Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Roland back in Aggieland

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

Fans and friends cheer on Texas A&M basketball player Derrick Roland as he is transported from a medical aircraft to a waiting ambulance at Easterwood General Aviation Terminal on Friday. Roland broke his leg during the team's game against Washin ...

It's time to get rid of your tree

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

Another Christmas has come and gone, and while the tree in your living room may not be as green as it was when you got it, there's still a green way to get rid of it.Over the next few weeks, Bryan and College Station residents will have opportunities ...

Woman says men chased her with gun

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:10 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportTwo Bryan men were in jail Friday after being charged with aggravated robbery. Around 3 a.m. Thursday, College Station police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Barthelow Drive and arrived to find a woman complaining that two m ...

CS resident aids in suspect's capture

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:10 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportA College Station resident who walked in on a man burglarizing his home held the man until police got there, authorities said.Police said the homeowners on Glade Street noticed their doorknob had been damaged Thursday night, and ...

BV getting chance at German

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

Guten tag -- Brazos Valley residents who have an interest in learning to speak German will have a chance to take low-cost lessons starting in January.The German-Texas Heritage Society will offer two 12-week sessions for adults from Jan. 20 through Ap ...

A&M prof gets award for touting of science

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA professor at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has won the 2010 John P. McGovern Science and Society Award. Barbara Gastel is the long-standing editor of Science Editor, the journa ...

The perfect gift

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

Aiden Prado, 3, gets a little guidance from his grandmother Sabrina Morris while taking his new miniature 4-wheeler for a spin in Bryan on Christmas morning. ...

Insurers may like Senate bill boons

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

INDIANAPOLIS -- Health insurers get some big presents in the Senate's health overhaul bill -- about 20 million new customers and no competition from a new government plan.Taking advantage of those boons might take some time, though.The bill imposes h ...

AP sources: Al-Qaida link in failed plane attack

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

ROMULUS, Mich. -- A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdu ...

Stores hope gift cards can draw post-holiday sales

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- As merchants look to this weekend and the rest of the Christmas aftermath, they're counting on droves of gift card-toting customers to return to malls.But those numbers may be smaller as the industry braces for what some analysts believe ...

Despite proximity to Juarez, El Paso safe

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:07 PM PST

EL PASO -- El Paso and its neighbor across the Rio Grande, Ciudad Juarez, are like reverse photographic images of each other.One is a model of civic order, the other an urban war zone just a few hundred yards away across the Mexican border.In Juarez ...

White Christmas slight headache

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

North Texas was among sections of the U.S. battered by storms Friday that wrecked havoc for some and inconvenienced others.Volunteer firefighters and sheriff's deputies rescued hundreds of people stranded along Interstate 44 and Texas State Highway 2 ...

U.S. dad now faces parenting task

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- For more than five years, David Goldman fought to get his son back from Brazil.Now that they are back together in the U.S., Goldman has a parenting struggle ahead: How does a dad get to know his 9-year-old son again, especially ...

Jesus-era house found in Nazareth

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 PM PST

NAZARETH, Israel -- Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists this week unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors.The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet ...

Vatican security review planned

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 PM PST

.It was the first time a potential attacker has come into direct contact with Benedict during his nearly five-year papacy. Security analysts have frequently warned the pope is too exposed in his public appearances, but Lombardi noted that they are a ...

Religion notes

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

Sunday* St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Road in College Station, will have the regular Sunday worship service and celebration of Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. Children's chapel will begin at 10:35 a.m.* First United Methodist Church, 5 ...

Holiday season a blessing for each of us

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

'Tis the day after Christmas, and all through the Brazos Valley, some of us are snoring like Tin Pan Alley.Many pickups and Mustangs and their undergrads, have all driven home to their moms and dads; they'll be back here next month, so don't be sad, ...

Calendar

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

SaturdayENTERTAINMENTSteve Carr with The Jack Houston Band, 6 p.m. Santa's Wonderland.Andrew Weathers, 8 p.m. Stafford Main Street.Bryce Clayton Eiman and eaux neaux, 8 p.m. Stafford Main Street. $5.Chris Kleiber, 9 p.m. CrossRoads Sports Bar, Hearne ...

Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

ASPEN, Colo.-- Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations.The 44-year-old actor was taken into custody Friday morning by officers responding to a 911 call from a ...

In short

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

Bryan-College Station residents have at least three options to recycle their Christmas trees:Drop it off at a collection site * Noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 9 * Stephen C. Beachy Central Park in College Station * Sue Haswell Memorial Park in Bryan. Curbside ...

Westbrook ready to return after 2 concussions

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA -- Brian Westbrook could be a decoy, part-time player or third-down specialist.All that matters is he'll be back on the field.Westbrook completed a full week of practice and is expected to play for the Philadelphia Eagles against Denver ...

Redskins' Haynesworth sent home from practice

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:07 PM PST

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has been sent home from practice.Coach Jim Zorn told reporters Friday he sent home Haynesworth for disciplinary reasons. Zorn says Haynesworth will still play Sunday against the ...

Bowden's former players get tickets to Gator Bowl

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:07 PM PST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gator Bowl officials are making sure Bobby Bowden's former Florida State players have the chance to see his final game.The Tallahassee Democrat reports that the Gator Bowl Association and the host city of Jacksonville have made c ...

NBA Roundup

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 PM PST

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rajon Rondo had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics bullied the Orlando Magic with strong defense in an 86-77 victory Friday.Ray Allen added 18 points and Tony Allen scored 16 in place of the injured Paul ...

Third & Short

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 PM PST

COLLEGE FOOTBALLHONOLULU -- A Nevada linebacker who did not play in the Hawaii Bowl after he was dismissed by the team had been arrested days earlier on suspicion of shoplifting.Honolulu police say Andre Davis was detained this week by security at a ...

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