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- Families forged on first day of 2010
- Navasota hopes efforts will draw filmmakers
- Company to probe what residents desire downtown
- CS man suspected of dealing drugs
- Local museum is changing its hours
- Crews to begin work on F.M. 1179
- Search off for cruise passenger
- Driver reportedly had drugs in his car
- Iraqis mad over Blackwater case
- Officials taking aim at pirates
- Death toll at 50, rising after Brazil mudslides
- Experts: Pat-downs not foolproof
- Pakistan bomber kills 75
- Hasan under strict watch
- Buy a drink and get a story
- Man airlifted after Grimes accident
- Magic man still full of tricks
- Time Warner, Fox reach agreement
- Hero pilot Sullenberger leads 2010 Rose Parade
- Pope calls for respect, peace
- Artist priest finds God by painting
- Calendar
- Official: Drunk man started fatal Detroit fire
- NYC mayor: 3rd term a 'special opportunity'
- Tobacco-rich NC bans smoking in bars, restaurants
| Families forged on first day of 2010 Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:11 PM PST Katy Crabtree said hard lessons were learned and chaos, at times, overruled the calm during the past year.Getting custody of her 15-year-old brother, a house fire, accepting a marriage proposal and her fiance undergoing brain surgery are now a part o ... |
| Navasota hopes efforts will draw filmmakers Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:10 PM PST Navasota officials are hoping to bring Hollywood to the Brazos Valley. Leaders there said the city recently became certified under the Film Friendly Program through the Texas Film Commission, hoping to attract film productions to the area.Through the ... |
| Company to probe what residents desire downtown Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:10 PM PST What do you want in downtown Bryan?That's what a Houston-based company wants to know before plans are created to redevelop seven blocks of the north end of downtown.The Bryan City Council entered a pre-development agreement in October with Stonehenge ... |
| CS man suspected of dealing drugs Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA 46-year-old College Station man was released from jail Friday after police said they served a warrant at his home and arrested him on drug dealing charges.College Station police took Gregory Alan Taylor into custody in the 1600 bl ... |
| Local museum is changing its hours Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportNew hours for the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The change, which starts Saturday, allows for more flexibility in scheduling of after-hours events and programs, said ... |
| Crews to begin work on F.M. 1179 Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportStarting Monday, traffic will be reduced to one lane on F.M. 1179 while the Texas Department of Transportation's contractor replaces culverts.Crews will be doing the work between Allen Academy and Merkel Road each day from 8:30 a.m. ... |
| Search off for cruise passenger Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST MIAMI -- The family of a missing cruise ship passenger said Monday that they suspect the woman "chose an unfortunate ending to her life" and jumped from a cruise ship balcony into the waters off Mexico's coast on Christmas night.The U.S. Coast Guard ... |
| Driver reportedly had drugs in his car Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man stopped on suspicion of driving while intoxicated instead was arrested by police on two charges of drug possession. Bryan police received a phone call from a motorist around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in reference to a car that ... |
| Iraqis mad over Blackwater case Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST BAGHDAD -- Iraqis seeking justice for 17 people shot dead at a Baghdad intersection responded with bitterness and outrage Friday at a U.S. judge's decision to throw out a case against a Blackwater security team accused in the killings.The Iraqi gove ... |
| Officials taking aim at pirates Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST NAIROBI, Kenya -- Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame.The hike in real estate prices in the Kenyan capital has prompted a public outcry and a government investigation this month into property owned by fore ... |
| Death toll at 50, rising after Brazil mudslides Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil -- A rain-soaked slab of hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale waterfront lodge after New Year celebrations on an island resort in this city near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 19 people, authorities said. Another ... |
| Experts: Pat-downs not foolproof Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST CHICAGO -- With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search.But aviation experts say the pat-down is often ineffective, in part because of government rules covering where screen ... |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle in a crowd of people watching a volleyball tournament Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two months.The a ... |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST FORT WORTH -- The Fort Hood shooting suspect's attorney said that he is being hampered by a lack of access to information in the case and his client's excessive confinement restrictions.Attorney John Galligan said he planned to meet with Maj. Nidal ... |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST By ALYSSA DIZONLubbock Avalanche-JournalLITTLEFIELD -- At first glance, it looks like a typical liquor store, with "Liquor" and "Beer" stenciled on its tan walls. However, those who know the "flying W" symbol, the signature orange and black colors an ... |
| Man airlifted after Grimes accident Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA man was airlifted to the College Station Medical Center on Thursday evening following a four-wheeler accident that happened in Grimes County.Sheriff's Deputy Steven Siracusa said he responded to the call just after 7 p.m. about ha ... |
| Magic man still full of tricks Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST By JUAN CASTILLOAustin American-StatesmanAUSTIN -- Ramon Galindo's 80-year magical tour began at the age of 8, when under the dim light of a kerosene lamp his father, Tomas, produced a rubber rat, set it on the kitchen table and watched it scurry abo ... |
| Time Warner, Fox reach agreement Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they'd be able to see an anticipated college football matchup and other sho ... |
| Hero pilot Sullenberger leads 2010 Rose Parade Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST PASADENA, Calif. -- After a run of celebrity grand marshals, a real American hero led the Rose Parade on Friday.Onlookers stood and cheered as Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III rode down Colorado Boulevard in a vintage 1928 Pierce Arrow with ... |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Friday called for respect of all people without discrimination and the protection of children from war and violence as he celebrated the start of the new year.Jan. 1 is also the Roman Catholic Church's World Day o ... |
| Artist priest finds God by painting Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST POMONA, Calif. -- There's no steeple out front, no rows of pews inside, not even so much as a crucifix on display.Still, this cramped little art studio in the middle of what, until not very long ago, was a street with as many broken dreams as it has ... |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:11 PM PST SaturdayGARDEN & MARKETSBrazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.Navasota Farm ... |
| Official: Drunk man started fatal Detroit fire Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit fire official says a drunk man playing with fire started a blaze that killed at least two people in an apartment building and left one woman missing.Fire Capt. Steve Varnas on Friday told The Detroit News and the Detroit Fre ... |
| NYC mayor: 3rd term a 'special opportunity' Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought to strike a humble tone Friday as he began his third term by promising "to listen and to lead" and to take a fresh look at the challenges facing the city.The 67-year-old billionaire acknowledged the unu ... |
| Tobacco-rich NC bans smoking in bars, restaurants Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:04 PM PST DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina remains the nation's largest tobacco grower, and the golden leaf helped build the state's economy for generations.But tobacco heritage has finally given way to concerns about the dangers of secondhand smoke and com ... |
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