Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Christmas moment

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

Two-month-old Emily Alvarado rests in Santa's arms at Post Oak Mall on Wednesday. Santa will be on hand at the mall Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. until Christmas Eve. ...

A&M graduation speaker boasts Nobel, 'Simpsons' stint

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

Dudley Herschbach has won a Nobel Prize in chemistry and written more than 400 academic papers, but many of the young people he meets are more interested in his brief appearance on the TV show The Simpsons. "They made a cartoon that looks a lot bette ...

Firm paying up: Woman getting nearly $1M after wreck

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

A Brazos County jury ordered a trucking company to pay a 36-year-old Bryan woman almost $1 million for its driver's involvement in an April 2008 auto accident. The five-day trial ended Wednesday after the jury returned its verdict after a day and a h ...

District 17 race has newcomer

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 06:43 AM PST

Wealthy Bryan businessman Bill Flores announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the District 17 U.S. House seat that represents Brazos County. He filed his application with the Republican Party of Texas early Wednesday, his campaig ...

TAMU police investigating assault report

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:20 AM PST

Texas A&M University police are investigating the second assault since last week on campus.Police said they responded to a report of an assault by contact at 9:22 p.m. Monday. A student reported that at about 7:30 p.m. she was in a parking area w ...

Bryan resolves suit over utilities

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

The city of Bryan has resolved a lawsuit with the Texas Municipal Power Agency, ending a 12-year dispute over utility transmission agreements.Officials said the settlement will ultimately save Bryan Texas Utilities millions of dollars, which will mea ...

Bryan police investigating wreck in front of school

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 12:53 AM PST

Police are investigating a wreck in front of a Bryan middle school.Bryan Officer Jason James said it appears one vehicle hydroplaned and struck another in front of Jane Long Middle School on Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 7:40 a.m. Firefighters had t ...

TAMU police investigating assault report

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:20 AM PST

Texas A&M University police are investigating the second assault since last week on campus.Police said they responded to a report of an assault by contact at 9:22 p.m. Monday. A student reported that at about 7:30 p.m. she was in a parking area w ...

Swine flu vaccine in ample supply

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

Rest assured, Brazos Valley: The swine flu shot is here to stay. The H1N1 flu vaccine supply started with just a trickle from manufacturers in early October, leading doctors to reserve it for pregnant women, people with asthma, children and young adu ...

Officials seek help in Snook bank burglary

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

The Burleson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving an early morning burglary of a Snook bank. Lt. Thomas Norsworthy said a deputy responding to an alarm at Citizen State Bank around 4 a.m. Tuesday discovered the facility ...

Woods voted top athlete of the decade

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:33 AM PST

Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course.He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one t ...

Part of Texas 21 to close for inquiry

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportA portion of Texas 21 in Bryan will be shut down for about four hours Thursday so police investigators can reconstruct a fatal accident.The westbound lanes will be closed from the 2600 block to the 2800 block, which is from the W ...

NC woman lay dead in bed for months despite visits

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:32 AM PST

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The body of an elderly woman remained in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers paid daily visits to the house and kept it tidy, authorities said Wednesday.Sheriff's deputies were investigating the suspicious death ...

Attorney: Fort Hood suspect moved out of ICU

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:29 AM PST

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Army psychiatrist charged in last month's deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood has been moved from ICU to a private room.Attorney John Galligan said Wednesday that his client, Maj. Nidal Hasan, remains under guard at a San An ...

Technology business making move to CS

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

A local company working to eliminate the need for water in heating systems used to ration military food recently announced plans to relocate in the Science Park at Research Valley. With the addition of RBC Technologies -- which is currently located i ...

Man, 32, arrested in prank call case

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportAuthorities said they arrested a 32-year-old Bryan man on a misdemeanor harassment charge after he made multiple sexually explicit prank phone calls to another man.The other man went to police in August and said the calls began i ...

Low rates will help, Fed says

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The economy is growing, but only weakly. Layoffs have slowed, yet jobs remain scarce. And interest rates will need to rise -- but not anytime soon.That was the mixed picture sketched Wednesday by the Federal Reserve, which pledged to ho ...

Shoppers not getting deep discounts

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

NEW YORK -- If you were hoping to find massive clearance sales as you finish up your holiday shopping, prepare to be disappointed.Major stores that had worried it would take across-the-board discounts to lure shoppers are backing away from the panic ...

Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it would return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies "are no longe ...

School, parents fight over hair

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

BALCH SPRINGS -- Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar.But his long locks violate the dress code in his suburban Dallas school district. So Taylor again ...

Is that all she wrote?

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

LAREDO -- The final chapter has been written for the lone bookstore on the streets of Laredo.With a population of nearly a quarter-million people, this city could soon be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller.The situation is so grim ...

Iran tests missile, stokes tension with the West

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Wednesday test fired an upgraded version of an advanced missile capable of hitting Israel and parts of Europe, an apparent show of strength aimed at discouraging attacks on its nuclear facilities.The test of the medium-range S ...

A&M graduation details

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

Commencement convocationSpeaker is Dudley Herschbach, Nobel Prize winner and Texas A&M faculty member5:30 p.m. Thursday in Rudder TheatreGraduation ceremonies* 2 p.m. Friday in Reed Arena: George Bush School of Government and Public Service and t ...

Expert to visit Bryan to discuss business

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:37 PM PST

A national communications expert invited to a local lunch Jan. 21 is expected to discuss how people receive, absorb and connect in the fast-paced business world. International Association of Business Communicators Chair Mark Schumann is the featur ...

Sales tax collections down from year ago

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

State sales tax collections in November were down about 12 percent compared to November 2008, and as a result December allocations for counties and cities have declined as well, state officials said. A state total of $1.7 billion was collected in tax ...

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