Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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2 pedestrians killed in Bryan

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST

Two pedestrians walking along a busy highway Monday afternoon in Bryan died after being struck by a driver who several witnesses said had fallen asleep.That portion of Texas 21 not far from Texas 6 doesn't have a shoulder for cars to pass on, prompti ...

Brace for cold ahead

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST

Prepare for the coldest weather seen locally in nearly eight years, officials from the National Weather Service warned Monday. A cold front that will bring a low of 18 is expected Thursday and will last until Sunday.Bring tropical plants inside, ins ...

Freezing temperatures expected in Brazos Valley this week

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:36 AM PST

National Weather Service forecasters expect temperatures to drop below freezing in the Brazos Valley for a prolonged period this week.Weather officials encourage residents to begin preparations for a hard freeze, warning that the cold could damage ex ...

Details of break-in emerge

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

Two cousins who restrained a group of five at gunpoint in a Bryan home were looking for drug money, according to police documents.They found it but didn't get out of the house in the 1300 block of Antone Street in time to keep it because police arriv ...

2 pedestrians killed on Texas 21

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 07:56 AM PST

Authorities Monday afternoon said they were investigating an accident that killed two pedestrians walking on the side of a highway in Bryan.The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Texas 21 near the intersection of Old Kurten when a vehicle left the ...

Filing period for county, state races has ended

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

Pct. 2 County Commissioner Duane Peters filed paperwork Monday to run for Brazos County Judge, bringing the number of Republican candidates in the race to four. Monday was the filing deadline for all state and county elections. Peters' candidacy was ...

Guard, gunman dead in Vegas federal building

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:41 AM PST

LAS VEGAS â€" A gunman opened fire in the lobby of a federal building in downtown Las Vegas on Monday, killing one court officer and wounding a second before he was shot to death.The gunfire erupted moments after 8 a.m. at the start of the work week an ...

No one injured in CS duplex fire

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:06 PM PST

A duplex was damaged during a fire Monday evening in the 2300 block of Cornell Drive in College Station, officials said. Firefighters arrived on scene within two minutes at 5:19 p.m. and had the fire out in less than 30 minutes, according to author ...

Services set for CS businessman

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportA remembrance and visitation service for bar owner Gary M. Seaback of College Station will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 603 Church Ave., in College Station.The 55-year-old passed away Sunday. He ...

TSA: Man who caused breach at NJ airport soon left

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:34 AM PST

NEWARK, N.J. -- Officials say a man who caused a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport left about 20 minutes after he walked the wrong way through a security checkpoint.Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Ann Davis sa ...

Clue released in serial rapes

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportLocal authorities released a picture of a clock Monday that they hope will assist in leading them to a serial rapist wanted in several Texas counties, including Leon and Bell. The clock pictured -- which resembles a small grandfa ...

Clue released in serial rapes

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportLocal authorities released a picture of a clock Monday that they hope will assist in leading them to a serial rapist wanted in several Texas counties, including Leon and Bell. The clock pictured -- which resembles a small grandfa ...

Short in wire caused CS duplex fire, officials say

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST

A College Station duplex fire Monday night was caused by a wiring problem, officials said.Firefighters arrived at 5:19 p.m., within two minutes of the call, and extinguished the fire in the 2300 block of Cornell Drive, officials said. College Station ...

Hit-and-run driver released

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportThe driver in a hit-and-run accident that left a 9-year-old girl with a broken leg recently was released from jail after turning himself in, officials said. David Allen Seigler was leaving a friend's Christmas party on the evenin ...

Registration to kick off for camp

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:02 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportRegistration soon will begin for a College Station basketball program for special-needs children. Boys and girls ages 5 to 18 can enroll for the 2010 season from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Jan. 11 to Jan. 22 at the Stephen C. Beachy C ...

Spotty enforcement for new screening rules

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the United States for airline passengers from certain countries, some airports around the world have conceded they had not cracked down.The U.S. demanded more careful screening ...

Police: Ohio woman hit window over lack of nuggets

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:35 AM PST

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Police say an Ohio woman punched through a McDonald's drive-through window because Chicken McNuggets weren't available.Police were called Friday to the restaurant in Toledo.Police say 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was treated for injurie ...

Dallas police aim to help, not jail, prostitutes

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:46 PM PST

DALLAS -- It was nearly midnight in a cramped mobile courtroom in the back of an 18-wheeler, and a prostitute in a Tweety Bird shirt was apologizing to a judge for falling asleep during her hearing.She hadn't slept for three days and was coming down ...

2 dead in Las Vegas federal building shootout

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST

LAS VEGAS -- A gunman who opened fire with a shotgun at a federal building Monday, killing one security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before he was shot to death, was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits, law enforcement ...

PAC to run ad promoting college football playoff

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:53 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- A new political action committee plans to run ads this week touting a college football playoff system in the markets of two undefeated teams who were bypassed for the national championship.Playoff PAC says it will run the 30-second ads ...

Sources: Bomber at base was double agent

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian-born terrorist working as a double agent who had been invited to the base because he claimed to have information targeting Osama bin Laden's sec ...

ID on Hurricane Ike victim year after storm

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:27 AM PST

ANAHUAC, Texas -- Remains found in Chambers County nearly a year after Hurricane Ike hit have been identified as a man reported missing since the storm.The Chambers County Sheriff's Office on Monday announced DNA testing confirmed the remains were ...

Market gains may signal good things to come

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST

NEW YORK -- If the stock market holds to a pattern it has followed for most of the past 40 years, 2010 could be a big year for investors.Since 1973, a big advance on the first trading day of January has been a strong sign stocks will post robust gain ...

Afghan attacks kill 4 U.S. troops, British soldier

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST

KABUL -- A roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members -- the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan -- while a British soldier died during a foot patrol elsewhere in the volatile south of the country, officials said Monday.A s ...

Job satisfaction in U.S. at record low

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- We can't get no job satisfaction.Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work ...

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