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- 69-year-old takes in stride fire, loss of home and shop
- B-CS lining up for parade
- Drive gives out toys, necessities
- Firefighter injured at blaze site
- 2 from Houston held in identity-theft case
- Early registration open for Fun Run
- Elks Lodge holding memorial service
- Police: Woman drove drunk with a child
- Cricket crew
- Bomb attack kills 26 in Russia train
- Seniors resort to food aid
- Troopers unable to question Woods
- 3 Americans die in plane crash
- Dems rally for White
- Official says Iran may quit accord
- Friday sales increase in stores, soar online
- Dubai may be looking to neighbor for aid
- Scientists increasingly warm up to naked mole rats
- Swine flu monitored at pilgrimage
- Pakistan leader transfers some power
- Microblogging turns into microscope for celebs
- Text-a-tip helps change anti-snitching culture
- Movie promotes program to find holiday foster families for shelter animals
- Goodbye, jobs; hello, parents
- Young musicians prepare for community recital
| 69-year-old takes in stride fire, loss of home and shop Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:13 PM PST The story of Billy Crockett's home and automotive shop burning the day before Thanksgiving may inspire pity from some. But Crockett himself doesn't have time for that.The 69-year-old just wants to begin rebuilding his Bryan home. So when the American ... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:13 PM PST Anyone who's been to the Bryan-College Station Christmas Parade has probably seen Marvin Small, but they may not recognize him out of character. For nearly nine years, Small has dressed as Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat during the annual holiday tradition ... |
| Drive gives out toys, necessities Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportDear Santa:Please bring my family two beds and a refrigerator. That's all.Merry Christmas!-- A perfect kidWhile most children's wish lists are filled with items like iPods, Guitar Hero and other video games, bikes and laptops, a few ... |
| Firefighter injured at blaze site Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST A College Station firefighter suffered a minor back injury Saturday at an apartment fire on Holleman Drive.Authorities said the blaze started in a central heating unit in a building at the Tower Park Apartments, but the exact cause is still under inv ... |
| 2 from Houston held in identity-theft case Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST -- Eagle Staff ReportA pair of Houston residents remained in Brazos County Jail on Saturday after being arrested on Black Friday and charged with using a stolen identity to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Authorities said Ernest Duhon ... |
| Early registration open for Fun Run Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:14 PM PST -- Eagle Staff ReportThursday is the early registration deadline for the 20th annual Jingle Bell Fun Run, which will precede the Bryan-College Station Christmas Parade on Dec. 6.The run begins at the corner of University Drive and South College Avenu ... |
| Elks Lodge holding memorial service Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:23 PM PST -- Eagle Staff ReportMembers of Brazos Valley Elks Lodge 859 will participate in a memorial service Dec. 6 as part of a national event to honor deceased members.The memorial service will begin at 4 p.m. at the lodge, 304 Mobile Ave. in Bryan.Brazos V ... |
| Police: Woman drove drunk with a child Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:23 PM PST -- Eagle Staff ReportA Dallas woman was arrested Friday night and charged with driving drunk with her boss' 2-year-old child in the car.Police were called to North Earl Rudder Freeway for a report of a vehicle swerving across the road and hitting sig ... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:17 PM PST Texas A&M student Rajesh Talluri takes a swing while playing cricket with friends near the international student housing complex near campus Saturday. The group meets every weekend to play the game. ... |
| Bomb attack kills 26 in Russia train Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST UGLOVKA, Russia -- A powerful homemade bomb sent a high-speed Moscow-to-St. Petersburg train careening off its tracks, Russian officials said Saturday, killing at least 26 people in what officials consider an act of terrorism.The head of Russia's Fed ... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:10 PM PST ALBANY, N.Y. -- Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds ... |
| Troopers unable to question Woods Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:13 PM PST â€" Wire reportWINDERMERE, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol says Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, are not available to be interviewed by state troopers and asked police to return Sunday to try to clear up questions about how he crashed his SUV into a ... |
| 3 Americans die in plane crash Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST SHANGHAI -- A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai's main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board.The accident closed two runways at the Pudong airport in China ... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST AUSTIN -- His voice has a drone-like quality, and he admits he's not the most television-friendly politician in Texas. Even his name is bland: Bill White.But the Houston mayor has sparked rare excitement -- and perhaps a few sighs of relief -- among ... |
| Official says Iran may quit accord Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST TEHRAN, Iran -- A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censured Tehran -- a move that could seriously undermine world attempts to prevent Iran fro ... |
| Friday sales increase in stores, soar online Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST CHICAGO -- Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released Saturday by a research firm.At the same time, their pa ... |
| Dubai may be looking to neighbor for aid Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai's debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance s ... |
| Scientists increasingly warm up to naked mole rats Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST SAN ANTONIO -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well that some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them."They really are from Mars, I think," said Thomas Park, a professor of biological sc ... |
| Swine flu monitored at pilgrimage Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST MINA, Saudi Arabia -- Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder to shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday -- the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health autho ... |
| Pakistan leader transfers some power Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's president relinquished command of its nuclear arsenal to the prime minister, a political ally, and signaled he was ready to shed more power as he faces growing pressure to resign.The move came as an amnesty protecting Presiden ... |
| Microblogging turns into microscope for celebs Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST CHICAGO -- So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 -- and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.Hopefully, it blows over without doing too much damage. But what if you're famous and h ... |
| Text-a-tip helps change anti-snitching culture Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:17 PM PST BOSTON -- A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.Officers later receive a text message from an anonymous tipster that leads them to a much differ ... |
| Movie promotes program to find holiday foster families for shelter animals Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Petfinder.com is looking for at least a million people who want company for Christmas.The online pet adoption database is teaming up with CBS and the producers of the Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie A Dog Named Christmas for a campaign to ... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Faced with limited job options, many young adults are turning to an old standby to weather the recession: moving back in with mom and dad.Nearly 1 in 7 parents with grown children say they had a "boomerang kid" move back home in the pa ... |
| Young musicians prepare for community recital Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST For the Brazos Valley Music Teachers Association, Saturday's 2 p.m. Ensemble Festival II at the Bryan Public Library is designed to pay larger dividends to its performers than the typical recital. Music, you see, is the all-important vehicle for the ... |
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