It was a risky move, but the 34-year-old entrepreneur believes the company's div ... |
| Cross restored to Byzantine glory Posted: 20 Nov 2009 04:30 PM PST VATICAN CITY -- One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection -- a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified -- has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.The Vatic ... |
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