Friday, January 29, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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All together now

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST

Air Force ROTC cadet Daniel Parker and his Lima Flight teammates compete in the Tug of war on Thursday at an Air Force ROTC Field Day at Penberthy Intramural Fields. ...

CS approves rate cut

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

The College Station City Council agreed Thursday to reduce the cost to participate in the city's wind-energy program.Council members also expanded the year-old Wind Watts program to include businesses at the same rate as residential customers. The vo ...

Bald eagle put in rescue

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

A bald eagle who was treated at the Texas A&M vet school after being shot has been taken to a wildlife center for rehabilitation.The bird had to have a wing amputated, but is expected to survive in captivity and was taken to Bellville Lonestar Wi ...

Man robbed at gunpoint in CS, police say

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:13 AM PST

Eagle Staff ReportsPolice said they are investigating a report of a man being robbed at gunpoint while waiting for a bus in College Station Thursday morning.A 35-year-old man reported that he was waiting for a bus at the intersection of Dominik and M ...

A&M considers tuition options

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:26 PM PST

Tuition for Texas A&M University students may not increase next year. At most, it will grow 3.95 percent, Interim President R. Bowen Loftin told students Thursday.That range had already been known, but Loftin made the formal presentation to nearl ...

Police: Armed men entered Bryan business

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:46 AM PST

Police said Thursday they are investigating an attempted armed robbery of a Bryan convenience store the night before. Officer Jason James said police were dispatched around 9 p.m. to Kim’s Express Food Mart at 1720 East 29th St. for a report of an a ...

Property taxes due for some residents

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

Brazos County residents have until Monday to pay their 2009 property taxes. The deadline, which is usually Jan. 31, has been pushed back this year because it falls on a Sunday, officials said. Taxpayers have multiple options to pay. They can pay by E ...

Man accused of taking $5 in Bryan store burglary

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:35 AM PST

A 33-year-old man faces a felony charge after police said an investigation showed he broke into a Bryan business and took a cash donation jar in October.Benjamin Franklin White of Bryan was charged Thursday with burglary of a building.Bryan police sa ...

Boys and Girls Club provides area children with love, support

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

Tyiesha Sweed's parents didn't believe in her, but the Boys and Girls Club did."Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you weren't worth anything because other people around you were constantly putting you down?" the 18-year-old said dur ...

Suspect faces theft, burglaries charges

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man who has been in jail since Jan. 18 accused of stealing a firearm was charged with two counts of burglary of a building Wednesday.Police said they used surveillance footage to determine that Sherman Darnell, 37, broke int ...

Restaurants reopen after health closures

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:49 PM PST

Two Bryan restaurants reopened this week following mandatory 24-hour closures for failing health inspections.Brazos County Environmental Health Director Don Plitt said the Dairy Queen on East 29th Street and Donut Morning on Villa Maria Road were clo ...

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing the same house on two occasions was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week.Cedrick Woods, 28, also pleaded guilty to evading arrest with a vehicle and was sentenced to 10 years in pr ...

Monday is last day to register to vote

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportMonday is the last day to register to vote in the March 2 primary elections.To register to vote in Brazos County, eligible residents can visit the Brazos County Tax Office or get an application online at www.votexas.org.Early voting ...

Event planned for kids 10 and under

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportBrazos Valley families are invited to the seventh annual Post Oak Mall Kid's Fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event, themed Wild about Wheels, features entertainment and educational activities for children 10 and und ...

Man charged in '07 trailer theft

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportA 59-year-old Wheelock man has been charged in connection with a 2007 trailer theft. A Bryan man reported his trailer, which was filled with antique camping equipment, had been stolen in September 2007. The trailer and its contents ...

Winter storm hits Texas

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A powerful storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain on parts of Texas, Oklahoma and the southern Plains Thursday, disrupting power to thousands of Oklahoma homes and businesses, canceling flights at the state's largest airports and ...

Toyota working on pedal problem

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is closing in on solutions to a gas pedal system problem, but it still had no details on when drivers would see repairs as a recall spread to more than 2.4 million vehicles on three continents.Elkhart ...

Girl rescued 15 days after quake

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A 16-year-old girl pulled from the rubble more than two weeks after a deadly earthquake was in stable condition Thursday, able to eat and drink, to the surprise of doctors, who said her survival was medically inexplicable.Hun ...

Voters critical of Obama, lawmakers

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

LAS VEGAS -- President Barack Obama's intense focus on jobs in his first State of the Union speech hit close to home for the millions of Americans who are in a bad mood over their financial distress a year into his term.But it was another line in Oba ...

Will viewers welcome back Leno?

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST

NEW YORK -- Certainly Jay Leno would love to wake up to find that the last six months was just a nightmare.That way, he'd be preparing another Tonight show monologue, not going on the national shrink's sofa across from Oprah Winfrey, as he was Thursd ...

Ford sees first profit in 4 years

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:24 PM PST

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Defying economic conditions that sent its U.S. rivals into bankruptcy court, Ford Motor Co. clawed its way to a $2.7 billion profit in 2009 and expects to stay in the black in 2010. It was the automaker's first annual profit in fou ...

Prostate Cancer: Private vs. County Hospitals

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Prostate cancer treatments varied significantly between county hospitals and private providers in California, says a new study. Patients treated in county hospitals were more likely to undergo surgery, while patients treated in ...

Garden calendar

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST

Friday* Texas A&M University Holistic Teaching Garden Fruit Tree Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Horticulture-Forest Science Building on West Campus. Sale features fruit trees, grapes, blackberries and herbs. All plants are well-suited for this area. Tips ...

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